Introduction to Japanese Taiko Workshop
October 25, 2022 @ 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Claremont Savings Bank Community Center
Learn the basics to Japanese Taiko Drumming with Sensei Stuart Paton of the Burlington Taiko Group. Participants will have the options of participating in the Claremont Taiko Club during the 3 day residency. This workshop is open to all ages and abilities. Presented by West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts, in collaboration with Claremont Parks and Recreation. This event is funded in part by the NH State Council on the Arts and the New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies.
Claremont Taiko Club Open Rehearsal
October 25, 2022 @ 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM at Claremont Savings Bank Community Center
WCCMA is offering a 2-day workshop of the Claremont taiko club during this fall’s 3-day residency with Burlington Taiko Group. Activities will be in the late afternoon and evening. No experience is necessary (join the Intro class before our first session to learn the basics)! Participants will be able to join in a performance during the 2023 spring/summer season, and be able to participate in making a Japanese taiko drum for the club over the winter. Presented by West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts, in collaboration with Claremont Parks and Recreation. This event is funded in part by the NH State Council on the Arts and the New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies.
Of Harvest and All Hallows
October 31, 2022 @ 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM at WCCMA @ Union Episcopal Church
Traverse the deeply rooted traditions of the season, especially Harvest, Hallowe’en, Samhain, and Day of the Dead/All Souls Day, with this multidisciplinary presentation. Through music, history, and story we will move through sites indoors and outdoors, with a Dance Macabre in the cemetery, a traditional Celtic tune by the fire, a character-filled tango, and Bach by candlelight in the church. Performer Melissa Richmond will present works composed and arranged for solo flute, accompanied by stories and history about these traditions. Music by Saint-Saën, Doppler, Debussy, CPE Bach, Piazzola and more. Following the presentation there will be an opportunity for questions, treats, a warm drink, and a traditional Hallowe’en activity or two. Costumes are welcome. This event is funded in part by the NH State Council on the Arts, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program. In the event of inclement weather all parts of the show will be moved indoors. Fire pit and outdoor heater will be used if temperature outdoors is chilly – dress for the outdoors temperature. Reservations in advance are appreciated so we can plan for treats and seats for all those planning to attend. Tickets are by sliding scale donation, feel free to register for free in advance and make a contribution at the door for those able.
Apple Hill String Quartet with Sally Pinkas
November 10, 2022 @ 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM at WCCMA @ Union Episcopal Church
A musical odyssey spanning continents and centuries, sponsored by the Hopkins Center at Dartmouth College.
Our friend and Hopkins Center at Dartmouth College pianist-in-residence joins the quartet for a special Claremont Concert as they kick off their year-long residency at the Hop with a stunningly varied concert. With every program, Apple Hill aims to amplify new voices, views and backgrounds in classical music and to represent their global travels. Here they perform piano quintets by the French 19th-century composer César Franck and South African Bongani Ndodana-Breen (b. 1975) as well as the String Quartet Ragamala (2013) by Reena Esmail (b. 1983). WCCMA is proud to present this concert as part of our fall season filled with a variety of ensembles and music from cultures and traditions (ancient through contemporary!) around the world. This concert is sponsored by Hopkins Center at Dartmouth College and generously supported by the Frank L. Harrington 1924 Fund No. 3, the Arthur J. 1903 and Nellie Z. Cohen Fund and the Nathan W. Pearson 1932 and Sons Fund. With thanks to the Union Episcopal Church for providing the concert venue and WCCMA’s donors and staff.
Haven String Quartet
November 16, 2022 @ 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM at WCCMA at Union Church
The Haven String Quartet, the Quartet in Residence of Music Haven, perform a concert filled with interesting music and informational tidbits
Join us for a performance by the Haven String Quartet, the Quartet in Residence of Music Haven. The performance will include interesting details and tidbits on the works they will perform. This event is a part of a day-long residency for HSQ at WCCMA where they will work with students from WCCMA and the Upper Valley Music Center in Masterclasses and Workshops. This program is part of a partnered grant with Saint-Gaudens Memorials, and is funded in part by the NH State Council on the Arts and the New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies. ABOUT HSQ Featured in the New York Times and on NPR, and sought after for both their command on the concert stage and their mastery as teachers, Haven String Quartet has been described as “exquisite” by the NH Register. Its four members represent the world’s top conservatories and bring outstanding chamber music performances to New Haven neighborhoods and throughout the region with a full season of concerts, recitals, educational workshops, and performances for diverse audiences in public spaces. The Quartet serves as the permanent quartet-in-residence and teaching faculty for Music Haven, and spearheads the organization’s tuition-free strings program for youth, which has been recognized as a top 50 after-school arts program in the country by the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities for six years. Each member of HSQ teaches a full studio of 15-20 Music Haven students in private lessons, group classes, studio classes, chamber groups, and an advanced chamber orchestra.
