6:00–6:30 PM Beginner Taiko
6:30–8:00 PM Taiko Club
All ages welcome. (Under 10 with an assisting adult.) Listed donation amounts are suggested. Pay what feels good for your situation.
Come drum with us! Have you played Taiko before? Or do you want to try Taiko drumming?
Join us for the Claremont Taiko Club (+Introduction to Taiko) with Stuart Paton from the Burlington Taiko, where we share drumming and stories about Japanese culture and history.
No experience is required.
Join us for a weekly workshop on Wednesday evenings, 10/21–12/9 (there are no workshops on 11/11)
*Registering for one or more days and paying the full class fee will get you access to all the classes*
6:00–6:30 PM
African Percussion for kids
Ideal for ages through pre-teens
6:30–8:00 PM
African Percussion
Ideal for High School through Professional
Mamadou Diabate was born into a traditional musician family (Sambla people) in Burkina Faso (West Africa), with a long tradition of practising the profession of story telling and music making. At the age of 5 he started his professional training with his father Penegue Diabate, who in his days was considered the best balafon player far beyond the bordes of the sambla culture. At 8 he began with his apprenticeship years with renowned balafonists of neighboring peoples. In 1988 and 1998 he won the first prize of the “National Culture Week” of Burkina Faso. He currently lives in Austria. With his group Percussion Mania he won the Austrian World Music Award (2011) and the Grand Prix of the “Triangle du Balafon” Competition in Mali (2012). For his virtuosity, he was there also honored with the “Prix Alkaly Camara de la virtuosité”. www.mamadoudiabate.com
Please join us for an evening concert, presented by West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts.
Tickets by Donation. Students FREE.
Advanced Tickets: Pay what feels good! (Sug. 20 – 60)
Suggested donation $5-20 (I’m a household on a budget), or $25-60 (I’ve got some money and I want to make a difference!) No one turned away for lack of ability to pay. Can’t pay online? Use the waitlist.
Waitlist (free option): Pay at the event (Sug. 20 – 60)
Suggested donation $5-20 (I’m a household on a budget), or $25-60 (I’ve got some money and I want to make a difference!) No one turned away for lack of ability to pay. Use this option if you can’t pay online.
Singer/songwriter Myra Flynn spends her career embracing dichotomy. Half Irish and half African American, her original indie/soul songs blend soulful vocals with a lyrical delivery that doesn’t let one get too comfortable. As the New England Deli Magazine puts it, “Her vocal influences have as much in common with Ani Difranco and Shawn Colvin as they do with Rihanna and Jill Scott.”
Myra’s latest album, Shadow Work, was released in the summer of 2023. Margaret Grayson of 7days describes Shadow Work as “… five songs deeply concerned with relationships of all kinds. Flynn, who splits her time between Vermont and Los Angeles, sings of mothers and daughters, romantic relationships gone wrong, and the people who get us through the hardest times. She considers big questions about how a person ought to be in the world, but she conducts her case studies on the most intimate of stages. In certain moments, she questions herself, wondering if she’s doing enough for the people she loves; other times, she offers full-throated declarations of her own worth in the world. The same song can hold both sentiments, and Flynn’s ability to capture complicated, conflicting emotions in her lyrics swept me away.”
Myra is a lyrical storyteller, who uses her voice to empower, inspire, and even educate. She fearlessly tackles topics that others shy away from in both her music and in her journalism career. She says that motherhood has left her no more time to be self conscious and there is no room for shyness. She finds a new strength, independence and inspiration in her daughter, Avalon, and her husband Phil. Myra is a singer, songwriter, journalist, advocate, ally, mother, wife – and always, unapologetically, human.
Her podcast with Vermont Public Radio, titled Homegoings, is a “righteous space for art and race.” It’s a show that invites listeners to be a fly on the wall, privy to candid and genuine conversations about race. We explore themes that fearlessly straddle the line between necessary and uncomfortable, as I speak with artists, experts and regular folks all over the country about their literal skin in the game – of everyday life. Homegoings is storytelling – with a heartbeat. No topic is off the table, and there’s no such thing as going “too deep.” These are the conversations that are our birthright to have, and the stories we are lucky to hear.Currently, Myra Flynn lives a bi-costal life, still holding onto her roots in Vermont part of her year while also working and living in Los Angeles under the guidance of Swift Street Management Team. She has created a jewelry line made from recycled piano parts and recently partnered with Vermont Vineyard, Shelburne Vineyard to create a namesake wine: FLYNN. She has toured the United States countless times as well as: Whales, London, Ireland and most frequently, Australia. Her motto regarding next steps and fame tends to be: “If you’re doing it, you’ve already made it.”
Join us for a weekly workshop on Wednesday evenings, 10/21–12/9 (there are no workshops on 11/11)
*Registering for one or more days and paying the full class fee will get you access to all the classes*
6:00–6:30 PM
African Percussion for kids
Ideal for ages through pre-teens
6:30–8:00 PM
African Percussion
Ideal for High School through Professional
Mamadou Diabate was born into a traditional musician family (Sambla people) in Burkina Faso (West Africa), with a long tradition of practising the profession of story telling and music making. At the age of 5 he started his professional training with his father Penegue Diabate, who in his days was considered the best balafon player far beyond the bordes of the sambla culture. At 8 he began with his apprenticeship years with renowned balafonists of neighboring peoples. In 1988 and 1998 he won the first prize of the “National Culture Week” of Burkina Faso. He currently lives in Austria. With his group Percussion Mania he won the Austrian World Music Award (2011) and the Grand Prix of the “Triangle du Balafon” Competition in Mali (2012). For his virtuosity, he was there also honored with the “Prix Alkaly Camara de la virtuosité”. www.mamadoudiabate.com
6:00–6:30 PM Beginner Taiko
6:30–8:00 PM Taiko Club
All ages welcome. (Under 10 with an assisting adult.) Listed donation amounts are suggested. Pay what feels good for your situation.
