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Friends of Music has a commitment to making its programs accessible to all. Please call us with your accessibility question, or email office@fomag.org. IN ADDITION TO OUR REGULAR SEASON CALENDAR OF EVENTS, we host two Community Outreach Programs: a CONCERT SERIES FOR SENIORS and a MUSIC ENRICHMENT PROGRAM at Guilford Central School. We have received another Seaton Trust grant for the School program and are looking about for other grant resources for both programs. We’Äôll post details about this year’Äôs activities as they become available. 2010/2011 OUR 45th SEASON n SEPTEMBER 4 & 5 45th Annual Labor Day Weekend Festival SATURDAY & SUNDAY at the Organ Barn, two miles up Packer Corners Rd. from the junction with Weatherhead Hollow Rd., Guilford: Our signature season kickoff since the mid-1960s is ’Äústaged’Äù at idyllic Tree Frog Farm . . . . SATURDAY evening at 7:30 in the Barn: Guest organist JAMES WALLACE is music director at The Putney School, earned his M.M. degree at Westminster Choir College, and has had a distinguished career as a church organist, music educator, and composer for films and television. He plays the c. 1897 Tracker Organ in ’ÄúAn Organ Odyssey,’Äù a program including solo works by Lully, Buxtehude, Bach, Hindemith and Vaughan Williams. He will be joined by soprano Lesley Cotter on five songs by Henry Purcell. Ms. Cotter has sung featured roles for the Raylynmor Opera, in Main Street Arts production of ’ÄúThe Gondoliers,’Äù and Hugh Keelan’Äôs production of Puccini’Äôs ’ÄúSuor Angelica.’Äù She is cantor at St. Michael’Äôs Catholic Church and a member of the Brattleboro Concert Choir and the Blanche Moyse Chorale. Also on the program is a virtuosic trio sonata by Bohemian baroque composer Jan Dismas Zelenka, played by Mr. Wallace, oboists Jessica Murrow and Zeke Hecker, bassoonist Tiffany Coolidge, and cellist Pedro Pereira. . . . SUNDAY at 2:00 on the Lawn: The GUILFORD FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA, under the baton of David Kidwell of the Holyoke Civic Symphony, plays ’ÄúSerenades & Sinfoniettas.’Äù The program opens with Edward Elgar’Äôs popular ’ÄúSalut d’ÄôAmour,’Äù followed by Hugo Wolf’Äôs ’ÄúItalian Serenade,’Äù Samuel Barber’Äôs Serenade for Strings, Op. 1 (in celebration of the centennial of Barber’Äôs birth), and Mozart’Äôs early Symphony #10 in G Major. After intermission comes a real rarity, the charming Sinfonietta for Winds by Joachim Raff, a contemporary of Mendelssohn, Schumann, and Brahms who in his day was considered their equal. The concert concludes with the traditional performance of Randall Thompson’Äôs ’ÄúAlleluia’Äù for a cappella chorus, in which audience members are invited to come up and join the singing. (Extra copies of the music are available.) On Sunday the grounds open at 12:00 noon for picnicking. Bring your own or buy our generous picnic lunch -- includes an array of delicious, homemade vegetarian salads, eggs, Grafton cheddar, Vermont baguettes, fruit and a beverage for $10/person. Refreshing lemonade and warm chocolate chip cookies are also offered for sale. Bring a blanket or lawn chairs, but please leave dogs at home. Includes reception with the musicians after the concert. Admission by donation -- please be generous to help us cover the cost of this weekend in the country. . . . To reach the Organ Barn take the Guilford Center Rd. from Rt. 5 just south of Exit 1 off I-91 and follow signs for 9 miles into the rural countryside. If you’Äôre coming from the south, you can take the Keets Brook Rd. turnoff in Bernardston, Mass. which leads you to the Packer Corners Rd. end of Weatherhead Hollow Rd. The extended forecast looks perfect, but in case of serious threat of rain, the Sunday lunch and orchestra concert are relocated to the Guilford School at 374 School Rd. (signs will redirect you there) -- please do still join us for a delightful indoor picnic and concert. n OCTOBER 24 Falling Leaves Auction Gala SUNDAY from 5:00 to 8:30 at All Souls Church (West Village Meeting House), 29 South Street, West Brattleboro: We offer festive food, musical entertainment, and both Silent and Live Auctions in general support of our Season Calendar of Events, Music Enrichment Program at Guilford Central School, and Concert Series for Seniors. Enjoy a lavish array of hot and cold hors d’Äôoeuvres, lovely soups, hearty artisanal breads, and delectable desserts. Our Silent and Live Auctions include works by area artists and artisans, donated items and gift certificates from merchants and restaurants, tempting getaways, and much more. Pairs of tickets to more than twenty concerts, plays, dance performances, and other regional entertainments are offered at 2-for-1 opening bids. The evening’Äôs