tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30244434642456644752024-03-17T23:04:37.633-04:00The Concord BandAnnouncements, news, events, personalities, and inside information from The Concord Band.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger573125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024443464245664475.post-22337243711674910932024-03-15T00:00:00.093-04:002024-03-15T00:00:00.142-04:00Spring Pops Supports 51 Walden<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFeCuPjGEOoCw7F9_013Io2cJVI7Q2rBBw2XWcDg8oIBbciNHEWLbOSuKro8zV8ngMJ_k9K3V8VyjwHHAl_RteA2kdKBPhEqp4_TrlDUyVZDQERWA1f6Ij92ArUluRTV3SAwOKlBXGFi0Q6zEdm0PBAWN8gObipLoDiINuky1pvkRWz-iso9XwMyWJa2w/s2048/olga_lisovska-3.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1371" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFeCuPjGEOoCw7F9_013Io2cJVI7Q2rBBw2XWcDg8oIBbciNHEWLbOSuKro8zV8ngMJ_k9K3V8VyjwHHAl_RteA2kdKBPhEqp4_TrlDUyVZDQERWA1f6Ij92ArUluRTV3SAwOKlBXGFi0Q6zEdm0PBAWN8gObipLoDiINuky1pvkRWz-iso9XwMyWJa2w/w214-h320/olga_lisovska-3.jpg" width="214" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Olga Lisovska</b><br />soprano</td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>
51 Walden presents the Concord Band performing its annual <b style="text-align: left;">Spring Pops</b><span style="text-align: left;"> concert
as a fundraiser for 51 Walden building repairs.
The concert will be held on Saturday April 13, 2024, at 7:00 pm on the
music stage of the 51 Walden Performing Arts Center in Concord.</span></p>
<p>
The program will feature a guest artist, Ukrainian soprano <b>Olga Lisovska</b>,
singing opera and popular solos including <i>The Kyiv Waltz</i> and George Gershwin’s <i>Somebody Loves Me</i>. </p><p>Hailed as "soprano extraordinaire" by WBUR, Olga is a critically acclaimed classical soprano, whose career involves both singing and producing. Olga founded Music, Arts and Fashion Productions, whose mission is to promote the arts. Olga produced award-winning operas at Commonwealth Lyric Theater and Talents of the World's Annual Music Festival at Carnegie Hall. Since the start of Russia’s war in Ukraine, Olga co-founded Sky Philanthropy and produced two Boston Ukrainian Festivals. Olga’s life purpose is to inspire positive change through connections for life, coaching, and art performances.</p>
<p>The Concord Band will also perform Gershwin's <i>An American in Paris</i>,
Eduard Strauss' <i>Clear Track Polka</i>,
selections from John Williams' <i>Star Wars</i> motion picture soundtracks,
and other audience favorites.
</p>
<p>
<b>51 Walden</b> is home to the Concord Band, the Concord Players, the Concord Orchestra, a dance studio,
as well as hosting annual Opera 51 productions. 51 Walden is a non-profit organization, which in 1974 was
entrusted by the Town of Concord with conservation and maintenance of the historic Veterans Building.
51 Walden has operated and improved the Performing Arts Center these last 50 years.
Spring Pops is sponsored by Middlesex Savings Bank, Newbury Court,
and The Ridick Revis Group, with proceeds supporting essential exterior repairs.</p>
<p>
Tickets are available online at <a href="http://ticketstage.com/T/51WALDEN"><span style="font-family: courier;">ticketstage.com/51WALDEN</span></a>, at $30 single, or $25 per person at tables of four.
Refreshments will be available for purchase.
</p>
<p>
Please join the Concord Band and 51 Walden for <b>Spring Pops!
</b></p>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com51 Walden St, Concord, MA 01742, USA42.4589977 -71.348989514.148763863821152 -106.5052395 70.769231536178836 -36.1927395tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024443464245664475.post-75655886207209502732024-03-08T00:00:00.006-05:002024-03-13T14:20:26.414-04:00Spring Pops! with Guest Artist Olga Lisovska<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 80%;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZvrBvb036QzOjB3OmMmE4e0aOtPKgg3BzHw0xLAlqPWCb2fgZMYsKrXng4LNGc7hgGoA7DRybzP5ZhhytTmkynSuMg6gHyL8HYqAW1rBUJMIDLgPm72cWpFPy1ASxCoq9xZ_wHTW06mfdC0ZkJqb3zWCNsKVXsZcTWHXnHPSikXWhoMIz7JdooPvZ5U/s1650/Poster%20Spring%202024%20flyer.jpg" ><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" width="100%" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZvrBvb036QzOjB3OmMmE4e0aOtPKgg3BzHw0xLAlqPWCb2fgZMYsKrXng4LNGc7hgGoA7DRybzP5ZhhytTmkynSuMg6gHyL8HYqAW1rBUJMIDLgPm72cWpFPy1ASxCoq9xZ_wHTW06mfdC0ZkJqb3zWCNsKVXsZcTWHXnHPSikXWhoMIz7JdooPvZ5U/s600/Poster%20Spring%202024%20flyer.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2024 Spring Pops!</td></tr></tbody></table>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com51 Walden St, Concord, MA 01742, USA42.4589977 -71.348989514.148763863821152 -106.5052395 70.769231536178836 -36.1927395tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024443464245664475.post-41359238415311599352024-03-02T12:00:00.043-05:002024-03-08T19:05:12.465-05:00Program: Dances<div style="text-align: center;">
<h1>Winter Concert</h1>
Saturday, March 2, 2024 • 7:00 PM<br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">The Concord Band</span></b><br /><i>
James O‘Dell, Music Director and Conductor</i><br />
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<a href="https://youtu.be/wxj6tHIE-L0" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><p style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixiTCgfG-BITEO6CGEzbt5z3TyEybkHCJIiSr1d9xyFEsmHbGueV-6C8e66N1LHs-Ny7GBJGaATRBWAP2VPPppeqVAcu5NdN-NiypvYXWzxQxSxWva8xQH202On-D1DSzApzgoezsCnFk8IZAP1rTDAKmuxsDA_cafPvZyhHfK1wq5MpFMIruTCq9qd-k/s200/youtube-logo-youtube-logo-transparent-youtube-icon-transparent-free-free-png.webp" style="background: 0px 100%; border: 0px; box-shadow: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: 50px;" /><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-weight: 900; text-shadow: rgb(255, 255, 255) 0px 0px 10px;">View Livestream</span></p></a>
<h2 align="center">Program</h2>
<table align="center" style="width: 75%;">
<tbody>
<tr><td style="vertical-align: top;"><i>An American in Paris</i></td> <td align="right">George Gershwin<br />arr. John Krance</td></tr>
<tr><td><i>Irish Tune from County Derry</i></td> <td align="right">Percy Grainger</td></tr>
<tr><td><i>Shepherd's Hey</i></td> <td align="right">Percy Grainger</td></tr>
<tr><td><i>Suite of Old American Dances</i></td> <td align="right">Robert Russell Bennett</td></tr>
<tr><td>
<ol type="1">
<li value="2">Schottische</li>
<li value="1">Cake Walk</li>
</ol>
</td></tr>
<tr><td><i>The Invisible Girl</i></td> <td align="right">Mason Bynes</td></tr>
<tr><td align="center" colspan="2">World Premiere—Commissioned by Ellen Feldman</td></tr>
<tr><td>
<ol type="I">
<li>A Struggle Between Friends</li>
<li>The Veiled Woman Revealed</li>
<li>Becoming Visible</li>
</ol>
</td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"><h3 align="center">Intermission</h3></td></tr>
