Walden School - Concert Series

2010

Schedule

Past Artists

The Walden School 2010 Concert Series

All events are held in the Louise Shonk Kelly Recital Hall on the campus of the Dublin School (unless otherwise noted), begin at 7:30 p.m. and are free of charge and open to the public.

June 27
Emile Blondel, pianist Program
Performing works by Bach, Bartók and Ginastera.

June 29
Composers Forum I Program
Walden School Faculty Moderators
Composers Forums are concert performances combined with engaging dialogue. World premiere performances of pieces written by Walden students, ages 9-18, are followed by discussions, led by the moderators, among the composer, performers and audience.

July 2
Tamsin Waley-Cohen, violin
Steven Beck, piano Program
Presented by Peter Pap Oriental Rugs
Performing works by Beethoven, George Benjamin, Delius, Debussy, among others.

July 6
Composers Forum II Program
Walden School Faculty Moderators
Composers Forums are concert performances combined with engaging dialogue. World premiere performances of pieces written by Walden students, ages 9-18, are followed by discussions, led by the moderators, among the composer, performers and audience.

July 8
Brendan Taaffe – Community Sing
Join the Walden School community in song as we sing music from various American folk traditions. Audience participation encouraged!

July 11
Bill Stevens Jazz Ensemble Program
Weldon Kollock, trombone
Bill Stevens, piano
Tony Makarome, bass
Eric Mrozkowski, drums
Michael Stevens, visual artist

July 12
Hexnut (The Starving Artist in Keene) Program
Co-Presentation with Monadnock Music at the Starving Artist performance space.

July 13
Composers Forum III
Walden School Faculty Moderators
Composers Forums are concert performances combined with engaging dialogue. World premiere performances of pieces written by Walden students, ages 9-18, are followed by discussions, led by the moderators, among the composer, performers and audience.

July 16
Hexnut Program
Faculty Commissioning Ensemble
World premieres of music commissioned by The Walden School / Hexnut, featuring the compositions of members of The Walden School faculty.

July 23
The Walden School Players
          Steve Beck, piano
          Jane Chung, violin
          Jane Cords-O’Hara, cello
          Matt Gold, percussion
          Amelia Lukas, flutes
          Nadia Sirota, viola
          Meighan Stoops, clarinets
This concert features a wide variety of contemporary concert music, performed by some of the most versatile and virtuosic new music performers in the United States. Repertoire to include works by Peter Lieberson, Kaija Saariaho, Fred Lerdahl and Melinda Wagner, among others.

July 25
Composer-in-Residence Presentation
Melinda Wagner

July 26
Festival Week Composers Forum I
Melinda Wagner, moderator
Composers Forums are concert performances combined with engaging dialogue. World premiere performances of pieces written by Walden students, ages 9-18, are followed by discussions, led by the moderators, among the composer, performers and audience.

July 27
Festival Week Composers Forum II
Melinda Wagner, moderator
Composers Forums are concert performances combined with engaging dialogue. World premiere performances of pieces written by Walden students, ages 9-18, are followed by discussions, led by the moderators, among the composer, performers and audience.

July 28
Festival Week Composers Forum III
Melinda Wagner, moderator
Composers Forums are concert performances combined with engaging dialogue. World premiere performances of pieces written by Walden students, ages 9-18, are followed by discussions, led by the moderators, among the composer, performers and audience.

July 30
The Walden School Choral Concert (Peterborough Town Hall, Peterborough)
Leo Wanenchak, director
Always a summer favorite in the Monadnock Region, this year’s concert will feature music drawn from various American folks traditions, featuring arrangements and compositions by Alice Parker, Aaron Copland, Jennifer Higdon, James Erb, Melinda Wagner and more!

August 5 (Keene Unitarian Church, Keene)
August 6
San Francisco Guitar Quartet and Musicians from Monadnock Music
Co-presentations with Monadnock Music
These concerts will feature programs combining the artistry of the acclaimed San Francisco Guitar Quartet, who will perform many works commissioned by the ensemble, as well as delightful chamber music featuring the musicians of Monadnock Music.

Tamsin Waley-Cohen