Saturday, April 27, 2024

Fruitlands Summer Concert Series

2024 Fruitlands Museum Summer Concert Season

The Concord Band is back for another summer season on the Fruitlands Museum outdoor stage! The Concord Band will treat concert-goers to a fun program of music comprising timeless classic songs, motion picture scores, Broadway musicals, and popular favorites. Each week presents a new program with different themes.

DateTheme
June 26Summer Fun and Games
July  3Overture to a Patriotic Festival
July 10Maestro, Please!
July 17Summer Retrospective

Gather on the lawn for a picnic concert with stunning sunset views. Be sure to pack your favorite picnic meals and snacks to enjoy at the show. Bring your blanket, lawn chairs and picnic basket. There is plenty of room on the concert lawn to spread out. Dogs are welcome to join for these picnic concerts and just must remain on leash while on the grounds at Fruitlands.

Concerts are on Wednesday evenings starting at 7:15pm; gates open 5:00pm.

Limited seating is available on our patio. The patio and restrooms are wheelchair accessible.

Reservations are encouraged for faster entry. To preregister, scan the QR Code in the poster or register at this link. In the event of rain forcing cancellation, ticket holders will be contacted via email in advance of showtime and we will be able to rebook or refund any canceled sales.

Questions? Contact Barbara O’Brien at baobrien@thetrustees.org

Saturday, April 13, 2024

Program: Spring Pops!

Spring Pops!

Saturday, April 13, 2024 • 7:00 PM

The Concord Band
James O'Dell, Music Director and Conductor
Olga Lisovska, Guest Artist

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Program

The Concord Band
An American in ParisGeorge Gershwin
arr. John Krance
Suite of Old American DancesRobert Russell Bennett
  1. Western One-Step
  2. Schottische
  3. Cake Walk
King CottonJohn Philip Sousa
Star Wars HeroesJohn Williams
arr. Jerry Brubaker
Intermission
Danse—Tarantelle StyrienneClaude Debussy
orch. Ravel, arr. John Boyd
Featuring Olga Lisovska, soprano
"Je veux vivre," from Romeo and JulietCharles Gounod
arr. F. Carroll
What a Wonderful WorldBob Thiele and George D. Weiss
arr. Marcel Saurer
"Mein Herr Marquis," from Die FledermausJohann Strauss Jr.
arr. Roger Niese
The Concord Band
Clear Track PolkaEduard Strauss
arr. Alfred Reed
Featuring Olga Lisovska, soprano
Waltz KyivIhor Shamo
Somebody Loves MeGeorge Gershwin
arr. Jirka Kadlec
"Art Is Calling To Me,"from The EnchantressVictor Herbert
arr. J.B. Power

Friday, March 29, 2024

Spotlight: Olga Lisovska

Olga Lisovska
soprano

A native of Kyiv, Ukraine, Olga Lisovska holds degrees from Middlebury College, École Normale de Musique d'A. Cortot in Paris, France and L'Institut des Sciences Politiques in Paris, France. Hailed as "soprano extraordinaire" by WBUR, Olga is a critically acclaimed classical soprano, whose career involves both singing on prestigious concert stages, teaching, coaching, and producing performances, events, and festivals.

Olga produced award-winning operas at Commonwealth Lyric Theater, a Boston-based opera company, and Talents of the World's Annual Music Festival at Carnegie Hall. As a performer, Ms. Lisovska’s concerts have been featured on Ukrainian, Italian and American TV and radio, including on the Today Show and WBUR.

Olga is also a founder of a nonprofit organization, Music, Arts and Fashion Productions, whose mission is to promote the arts and to educate.

Ms. Lisovska is a sought-after voice teacher. As diction and public speaking coach she has been working with Tanglewood Festival Chorus at Boston Symphony, AstraZeneca pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, with Odyssey Opera, and New England Conservatory, among others.

Being a passionate connector, Olga serves as Managing Partner at Sky International Center, the largest international social, cultural and business network of 25,000 members in New England. Since the start of Russia’s war in Ukraine, Olga co-founded Sky Philanthropy, a non-profit organization, which supports people in crisis. Sky Philanthropy produced two Boston Ukrainian Festivals, which were attended by over 3,000 people (in 2022) and 5,000 people (in 2023) and were featured in major news outlets. Ms. Lisovska has been giving performance lectures about Ukrainian music and song literature to audiences ranging from children, to university students, adults and seniors.

Olga’s life purpose is to inspire positive change through connections for life, coaching and art performances.

FMI: www.OlgaLisovska.com