<tr><td><i>Suite of Old American Dances</i></td> <td align="right">Robert Russell Bennett</td></tr>
<tr><td>
<ol type="1">
<li value="3">Western One-Step</li>
<li>Wallflower Waltz</li>
<li>Rag</li>
</ol>
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<tr><td align="center" colspan="2"><b>Saxophone Quartet</b></td></tr>
<tr><td align="center" colspan="2">John Rabinowitz (soprano), David Southard (alto)<br />Judy Piermarini (tenor), Dan Shields (baritone)</td></tr>
<tr><td>“Ceilidh” from <i>Celtic Suite</i></td> <td align="right">Gavin Whitlock</td></tr>
<tr><td style="vertical-align: top;"><i>Waltz for Debby</i></td> <td align="right">Bill Evans<br />arr. Steve Piermarini</td></tr>
<tr><td style="vertical-align: top;"><i>I Want You Back</i></td> <td align="right">Gordy, Mizell, Perren, Richards<br />arr. Andy Wilds</td></tr>
<tr><td align="center" colspan="2"><b>The Concord Band</b></td></tr>
<tr><td style="vertical-align: top;"><i>Danse—Tarantelle Styrienne</i></td> <td align="right">Claude Debussy<br />orch. Ravel, arr. Boyd</td></tr>
<tr><td style="vertical-align: top;"><i>Clear Track Polka</i></td> <td align="right">Eduard Strauss<br />arr. Alfred Reed</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com51 Walden St, Concord, MA 01742, USA42.4589977 -71.348989514.148763863821152 -106.5052395 70.769231536178836 -36.1927395tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024443464245664475.post-46793908841636445412024-02-22T00:00:00.001-05:002024-03-08T19:05:21.154-05:00Spotlight: Mason Bynes<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghr9V7GN78Hc8YK_R-04XDx-jpTYnj5eE1AT5RsiZdkuyLZ4QoUlUnxQs7vaOFTgO7LAWrayuGTlYtDbtmyR3OHiGYmgPytxKg5dXl2a9MV5IAxzIUgPRfu_4VC2pi5LkC9uiCjsmv2wJBtsazhtAEK2T4GLUgYKHVkLHc3GH6aJWhU36cEiN3eeBNDEA/s600/Mason%20Bynes%20looks%20up%201.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="477" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghr9V7GN78Hc8YK_R-04XDx-jpTYnj5eE1AT5RsiZdkuyLZ4QoUlUnxQs7vaOFTgO7LAWrayuGTlYtDbtmyR3OHiGYmgPytxKg5dXl2a9MV5IAxzIUgPRfu_4VC2pi5LkC9uiCjsmv2wJBtsazhtAEK2T4GLUgYKHVkLHc3GH6aJWhU36cEiN3eeBNDEA/s320/Mason%20Bynes%20looks%20up%201.jpg" width="254" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Mason Bynes</b><br /><i>composer</i></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>Mason Bynes is a New York based composer, vocalist, and multimedia artist from Sugar Land, TX. In a post-modern tradition, she pulls from various stylistic sources, blurring the line between traditionalism and modernism. Her goal in creating music and art is to bridge the gap between genre and sound in order to bring listeners together. She received her Master of Music in Composition from the Boston Conservatory at Berklee, and she also holds a Bachelor of Music in composition from the University of North Texas.
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<p>Mason’s musical curiosity fuels her pursuit of collaboration in a myriad of artistic mediums, including film, spoken word, music for acoustic performance, and even the culinary arts. In her latest artistic season, she's enjoyed a variety of premieres and releases of her music, including: her first operetta with Boston Lyric Opera, in collaboration with Boston's Poet Loreate, Porsha Olayiwola, and <a href="https://www.castleskins.org/" target="_blank">Castle of Our Skins</a>; the release of her brass quartet piece "For Rosa" on The Westerlies' latest album, <a href="https://www.westerliesmusic.com/move-epk" target="_blank">Move</a>; and the premiere of her music by Art of Elan for a new film by British-American visual artist, Daniel Dean. <a href="https://patrickdmccoy.com/the-conversation-series-an-interview-with-composer-mason-bynes-and-artistic-director-of-the-washington-master-chorale-thomas-colohan/" target="_blank">The Washington Master Chorale</a> recently awarded Bynes the inaugural Florence Price Prize and premiered her new choral work, "Dust Bowl."</p>
<p>In addition to serving on the film/tv composition team at Raging Cloud Studios, Bynes currently serves as a career coach at New York University after years of coaching emerging artists at Berklee College of Music in Boston. Mason continues to sing and perform with a variety of ensembles, including The <a href="https://www.bso.org/profiles/holiday-singers" target="_blank">Boston Pops' Holiday Pops Singers</a>. This season, she is looking forward to the <a href="https://concordband.blogspot.com/2024/02/world-premiere-of-invisible-girl.html" target="_blank">premiere of the <i>The Invisible Girl</i> for wind ensemble with The Concord Band</a>, and the reprise of her work "The Wanderer's Tethering" with Castle of Our Skins.
</p>
FMI: <a href="https://www.masonbynes.org/" target="_blank">https://www.masonbynes.org/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com51 Walden St, Concord, MA 01742, USA42.4589977 -71.348989514.148763863821152 -106.5052395 70.769231536178836 -36.1927395tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024443464245664475.post-49985355775727078792024-02-13T00:00:00.003-05:002024-03-08T19:05:29.529-05:00World Premiere of The Invisible Girl<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-left: auto; margin-right: 1em;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7s67-TclfOXrcnoTvWOfaku19LiWnnKnjs6PyFYuFeMh9uaIWtJibYuHHiCznNHD1OjyGW-g695-Yt7lKc9phv_UZ5YotkYrE0Ki_D-O6S0SUmLik6Isph24TK74orM9y6mnRQL0mNY6LWf8XecbTa9LT4ERB1BvaQGgVa6SpuMOTuCm29mrsWOGy2Bs/s622/01-FF%20cover-take%202-v3-flat.jpeg"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7s67-TclfOXrcnoTvWOfaku19LiWnnKnjs6PyFYuFeMh9uaIWtJibYuHHiCznNHD1OjyGW-g695-Yt7lKc9phv_UZ5YotkYrE0Ki_D-O6S0SUmLik6Isph24TK74orM9y6mnRQL0mNY6LWf8XecbTa9LT4ERB1BvaQGgVa6SpuMOTuCm29mrsWOGy2Bs/w247-h320/01-FF%20cover-take%202-v3-flat.jpeg" width="247" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Dancer as... the Invisible Girl</i><br />original comic book</td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>The Concord Band’s Winter Concert will be held on March 2, 2024, at the 51 Walden Performing Arts Center, presenting the World Premiere of <i>The Invisible Girl</i>, commissioned by Concord Band flutist <b>Ellen Feldman</b>, who wished to create an adventurous composition of modern music “in appreciation of the Band’s expansion of her musical horizons.”</p>
