|
Music - 2009
Sundays at the Library never sounded so good!
Downtown Library, Atrium
Sundays, January 4 through May 17, 3:00-4:00 p.m.
 |
January 4th -- James Weidman
James Weidman decorates a song like many decorate the favorite room in their house: one carefully-chosen piece at a time. As one of the world’s top side man, he has played and recorded with musicians as diverse as Joe Lovano, Steve Coleman, Sonny Stitt, and Jay Hoggard.
|
|  |
January 11th -- Ken Watson
One of Boston's premier piano soloists, Ken Watson blends a lifetime of classical study with contemporary improvisation to create imaginative arrangements of popular classics, jazz standards, and renowned love songs.
|
|  |
January 18 -- Mosaic Harmony
Student vocalists from the Wilbraham and Monson Academy upper school’s honors choir, Mosaic Harmony, present an international program, reflecting the Wilbraham and Monson Academy Global School mission.
|
|  |
January 25 -- Peter Niedmann
Peter Niedmann, pop-jazz-classical pianist and classical organist has been performing, recording, and composing for over 30 years in the Hartford area. His melodic, harmonically rich playing favors traditional standards, as well as songs from the 1960s and 1970s.
|
|  |
February 1 -- Warren Byrd
Pianist/Composer/Vocalist Warren Byrd is a Hartford native with an international touring schedule after many fruitful years playing Jazz throughout Connecticut, Southern New England, and New York.
|
|  |
February 8 -- Kim Myers
Kim Myers is a well-accomplished pianist, keyboard artist and singer with a repertoire that includes but is not limited to jazz, rock, soul, rhythm and blues and gospel. He has performed in Japan, Canada and most recently in Dubai.
|
|  |
February 15 –- Carol Daggs
Carol R. Daggs, a fourth generation Saratogian, has been enjoying making and sharing music since her childhood. An accomplished vocalist and pianist, she attended the 1999 International FAME Festival Center for Jazz Studies.
|
|  |
February 22 -- Mike McGrath
Mike McGrath has enjoyed a long and varied career as a jazz pianist, performing as a soloist, in small ensembles, and in big bands. He has also created music and produced audio for a wide variety of multimedia projects.
|
| BLUES AND AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC |
Multi-media performance and
lecture tracing the development
of Blues music from the South
to the North. Presented by
Dan Stevens.
Downtown Library, Atrium
Saturday, March 14,3:00–4:00 p.m.
| NZINGA’S DAUGHTERS – A CONCERT OF
NEGRO SPIRITUALS |
Join us for a concert of Negro Spirituals
complemented with poetry, stories and songs
from the Underground Railroad that reveal
coded messages within the songs.
Downtown Library
Saturday, March 28, 3:00 p.m.
|
|
This project is part of the Big Read, an initiative of
the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with
the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts
Midwest. |
|
|
|
|
