September | 2015 | West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts

Coming up this coming weekend is the Bach and Beyond: Improv and Composition Workshop. If you are an intermediate level student (approximately 8th grade level, you’ll want to be comfortable with your instrument) through to professional musicians (we’ll have 2 groups), this workshop is for you. If this is not you, but you know someone that would fit that description, please share this with them!

You will have the opportunity to work with brilliant world class musicians Dinuk Wijeratne and Nick Halley, all in a friendly and educational setting. This is a pilot program, and we would love for you to be a part of shaping this project for future musicians from all over North America. This will be an inspiring project, with lots of great local musicians participating. You’ll be able to decide if there’s one area that you’d like to focus on, and get particular attention in that area if you choose.

Check out the full listing for more info on how it will work HERE

If you are not able to attend all 3 days, or are unable to pay the suggested fee, we’d still like to open this project up to you. If you’d like to be a semi-auditor, please also contact us. Email [email protected] to sign up.

Fall is going to be a busy time at WCCMA, and we hope that you will join us on our creative adventures.

We’ll have local teachers to international performers, all available to you! Please note that workshops require registration ahead (space is limited); contact [email protected] with any questions!

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Hands on Harps Workshop @ Union Church Hall (upstairs)
Sep 14 @ 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Have you always wanted to play the harp, but don’t know where to start? Good news: Claremont’s popular Hands on Harps workshop is back! Join the West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts Monday, October 14, 6:30pm at Union Church to learn how to navigate a harp, some harp-y techniques, and play a simple tune.

No music experience necessary. Harps are provided; fee is by donation (suggested $10); class size is limited, and this workshop fills fast. Register by October 12: contact Angela at 603-558-8174 or [email protected]. Brought to you by the Opus Arts Project through the West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts.

Click HERE for more info

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Claremont HopStop: Burlington Taiko @ Broad Street Park
Sep 19 @ 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
HOPSTOP FAMILY SHOW
BURLINGTON TAIKO
Drums, Drums, Drums

Drummers from Vermont’s premier taiko group will perform the thunderous, explosive rhythms of this unique art form from Japan. Come prepared to help with the finale and get up close and personal with the drums after the show.

Rain location:
Claremont Savings Bank
Community Center Gymnasium
152 South Street
Claremont, NH

Click HERE for more info

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Dinuk Wijeratne and Nick Halley will lead a 3-day composition and improvisation workshop in late September

Bach and Beyond: An Improv and Composition Workshop @ Union Church
Sep 25 – Sep 27
By internationally acclaimed and well-travelled musicians Dinuk Wijeratne and Nick Halley. In an intensive 3-day workshop – and using the extraordinary Bach Canons as a foundation for performance, composition and improvisation – with an aim to broaden the skill set and imaginations of all participants. This program will combine group and one-on-one learning tailored to the individual’s goals and interests (including multiple styles of improvisation, composition, and performance techniques). Participants will work on elements of their project in-between meeting times, and the program will culminate in a showcase presenting work created in this weekend workshop.

Click HERE for More info

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Masterclass sessions: Workshops for Flute/Saxophone or Piano/Harp @ Union Church and Hall
Oct 3 (2-4pm tentative start time, based on number of participants)

Masterclass/workshop sessions with Boston musicians Peter Bloom (flute/saxophone) and Mary Jane Rupert (piano/harp). Participants are invited to sign up for a coaching slot and work one-on-one in a class setting with these outstanding musicians. Following the masterclass, an evening concert of music for Flute, Viola, and Harp will performed.

Advanced registration is required for participants, and suggested for auditors. Please contact [email protected]

Click HERE for more info

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Chamber Music by European and American Masters @ Union Church
Oct 3 @ 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM

West Claremont Center for the Arts presents Boston’s Ensemble Aubade (Peter H. Bloom, flute; Francis Grimes, viola; and Mary Jane Rupert, harp) in a vivid concert of Chamber Music by European and American Masters. The esteemed trio, known for stellar musicianship and dramatic, engaging concerts, will perform Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 7:00 pm at Union Church, 133 Old Church Road, Claremont, New Hampshire. Donations welcome. For information: 802.738.0022.

The centerpiece of the concert will be the magnificent Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp by Claude Debussy, celebrating the 100th anniversary of this landmark composition.

Click HERE for more information

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Save the date for these upcoming events:

Claremont HopStop: Michael Zerphy @ CSB Community Center
Oct 24 @ 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Newmont Military Band performance @ Union Church
Oct 25 @ 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Taiko Workshops and Community Performance
Oct 15 – 17

Harvest Festival @ Union Church
Oct 10

5th Annual Artisan Fair (and more!)
Nov 7- 8

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