<p>Feldman and Music Director James O’Dell commissioned talented composer <b>Mason Bynes</b>, who holds a Master of Music in composition from the Boston Conservatory at Berklee, to create the new work for symphonic band. After consultation, Bynes based her composition on a comic book that Feldman created, <i>The Dancer as... the Invisible Girl</i>.</p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglJibmQ5IHjtCznSNIHFC2q4JyPFb77DL6aglecZiDKWmyIZwf0okzv-L4HZZmMhzTjcfKpc7bpyLvsyP3AAoQG9wRPAhpy0UqKb_k_q2v5-wqCIKBb_G-Wh_7ZsHz53RN_yzChAiBbP26MCQfkYWk_ngyItSA9-GnH1MFuKpCsYJTtOoD1mgoiftPd6M/s263/Ellen-Feldman-crop.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="263" data-original-width="212" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglJibmQ5IHjtCznSNIHFC2q4JyPFb77DL6aglecZiDKWmyIZwf0okzv-L4HZZmMhzTjcfKpc7bpyLvsyP3AAoQG9wRPAhpy0UqKb_k_q2v5-wqCIKBb_G-Wh_7ZsHz53RN_yzChAiBbP26MCQfkYWk_ngyItSA9-GnH1MFuKpCsYJTtOoD1mgoiftPd6M/w161-h200/Ellen-Feldman-crop.jpg" width="161" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Ellen Feldman<br /></b>comic book creator</td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>The new musical work, titled <i>The Invisible Girl</i>, reflects Bynes' appreciation of minimalist and Copland-esque music, and comprises three movements: “A Struggle Between Friends,” “The Veiled Woman Revealed,” and “Becoming Visible.”</p>
<p>The third movement incorporates a video, also named after Feldman’s comic book, which was created and produced by Nicole Pierce, who performs the main character of the comic. The video was filmed and edited by Guggenheim and Fulbright recipient, Sam Kauffmann.</p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-left: auto; margin-right: 1em;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNwp3q3QYohs-DWucAQ6dHQy70iFIQkpe73mlrzcYmgi0B9G_gUihSjRR2y5H23b9bM08qQCj5ieqG4a0WZydSJQhou3m5yZLSKZDOQUpkBVRazyilwVadbmgYBENFWOD3zGv_iWS1KQFZSBOcT-lZTh0lPk3ztfetpaEswGVdISg3u_KL5ff8NvIW3BQ/s956/Mason-Bynes-5-crop.png"><img border="0" data-original-height="956" data-original-width="752" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNwp3q3QYohs-DWucAQ6dHQy70iFIQkpe73mlrzcYmgi0B9G_gUihSjRR2y5H23b9bM08qQCj5ieqG4a0WZydSJQhou3m5yZLSKZDOQUpkBVRazyilwVadbmgYBENFWOD3zGv_iWS1KQFZSBOcT-lZTh0lPk3ztfetpaEswGVdISg3u_KL5ff8NvIW3BQ/w158-h200/Mason-Bynes-5-crop.png" width="158" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Mason Bynes</b><br />composer</td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>In her notes to the music score, Bynes writes, “These three movements capture The Invisible Girl’s whirling power and agility, Karisma’s [the Invisible Girl’s nemesis] veiled and vengeful soul, and the coming together of two women whose seemingly polar identities encourage one another’s visibility.” </p>
<p>O'Dell selected additional music in keeping with the evening's theme, <i>Dances!</i> The program includes Robert Russell Bennett’s <i>Suite of Old American Dances</i>, Claude Debussy’s <i>Danse—Tarantelle Styrienne</i>, and<i> </i>George Gershwin’s <i>An American in Paris.</i></p>
<p>The concert and World Premiere will be held at 7:00 pm, Saturday March 2, 2024, at the 51 Walden Performing Arts Center in Concord, MA.
The concert admission is free, with a $20 donation requested.
The comic book, <i>The Dancer as... the Invisible Girl</i>, will be available for purchase.
More information about the concert and premiere is available at <a href="http://www.concordband.org">www.concordband.org</a>.</p>
<p>The Concord Band is supported in part by a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024443464245664475.post-8625652952229707782024-01-21T00:00:00.013-05:002024-03-08T19:05:40.543-05:00Dances
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width:80%;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLGgRsaSTFQ5hZcl1jJ6o9WO3jt6duUya74LdDWifios1SdXzMzRPZdh6BZqBkwEtW1CKNtQqyYw_5mLPYupkax_ny4-RW9BhI_CYZ2pVphN8j_dXZZpBrpMW4b7Atzx7L6rphykUIkf3gKBiX-GeaLLG-0DhHH5Y1C_cDPpRvU0qoeqGE1rMXh04a12I/s1650/Flyer%20Winter%202024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLGgRsaSTFQ5hZcl1jJ6o9WO3jt6duUya74LdDWifios1SdXzMzRPZdh6BZqBkwEtW1CKNtQqyYw_5mLPYupkax_ny4-RW9BhI_CYZ2pVphN8j_dXZZpBrpMW4b7Atzx7L6rphykUIkf3gKBiX-GeaLLG-0DhHH5Y1C_cDPpRvU0qoeqGE1rMXh04a12I/s16000/Flyer%20Winter%202024.jpg" width="100%" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2024 Winter Concert flyer</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com51 Walden St, Concord, MA 01742, USA42.4589977 -71.348989514.148763863821152 -106.5052395 70.769231536178836 -36.1927395tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024443464245664475.post-85453579033495200612024-01-10T00:00:00.030-05:002024-01-12T10:23:21.456-05:00WeStar 2024 Preview Videos<p>WeStar Music has released two promotional videos, featuring the Concord Band!</p>
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<p><a href="https://westaracademy.com/concert-tickets" target="_blank">Tickets are now available</a>. </p><p>See you on January 20th at <a href="https://www.caryhalllexington.com/directions/" target="_blank">Cary Memorial Hall</a>!</p>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1605 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA 02420, USA42.4469528 -71.223955614.136718963821153 -106.3802056 70.757186636178844 -36.0677056tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024443464245664475.post-20877131705027589822024-01-01T00:00:00.031-05:002024-01-21T10:41:03.933-05:00WeStar New Year Musical Night<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 80%;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKJM6l8Sd4exxPBiz6eGL2_mgQ1wTwM5498ayciJbo7DBiqhJM_wXuG5WhpBgNDCIfNuzCq397_qzvkCfeJYoO4RoHkj6Orhno0Y9Lnz1XGXF7djTX3NqAzh1TnW3zC-Vo1-u9wjxCzm_byBlvMLzEtdFxx0G_leLfa9cRa3Al4oFResocy5zFUcFq1EE/s1294/0-Poster_1_1000x1294.webp"><img border="0" data-original-height="1294" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKJM6l8Sd4exxPBiz6eGL2_mgQ1wTwM5498ayciJbo7DBiqhJM_wXuG5WhpBgNDCIfNuzCq397_qzvkCfeJYoO4RoHkj6Orhno0Y9Lnz1XGXF7djTX3NqAzh1TnW3zC-Vo1-u9wjxCzm_byBlvMLzEtdFxx0G_leLfa9cRa3Al4oFResocy5zFUcFq1EE/w494-h640/0-Poster_1_1000x1294.webp" width="100%" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2023 WeStar New Year Musical Night</td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>WeStar Music presents the 2024 New Year Musical Night, 6:30pm, Saturday January 20, 2024, at Cary Memorial Hall in Lexington, featuring the award-winning <b>Concord Band</b> symphonic wind ensemble. The program features spectacular performances by a concert pianist, world champion accordionist, erhu masters, popular vocalists,
international opera singers, and Boston's nationally-recognized dance troupe. This festival of song and dance commemorates the year past and anticipates a joyous and hopeful New Year.</p><p>The Concord Band will once again join forces with <i>coloratura soprano</i> <b>Olga Lisovka</b> among other world-renowned guest artists and performers.</p>
<p>Walk the red carpet with your family and friends in front of the elegant photo background wall. For VIP audience members, invited guests, and performing artists, WeStar offers an exclusive opportunity to gather after the concert to celebrate the New Year.</p>
