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SUMMARY:CANCELLED: CCMS Student Recital - November 7\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PLEASE CONSIDER ATTENDING ANOTHER UPCOMING ACTIVITY HERE AT CCMS. \nStudent recitals are part of the Concord Community Music School’s multi-level curriculum for private lesson students. These frequent performance opportunities help our students perform more easily\, broaden their musical skills\, and help them make new musical friends. \nRecital to be held at 7PM. It will be held in our historic Recital Hall. It is free of charge and open to the public. Donations are appreciated.
URL:https://www.ccmusicschool.org/event/ccms-student-recital-nov-7-2025/
LOCATION:CCMS Recital Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251023T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251023T200000
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SUMMARY:CCMS Student Recital - October 23\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:Student recitals are part of the Concord Community Music School’s multi-level curriculum for private lesson students. These frequent performance opportunities help our students perform more easily\, broaden their musical skills\, and help them make new musical friends. \nThis event will be held in our historic Recital Hall. It is free of charge and open to the public. Donations are appreciated.
URL:https://www.ccmusicschool.org/event/student-recital-20251023/
LOCATION:CCMS Recital Hall
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250623
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SUMMARY:Piano Somatics Institute with Alan Fraser
DESCRIPTION:New England’s first post-pandemic Piano Somatics Institute returns to Concord this year on June 20 – 22\, with two special free introductory events on Friday\, June 20 in the Recital Hall. This is the perfect opportunity to discover how Alan Fraser and Piano Somatics can help improve your piano playing – even create a breakthrough! \nFREE INTRODUCTORY LECTURE FOR YOUNG PIANISTS – FRIDAY\, 4 PM \nIn the first introductory seminar\, Alan will introduce young pianists to Pianimals\, the first ever piano method based on the Feldenkrais Method. The children will be taken through a series of exercises to improve how the hand stands\, walks\, runs and jumps on key\, and a couple of mini-demo lessons given to volunteers from the audience will show how it works in practice. This is a free event open to all interested pianists and their families and friends. \nFREE INTRODUCTORY LECTURE FOR TEENS AND ADULTS – FRIDAY\, 5 PM \nThe second hour is dedicated to older CCMS students and staff (teens and adults)\, with exercises taken not only from Pianimals but from Fraser’s other books on piano technique. Again\, audience members will be taken through a series of movements for the hand\, and then shown in a couple of small demo lessons how these strategies can quickly transform one’s ability and sound at the keyboard. This is also a free event open to all interested pianists\, their families and friends. \n  \nINSTITUTE REGISTRATION \nIf you know you want to attend the institute\, you can register on Alan Fraser’s website here. If you are not sure\, you will have a chance to register at the conclusion of the free events Friday afternoon (space permitting). \nOPEN TO ALL INTERESTED PIANISTS \nThe Institute is open to all interested pianists: \n\nstudents who wish to improve their sound and agility\namateurs who wish to feel more in command of the instrument\nteachers who want new ways of teaching technique to their students\nprofessionals who wish to hone their skills to the highest possible level.\n\nThere is no limit to improvement! \nSPECIAL DISCOUNTS: CCMS STUDENTS AND STAFF \nCCMS students and staff are welcome to audit the institute at no charge\, and receive a generous discount for active participation. \nABOUT ALAN FRASER \nCanadian pianist Alan Fraser gives master classes and recitals worldwide and conducts ongoing research and refinement on the ideas put forth in his three books\, The Craft of Piano Playing (also in DVD)\, Honing the Pianistic Self-Image\, and All Thumbs: Well-Coordinated Piano Technique. He is at work on several new volumes. Visit here for more on Alan Fraser. \nIf you have concerns or questions about your participation in the institute and would like to address them directly to Alan Fraser\, send him an email. \nTo view the full weekend workshop schedule\, lecture topics\, and registration\, please visit Alan Fraser’s website: https://www.alanfraserinstitute.com/21-usa-concord.php 
URL:https://www.ccmusicschool.org/event/piano-somatics-institute-with-alan-fraser/
LOCATION:CCMS Recital Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250529T180000
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SUMMARY:CCMS Student Recitals - May 29\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:Student recitals are part of the Concord Community Music School’s multi-level curriculum for private lesson students. These frequent performance opportunities help our students perform more easily\, broaden their musical skills\, and help them make new musical friends. \nTonight\, there will be back-to-back recitals at 6 pm and 7pm. \nThese events will be held in our historic Recital Hall. They are free of charge and open to the public. Donations are appreciated.
