PITTSFIELD — In its heyday, the Unitarian Universalist Church of Pittsfield found the former Gilded Age mansion it calls home at 175 Wendell Ave. to be a symbol of a grand and promising second act.

WORCESTER — The New England premiere of "Credo," a large-scale, multi-movement work for chorus, baritone soloist, and piano by the late African-American composer Margaret Bonds, will be performed 50 ...