<p><a href="https://westaracademy.com/concert-tickets" target="_blank">Advance ticket purchase recommended</a>. See you on January 20th at <a href="https://www.caryhalllexington.com/directions/" target="_blank">Cary Memorial Hall</a>!</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1605 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA 02420, USA42.4469528 -71.223955614.136718963821153 -106.3802056 70.757186636178844 -36.0677056tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024443464245664475.post-2666079326414276582023-12-09T17:00:00.067-05:002024-01-01T12:04:45.717-05:00Program: "Holiday Pops!"<div style="text-align: center;">
<h1>Holiday Pops!</h1>
<p>Saturday, December 9, 2023 • 7:00 PM</p>
<h2>The Concord Band</h2>
<p><b>James O‘Dell</b>, Music Director and Conductor<br />
<b>Melenie Diarbekirian</b>, Artistic Director, Commonwealth Ballet Company</p>
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<h2>Program</h2>
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<tr><td><i>Overture to a Winter Festival</i></td><td align="right">James Curnow<br /></td></tr>
<tr><td><i>Suite on Celtic Folk Songs</i></td><td align="right">trans. by Tomohiro Tatebe</td></tr>
<tr><td align="center" colspan="2">I. March; II. Air; III. Reel.</td></tr>
<tr><td><i>Beachscapes</i>, III. Scarborough</td><td align="right" valign="top">Roger Cichy</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">Suite from <i>The Nutcracker</i></td><td align="right">P.I. Tchaikovsky<br />arr. James Curnow</td></tr>
<tr><td align="center" colspan="2"><span style="font-size: small;">Miniature Overture; March; Arabian Dance; Chinese Dance; Russian Dance; Dance of the Reed Pipes; Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy; Waltz of the Flower.</span></td></tr>
<tr><td align="center" colspan="2"><b>Commonwealth Ballet Company</b><br /><span style="font-size: small;">
Adele Anderson, Livvy Capello, Mallory Devlin, Angelina Feng, Sage Gendreau-Distler, Cecilia Lapinski, Heather Lardizabal, Nika Lysyj, Snejanna Ostrerov, Elle Ricker, Marina Ricker, Lucia Sabatelli, Nahia Sáenz de Viguera Washa, Maddie Smith, Ava Yadav.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td align="center" colspan="2"><h3>Intermission</h3></td></tr>
<tr><td><i>Three New England Caricatures</i>, I. Jolly Old Roger</td><td align="right" valign="top">James Curnow</td></tr>
<tr><td><i>Three Moods of Hanukkah</i></td><td align="right">arr. Lennie Niehaus</td></tr>
<tr><td><i>Wenceslas Variations</i></td><td align="right">Jay Dawson</td></tr>
<tr><td><i>An Irving Berlin Christmas</i></td><td align="right">arr. Warren Barker</td></tr>
<tr><td align="center" colspan="2"><i>Santa Stroll</i></td></tr>
<tr><td align="center" colspan="2"><b>Saxophone Quartet</b><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Tim Moyer (soprano), David Southard (alto), <br />Judy Piermarini (tenor), Dan Shields (baritone).</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><i>Sleigh Ride</i></td><td align="right">Leroy Anderson</td></tr>
<tr><td><i>Christmas Sing-A-Long</i></td><td align="right">arr. James D. Ployhar</td></tr>
<tr><td align="center" colspan="2"><b>Jake Kinney</b>, song leader<br /><span style="font-size: small;">
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing; O Come, All Ye Faithful; Deck the Halls; <br />Silent Night; The First Noel; Joy to the World; We Wish You a Merry Christmas.</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><i>Auld Lang Syne</i></td><td align="right">arr. William Toland</td></tr>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com51 Walden St, Concord, MA 01742, USA42.4589977 -71.348989514.148763863821152 -106.5052395 70.769231536178836 -36.1927395tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024443464245664475.post-15335939601407558022023-12-09T16:59:00.003-05:002023-12-09T16:59:00.137-05:00Melenie Diarbekirian, Artistic Director of the Commonwealth Ballet Company<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec9313cc949b618cdb5c4c5/eeb7be84-53f6-408d-be11-2fcfd9524c84/R3-069790-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec9313cc949b618cdb5c4c5/eeb7be84-53f6-408d-be11-2fcfd9524c84/R3-069790-Edit.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;">Melenie Diarbekirian</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><b>Melenie Diarbekirian</b> received her early training from Acton School of Ballet, was a member of Commonwealth Ballet Company from 2004-2007, and went on to earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Performance from the Boston Conservatory in 2011. She started out her professional career with Urbanity Dance and currently dances with Pantos Project Dance, Luminarium Dance Company, and Turning Key Dance. While in school and throughout her career, she has performed works by prominent choreographers including José Limón, Alwin Nikolais, Thang Dao, Larry Keigwin, and in Reagle Music Theatre’s production of Oklahoma! She has performed in venues such as the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston, the Jacob’s Pillow Inside/Out Stage, events like the APAP Conference in New York City, TEDxCambridge at the Boston Opera House, and many other festivals and colleges along the East Coast. Diarbekirian serves on the faculty at the Acton School of Ballet and guest teaches throughout greater Boston and New England. Diarbekirian previously served as CBC’s Ballet Mistress for five seasons, and is grateful to be in her second year as Artistic Director.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com51 Walden St, Concord, MA 01742, USA42.4589977 -71.348989514.148763863821152 -106.5052395 70.769231536178836 -36.1927395tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024443464245664475.post-11127529653910786992023-12-09T16:58:00.000-05:002023-12-09T16:58:00.146-05:00Commonwealth Ballet Company<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT1ULNv5qPkRPfyr7Cy3DaTjzKsuLMqVs33dSnmqoeIWfDmsfXKjVR643AGCPvPwL21xs7YoAiGBE57QRBAxDCtiLGOsVf-5gNgurmmE3xdu2xqm-8YQQ9hY6NG4THYzIxdrBMqVVl9C5SX5DAGDdsKClwKH5qpZdWAE-P83K38QVt-wcL4ZjZULnGBtQ/s4163/R3-070237-Edit.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2775" data-original-width="4163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT1ULNv5qPkRPfyr7Cy3DaTjzKsuLMqVs33dSnmqoeIWfDmsfXKjVR643AGCPvPwL21xs7YoAiGBE57QRBAxDCtiLGOsVf-5gNgurmmE3xdu2xqm-8YQQ9hY6NG4THYzIxdrBMqVVl9C5SX5DAGDdsKClwKH5qpZdWAE-P83K38QVt-wcL4ZjZULnGBtQ/w400-h266/R3-070237-Edit.jpg" width="60%" /></a></div>
Commonwealth Ballet delivers artistic and entertaining performances in a
welcome, family-friendly style. This company of pre-professional dancers is
drawn from across metro-west Massachusetts and, in addition to a much-loved
production of The Nutcracker, offers audiences many opportunities to enjoy
ballet throughout the year. Commonwealth Ballet develops, fosters and
promotes the performance and appreciation of classical and contemporary ballet.