URL:https://www.ccmusicschool.org/event/student-recital-may29-2025/
LOCATION:CCMS Recital Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250514T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250514T200000
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SUMMARY:CCMS Adult Student Recital - May 14\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:Student recitals are part of the Concord Community Music School’s multi-level curriculum for private lesson students. These frequent performance opportunities help our students perform more easily\, broaden their musical skills\, and help them make new musical friends. \nThis event will be held in our Community Room. It is free of charge and open to the public. Donations are appreciated.
URL:https://www.ccmusicschool.org/event/student-recital-may14-2025-2/
LOCATION:CCMS Recital Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250509T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250509T200000
DTSTAMP:20260602T070636
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SUMMARY:CANCELLED - CCMS Student Recital - May 9\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:This event has been cancelled. We welcome you to attend our other events and happenings. \nStudent recitals are part of the Concord Community Music School’s multi-level curriculum for private lesson students. These frequent performance opportunities help our students perform more easily\, broaden their musical skills\, and help them make new musical friends. \nThis event will be held in our historic Recital Hall. It is free of charge and open to the public. Donations are appreciated.
URL:https://www.ccmusicschool.org/event/ccms-student-recital-may-9-2025/
LOCATION:CCMS Recital Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250417T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250417T190000
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SUMMARY:CCMS Student Recital - April 17\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:Student recitals are part of the Concord Community Music School’s multi-level curriculum for private lesson students. These frequent performance opportunities help our students perform more easily\, broaden their musical skills\, and help them make new musical friends. \nThis event will be held in our historic Recital Hall. It is free of charge and open to the public. Donations are appreciated.
URL:https://www.ccmusicschool.org/event/ccms-student-recital-apr17-2025/
LOCATION:CCMS Recital Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250410T121000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250410T125000
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SUMMARY:Bach's Lunch:  South Asian Music (Performance)
DESCRIPTION:Hari Maya Adhikari\,  Prem Sagar Khatiwada\, David Nugent\, William Fletcher\, and Sushil Gautam perform a variety of traditional Indian and Nepalese tunes. \nHari Maya Adhikari is originally from Nepal\, holds a Master’s in Music from the Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi\, India\, and taught music at a university in Nepal. She performs for Indian\, Bhutanese\, and Nepali communities in New Hampshire and throughout the Northeast\, especially for religious events and important traditional celebrations. She plays classical Indian music as well as sacred and popular tunes\, and composes some of her own music in the South Asian traditions. \nPrem Sagar Khatiwada holds a Master’s degree in music from the Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi\, India. He was born in Nepal and comes from a very musical family; his brothers play the bamboo flute and sing. He plays the tabla (a double drum with resonating surfaces on the top side) and the madal (a single drum with resonating surfaces on either end). After graduate work\, he was on the music faculty of a university in Nepal. In addition to his musical expertise\, Mr. Khatiwada studied Sanskrit and is a Hindu priest. (by special arrangement) \nWilliam Fletcher holds degrees in Choral Music Education and in Music Theory and Composition from the University of New Hampshire. He retired\, after 37 years\, from the faculty of St. Paul’s School (Concord\, NH) where\, in addition to his duties as Wind Ensemble director and Choirmaster for 30 years\, he taught voice\, composition and music theory. He is a former faculty member  of CCMS.  In addition\, he has taught public schools in both Weston\, Ct. and Horseheads\, N.Y. He is a frequent adjudicator and guest conductor of music festivals throughout New England. As music director of the Concord Chorale \, a 75 voice auditioned community chorus\, he has led tours of France\, Italy\, Switzerland\, Germany\, Austria\, Ireland\, Canada and Czechoslovakia. In addition to being a respected music composer and producer\, Fletcher is also known as a talented portrait painter and graphic/web designer. \nSushil Gautam graduated from Tribhuvan Universit in his native Nepal in 2002. He dedicated years of work toward the preservation and promotion of Nepalese ethnic musical instruments and culture\, including writing a book on the sarangee (a traditional Nepalese bowing instrument) and helping to establish Music Museum of Nepal in Kathmandu.In addition to his work as a Nepali language interpreter and instructor for foreign students\, international travelers\, and diplomats\, Gautam has performed on stages in Nepal\, India\, China\, Europe\, and the United States. Now a permanent resident of the US\, Gautam lives and works in Massachusetts. \nThis event will be held in our historic Recital Hall. It is free of charge and open to the public\, thanks in part to the generosity of the Walker Fund. Donations are appreciated.
