Festival 9:30am-5pm; Concert 7:30pm Fall Fiddle Festival Workshops and Concert featuring fiddle faculty Jenna Moynihan, Pascal Gemme, Audrey Budington, & Liz Faiella with Dan Faiella and Yann Falquet, guitar Saturday, October 4, 2025 Concord Community Music School, Concord NH Festival 9:30am-5pm, Concert 7:30pm Workshops + Concert: $130 | Register now Concert only: $25 / $20 ... Read more
Join contralto Melissa Elsman (our newest voice faculty) and pianist Kathryn Southworth for Part Two of this lecture–recital exploring the life and music of nineteenth-century Parisian composer Augusta Holmès. Denied access to the Paris Conservatory like her male peers, Holmès persuaded César Franck to take her on as a private student. “She arouses in me ... Read more
It's back! Whether you have little ones that are too young to go out at night or you want to relive your childhood, we have you covered. Come trick-or-treat at the Music School on Halloween. Start at our reception desk and follow the signs to our admin staff's offices. A different treat awaits at each ... Read more
Composer Stephen James will speak about his creative process when composing, how he researched the poems of Mary Oliver, what inspired him, and how he chose which poems to include in his song cycle for soprano and piano. He will share insights into the texts and how they influenced his writing as he composed the songs. ... Read more
Stephen James, composer, turns collaborative pianist and is joined by soprano Jennie O'Brien for the premiere performance in New Hampshire of his song cycle In Blackwater Woods, set to poems by Mary Oliver. The song cycle includes seven remarkable poems of Mary Oliver which explore moments in her life, the wonders of nature and human reactions ... Read more