CBC endeavors to maintain strong ties with the communities it serves, provides
a sustainable educational opportunity for young dancers, and demonstrates the
highest level of artistic quality.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com51 Walden St, Concord, MA 01742, USA42.4589977 -71.348989514.148763863821152 -106.5052395 70.769231536178836 -36.1927395tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024443464245664475.post-26824267410631700632023-11-17T00:00:00.024-05:002024-01-01T12:05:02.221-05:00Commonwealth Ballet Company performs The Nutcracker<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: 1em;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivlF2toE04v2quY3AWXIs5A3Vk2oBBvvytTj9ce8aY5enc_XAkQWdLOVMsSNjLCxpirEy2-RBcAH2Gi5YlUMILbfA6CFxMrcbS1TqxwfYjACYmAwA58F20jPzQxR5XVuWXFt0KWZd98IISOR_xfdpo_jt7_c1FBhX6runToHFmQcUzaKRz0s5dKdtILaY/s4163/R3-070237-Edit.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="2775" data-original-width="4163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivlF2toE04v2quY3AWXIs5A3Vk2oBBvvytTj9ce8aY5enc_XAkQWdLOVMsSNjLCxpirEy2-RBcAH2Gi5YlUMILbfA6CFxMrcbS1TqxwfYjACYmAwA58F20jPzQxR5XVuWXFt0KWZd98IISOR_xfdpo_jt7_c1FBhX6runToHFmQcUzaKRz0s5dKdtILaY/s320/R3-070237-Edit.jpg" width="100%" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Commonwealth Ballet Company</td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><b>The Concord Band</b> will present its <b>Holiday Pops!</b> concert at 7:00 pm, Saturday December 9, 2023 at the 51 Walden Performing Arts Center in Concord.</p><p>The program features dancers from the <b>Commonwealth Ballet Company</b> of Acton, performing James Curnow’s arrangement <i>The Nutcracker Suite</i>, based on the all-time holiday classic by composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.</p>
<p>The Band has moved the starting time to <b>7:00 pm</b> and invites families to enjoy the concert together.</p>
<p>The program, appealing to all ages, also includes a suite of <i>Celtic Folk Songs</i>, a Hanukah medley, two more delightful Curnow arrangements of traditional music themes, a holiday sing along, and Cambridge composer Leroy Anderson's <i>Sleigh Ride</i>, a perennial audience favorite. There may also be a special visitor!</p>
<p>The concert will
have open seating with complimentary refreshments at intermission as well as before and after the concert. Tickets
are available from Ticket Stage at <a href="https://ticketstage.com/concordband">ticketstage.com/concordband</a> at $25 for adults and $10 for
children.</p>
<p>Additional information about the Concord Band is at <a href="https://www.concordband.org">www.concordband.org</a> and about the
Commonwealth Ballet Company at <a href="https://www.commonwealthballet.org">www.commonwealthballet.org</a>.</p>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com51 Walden St, Concord, MA 01742, USA42.4589977 -71.348989514.148763863821152 -106.5052395 70.769231536178836 -36.1927395tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024443464245664475.post-48893503000693317102023-11-16T00:00:00.001-05:002023-12-04T07:59:42.253-05:00Concord Tree Lighting & Parade<p style="background-color: goldenrod; border-color: darkorange; border-style: outset; border-width: 3px; font-family: serif; font-size: 24pt; font-weight: 800; text-align: center;">Due to forecasts for rain showers Concord's Tree lighting festivities have been canceled.</p>
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<p>All are welcome at the Town of Concord's Annual Tree Lighting on Sunday, December 3, 2023, between the hours of 3:00 and 6:00pm. This year's event will be host to a variety of outdoor entertainment, a parade and festive store fronts. Santa will make his way down Main Street aboard one of Concord's Fire Trucks to light the Town Tree. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhykq4JZHLr3B8HsL5jz4H_tYLBWBJy3td2ocnnnROb-DbB3BHPJwmQyThMFNJLEvbuJjurlvcGZOGoat0ogufCfYYVFqS4shOBS-MRM3-ujoDHR3Jx9Pmh1F3l_PC13e9_hA-HM_MN-AmO5v2erJpZDjp6yuGqektcwVAnpbh6OVq6KdQpeuPn1WRNBPs/s792/sax%20quartet%20xmas%20tree%20lighting%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="436" data-original-width="792" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhykq4JZHLr3B8HsL5jz4H_tYLBWBJy3td2ocnnnROb-DbB3BHPJwmQyThMFNJLEvbuJjurlvcGZOGoat0ogufCfYYVFqS4shOBS-MRM3-ujoDHR3Jx9Pmh1F3l_PC13e9_hA-HM_MN-AmO5v2erJpZDjp6yuGqektcwVAnpbh6OVq6KdQpeuPn1WRNBPs/w400-h220/sax%20quartet%20xmas%20tree%20lighting%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">CB Saxophone Quartet performs at Tree Lighting festival.<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">(l. to r.) David Southard, John Rabinowitz, Judy Piermarini, Seychelle Dunn-Corbin</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Concord Band will entertain with small ensembles performing in the lobby of the 51 Walden Performing Arts Center. Before the parade, stop by 51 Walden for some music, cookies and cocoa!</p>
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<dl><dt><b>Clarinet sextet</b></dt><dd>4:00 pm</dd><dt><b>Saxophone quartet</b></dt><dd>4:30 pm</dd></dl></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com51 Walden St, Concord, MA 01742, USA42.4589977 -71.348989514.148763863821152 -106.5052395 70.769231536178836 -36.1927395tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024443464245664475.post-86664783007170170512023-11-06T00:00:00.014-05:002024-01-01T12:05:22.405-05:00Holiday Pops!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 70%;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3mJ-u9a1MKKkrJY_WfF8sqxypWx9PBe5Bsogf49UXvC4IC40ayWHLMOzkk3I_Hi-eYxNkpTshxeyDrZHkdI7FlP17xK8LQ1-UfPWX9781Rq0p2KcZWUIS4rmGq7QXDnpbto4tpDpj1JHrZLgfkFINck69P0cNNkEz2jqe0G2jEzizImaW5LEk_10eAj4/s1650/Flyer%20Holiday%202023.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3mJ-u9a1MKKkrJY_WfF8sqxypWx9PBe5Bsogf49UXvC4IC40ayWHLMOzkk3I_Hi-eYxNkpTshxeyDrZHkdI7FlP17xK8LQ1-UfPWX9781Rq0p2KcZWUIS4rmGq7QXDnpbto4tpDpj1JHrZLgfkFINck69P0cNNkEz2jqe0G2jEzizImaW5LEk_10eAj4/s600/Flyer%20Holiday%202023.jpg" width="100%" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2023 Holiday Pops! poster</td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>Mark your calendars for Saturday, December 9, at <b>7:00 pm</b> for the Concord Band <b>Holiday Pops!</b> This program presents the <b>Commonwealth Ballet Company</b> interpretation of James Curnow's arrangement of <i>The Nutcracker Suite</i> by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The festivities include refreshments, traditional holiday music, new favorites, a sing-along, and a visit from a Very Special Guest!</p>
<p>Please note the <i>new</i> family-friendly starting time. Tickets may be purchased at <a href="https://ticketstage.com/concordband" target="_blank">ticketstage.com/concordband</a>.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com51 Walden St, Concord, MA 01742, USA42.4589977 -71.348989514.148763863821152 -106.5052395 70.769231536178836 -36.1927395tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024443464245664475.post-30349633683900219712023-10-22T00:00:00.083-04:002023-11-08T19:40:39.818-05:00New! Kids' Concert: Bandemonium!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right; width: 50%;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZXXUSRewnu8qAhAqwx8SecT2pnNd2lfVUpz0ZFXpIPFlkZQWPXVvB3DhnMPexOL1wlhrWl4w1-nLPj_npaR6dJcLndAqFA1aZTWRjD03XHP5Qf-7AfDfAwh3_JbVzij6Jzr95aSZWSwUcFXkdr-T1JIvZAk8-AOnwo8F0dIJLxgbeY-heVH03ZvIHjjE/s2700/Bandemonium%202023%20poster.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="2700" data-original-width="1800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZXXUSRewnu8qAhAqwx8SecT2pnNd2lfVUpz0ZFXpIPFlkZQWPXVvB3DhnMPexOL1wlhrWl4w1-nLPj_npaR6dJcLndAqFA1aZTWRjD03XHP5Qf-7AfDfAwh3_JbVzij6Jzr95aSZWSwUcFXkdr-T1JIvZAk8-AOnwo8F0dIJLxgbeY-heVH03ZvIHjjE/w426-h640/Bandemonium%202023%20poster.jpg" width="100%" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2023 Bandemonium!</td></tr></tbody></table>