URL:https://www.ccmusicschool.org/event/bachs-lunch-2025-south-asian-music/
LOCATION:CCMS Recital Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250403T121000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250403T125000
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SUMMARY:Bach's Lunch:  Raga Music Composition (Lecture)
DESCRIPTION:Hari Maya Adhikari  and David Nugent will present a lecture on traditional Indian string instruments and their use in the creation and performance of Raga music. \nA raga  is a melodic framework for improvisation in\, and is central to\, Indian and Nepalese classical music. Each raga consists of an array of melodic structures with musical motifs; and\, from the perspective of the Indian tradition\, the resulting music has the ability to “color the mind” as it engages the emotions of the audience. \nHari Maya Adhikari is originally from Nepal\, holds a Master’s in Music from the Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi\, India\, and taught music at a university in Nepal. She performs for Indian\, Bhutanese\, and Nepali communities in New Hampshire and throughout the Northeast\, especially for religious events and important traditional celebrations. She plays classical Indian music as well as sacred and popular tunes\, and composes some of her own music in the South Asian traditions. \n  \nThis event will be held in our historic Recital Hall. It is free of charge and open to the public\, thanks in part to the generosity of the Walker Fund. Donations are appreciated.
URL:https://www.ccmusicschool.org/event/bachs-lunch-nepal-lecture/
LOCATION:CCMS Recital Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250328T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250328T200000
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SUMMARY:CCMS Student Recital - March 28\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:Student recitals are part of the Concord Community Music School’s multi-level curriculum for private lesson students. These frequent performance opportunities help our students perform more easily\, broaden their musical skills\, and help them make new musical friends. \nThis event will be held in our historic Recital Hall. It is free of charge and open to the public. Donations are appreciated.
URL:https://www.ccmusicschool.org/event/ccms-student-recital-mar28-2025/
LOCATION:CCMS Recital Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250314T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250314T190000
DTSTAMP:20260602T070636
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SUMMARY:CCMS Student Recital - March 14\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:Student recitals are part of the Concord Community Music School’s multi-level curriculum for private lesson students. These frequent performance opportunities help our students perform more easily\, broaden their musical skills\, and help them make new musical friends. \nThis event will be held in our historic Recital Hall. It is free of charge and open to the public. Donations are appreciated.
URL:https://www.ccmusicschool.org/event/ccms-student-recital-march-14-2025/
LOCATION:CCMS Recital Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250308T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250308T210000
DTSTAMP:20260602T070636
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SUMMARY:David Surette Mandolin Festival Concert 2025
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Saturday\, March 8 at 7:30 PM for the David Surette Mandolin Festival Concert\, featuring Carlo Aonzo\, Sharon Gilchrist\, Will Patton and Neil Pearlman with special guests Susie\, Isa and Julianna Burke. This concert takes place in the Music School Recital Hall\, and tickets are $25 for adults and $20 for older adults (ages 65+) and ages 18 and under. Tickets can be purchased at the link below\, in person at the Music School or over the phone by calling 603-228-1196. Note: admission to the Saturday evening concert is included for all festival participants; registration for the weekend workshops is available online HERE or by calling 603-228-1196. For questions regarding registration\, please contact Registrar Nicole Laurin at nlaurin@ccmusicschool.org. \nOnline ticket purchase no longer available – limited tickets available at the door!\n  \nABOUT THE ARTISTS \nAs some of you know\, Carlo Aonzo experienced last minute visa problems which kept him from joining us from his home in Italy for the 2024 festival. We are so happy to tell you that Carlo will be joining us in 2025! Carlo’s illustrious career began with learning from his father in his native Savona. He is now is a world-renowned player and teacher of traditional Italian classical mandolin repertoire\, but his interests and skills span across many genres. Carlo’s deep interest in outreach activities focused on his instrument is witnessed by his countless collaborations with mandolin orchestras and chamber orchestras around the world\, as well as collaborations with a great number of fellow musicians including Beppe Gambetta and David Grisman. He is also regularly invited to judge mandolin contests\, give