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SUMMARY:Béla Fleck\, Edmar Castañeda\, and Antonio Sánchez Trio
DESCRIPTION:Over the past half-century\, Béla Fleck has exploded the parameters of the banjo\, taking his staggering musicality to inspired blends of bluegrass\, fusion\, folk\, jazz\, classical\, global music and more. In the process he’s won 18 Grammy Awards and rightfully earned a reputation as one of our most brilliant instrumentalists. He brings his latest project – a banjo\, drums\, and harp trio – to the Concert Hall. \nTo be sure\, the new all-star trio of Béla Fleck\, harpist Edmar Castañeda\, and drummer Antonio Sánchez features instrumentation that might safely be called uncommon. Unless\, of course\, you’re already familiar with 18-time Grammy-winner Fleck – the genre-blurring virtuoso who has done more to expand the possibilities of the banjo than any other player in the instrument’s history. \nPlaying original repertoire\, much of it collaboratively written\, this trio embarks nightly on fearless explorations that audiences will find irresistible – rich with strong melodies\, gorgeous harmony\, and grooves that twist and turn\, while feeling fantastic. \nFrom his bluegrass beginnings through his otherworldly Flecktones\, his duo with Chick Corea\, and his reimagining of Rhapsody in Blue\, Fleck’s work never fails to surprise. What doesn’t surprise is the impeccable caliber of his collaborators – and this new trio includes two of the most gifted musicians of their generation.\nThe harpist\, Casteñada\, hails from Bogotá\, Colombia\, and has led his own bands in addition to sharing projects with such masters as Hiromi\, Paquito D’Rivera\, and Grégoire Maret. \n5-time Grammy-winner Sánchez grew up in Mexico City and built a reputation as one of the great jazz drummers through his work with guitarist Pat Metheny\, while his Golden Globe-nominated drum-set score for Alejandro González Iñárritu’s 2014 film Birdman earned him renown far outside the jazz world.
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LOCATION:Groton Hill Music Center\, 122 Old Ayer Road\, Groton\, MA\, 01450\, United States
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SUMMARY:Live on the Lawn – Fabiola Méndez
DESCRIPTION:Bring your cooler\, blanket\, chair\, friends\, and family! \nPuerto Rican cuatrista\, singer\, educator\, and Emmy-nominated composer Fabiola Méndez returns to the lawn this summer with her jazz-infused take on the traditional music of Puerto Rico. \nFabiola’s artistic vision and original music focus on the exploration of her culture\, her ancestry\, and her identities. Native to Caguas\, PR\, Fabiola began playing the cuatro\, Puerto Rico’s national instrument\, at six. She got her early music training at the Antonio Paoli School of Music in Caguas and her Bachelor’s in Music from Berklee College of Music\, where in 2018\, she made history as the first graduate to play the Puerto Rican cuatro as the principal instrument. \nFabiola’s mission has always been to share and celebrate the cuatro\, folk music\, and collective story-telling. In doing so\, she’s had the honor of performing at venues such as the NPR Tiny Desk\, Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC\, Celebrity Series of Boston\, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival\, Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña\, among many others. She has also collaborated with many local and international artists\, including the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra\, Pedro Capó\, Andy Montañez\, Danny Rivera\, the Chicago Philharmonic\, and the Boston Landmarks Orchestra. \nHer recordings include Herencia Criolla (2009)\, Al Otro Lado del Charco (2019)\, Afrorriqueña (2021)\, and Flora Campesina (2024). In 2022\, she produced her first documentary\, Negrura\, showcasing Afro-Latinx stories on colorism and discrimination within our communities. \nHer music is featured on the film Beautiful\, FL (Disney+)\, on the TV shows Alma’s Way\, Work It Out Wombats (PBS Kids)\, and Mecha Builders (HBO Max)\, as well as indie films\, jingles\, and TV commercial
URL:https://www.visitnorthcentral.com/event/live-on-the-lawn-fabiola-mendez/
LOCATION:Groton Hill Music Center\, 122 Old Ayer Road\, Groton\, MA\, 01450\, United States
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SUMMARY:Rosanne Cash