<h2 style="text-align: center;">Why should adults<br />have all the fun?</h2>
<p><b>BANDEMONIUM!</b> is an interactive experience with wiggle room for kids. Freeze dance, instrument petting zoo, refreshments included.</p><p>Seating is limited, advance tickets are recommended. Purchase tickets by following the QR code link:</p>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com51 Walden St, Concord, MA 01742, USA42.4589977 -71.348989514.148763863821152 -106.5052395 70.769231536178836 -36.1927395tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024443464245664475.post-49267528904054485932023-10-21T19:00:00.038-04:002023-10-27T11:35:09.738-04:00Program: "New England Portraits"<h1 style="text-align: center;">Fall Concert</h1>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Saturday, October 21, 2023 • 8:00 PM</h3>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">The Concord Band</span></b><br />
James O’Dell, <i>Music Director and Conductor</i><br />
John Rabinowitz, <i>Announcer</i></p>
<a href="https://youtu.be/tA_m9L2vO6w?list=UUEHMK38-L_stgTawtdMGN9g" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><p style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; width: 220px;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-data-original-width="980" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixiTCgfG-BITEO6CGEzbt5z3TyEybkHCJIiSr1d9xyFEsmHbGueV-6C8e66N1LHs-Ny7GBJGaATRBWAP2VPPppeqVAcu5NdN-NiypvYXWzxQxSxWva8xQH202On-D1DSzApzgoezsCnFk8IZAP1rTDAKmuxsDA_cafPvZyhHfK1wq5MpFMIruTCq9qd-k/s200/youtube-logo-youtube-logo-transparent-youtube-icon-transparent-free-free-png.webp" style="background: 0px 100%; border: 0px; box-shadow: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" width="50" /><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-weight: 600;">View Livestream</span></p></a>
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<tr><th colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"><h2>Program</h2></th></tr>
<tr><td><i>Chester, Overture for Band</i></td><td>William Schuman</td></tr>
<tr><td><i>Old Home Days</i>
<ol type="1">
<li>Waltz</li>
<li>a) The Opera House (from “Memories”)<br />b) Old Home Days (Chorus)</li>
<li>The Collection</li>
<li>Slow March</li>
<li>London Bridge is Fallen Down!</li>
</ol></td>
<td valign="top">Charles E. Ives<br />arr. Jonathan Elkus</td></tr>
<tr><td><i>North Bridge Portrait</i></td><td>Stephen Bulla</td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"><h3>Intermission</h3></td></tr>
<tr><td><i>Three New England Caricatures</i></td><td>James Curnow</td></tr>
<tr><td><ol type="1">
<li>Jolly Old Roger</li>
<li>Polly Van</li>
<li>Captain Kidd</li>
</ol></td></tr>
<tr><td><i>Snapshots of Acadia</i></td><td>Andrew Boysen, Jr.</td></tr>
<tr><td><ol type="I">
<li>Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse</li>
<li>Crashing water at Thunder Hole</li>
<li>Calm Water in front of Cadillac Mountain</li>
<li>Sunrise at Acadia</li>
</ol></td></tr>
<tr><td><i>Beachscapes</i></td><td>Roger Cichy</td></tr>
<tr><td><ol type="I">
<li>Nauset</li>
<li>Rocky Neck</li>
<li>Scarborough</li>
</ol></td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h4 style="text-align: center;">Acknowledgements</h4>
<p>Thanks to Berry Mirrer, video producer; all of the volunteer camera operators; Jonathan Day, audio producer; and Nicki McGachey, live stream producer for this concert. Thanks also to Jean Patterson for preparing the slide show.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com51 Walden St, Concord, MA 01742, USA42.4588504 -71.34919479999999214.148616563821157 -106.50544479999999 70.769084236178855 -36.192944799999992tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024443464245664475.post-45564301058893099202023-10-21T18:59:00.014-04:002023-10-26T15:39:13.736-04:00Chester, Overture for Band<p><b>William Howard Schuman</b>, one of America’s most celebrated and
accomplished composers, was born in NYC in 1910, to Samuel and Rachel Schuman.
He was named, incidentally, for the 27th President of the United States,
William Howard Taft, but his family called him Bill.</p>
<p>He played violin and banjo as a child, and formed a dance band in
high school, “Billy Schuman had his Alamo Society Orchestra”, in which he
played string bass- and they did local weddings and bar mitzvahs.</p>
<p>While writing popular songs as hobby, (including a staggering 40
in collaboration with the great lyricist Frank Loesser) Schuman entered NYU’s
School of Commerce to pursue a business degree—until a fateful day in 1930
when he attended a Carnegie Hall concert of the NY Phil, conducted by Arturo
Toscanini that changed his life. He said of that night, “I was astounded at
seeing the sea of stringed instruments, everybody bowing together. The visual
thing alone was astonishing. But the sound! I was overwhelmed. The very next
day, I decided to become a composer.”</p>
<p>And what a career followed: 8 symphonies, the first ever Pulitzer
Prize for music in 1943 for his Cantata No. 2, adapted from poems by another
great American artist, Walt Whitman, a world-renowned concerto for violin, an
opera based on “Casey at the Bat”. He taught composition at Sarah Lawrence,
became president of the Julliard School, founded the Julliard String Quartet,
became president of Lincoln center, won another Pulitzer in 1985 for half a
century of contributions to American music as composer and educator, and
received the National Medal for the Arts in 1987.</p>
<p>Inaugurating the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington
and Concord, we are pleased to perform for you his 1956 composition, <i>Chester Overture for
Band</i>, adapted by the composer from his own orchestral work entitled New
England Triptych. It is based on a tune written by arguably the first great
homegrown American composer, of European stock, William Billings, first published
in 1770. Chester was so popular that it was sung from Vermont to South
Carolina, and became THE unofficial anthem of the American Revolution, sung
around the campfires of the Continental Army and played by fifers on the march.</p>
<p>You’ll hear the original Billings chorale at the start of the
piece, before Schuman breaks it into fragments of intense development which
call to mind the struggle and tumult, but also the determination, the yearning
for freedom during those difficult Revolutionary War years.</p>
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<i>Program notes by John Rabinowitz</i>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com51 Walden St, Concord, MA 01742, USA42.4589977 -71.348989514.148763863821152 -106.5052395 70.769231536178836 -36.1927395tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024443464245664475.post-89909500422854788312023-10-21T18:58:00.016-04:002023-10-26T15:42:16.372-04:00Old Home Days<p><b>Charles Ives</b>, born in 1874 to a father who was a band leader during the US Civil War, was raised in a prominent Danbury CT family—and went on to become perhaps the first American composer of international renown, and a pioneer in experimental musical techniques, including polytonality, tone clusters, so called ‘chance’ music, and quarter tones.