lectures\, and teach workshops in many countries. In the last few years he has toured Japan\, USA\, Panama\, Australia\, India\, Switzerland\, France\, Norway and Germany. He has been awarded both the first prize at the Concorso Internazionale “Pitzianti” in Venice\, and first prize at the Walnut Valley National Mandolin Contest in Winfield\, Kansas! In 2006 he founded the International Italian Mandolin Accademia in Genoa Nervi\, where David Surette taught in both 2018 and 2019. https://www.carloaonzo.com/ \n  \nWe are pleased to welcome into our mando family Nashville mandolin player Sharon Gilchrist! Our festival founder David had hoped to hire Sharon for a number of years\, and we’re thrilled that our schedules have finally meshed. Sharon Gilchrist began touring the national bluegrass circuit in her home state of Texas before earning a BA in Mandolin Performance at Belmont University in Nashville\, TN. For two decades\, Sharon has performed with many of the groundbreaking legends in bluegrass and new acoustic music including The Peter Rowan and Tony Rice Quartet\, Scott Nygaard and John Reischman in The Harmonic Tone Revealers\, Darol Anger\, Tony Trischka\, The CA Bluegrass Reunion Band\, Laurie Lewis and the Right Hands\, Uncle Earl and many others. She is also a respected and influential music educator offering private mandolin instruction\, online mandolin courses at http://www.pegheadnation.com\, and teaching at music camps internationally. In 2024\, Sharon joined the John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project as a featured artist and co-producer on their Vol 2. album\, which will be released in early 2025. Sharon currently lives in Nashville\, Tennessee. https://linktr.ee/sharongilchristmusic \n \nLast year\, with just days before the festival\, Maine’s Neil Pearlman filled in for Carlo with fabulous mandolin and piano playing. We asked him to come back for 2025 and are glad he said yes! Multi-instrumentalist\, producer\, step dancer and host of the TradCafe podcast\, Neil Pearlman is a vital and distinctive voice in contemporary folk music. While he is best known for his groundbreaking approach to the piano in Celtic music\, Neil is also a fantastic mandolinist\, as anyone who attended the 2024 mandolin festival can attest. Neil’s playing is continually evolving and spontaneous without losing its roots in the traditional piano styles of Atlantic Canada\, New England and Scotland. He has appeared internationally at major festivals such as the Newport Folk Festival\, Celtic Connections in Glasgow\, Celtic Colours in Cape Breton and the Orkney Folk Festival and has recorded or performed with luminaries of traditional folk music including Natalie MacMaster\, Darol Anger\, Seamus Egan and Alasdair Fraser. Neil plays with the wonderful Maine-based quartet the Pine Tree Flyers\, in addition to his solo work and other collaborations. His medley of Scottish tunes was a memorable concert moment in 2024. https://neilpearlman.com/ \n  \nAnd last but not least\, it will be great to welcome back after a long absence our Vermont friend\, Will Patton. Will has taught at the mandolin festival several times over the years\, always to rave reviews. Will plays everything from Brazilian choro music to bluegrass to the Beatles. He has been playing music since the age of 6\, starting on piano and taking up guitar at age 12. Mandolin and bass soon followed\, and he’s been leading bands since he was thirteen. He studied at Middlebury College in Vermont and discovered a deep connection with the rural landscape there\, but his travels have taken him to Rio\, Paris and the Caribbean as well as all over the U.S. and Canada. During the last twenty years he has been visiting and playing in Paris\, and has been recording and collaborating with legendary manouche guitarist Ninine Garcia. He also has a passion for Brazilian music\, exploring the music known as choro with his band Estrela do Norte\, and in the last 5 years he has been performing with the Vermont Mandolin Trio featuring Matt Flinner and Jamie Masefield. (Susie fondly remembers the duets David and Will did over the years and recalls even more of their ear-to-ear grins\, as seen in his photo.) https://wpatton.com
URL:https://www.ccmusicschool.org/event/david-surette-mandolin-festival-concert-2025/
LOCATION:CCMS Recital Hall
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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SUMMARY:Bach's Lunch:  The Roots of John Barleycorn: Myth\, Folktale\, Riddle\, and Song
DESCRIPTION:A beloved song of the Anglo-Celtic folk song tradition\, “John Barleycorn” parodies the traditional murder ballad style as it traces the life cycle of barley as it grows\, is harvested\, and turned into beer. Guitarist and CCMS faculty Dan Faiella\, in turn\, will trace the cycles of rebirth of the song itself as it winds its way from a distant Celtic past\, through King Arthur Legends\, 17th-century pub songs\, and its recent revival in the 60s and 70s. \n It will be held in our historic Recital Hall. It is free of charge and open to the public\, thanks in part to the generosity of the Walker Fund. Donations are appreciated.
