Schedule of Concerts and Workshops
ONLINE WORKSHOP
A Season with Jane Austwen
Sunday, September 15, 2024
1-2:30 p.m. CDT in Zoom
NEW MOUNTAIN DULCIMER WORKSHOP (September 15, 2024): In the Regency period, the colder months brought in preparations for “the season,” the time when major balls and social events were held and when young women would make their debut into adult society. Autumn into winter would be a time for dress fittings, travel plans, and great general anticipation! My next workshop will share selections of music connected with Jane Austen novels or their film adaptations: the Irish melody “Robin Adair” (from the novel “Emma”) and the John Playford dances “Grimstock” (from the 1995 miniseries “Pride and Prejudice”) and “Childgrove” (from the 2007 film “Northanger Abbey”). Please bring a capo! Arrangements will be suitable for players at the intermediate level. Registration will be $15 per participant. I will send you a Zoom meeting link and a PayPal link (or Square invoice upon request) once you RSVP by messaging me on Facebook or emailing me at [email protected].
Also, please see my "Letter to Friends Regarding Recordings of Workshops" (4-28-2024).
Also, please see my "Letter to Friends Regarding Recordings of Workshops" (4-28-2024).
ONLINE FESTIVAL
QuaranTune Fall Festival 2024
October 3 - 6, 2024
Registration Begins September 1, 4 p.m. EDT
Registration is still open! I am honored to be returning as an instructor at the online global experience of the "Quarantune Virtual Dulcimer Fest"! "QuaranTUNE Virtual Dulcimer Fest was established in an effort to provide relief and connection for musicians during the 'lock-down' of early 2020. It now continues to host live-streamed events online. Workshops, concerts, and jams are affordable and available to anyone, anywhere in the world." www.virtualdulcimerfest.com.
Seats are still available in the following classes:
Seats are still available in the following classes:
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"Flower Power Sing-Along Hour" with Mountain Dulcimer (Saturday, Session 5, Level 1 - Absolute Beginner)
Meet the mountain dulcimer and let it sing along with you on familiar folk songs: "Down in the Valley," "Kumbaya," and "Michael, Row the Boat Ashore." Playing songs you already know well (or which are fairly simple) can help you to focus on technique with less worry about learning the songs. These tunes will help you with learning the fretboard, fingerwalking, and alternating your picking and strumming direction. NV Border Ballads: Child Ballads from the English-Scottish Border (Saturday, Session 3, Level 3 - Intermediate)
Storytelling songs have long flourished on the border between England and Scotland, a place fraught with conflict as well as a fascination with fate. Both our selections are Child Ballads, meaning they are from ballad traditions recorded by Francis James Child: "Johnny O’ Braidislee" (#114) and "Sir Patrick Spens" (#58). Please bring a capo! NV |
Land of Rest: Peaceful Hymn Melodies (Friday, Session 6, Level 2 - Novice, Mountain Dulcimer)
Find peace for your soul and steady growth in your playing skills with the following traditional hymns: shape-note hymn "Land of Rest/New Prospect" (basis of the popular hymn "Jerusalem, My Happy Home"); "Beech Spring" (also known as "Healing River of the Spirit"), and the traditional Scottish melody of "The Summons" ("Kelvingrove"). Our hymns will help familiarize you with the fretboard, practice alternating picking direction, and gently exercise some basic chords. NV Elegance of O’Carolan: Harp Melodies for Mountain Dulcimer (Saturday, Session 4, Level 4 - Upper-Intermediate)
The Irish harper Turlough O’Carolan is credited with some of the most elegantly graceful melodies in Irish tradition. These songs, many of which were originally dedicated to wealthy patrons, are especially well suited for special occasions such as weddings and other formal parties. Our selections "The Princess Royal," "Planxty Irwin," and "Fanny Power" will showcase the importance of smooth chording and economy of motion. Please bring a capo! NV |
ONLINE FESTIVAL
5th Annual NGFDA
(North Georgia Foothills Dulcimer Association)
Virtual Dulcimer Festival
November 21-23, 2024
REGISTRATION OPENS SEPT. 15!
I am also pleased to be rejoining the staff for the NGFDA Virtual Dulcimer Festival this fall! Registration will begin on September 15th 12:00 p.m. For more information, including class descriptions, please visit https://www.ngfda.com/events
Earlier this year...
IN-PERSON INTERNATIONAL
CONCERTS AND LESSONS
Masterclass at the International Festival of Villa Faraldi
(Imperia, Liguria, Italy)
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It is both a joy and an honor to be invited to Italy to teach and perform for this historically rich musical event…
July 24-30, 2024
MASTERCLASS OF THE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF VILLA FARALDI (IMPERIA, Italy)
Concert in the Church of the Transfiguration (Chiesa del Trasfigurazione) in Villa Faraldi
Concert: "Suoni oltre l'orizzonte: Sounds beyond the horizon” (Jessica Comeau, mountain dulcimer; Sara Terzano, harp)
Mountain dulcimer lessons in a medieval chapel
Additional music performances, including one to be played in an olive grove!
Sponsored by the Cultural Association “Alchimea”: http://www.alchimea.it/
July 24-30, 2024
MASTERCLASS OF THE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF VILLA FARALDI (IMPERIA, Italy)
Concert in the Church of the Transfiguration (Chiesa del Trasfigurazione) in Villa Faraldi
Concert: "Suoni oltre l'orizzonte: Sounds beyond the horizon” (Jessica Comeau, mountain dulcimer; Sara Terzano, harp)
Mountain dulcimer lessons in a medieval chapel
Additional music performances, including one to be played in an olive grove!
Sponsored by the Cultural Association “Alchimea”: http://www.alchimea.it/
Please see the English language registration form here:
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Other Concerts on Italian Tour (Details Forthcoming)
Tuesday, July 23rd
Concert on the Lake at the Church of Santo Stefano in Lucinasco
"Medieval Sounds: From the Court of King Alfonso X to Ireland"
(Mountain Dulcimer Solo Concert with Jessica Comeau)
Concert on the Lake at the Church of Santo Stefano in Lucinasco
"Medieval Sounds: From the Court of King Alfonso X to Ireland"
(Mountain Dulcimer Solo Concert with Jessica Comeau)
Friday, August 2
Montalto Courtyard
Torchlit Concert with Recitations and Dance with Medieval Theme
Montalto Courtyard
Torchlit Concert with Recitations and Dance with Medieval Theme
Saturday, August 3
Albenga
Tour of Diocese Museum at 5:30 p.m.
and Concert in the Courtyard at 6.30pm
Albenga
Tour of Diocese Museum at 5:30 p.m.
and Concert in the Courtyard at 6.30pm