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All delivered in a package of Ives’s favorite musical influences, which included hymns, traditional folk music, town band melodies at holiday parades, fiddlers at Saturday night dances, patriotic songs, parlor ballads and the melodies of Stephen Foster.
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To complete the fascinatingly contradictory portrait, Ives’s musical career was a kind of side hustle. He had a parallel and equally successful career running his own… insurance agency! where he pioneered insurance plans for wealthy clients that prefigured many aspects of modern-day estate planning.
</p><p>
Incidentally, there was another great American artist who also worked in the insurance biz: the Pulitzer Prize winning poet Wallace Stevens, born five years after Ives, and who also spent his entire 9-to-5 career at an insurance company in Hartford. CT.
</p><p>
Ives’s music went largely ignored during his lifetime, but in the years since his death in 1954, his reputation has soared, championed by luminaries like Elliot Carter, Aaron Copland, Bernard Herrmann, Gustav Mahler, Leonard Bernstein, Arthur Schoenberg, Igor Stravinsky, John Cage, Frank Zappa and Phil Lesh, bassist for the Grateful Dead, who described Ives as one of his musical heroes. How’s that for irony: an insurance guy praised by one of the Dead.
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We will be performing tonight Ives’s charming suite entitled <i>Old Home Days</i>, arranged for Band by Jonathan Elkus, which is both full of Ivesian nostalgia and also has little traces of those characteristic Ives touches: unexpected dissonances, out of kilter rhythms where you least expect them, snatches of familiar tunes heard fleetingly, as though from across a town green: listen especially for “Little Annie Rooney,” “Auld Lang Syne,” “The Girl I left Behind Me,” “London Bridge is Fallen Down!,” even a quotation from Handel’s oratorio “Saul” in the Slow March. And in the Opera House movement, notice how just as the listener gets ready to watch the show as the curtain goes up, Ives diverts the listeners attention to what’s happening OUTSIDE the theater: a village band marching by, and the ringing of church and schoolhouse bells.</p>
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Program notes by John Rabinowitz</i>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com51 Walden St, Concord, MA 01742, USA42.4589977 -71.348989514.148763863821152 -106.5052395 70.769231536178836 -36.1927395tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024443464245664475.post-81312575276847066272023-10-21T18:57:00.009-04:002023-10-26T15:43:51.339-04:00North Bridge Portrait<p>After graduating in 1976 from the Berklee College of Music with a degree in composition, <b>Stephen Bulla</b> went on to become the chief arranger for the President’s Own Marine Corps Band in Washington, DC, while also composing music for the celebrated group. When he left in 2010, composer John Williams described Bulla as “one of the most accomplished musicians of his generation.”</p>
<p>In addition to his tenure with the Marine Band, Bulla has composed for, and conducted, the National Capital Band of the Salvation Army, and has served as music director of the New England Brass Band and the Brass of the Potomac.</p><p>In 1999, the Concord Band commissioned Bulla to create a piece honoring the colonial heritage of New England. And Bulla responded with his evocative “North Bridge Portrait”, based on authentic musical themes of the American Revolutionary Period.</p>
<p>In his own words, “A slow and ominously quiet introductory section leads to a brisk sea-chantey-like tune, depicting the busy lifestyle of the Colonists. The music then slows, and an expressive setting of Willam Billings’ song ‘America’ is developed and incorporated in the musical tapestry as a tribute to the new England composer’s work. The music concludes with a dramatic recreation of the famous first shot that led the country to war (this time fired by the percussion section), along with a rousing setting of ‘Washington’s March,’ a popular song of that day.”</p>
<p>Contrasting colors and stylistic shifts tracing the historic events surrounding "the shot heard 'round the world," <i>North Bridge Portrait</i> is a memorable experience to play… and we trust, to hear.</p>
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<i>Program notes by John Rabinowitz</i>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com51 Walden St, Concord, MA 01742, USA42.4589977 -71.348989514.148763863821152 -106.5052395 70.769231536178836 -36.1927395tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024443464245664475.post-70587094615039190232023-10-21T18:56:00.005-04:002023-10-26T15:44:31.381-04:00Three New England Caricatures<p>Another of our most treasured commission composers is <b>James Curnow</b>, born and raised in Michigan, now living in Kentucky, where he is composer-in-residence (emeritus) on the faculty of Asbury University in Wilmore.</p>
<p>Those of you who have attended our Holiday Pops concerts each year in December are undoubtedly familiar with one of those commissions, <i>Overture to a Winter Festival</i>, which we play joyfully every year without fail, a lyrical Curnow piece written as a retirement gift in 1994 for the Concord Band’s first music director, William Toland. </p><p>And there have been other commissions as well, including 1987’s <i>Five Concord Diversions</i> and 1988’s beautiful <i>Welsh Variants</i>.</p>
<p>Tonight, in the spirit of our New England theme, we’re delighted to be performing Curnow’s evocative <i>Three New England Caricatures</i>, written in 2011 and dedicated to the New England Youth Wind Ensemble.</p>
<p>Written in three movements, “Jolly Old Roger,” “Polly Van,” and “Captain Kidd,” after the infamous 17th century pirate, the piece features many of Curnow’s characteristic flourishes—beautiful melodies, jaunty rhythms, challenging passage work, and, throughout, a myriad of percussion sounds coming from cake pans, frying pans and water bottles.</p>
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<i>Program notes by John Rabinowitz</i>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com51 Walden St, Concord, MA 01742, USA42.4589977 -71.348989514.148763863821152 -106.5052395 70.769231536178836 -36.1927395tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024443464245664475.post-4877413622441381082023-10-21T18:55:00.002-04:002023-10-26T15:44:48.393-04:00Snapshots of Acadia<p>Those of you who attended the Band’s 60th Anniversary concert in March of 2019 might recognize the name of our next composer, <b>Andrew Boysen</b>, Professor of Music at the University of New Hampshire where he conducts their wind symphony and teaches conducting and composition. Andy wrote a beautiful piece for us for that former occasion, the Diamond Jubilee Suite, and he traveled down from his native NH to conduct it for us that night, to our great delight.</p>
<p>Tonight we’ll be performing another evocative composition of his entitled Snapshots of Acadia, which features four movements depicting the Bar Harbor Lighthouse, Thunder Hole, Calm Waters in Front of Cadillac Mountain and celebrated Acadia Sunrise. You’ll be treated to a video montage showing selected images of those landmarks, part of the terrific slide presentation put together by Jean Patterson of our horn section, which will help set the mood.</p>
<p>In fact the piece was originally commissioned by the photographer John Morneau, who’s images you’ll see, and the University of Southern Maine Music Academy, on the occasion of their 25th Anniversary. The four movements are based on the word ACADIA, using each of the letters of that word as musical notes (the letter I becoming the note E). The basic melodic cell for the piece is a-c-a-d-e-a, which underpins all four movements.</p>
