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Ticket prices for the Marquee and World Music Series
Advance Tickets $20/$10 students and seniors
At the door: $25/$15 students and seniors
Marquee Series
Friday, October 24, 8 p.m.
Northern Lights
Northern Lights, the Northeast's superlative veteran string band, doesn't qualify as typical traditionalist. But in three decades the band has created its own tradition - a constant exploration of new musical territory without ever losing its acoustic and vocal bearings. From 1990's "Take You to the Sky," to 2005's "New Moon" (Fifty-Fifty Music), the band has fused an eclectic mix of traditional roots music, rock, country, soul and gospel with the high, lonesome vocal sound and instruments of bluegrass. "An original risk-taking bluegrass/newgrass act, Northern Lights shines..." -- BILLBOARD.
www.northernlightsband.com
Friday, November 7, 8 p.m.
Kristin Andreassen and Friends
Kristin Andreassen is an award winning singer, songwriter dancer and multi instrumentalist who is well known through her groups Uncle Earl, Sometymes Why, The Jolly Bankers and The Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble. The song Crayola, that she wrote with Megan Downes, won the 2006 John Lennon Songwriting Contest in the Children's category. Enjoy an evening of great music, clogging, and maybe even pattycake with Kristin and friends.
www.myspace.com/kristinandreassen
Saturday, February 7, 8 p.m.
Futureman and the Black Mozart Ensemble
Roy “Futureman” Wooten has embarked upon a new creative journey with The Black Mozart Ensemble. This project celebrates the life and music of the Black Mozart; Joseph Boulogne de Saint Georges. The Black Mozart Ensemble is composed of young virtuoso violinists and cellists under the direction of Futureman. The music is complemented by the addition of hip hop artists, and actors/narrators. Futureman states that this composition, The Black Mozart is a personal statement of New American Classical Roots and Dance Music with social aspirations that embraces all races of humanity.
www.myspace.com/futuremanmusic
Friday, March 6, 8 p.m.
Christine Lavin
Christine Lavin’s songs are the sound tracks of American life and foible, nailing a goodly number of the absurdities, reversals and neuroses that jam up our daily lives. From pre-show knitting circle to the final baton twirl, it’s a concert with a full service entertainer!
Knitting circle with Christine at 7:00 p.m. in the lobby, bring your knitting, crochet or quilt projects.
www.christinelavin.com
Friday, March 13, 8 p.m.
Matt and Shannon Heaton
Matt and Shannon Heaton make traditional music relevant to American audiences. They embrace the solid Irish roots in their music, play the heck out of their instruments, and aren't afraid to step out and sing from their American musical and social experiences.
World Music Series
Saturday, October 18, 8 p.m.
Shubha Mudgal
From a living tradition extending back thousands of years, Shubha Mudgal’s richly textured voice takes the listener on a musical journey that draws inspiration from medieval Sufi poetry, romantic love, and the paradoxes of modern life. Mudgal’s music explores the hidden passageways of the soul, balancing extraordinary discipline and breathtaking virtuosity with the improvisation of the imagination. Shubha Mudgal will be accompanied by Aneesh Pradhan, tabla; Sudhir Nayak, harmonium; and Murad Ali, sarangi.
Saturday, March 21, 8:00 p.m.
Nettle
Comprised of an African-American DJ, a Scottish cellist, and two Moroccan musicians—all of whom met while living as expats in Barcelona—Nettle embodies the far-flung movement of people, ideas, and cultural practices so common in our globalized age. North African folksong, free improvisation, and hip-hop breakbeats create a powerful sonic space where World Music clichés are abandoned.