Tuesday 5/7 — Polky & Friday 5/10 — New Inca Son!

Happy Spring!

We’ve got great events coming up soon, at the newly renovated Claremont Creative Center! We are excited to show the new space, with some awesome music, with you all!


Polky

Tuesday, May 7, 2024 @ 6:30 PM
WCCMA @ CCC
56 Opera House Sq., Claremont NH

Toronto’s Polky, led by multi-talented female musicians, delights audiences with joyful vocal harmonies and unusual instruments.

Join us for the soft opening of the Claremont Creative Center! Toronto’s Polky, led by multi-talented female musicians, delights audiences with joyful vocal harmonies, unusual instruments, and upbeat performances. Drawing deep inspiration from Poland’s rich cultural tapestry, they push musical boundaries by fearlessly blending Polish traditional music with sounds and rhythms from across the globe.

This event will be live in person and live-streamed on YouTube.


New Inca Son

Friday, May 10, 2024 @ 6:30 PM
WCCMA @ CCC
56 Opera House Sq., Claremont NH

The richness of Andean folklore comes alive with New Inca Son, “proud bearer of an indispensable cultural legacy.” (Keith Lockhart, Boston Pops Conductor). Acclaimed in the U.S. and abroad for over 20 years, the group has performed its ancient melodies and dances on world class stages such as the 1994 FIFA World Cup, 1996 and 2002 Olympic Games, and the White House. In 2019, New Inca Son had the honor of headlining at both of our country’s Smithsonian National Museums of the American Indian, NYC and Washington DC locations. In 2015, the band performed at the Kennedy Center for the Arts and the Smithsonian FolkLife Festival, as part of a special tribute to Peru; and at Philadelphia’s Mann Center’s for an audience of over 4000 enthusiastic kids from inner city schools.

New Inca Son is a band with a mission: to preserve its indigenous heritage and to instill, particularly in children and young people, an understanding and appreciation of it. As such, our artists both perform and educate, offering hands-on workshops, interactive concerts, and residencies for students in schools, colleges, libraries, and performing arts centers nationwide. As recognition for its educational work, the band has earned the 2007 “Distinguished Arts Educator in Music” award from the Massachusetts Alliance for Arts Education (MAAE) and 2009 “Gold Star Award,” Mass Cultural Council. Manager Marianne Ruggiero is available to help educators write grant proposals to NEFA toward bringing the group to their schools for activities which connect meaningfully to Music, Dance, Social Studies, World History, and Spanish.


Did you miss previous concerts? Watch them on our YouTube Channel!


Thank you for your continued support!
We look forward to many great events to share with you in 2024.

See you at our next event!

TOMORROW! Saturday 1/27 HopStop – Frederic Chiu

HopStop: Frederic Chiu

January 27, 2024 @ 11:00 AM
WCCMA @ Union Church
133 Old Church Rd., Claremont NH

One piano. Two composers. Three rounds. Young audiences listen, debate and vote on a showdown between two iconic musicians.

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Did you miss previous concerts? Watch them on our YouTube Channel!


Happy New Year, and thank you for your continued support!
We look forward to many great events to share with you in 2024.

Stay warm, stay creative, and see you at our next event!

Friday 1/19 — Sally Pinkas – Musical Couples: The Schumanns and the Oliveiras & 1/27 HopStop!

Sally Pinkas – Musical Couples: The Schumanns and the Oliveiras

January 19th @ 6:30 PM at WCCMA at Union Church

Ranging from the quintessentially Romantic to the contemporary Brazilian, this program explores music created by couples sharing their personal and professional lives.

Following her London debut at Wigmore Hall, Israeli-born pianist Sally Pinkas has garnered universal praise as an eloquent and ardent performer. Among highlights are appearances with the Boston Pops, the Aspen Philharmonia and New York’s Jupiter Symphony, and at the festivals of Marlboro, Rockport (USA), Pontlevoy (France), Havana (Cuba) and HCMC Conservatory (Vietnam). A first-ever performance of Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto in Bandung (Indonesia’s 2nd largest city), premieres of George Rochberg’s monumental Circles of Fire for two pianos in Russia, Israel and Nigeria, and a revival of rarely-heard 19th-century Filipino Salon Music in its birth city Manila, all exemplify Pinkas’ wide-ranging repertoire. Through her travel she shares it generously with enthusiastic audiences and young pianists.

More information


HopStop: Frederic Chiu

January 27, 2024 @ 11:00 AM

One piano. Two composers. Three rounds. Young audiences listen, debate and vote on a showdown between two iconic musicians.

More information


Did you miss previous concerts? Watch them on our YouTube Channel!


Happy New Year, and thank you for your continued support!
We look forward to many great events to share with you in 2024.

Stay warm, stay creative, and see you at our next event!