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Summer Music, Summer Camp, Summer Fun!

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2016 Season Poster LetterSeason 9 of the Summer Concert Series at Union Church begins this week!

Join the West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts this summer for a fantastic program of music traditions from around the world. All concerts are by donation, and held at the historical Union Church at 133 Old Church Rd, Claremont, NH.

Qais Essar and and Amit Kavthekar
Rabab and Tabla
Saturday, July 9th, 7pm
Discover Afghanistan’s ancient Rabab, in this meditative and exotic blend of old world instrumentation, with a dynamic and contemporary flare.

Yankee Brass Band
Friday, July 29th, 6:30pm
Grab a lawn chair and join us for Quicksteps, gallops, polkas, waltzes, popular overtures of the mid-19th century, and more on period brass instruments. Rain location will be inside Union Church. BBQ dinner and dessert begins at 5:30.

The Modernistics
Saturday, August 6th, 7pm
Join us for a toe-tapping show of Music and Dance from the Great American Songbook. Featuring acclaimed tap dancers and vocalists Ted and Pamela Powers, with Peter H. Bloom on flute and Mark Leighton on guitar.

Melissa Richmond and Angela Biggs
The Passion and Turmoil of German Classical
Saturday, August 20th, 7pm
An exploration of rich German compositions for flute, voice, and chamber ensembles of the Classical and Romantic eras.

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Creative Kids Summer Camp!
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10am – 3pm
July 12 – 28th
At Trinity Episcopal Church, Broad St, Claremont
$30/day, $55/week, $150 for all 6 sessions

Join us during the month of July for the Creative Kids Summer Camp. With Art projects at its core, kids will also explore science, music, and culinary arts, and enjoy different topics and activities every day. Snacks will be provided and created by the kids, and all supplies are included. Bring a bag lunch or enjoy free lunch as provided for ages 18 and under through SAU 6 at the Claremont Middle School.

For ages 10 and up, free or reduced tuition scholarships are available. Space is limited, registration is necessary to guarantee a space. Registration info here. Please contact us to arrange cash or check payment, or to request tuition aid.

Sunday at 3pm: Works by Strauss, Schubert, Reinecke and more

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_MG_7480 copyJoin us for the final performance in this year’s Summer Concert Series! Join us for music from romantic to modern, including the turbulent Reinecke Undine Sonata, Strauss’ Four Last Songs, and a modern setting of Irish Folk Tunes by Corigliano. Admission is by donation (if able), Sunday at 3pm at Union Episcopal Church for the West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts. If you’d prefer an outside seat, feel free to bring a chair and sit on the front lawn!

For more information about this event, CLICK HERE

Also, check out our upcoming events for the fall, including Taiko Drumming, Claremont HopStops, and more! www.wcc-ma.org

The Saturday: a magical evening of food and music

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They've saved a seat just for you!

They’ve saved a seat just for you!

 

The Art of the Duo: Kinan Azmeh, clarinet, and Dinuk Wijeratne, piano return for the last stop on this summer’s tour of N. and S. America. That’s right, Ottawa, Argentina, NYC, and Claremont!

(Multicultural Buffet Dinner prior to the concert at 5:30)
Saturday, August 15th, 2015
Concert, 7pm, admission by freewill donation

Join us this Saturday at the West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts​ for these amazing internationally acclaimed musicians. Multicultural Buffet Dinner at 5:30pm, and concert (by donation) at 7pm. A fusion of their classical and jazz training, and inspired by their heritage (Syrian and Sri Lankan), their performance is a celebration of the unique passion only music can express. A part of the WCCMA’s Summer Concert Series at Union Church, made possible by Concertmaster Sponsor Mascoma Savings Bank.

Multicultural Buffet features food from around the world, including Lebanese, Korean, Norwegian, American, Italian, Greek, and more. Reservations appreciated: [email protected]. Adults $10, students $5.