Come drum with us! Have you played Taiko before? Or do you want to try Taiko drumming?
Join us for the Claremont Taiko Club (+Introduction to Taiko) with Stuart Paton from the Burlington Taiko, where we share drumming and stories about Japanese culture and history.
No experience is required.
Join us for a weekly workshop on Wednesday evenings, 10/21–12/9 (there are no workshops on 11/11)
*Registering for one or more days and paying the full class fee will get you access to all the classes*
6:00–6:30 PM
African Percussion for kids
Ideal for ages through pre-teens
6:30–8:00 PM
African Percussion
Ideal for High School through Professional
Mamadou Diabate was born into a traditional musician family (Sambla people) in Burkina Faso (West Africa), with a long tradition of practising the profession of story telling and music making. At the age of 5 he started his professional training with his father Penegue Diabate, who in his days was considered the best balafon player far beyond the bordes of the sambla culture. At 8 he began with his apprenticeship years with renowned balafonists of neighboring peoples. In 1988 and 1998 he won the first prize of the “National Culture Week” of Burkina Faso. He currently lives in Austria. With his group Percussion Mania he won the Austrian World Music Award (2011) and the Grand Prix of the “Triangle du Balafon” Competition in Mali (2012). For his virtuosity, he was there also honored with the “Prix Alkaly Camara de la virtuosité”. www.mamadoudiabate.com
6:00–6:30 PM Beginner Taiko
6:30–8:00 PM Taiko Club
All ages welcome. (Under 10 with an assisting adult.) Listed donation amounts are suggested. Pay what feels good for your situation.
Come drum with us! Have you played Taiko before? Or do you want to try Taiko drumming?
Join us for the Claremont Taiko Club (+Introduction to Taiko) with Stuart Paton from the Burlington Taiko, where we share drumming and stories about Japanese culture and history.
No experience is required.
Join us for a weekly workshop on Wednesday evenings, 10/21–12/9 (there are no workshops on 11/11)
*Registering for one or more days and paying the full class fee will get you access to all the classes*
6:00–6:30 PM
African Percussion for kids
Ideal for ages through pre-teens
6:30–8:00 PM
African Percussion
Ideal for High School through Professional
Mamadou Diabate was born into a traditional musician family (Sambla people) in Burkina Faso (West Africa), with a long tradition of practising the profession of story telling and music making. At the age of 5 he started his professional training with his father Penegue Diabate, who in his days was considered the best balafon player far beyond the bordes of the sambla culture. At 8 he began with his apprenticeship years with renowned balafonists of neighboring peoples. In 1988 and 1998 he won the first prize of the “National Culture Week” of Burkina Faso. He currently lives in Austria. With his group Percussion Mania he won the Austrian World Music Award (2011) and the Grand Prix of the “Triangle du Balafon” Competition in Mali (2012). For his virtuosity, he was there also honored with the “Prix Alkaly Camara de la virtuosité”. www.mamadoudiabate.com
Join us for a weekly workshop on Wednesday evenings, 10/21–12/9 (there are no workshops on 11/11)
*Registering for one or more days and paying the full class fee will get you access to all the classes*
6:00–6:30 PM
African Percussion for kids
Ideal for ages through pre-teens
6:30–8:00 PM
African Percussion
Ideal for High School through Professional
Mamadou Diabate was born into a traditional musician family (Sambla people) in Burkina Faso (West Africa), with a long tradition of practising the profession of story telling and music making. At the age of 5 he started his professional training with his father Penegue Diabate, who in his days was considered the best balafon player far beyond the bordes of the sambla culture. At 8 he began with his apprenticeship years with renowned balafonists of neighboring peoples. In 1988 and 1998 he won the first prize of the “National Culture Week” of Burkina Faso. He currently lives in Austria. With his group Percussion Mania he won the Austrian World Music Award (2011) and the Grand Prix of the “Triangle du Balafon” Competition in Mali (2012). For his virtuosity, he was there also honored with the “Prix Alkaly Camara de la virtuosité”. www.mamadoudiabate.com
Join us for a weekly workshop on Wednesday evenings, 10/21–12/9 (there are no workshops on 11/11)
*Registering for one or more days and paying the full class fee will get you access to all the classes*
6:00–6:30 PM
African Percussion for kids
Ideal for ages through pre-teens
6:30–8:00 PM
African Percussion
Ideal for High School through Professional
Mamadou Diabate was born into a traditional musician family (Sambla people) in Burkina Faso (West Africa), with a long tradition of practising the profession of story telling and music making. At the age of 5 he started his professional training with his father Penegue Diabate, who in his days was considered the best balafon player far beyond the bordes of the sambla culture. At 8 he began with his apprenticeship years with renowned balafonists of neighboring peoples. In 1988 and 1998 he won the first prize of the “National Culture Week” of Burkina Faso. He currently lives in Austria. With his group Percussion Mania he won the Austrian World Music Award (2011) and the Grand Prix of the “Triangle du Balafon” Competition in Mali (2012). For his virtuosity, he was there also honored with the “Prix Alkaly Camara de la virtuosité”. www.mamadoudiabate.com