URL:https://www.ccmusicschool.org/event/bachs-lunch-john-barleycorn/
LOCATION:CCMS Recital Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250220T121000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250220T125000
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SUMMARY:NEW DATE! Bach's Lunch:  Making Magic with Ken Burns
DESCRIPTION:Photo by Daniel B. Friedman\n  \nRESCHEDULED! Pianist Jacqueline Schwab spins musical stories out of the myriad strands in the American quilt and with the spirit of community music making at their heart. Her signature playing features in over a dozen of Ken Burns’ documentaries\, including his Grammy-winning Civil War\, Baseball\, Lewis and Clark\, Mark Twain\, The War and Benjamin Franklin\, as well as The Irish in America—The Long Journey Home and other PBS documentaries. She has performed at the White House for President Clinton and twice on PBS with the American Pops Orchestra and has accompanied Scottish singer Jean Redpath on public radio’s A Prairie Home Companion and on CBS’s Late Show with David Letterman. As a solo pianist\, she has performed vintage music in almost every state of the Union. She is well known to the traditional dance world for her groundbreaking playing with the Bare Necessities ensemble. Her recently-released solo album I Lift My Lamp—Illuminations from Immigrant America celebrates vintage music from American immigrants. A recent project has been a collaboration with Alliance for New Music-Theatre\, Washington\, DC\, where Jacqueline performed Ukrainian traditional music to accompany readings of recently translated plays about the war in Ukraine. Jacqueline graduated from New England Conservatory\, majoring in piano improvisation. She grew up in Pittsburgh and has since lived in Boston and on Cape Cod. \nMaking Magic with Ken Burns\, featuring pieces from Jacqueline’s Burns soundtrack performances\, as well as pieces from her own work inspired by Ken’s piercing window into American history. From Burns’ documentaries\, you will hear Jacqueline’s interpretation of Jay Ungar’s well-loved “Ashokan Farewell”\, along with well-known vintage American standards\, such as “Be Thou My Vision”\, “Tenting on the Old Campground” and “Take Me Out to the Ballgame”\, as well as lesser-known period tunes\, such as the traditional Scottish “Sae Merry As We Hae Been”. Jacqueline speaks about Ken’s unusual way of working with music—how he elicits emotive performances and uses music to amplify his messages and shed historical light on our lives today. \nThis event will be held in our historic Recital Hall. It is free of charge and open to the public\, thanks in part to the generosity of the Walker Fund. Donations are appreciated.
URL:https://www.ccmusicschool.org/event/bachs-lunch-ken_burns/
LOCATION:CCMS Recital Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250109T121000
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SUMMARY:Bach's Lunch:  "A Baroque Beatles Renaissance" (Concert)
DESCRIPTION:Emily Adams and Cody Switzer will perform songs from the English Renaissance and pair them with selections from the Beatles catalogue. Together\, we’ll take a trip across time from the 1560s to 1960s! \n\nWith my love\, my life was nestled (Thomas Morley; 1557-1602)\nYesterday (Paul McCartney; 1942-)\nIt was a Lover and his Lass (Thomas Morley; 1557-1602)\nThe Willow Song (William Byrd; 1540-1623)\nFool on the Hill (Paul McCartney; 1942-)\nFine knacks for ladies (John Dowland; 1563-1626)\nEleanor Rigby (Paul McCartney; 1942-)\nFlow my tears (John Dowland; 1563-1626)\nBlackbird (Paul McCartney; 1942-)\nWhen Laura Smiles (Philip Rosseter; 1568-1623)\nAcross the Universe (John Lennon; 1940-1980)\n\nThis event will be held in our historic Recital Hall. It is free of charge and open to the public\, thanks to the generosity of the Walker Fund. Donations are appreciated. \n____________________ \nEmily Adams:\nKnown for her vocal flexibility and expressiveness\, mezzo-soprano Emily Adams has performed in\noperas\, concerts\, and recitals throughout southern New England. An avid early music performer\,\nEmily sang the Monteverdi Vespers with Cantata Singers this past October\, and was a featured\nsoloist in their performance of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion. Recent opera performances include\nDorabella in Mozart’s Così fan tutte with Opera51. Past concert performances include the alto soloist\nin Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and Handel’s Messiah. Emily is also a professional pianist and\norganist and has accompanied productions of La Bohème and Der Schauspieldirektor for Opera\nNew Hampshire’s educational initiative. As a ballet pianist\, Emily worked with the apprentice\ncompany of Boston Ballet (BBII) and the San Francisco Opera dance corps. When not pursuing\nmusical ventures\, Emily loves sewing\, embroidery\, and most of all\, being a mom to her two\nrambunctious young children. \nCody Switzer:\nBorn in Mobile\, Alabama\, Cody Switzer began playing guitar at 10 years old starting with classical\nguitar lessons from the professor at the University of South Alabama and continuing throughout\nmiddle and high school. He continued his music education at the University of Alabama where he\nobtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Music Performance. Post-graduation he moved to Tallahassee\,\nFlorida to study with Bruce Holzman at Florida State University\, obtaining a Master’s Degree in Arts\nAdministration at FSU in 2018. During this time he was elected the president of the Classical Guitar\nSociety at FSU and director of the FSU Modern Guitar Ensemble. Cody moved to New Hampshire\nwith his wife in July 2020 and began teaching guitar for the Nashua Community Music School that\nfollowing October. In February 2023\, he was hired to be the Assistant Director for NCMS\, where he\ngleefully works in the main office\, manages outreach programs\, and still teaches students a variety\nof genres including classical\, thrash metal\, country\, and neo-soul.