DESCRIPTION:An Americana icon returns to the Concert Hall! \nRosanne Cash is America’s foremost musical woman of letters\, a literate and incisive artist whose poignant and distinctive vocals turn every song into a revelatory tale. A singular artist at the peak of her interpretive powers\, Cash has earned four Grammy awards—three for The River & The Thread (2014\, Blue Note)—and 12 additional nominations. Among many other accolades\, in 2021 she became the first woman to receive the Edward MacDowell award for music composition. Her acclaimed 2010 memoir Composed has been described by the Chicago Tribune as “one of the best accounts of an American life you’ll likely ever read.” Cash was recently elected as an Honorary American member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. \n“I consider artists to be in the service industry; the premier service industry for the heart and soul. I am curious to a pathological degree and the Sword of Time hangs over me\, and those two things— curiosity and the hourglass— make me feel more urgent than ever to connect\, to find community\, and to create. It doesn’t matter what the world thinks\, it only matters that what is unsaid and what is unseen is given form and has a voice.” \nIn 2023 Rosanne and her husband John Leventhal\, the six-time Grammy winning songwriter\, producer and life-long creative partner\, launched RumbleStrip Records\, an initiative to reexamine and reissue Rosanne’s early work\, originally released on Columbia / Sony Music\, and beyond. \nThe first two releases were a deluxe remastered version and first vinyl pressing of the 30th anniversary of Cash’s landmark album The Wheel and Leventhal’s debut solo album\, Rumble Strip (2024)\, released 50 years into his remarkable career. 2025 begins with The Essential Collection\, a new 40 song/40 year 2CD compilation highlighting Rosanne’s deep catalogue of songs including 10 number 1 hits. The album coincides with the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum exhibit\, Rosanne Cash:Time Is A Mirror. The exhibit explores Cash’s more than 40-year journey as an artist\, songwriter and storyteller\, and how she has embodied both tradition and innovation across her musical career. It runs through March 2026. \nCash and Leventhal are currently writing the music to the theatrical production of Norma Rae
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LOCATION:Groton Hill Music Center\, 122 Old Ayer Road\, Groton\, MA\, 01450\, United States
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SUMMARY:Peabo Bryson
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating 50 years of soulful hits!“The Pavarotti of soul singers.” – Jon Pareles\, The New York Times. \nWith twenty albums and multiple chart-topping hits to his credit\, Peabo Bryson has established a career as one of the premier male vocalists in contemporary music of the last 50 years\, and was the first artist in music history to have separate records topping four different charts – including the crossover pop/R&B smash “If Ever You’re in My Arms Again.” His Grammy and Academy Award-winning hits include themes for the Disney animated hits Beauty and the Beast (“Beauty and the Beast” with Celine Dion) and Aladdin (“A Whole New World” with Regina Belle). \nOther notable hits include “Tonight I Celebrate My Love\,” (with Roberta Flack)\, “Reaching for the Sky\,” “I’m So Into You\,” “Can You Stop the Rain\,” and his remake of the late Al Wilson’s “Show & Tell\,” his first #1 R&B single\, for which he keeps the torch lit in all of his shows.
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LOCATION:Groton Hill Music Center\, 122 Old Ayer Road\, Groton\, MA\, 01450\, United States
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SUMMARY:Metropolitan Flute Festival Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:“The Magic of the Mighty MET” \nFrom magic flutes and mystical castles to stunning nature and Irish selkies\, join the Metropolitan Flute Festival Orchestra\, directed by Paige Dashner Long\, to experience “The Magic of the Mighty MET”. The audience will be treated to enchanting music with works by Mozart\, Rutter\, Sibelius\, Bourgeoise\, Long\, Cohen\, Shostakovich and more. This select ensemble is comprised of 90 highly trained flutists\, performing with multiple flutes spanning an amazing seven octaves\, including piccolo\, concert flute\, alto flute\, bass flute\, contrabass flute\, sub contrabass flute and the rare Kotato double contrabass flute\, one of four in the world. \nThe Metropolitan Flute Orchestra has performed for prestigious events in New England and throughout the United States\, as well as presented concert tours in Switzerland\, England\, Scotland\, Iceland\, France\, Ireland\, Germany\, Austria\, Slovakia\, Poland\, Hungary\, Czech Republic\, Belgium and Luxembourg. From classical and sacred literature to jazz\, folk songs and show tunes\, the ensemble has been delighting audiences since 1998.
URL:https://www.visitnorthcentral.com/event/metropolitan-flute-festival-orchestra/
LOCATION:Groton Hill Music Center\, 122 Old Ayer Road\, Groton\, MA\, 01450\, United States
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