RARE, led by Dr. Krishna Raghavendra, will perform original
compositions exhibiting a mix of folk, traditional, devotional, and
contemporary pieces based on Eastern Indian musical traditions played
on the veena, a traditional plucked stringed instrument from South
India and accompanied by an energetic variety of world-beat percussion
instruments. The percussionists live in Bridgewater, MA.
Dr. Krishna Raghavendra is a senior member of Karnataka College of Percussion (KCP) and founder of Ragha School of Music in Massachusetts. He is an accomplished artist on the veena, an ancient classical plucked instrument. His technique blends Carnatic (south) and Hindustani (north) styles of Indian Classical music. He is known for his expressive melodic improvisation on the veena as well as the complex technical performance. He has written several experimental contemporary compositions based on Classical Indian music. Ragha ‘s Web site: www.raghasmusic.com/RaghasConnection.html.
This concert has been generously underwritten by the Mayflower
Cooperative Bank.
The string quartet presents a selection of well-known and accomplished 20th century composers, including a new piece by Middleboro's own Erik Lindgren.
Program:
Dmitri Shostokovich-String Quartet #8
Erik Lindgren String Quartet (new work commissioned by the
Middleborough Cultural Council)
Ralph Vaughn Williams-Household Music
Ralph Vaughn Williams-Three Preludes On Welsh Hymn Tunes
Ralph Vaughn Williams-111. Aberystwyth (Variations)
This concert has been generously underwritten by the Middleboro Rotary
Club.
Boston's Aoife Clancy Band brings us music with a sense of humor in
the Irish tradition with vocals, flute, tin whistle, button accordion,
guitar, and percussion.
Aoife Clancy (pronounced
"Eefa") brings a refreshing new voice to folk music, one that ranges
from traditional Irish songs to ballads and contemporary folk. Aoife
comes from the small town of Carrick-on-Suir, in County Tipperary,
Ireland, where her musical career began at an early age. Her father,
Bobby Clancy of the legendary Clancy Brothers, placed a guitar in her
hands at age ten, and by age fourteen she was playing with her father
in nearby pubs.
Aoife later moved to Dublin, where she studied drama at the Gaiety
School of Acting. After a season at the Gaiety, Aoife was invited to do
a tour of Australia. There she performed at festivals and concerts
sharing the stage with some of Ireland's greatest performers. In 1995
Aoife was asked to join the acclaimed group "Cherish the Ladies," one
of the most sought-after Irish American groups in history. She has been
a featured soloist with orchestras such as the Boston Pops and
Cincinnati Pops and collaborated with the Boston Pops on their Grammy
nominated Celtic album.
The Aoife Clancy Band brings
together the talented Ms. Clancy with musicians Shannon Heaton on flute and whistle
and button accordion and Matt Heaton
on guitar and vocals. The instruments compliment Aoife's voice to
produce a finished product that leaves the audience stunned by its
scope and fabric.
Matthew Heaton’s powerful
rhythmic playing is the engine behind the trio. Born in Pittsburg, PA
his father, a noted organist, instilled Matthew’s love of music at an
early age. After a couple of false starts on piano and trumpet at
school, he discovered the guitar and went on to study classical guitar
in Italy. He has performed at many concerts and festivals throughout
the United States and Canada, along with his wife Shannon. Both are
founding members of the group SIUCRA.
Shannon (Murphy) Heaton
plays Irish flute, whistle, and button accordion. Her mother, an
amateur musician, gave Shannon her first music lessons on the piano. In
1989 she moved to Chicago where she became involved in the North Side’s
Irish music community, and where she earned a degree in ethnomusicology
from Northwestern University. She teaches for the Comhaltas (Harvard,
Boston College).
Matthew and Shannon currently reside in Boston where they often can be seen playing at local music sessions. In addition to their work with the AOIFE CLANCY BAND and SIUCRA, they perform with piper Eamon Dillon's band CURFA.
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