URL:https://www.ccmusicschool.org/event/bachs-lunch-jan2025-2/
LOCATION:CCMS Recital Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250102T121000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250102T125000
DTSTAMP:20260602T070636
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SUMMARY:Bach's Lunch:  "A Baroque Beatles Renaissance" (Lecture)
DESCRIPTION:“Travel through time” as Cody Switzer and Emily Adams discuss similarities between the music of the English Renaissance (John Dowland\, William Byrd\, Thomas Morley) and that of the Beatles! They will discuss how lute songs\, as well as the music of Lennon and McCartney\, translate so well to solo voice and guitar. With musical examples and stories\, they will weave a tale as old as the 15th century and as new as the 20th. \nThis event will be held in our historic Recital Hall. It is free of charge and open to the public\, thanks to the generosity of the Walker Fund. Donations are appreciated. \n____________________ \nEmily Adams:\nKnown for her vocal flexibility and expressiveness\, mezzo-soprano Emily Adams has performed in\noperas\, concerts\, and recitals throughout southern New England. An avid early music performer\,\nEmily sang the Monteverdi Vespers with Cantata Singers this past October\, and was a featured\nsoloist in their performance of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion. Recent opera performances include\nDorabella in Mozart’s Così fan tutte with Opera51. Past concert performances include the alto soloist\nin Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and Handel’s Messiah. Emily is also a professional pianist and\norganist and has accompanied productions of La Bohème and Der Schauspieldirektor for Opera\nNew Hampshire’s educational initiative. As a ballet pianist\, Emily worked with the apprentice\ncompany of Boston Ballet (BBII) and the San Francisco Opera dance corps. When not pursuing\nmusical ventures\, Emily loves sewing\, embroidery\, and most of all\, being a mom to her two\nrambunctious young children. \nCody Switzer:\nBorn in Mobile\, Alabama\, Cody Switzer began playing guitar at 10 years old starting with classical\nguitar lessons from the professor at the University of South Alabama and continuing throughout\nmiddle and high school. He continued his music education at the University of Alabama where he\nobtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Music Performance. Post-graduation he moved to Tallahassee\,\nFlorida to study with Bruce Holzman at Florida State University\, obtaining a Master’s Degree in Arts\nAdministration at FSU in 2018. During this time he was elected the president of the Classical Guitar\nSociety at FSU and director of the FSU Modern Guitar Ensemble. Cody moved to New Hampshire\nwith his wife in July 2020 and began teaching guitar for the Nashua Community Music School that\nfollowing October. In February 2023\, he was hired to be the Assistant Director for NCMS\, where he\ngleefully works in the main office\, manages outreach programs\, and still teaches students a variety\nof genres including classical\, thrash metal\, country\, and neo-soul.
URL:https://www.ccmusicschool.org/event/bachs-lunch-a-beatles-renaissance-lecture/
LOCATION:CCMS Recital Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241221T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241221T190000
DTSTAMP:20260602T070636
CREATED:20241205T192631Z
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SUMMARY:CCMS String Department Student Recital
DESCRIPTION:Student recitals are part of the Concord Community Music School’s multi-level curriculum for private lesson students. These frequent performance opportunities help our students perform more easily\, broaden their musical skills\, and help them make new musical friends. \nThis concert features our string department students. \nThis event is part of our 40th Anniversary Year celebration and will be held in our historic Recital Hall. It is free of charge and open to the public. Donations are appreciated.
URL:https://www.ccmusicschool.org/event/dec2024_string_recital/
LOCATION:CCMS Recital Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241220T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241220T203000
DTSTAMP:20260602T070636
CREATED:20241205T192254Z
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SUMMARY:CCMS Student Recitals - December 20\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:Student recitals are part of the Concord Community Music School’s multi-level curriculum for private lesson students. These frequent performance opportunities help our students perform more easily\, broaden their musical skills\, and help them make new musical friends. \nTonight\, we have back-to-back recitals at 6 & 7PM. \nThese events are part of our 40th Anniversary Year celebration and will be held in our historic Recital Hall. They are free of charge and open to the public. Donations are appreciated.