musical offerings include a short concert of standards and Broadway tunes to celebrate the seasons. The timing is perfect for bargain-hunting with your Christmas Savings Club proceeds! Further details will be posted as they are developed. n DECEMBER 4 40th Community Messiah Sing: A Benefit for the Homeless SATURDAY from 1:00 to 3:30 at Centre Congregational Church, 193 Main Street, Brattleboro: We provide the conductor, four soloists (Amy Green, Evelyn McLean, John Coons, and Tim Levesque do the honors this year), Christian Huebner on the organ, and trumpeter Charlie Schneeweis. Two hundred fifty or more singers from the Tri-State region come to sing the Christmas choruses from Handel’Äôs masterwork, plus a few Easter favorites. Other folks are welcome simply to luxuriate in the amazing sound of such a gathering! Admission is by donation -- 100% of the door is split between the Morningside Shelter and the Brattleboro Area Drop In Center for their work with the homeless at holiday time. (We’Äôve donated close to $4,500 to the cause in the past three years.) Attendees and the general public are urged to bring nonperishable food, winter outerwear (hats, coats, gloves/mittens, longjohns), and blankets/sheets for an additional collection of goods outside the church that day. n DECEMBER 10 & 11 38th Annual Christmas at Christ Church: ’ÄúWarm Holiday Wishes’Äù FRIDAY & SATURDAY at 8:00, Historic Christ Church, Rt. 5 south (cor. Melendy Hill Rd.), Guilford: Co-directors Andrea Matthews and Amy Cann lead an eclectic program of holiday selections from warm places around the globe, performed by the Guilford Chamber Singers and a small ensemble of instrumentalists. Don McLean reads Truman Capote’Äôs ’ÄúA Christmas Memory,’Äù and the audience joins in on a few carols. Door donations are shared, as always, with the Christ Church Preservation Fund. The FOMAG Boutique offers a variety of concert CDs, beautiful notecards, sparkling suncatchers, and attractive totes for holiday gift-giving. n MARCH 5, 2011 2nd Annual Women in Music Celebration SATURDAY at 7:00, in an intimate space TBA: Details are currently in development for a concert of works by women composers from the 18th to the 20th century, to be performed by members of the Guilford Chamber Players and guest vocalists. This Women’Äôs History Month benefit for Friends of Music program support will also offer a few special Silent Auction items with some connection to the event’Äôs Women-related theme. Limited Seating at $25 per person includes hearty hors d’Äôoeuvres, artisan cheeses, salads, warming soups, and lovely desserts. Snow day: Sunday, March 6. n APRIL 30 ’ÄúElisha Jaqueth Goes to War’Äù SATURDAY at 7:30 in Christ Church, Rt. 5 south, Guilford (cor. of Melendy Hill Rd.): Robert Anderson reads letters home by a Guilford soldier fighting in the Civil War. The missives are interspersed by songs of the era performed by Carolyn Taylor-Olson, Evelyn McLean, Ijod Schroeder, and Christopher Wesolowski with accompaniment on reed organ. This reprise event (performed originally in 1988 in collaboration with the Guilford Historical Society) is associated with Guilford’Äôs 250th Anniversary celebration in 2011. Admission: $10 per person, $25 for families. n MAY 29 3rd Annual Spring Organ Recital & Holiday Barbecue SUNDAY at 3:00 in the Organ Barn, Guilford, two miles up Packer Corners Rd. from the junction with Weatherhead Hollow Rd., Guilford: A guest organist TBA will perform with members of the Guilford Chamber Players. This fundraiser for our annual Labor Day Weekend Festival at the Barn is followed by a festive barbecue served at tables on the back deck and lawn (we’Äôll set up inside the barn in case of rain). A spread of grilled options, homemade baked beans, and salads galore is followed by make-your-own ice cream sundaes and refreshing watermelon! Cold drinks included, BYOBeer and Wine. Admission: $15 for concert only, $25 for concert & barbecue. n JUNE 10 A Cappella ˆÝ la Carte SATURDAY: Community Potluck at 6:30, Concert at 7:30 in Guilford Community Church, 36 Church Drive, off Rt. 5 south, Guilford: The evening’Äôs festivities are preceded at 6:00 pm by a very brief (30-minute) Annual Membership Meeting for Friends of Music at Guilford -- new folks can join and vote at the meeting. Attendees are welcome to participate in any or all parts of the evening. The music includes repertoire for unaccompanied voices by composers from Guilford and the New England region. More details to be announced as they develop. This event is also associated with Guilford’Äôs 250th Anniversary celebration in 2011. Admission to concert: $10 per person, $25 for families. mailto:office@fomag.org?subject=shapeimage_1_link_0
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