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<i>Program notes by John Rabinowitz</i>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com51 Walden St, Concord, MA 01742, USA42.4589977 -71.3489895-14.475459728490016 -141.66148950000002 90 -1.0364895000000018tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024443464245664475.post-88418143490116582732023-10-21T18:54:00.002-04:002023-10-26T15:45:09.852-04:00Beachscapes<p>Rhode Island composer <b>Roger Cichy</b> has been a long time friend to the Concord Band, composing commissioned pieces for us for many years, including the 2009 <i>Flowing Pens from Concord</i>, written for the Band’s 50th anniversary, <i>Emblazoned Joy</i>, a fanfare we play before every Fruitlands concert, and <i>The Diamond Baton</i>, a piece celebrating the legacy of Band percussionist Dan Diamond.</p>
<p>Tonight we’re excited to present to you a composition commissioned by The American Band Commissioning Project Consortium, entitled <i>Beachscapes</i>, from 2008.</p>
<p>In his program notes, Roger notes that “each [New England] beach has its’ own personality. Whether the beach tends to draw families with children, or the younger generation or those looking for peace and serenity, each beach has a different feel, character, even a different set of sounds”.</p>
<p>Know for his capacity for taking intangible experience and emotions and turning them into memorable music, Roger sets about in this piece to convey the feel of Nauset Beach on the Cape, with large waves, surfers, beach chowder smells, sea creatures churned up by the heavy surf, and of course sea gulls snatching food-to Rocky Neck Beach in East Lyme, CT, with calmer and warmer waters, gentle rhythmic waves and warm breezes, interrupted only by an Amtrak train streaking by, to Scarborough Beach in Narragansett, RI, a family beach where finding parking is paramount, tons of beach paraphernalia is schlepped back and forth, sand castles are built and destroyed, and the occasional crab interrupts the proceedings.</p>
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<i>Program notes by John Rabinowitz</i>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com51 Walden St, Concord, MA 01742, USA42.4589977 -71.348989514.148763863821152 -106.5052395 70.769231536178836 -36.1927395tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024443464245664475.post-74011517484510470852023-10-01T00:00:00.009-04:002023-10-23T14:43:26.136-04:00New England Portraits<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaRbTc8ahUNRg9Njgo3PkTcSAmH7K-Ao7oA2MoxDTQmPKRkr1m30G55RpTnM8tc1R95EgvaUcAMHvIsvXsSn7mQ9_yQVAvp-vdYZtozhJzNc1fKuKrcm9vf469ujYr9HhFftTCbz8uWX8uITdzvQ1nnU1LtkaW-Jz7wAGtaAoa-omZqwTGAbv5S2U-_lM/s1650/Poster%202023%20Fall.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaRbTc8ahUNRg9Njgo3PkTcSAmH7K-Ao7oA2MoxDTQmPKRkr1m30G55RpTnM8tc1R95EgvaUcAMHvIsvXsSn7mQ9_yQVAvp-vdYZtozhJzNc1fKuKrcm9vf469ujYr9HhFftTCbz8uWX8uITdzvQ1nnU1LtkaW-Jz7wAGtaAoa-omZqwTGAbv5S2U-_lM/w309-h400/Poster%202023%20Fall.jpg" width="100%" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2023 Fall Concert Poster</td></tr></tbody></table>
<p> Our Fall Concert, 8pm on October 21, will inaugurate the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, upcoming in 2025, featuring <i>Chester Overture for Band</i> by <b>William Schuman</b>, based on
Boston composer William Billings’ best known song that became a Revolutionary War patriotic anthem.</p>
<p>Composed in 1956, Schuman expanded the third movement from his <i>New England Tryptich</i>
for orchestra and arranged it for concert band. The Concord Band played <i>Chester</i> during the Bicentennial and included the piece on the Band’s 1975 LP. More recently, the Band performed <i>Chester </i>at the 2012 tribute to Music Director Laurate <b>William Toland</b>, who had conceived and conducted the 1975 album.</p>
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Maestro <b>James O’Dell</b> has rounded out the theme, <b>New England Portraits,</b> with other pieces inspired by places and events of New England. Four of these pieces feature composers who
have written commissions expressly for the Concord Band. </p><p><b>Andrew Boysen</b>’s
<i>Snapshots of Acadia,</i> with movements depicting the Bass Harbor Lighthouse, Thunder Hole, Cadillac Mountain and its famous sunrise, will be presented alongside a video showing selected images of the landmarks.
<b>Roger Cichy</b>, who also has conducted his original compositions with the Concord Band, wrote <i>Beachscapes </i>to recognize three beaches, Nauset (Massachusetts), Rocky Neck (Connecticut), and Scarborough (Rhode Island). <b>Stephen Bulla</b> composed <i>North Bridge Portrait </i>about Concord's famous bridge and the "shot heard
round the world." <i>Three New England Caricatures </i>was
written by <b>James Curnow</b> on a commission from UMass Lowell dedicated to the New England Youth Wind
Ensemble. The piece is loaded with interesting percussion sounds such as cake pans, frying pans, and water bottles, comprising three movements: "Old Jolly Roger," "Polly Van," and "Captain Kidd," after the infamous 17th century pirate.</p>
<p>
The finale of the program is <i>Old Home Days</i> by Danbury Connecticut-born composer <b>Charles Ives</b>. The multi-movement work is based on hymn
tunes, traditional songs, and melodies that might be performed by New England small town bands at parades and country dances. </p><p>The Fall Concert will be held Saturday October 21, 2023 at 8:00 pm at 51 Walden Performing Arts Center
in Concord, MA. Admission is free, with a $20 donation requested. The Concord Band is sponsored in part
by a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council. More information is available on the Band’s website
<a href="https://www.concordband.org/">www.concordband.org</a>.</p>
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<p>With the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord approaching, the Fall Concert by
the Concord Band will feature <i>Chester, Overture for Band</i> by William Schuman, based on Boston
composer William Billings’ best known song that became a Revolutionary War patriotic anthem.</p>
<p>Maestro James O’Dell rounds out the concert's theme, <b>New England Portraits</b>, with compositions drawing inspirations from New England. The program includes music depicting
Maine's Acadia National Park (Boysen); <i>Beachscapes </i>of Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts
(Cichy); a quintessential small town fair (Ives); Concord’s own North Bridge (Bulla); and real or imagined
characters of New England (Curnow).</p>
<p>The performance will be Saturday October 21, 2023, at
8:00 pm at 51 Walden Performing Arts Center in Concord, Massachusetts. Admission is free, with a donation of $20
per person requested. The Concord Band is sponsored in part by a grant from the
Massachusetts Cultural Council. More information is available on the Band’s website
<a href="http://www.concordband.org">www.concordband.org</a>.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com51 Walden St, Concord, MA 01742, USA42.4589977 -71.348989514.148763863821152 -106.5052395 70.769231536178836 -36.1927395tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024443464245664475.post-51825136739533465752023-09-01T00:00:00.023-04:002024-01-24T16:40:22.945-05:00Season Schedule<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width=80%;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib3Y9AV0loLXKlaZnDHwuxU4P3_8TplptbSUR_HKFDyGledaYHqGUZDK69_xJgzeY7rNtO36bFb4ceT6bDruswM28ugachDJofJ0YmLmxjmzcTVby4FaZMM-mYK-t4UXyUASnF3dTtDMlwbTKeduGOjUamlFsTNDR1iTkArMY_7z0KPkNZzzyxEergTu4/s2700/CBA%20Lobby%20Poster%202023%20v5.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="2700" data-original-width="1800"src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib3Y9AV0loLXKlaZnDHwuxU4P3_8TplptbSUR_HKFDyGledaYHqGUZDK69_xJgzeY7rNtO36bFb4ceT6bDruswM28ugachDJofJ0YmLmxjmzcTVby4FaZMM-mYK-t4UXyUASnF3dTtDMlwbTKeduGOjUamlFsTNDR1iTkArMY_7z0KPkNZzzyxEergTu4/w426-h640/CBA%20Lobby%20Poster%202023%20v5.jpg" width="100%" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2023–24 Season Poster</td></tr></tbody></table>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com51 Walden St, Concord, MA 01742, USA42.4589977 -71.348989514.148763863821152 -106.5052395 70.769231536178836 -36.1927395