URL:https://www.ccmusicschool.org/event/ccms-student-recitals-dec20-2024/
LOCATION:CCMS Recital Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241218T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241218T200000
DTSTAMP:20260602T070636
CREATED:20241205T192145Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241205T192145Z
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SUMMARY:CCMS Adult Student Recital - December 18\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:Student recitals are part of the Concord Community Music School’s multi-level curriculum for private lesson students. These frequent performance opportunities help our students perform more easily\, broaden their musical skills\, and help them make new musical friends. \nThis concert features our adult students. \nThis event is part of our 40th Anniversary Year celebration and will be held in our Community Room. It is free of charge and open to the public. Donations are appreciated.
URL:https://www.ccmusicschool.org/event/ccms-student-recitals-dec18-2024/
LOCATION:CCMS Recital Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241214T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241214T210000
DTSTAMP:20260602T070636
CREATED:20241115T200932Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241203T152110Z
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SUMMARY:Holiday Folk Concert
DESCRIPTION:Purchase Tickets Here \nNearly twenty years ago\, singer and guitarist Susie Burke and her husband\, guitarist/mandolinist David Surette\, began a series of annual holiday concerts with pianist/guitarist/bassist Kent Allyn. The shows soon became part of many people’s holiday traditions. David passed away in December 2021\, leaving very large shoes to fill\, and is sorely missed by so many. \nLast year\, Susie and Kent called on multi-instrumentalist Steve Roy\, one of David’s great pals and very favorite musical collaborators\, to join them for a series of holiday shows. The three return this year\, in a festive concert featuring selections from their holiday CD release “Wonderland\,” alongside a repertoire ranging from centuries-old traditional carols to unique takes on modern holiday classics. They will also feature a guest number performed by some of David’s students\, several of whom are now teacher/performers themselves. \nWith influences and styles ranging from folk to jazz\, Celtic to rock\, blues to Broadway and beyond\, this trio presents seasonal repertoire with heart\, humor\, flair\, and energy. \nSusie Burke is a singer\, guitarist\, educator and songwriter from southern Maine. Well-versed in a variety of contemporary and traditional folk styles\, Susie is best known for her work in a duo with her husband\, multi-instrumentalist and composer David Surette\, with whom she recorded seven albums and performed for thirty-five years. Reviews in the Boston Globe have said of Burke’s singing\, “her dark crystal voice is transporting”\, and “her phrasing is unerringly devoted to the lyric”. Susie continues to perform and teach throughout New England and beyond\, bringing a collaborative and joyful style to sharing music. \n \nKent Allyn is an in-demand accompanist and studio musician\, as well as a key member of several groups\, including Ben Baldwin & the Big Note\, and the Renovators. His stellar bass\, piano\, and electric guitar work have been heard on numerous recordings\, Susie and David’s among them. \nSteve Roy is a multi-instrumentalist from Eliot\, Maine who plays and teaches upright bass\, mandolin\, fiddle\, guitar\, and ukulele. Fluent in a vast array of musical styles from bluegrass to jazz to heavy metal\, he has toured with many of the acoustic world’s top acts\, and is well known locally for his work with numerous groups such as Old Hat Stringband\, Jazzputin and the Jug Skunks\, High Range\, and Steve and Dave Play Dead\, his Grateful Dead tribute duo with David Surette. \nThe concert takes place at Concord Community Music School on Saturday\, December 14 at 7 pm in the Recital Hall. Tickets are $25 for adults and $20 for students/seniors\, and can be purchased online or in person at the Music School. For questions\, please call 603-228-1196. Please note: there are no physical tickets for this event. When you purchase tickets\, your name will be put on a list and we will check you in at the door. \n 
URL:https://www.ccmusicschool.org/event/holiday-folk-concert-2024/
LOCATION:CCMS Recital Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241213T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241213T203000
DTSTAMP:20260602T070636
CREATED:20241205T191821Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241210T213432Z
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SUMMARY:CCMS Student Recital - December 13\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:Student recitals are part of the Concord Community Music School’s multi-level curriculum for private lesson students. These frequent performance opportunities help our students perform more easily\, broaden their musical skills\, and help them make new musical friends. \nThis event is part of our 40th Anniversary Year celebration and will be held in our historic Recital Hall. It is free of charge and open to the public. Donations are appreciated.
URL:https://www.ccmusicschool.org/event/ccms-student-recital-dec13-2024/
LOCATION:CCMS Recital Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241212T121000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241212T130000
DTSTAMP:20260602T070636
CREATED:20241029T182443Z
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SUMMARY:Bach's Lunch: Canterbury Singers 2024 Holiday Recital and Sing-Along
DESCRIPTION:“Glory Glory”  \n \nThe Canterbury Singers are back with another concert of fun and traditional holiday tunes as well as selections from the Shaker\, Deep South\, and Gospel traditions. The audience will join in for carol singing! \nAll Bach’s Lunch performances are free and open to the public. They are presented in part through the generosity of the Walker Fund. \nAbout the Canterbury Singers: \nThe Canterbury Singers partner with the Canterbury Shaker Village to present authentic Shaker music\, expanded by arrangements of American folk songs\, music of early America\, and inspired arrangements by a variety of composers. One of the very few non-auditioned\, high quality professionally directed choral experiences for mixed voices (men and women blended ensemble) in the Capital Area.
URL:https://www.ccmusicschool.org/event/bachs-lunch-canterbury-singers-2024-holiday-recital-and-sing-along/
LOCATION:CCMS Recital Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241205T121000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241205T125000
DTSTAMP:20260602T070636
CREATED:20241112T211048Z
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SUMMARY:Bach's Lunch: "Harmonious Heights" by Zefira Trio
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n \nZefira Trio comprises violinist (and CCMS faculty member) Olga Patramanska-Bell\, cellist Ashima Scripp\, and pianist Eleanor Perrone. \nThe program features a dynamic mix of expressive chamber works. Robert Paterson’s Summit Trio captures the drama and beauty of nature\, while Frank Bridge’s Miniatures Nos. 4-6 offer a series of intimate\, character-filled piano trio pieces. The program concludes with Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio in C Minor\, Op. 66\, a passionate and technically brilliant work that blends lyrical beauty with dramatic intensity\, showcasing the composer’s mastery of form and emotion. \nThe members of Zefíra have established themselves as solo artists and chamber musicians of the highest standard. They are top prize winners of many national and international competitions and appear often as soloists with orchestras or in major recital halls across the country. This commitment to excellence is the foundation of their collaboration — to combine the instrumental mastery of the soloist into the ‘many-become-one’ that defines great chamber music playing\, and is achieved only by long-term association and mutuality in joint performance. \nThis event is part of our 40th Anniversary Year celebration and will be held in our historic Recital Hall. It is free of charge and open to the public\, thanks to the generosity of the Walker Fund. Donations are appreciated.
URL:https://www.ccmusicschool.org/event/bachs-lunch-harmonious-heights-by-zefira-trio/
LOCATION:CCMS Recital Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241121T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241121T203000
DTSTAMP:20260602T070636
CREATED:20241025T155600Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241025T155600Z
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SUMMARY:Fall Folk Gathering
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening of jamming with fellow folk musicians and CCMS folk faculty\, plus performances by students from the Concord Community Music School’s Folk Department! The folk gathering will take place at 6pm on Thursday\, November 21 in the Recital Hall at Concord Community Music School. This event is free and open to the public.\n\n✨ Folk Gathering Schedule✨\n\n6:00 – 7:00pm Slow Jam | Novice/Early Intermediate\, other levels welcome to sit in!\n7:00 – 7:30pm Ensemble Performances & Group Tunes | All musicians are invited to join us in playing Highland Laddie / Boy’s Lament for His Dragon!\n7:30 – 8:30pm Fast Jam | Late Intermediate/Advanced\, other levels welcome to sit in!\n\n\n\n✨ Group Tunes ✨\nHere’s the link to sheet music and practice tracks for our group tunes medley\, Highland Laddie / Boy’s Lament for His Dragon! These are the tunes that all folk musicians in attendance will be invited to join in playing at the conclusion of the ensemble performances.
URL:https://www.ccmusicschool.org/event/fall-folk-gathering/
LOCATION:CCMS Recital Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241115T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241115T203000
DTSTAMP:20260602T070636
CREATED:20241024T152439Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241024T153224Z
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SUMMARY:Northern Lights Concert: Find a Way
DESCRIPTION:This fall\, the Northern Lights Women’s Vocal Ensemble\, directed by Peggo Horstmann Hodes\, present songs that are uplifting and hopeful. The lyrics consider how in troubled times\, we can “Find A Way” – together\, singing\, with kindness\, and love. Highlights include a Francophone lullaby arranged beautifully for us by CCMS alum Annie Papinsick\, who will also be accompanying on piano\, special guests Peg O’Neil and Emilie Meadows who will be drumming on several songs\, as well as guitar\, mandolin\, and a sheep puppet. We will close with a couple of sing-alongs\, so we can all “Find A Way” singing together with joy. \nThe concert takes place in the Recital Hall at Concord Community Music School. Tickets are $15 by general admission\, and can be purchased online\, over the phone at 603-228-1196 or in person at the Music School.
URL:https://www.ccmusicschool.org/event/northern-lights-concert-find-a-way/
LOCATION:CCMS Recital Hall
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