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SUMMARY:SUNDAY RUM DAY
DESCRIPTION:EVERY SUNDAY FROM 4 PM – 7 PM\, JOIN US ON THE ROOFTOP FOR SUNDAY RUMDAY FEATURING AN EXCLUSIVE RUM COCKTAIL MENU\, ROTATING LIVE MUSIC\, AND GOOD VIBES. 
URL:https://www.downtownworcester.org/event/sunday-rum-day/
CATEGORIES:Food + Drink,Music,Nightlife,Worcester
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SUMMARY:Classic Musical Melody of India
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, June 3\, 2023 \nSponsors Reception: 6:00pm\nMusical Program: 7:00pm \nTicket Prices\nFloor — $50 – $100\nBalcony — $35\nPrices are subject to fees. \n  \nA fundraising event to benefit humanitarian causes in the Worcester community and beyond. Featuring five world-renowned Indian Classical musicians led by world famous sitarist\, Ustad Parvez Khan\, and a special appearance from the Natyamani School of Dance. \nFor sponsorship information\, please contact Dr. Satya Mitra by phone or email at: 508-641-8441; or info@joyguru.org \n  \nUstad Parvez Khan\, one of the world’s great sitarists\nA world-renowned musician affectionately known as Ustadji\, he descends from six generations of sitarists. Ustad Parvez Khan is one of the leading exponents of the Etawah Gharana. His style emphasizes the unique capabilities of the sitar\, introducing highly energized and rhythmically innovative instrumental play – known as “tantrakari”. He has also mastered “gayaki ang” – a style which transfers the emotional directness and tonal nuance of the human voice to his instrument. A combination of energetic play and sensual emotion results in a remarkable interplay that led to his instrument being known as the “Singing Sitar”. \n  \nLalgudi Vijayalakshmi\, a superb violinist & vocalist\nSoulful is a befitting word to describe the music of Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi\, a fifth-generation musician of the illustrious Lalgudi bani\, and an artist who wears many hats. A violinist par excellence and a talented vocalist\, her career includes performances as a solo artist and as a violin duo partner with her virtuoso brother\, Lalgudi GJR Krishnan. She has also accompanied well-known vocalists and musicians – Sri T. V. Gopalakrishnan\, Smt Parassala Ponnammal\, Smt. Aruna Sairam and many others. She has also released a host of highly acclaimed vocal albums\, and her music and achievements have been recognized with a long list of awards and accolades. \n  \nAnubrata Chatterjee\, globally renowned Tabla expert\nAs the son of the world-renowned tabla maestro\, Pt. Anindo Chatterjee\, Anubrata was nurtured from a very tender age to be a tabla player. He made his debut as an accompanying artist with the legendary Pt. Hari Prasad Chaurasia before going on to accompany living legends of Indian Classical Music such as Ustad Amjad Ali Khan\, Ustad Rais Khan\, Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma\, Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan\, Sh. T.H.Vikku Vinayakram\, and several other accomplished musicians all over the world \n  \nPatri Satish Kumar\, Mridangam Maestro extraordinaire\nThe much sought after mridangam artiste from India was born into a family of musicians. A refined and innovative performer and composer trained by Guru’s Sree Ramachandramurthy\, V.A.Swami and V. Narasimhan\, Satish Kumar is known for his precise fingering technique and the fine balance of sounds between the treble and base heads of the Mridangam. He has been a regular performer in prestigious venues and festivals across India and around the world including BBC Proms at The Royal Albert Hall (London)\, The Music Academy (Chennai)\, Saptak Festival  (Ahmedabad)\, Theater De La Ville (Paris)\, Harbor Front Festival (Toronto)\, and the Madrid Jazz Festivals \n  \nRaman Kalyan\, a master of the bamboo flute\nVirtuoso Raman Kalyan is one of the world’s leading artists in the Carnatic style of music. He has released over 93 CDs\, with his music for deep meditation reached the # 1 spot on Apple iTunes world music charts\, and he’s been a guest artist in more than 300 commercial recordings & Indian movies. A top-ranking artist for the All India Radio & Doordarshan\, he has also been a successful composer and has scored music for dozens of audio/video albums\, dance dramas and theater productions. A two-time winner of the “Best Flautist Award” from Madras Music Academy\, he is a featured artist in the “Miles from India” tour and performs with Grammy winning legends Glen Velez and Dave Liebman. Raman has worked tirelessly in promoting carnatic music education. \n  \nNatyamani School of Dance\nFounded in 1992\, this Westboro dance company is the premiere institution for Bharatanatyam in Eastern Massachusetts. The school’s founder Sridevi Ajai Thirumalai is a widely acclaimed dancer who has dedicated her efforts to propagating this divine art form to a diverse range of students.
URL:https://www.downtownworcester.org/event/classic-musical-melody-of-india/
CATEGORIES:Family-friendly,Music,Performance,Worcester
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SUMMARY:Celebrating Billy Joel: America's Piano Man
DESCRIPTION:This band plays tribute to one of the foremost songwriters of the twentieth century\, Billy Joel\, who's music is beloved around the world. \nThis year they mark the 50th Anniversary of the iconic album ‘Piano Man’ with a show that spotlights songs from the classic 1973 record\, as well as hits from the full length and breadth of Billy Joel’s extensive catalogue. \nEclectic\, but always uniquely recognizable\, his songs tell stories to the backdrop of his virtuosic piano playing. \nPlaying international smash hits such as ‘Just The Way You Are’\, ‘New York State of Mind’\, ‘Uptown Girl’\, ‘Vienna’\, ‘Scenes from an Italian Restaurant’\, ‘Piano Man’ and many\, many more; this superb group of multi-instrumentalists pay tribute to one of American music’s greats.
URL:https://www.downtownworcester.org/event/celebrating-billy-joel-americas-piano-man/
CATEGORIES:Music,Performance
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SUMMARY:Music Worcester Presents: Sam Bush
DESCRIPTION:There is only one consensus pick of peers and predecessors\, of the traditionalists\, the rebels\, and the next gen devotees\, for bluegrass music’s ultimate inside outsider (or is it outside insider?). There is only one Sam Bush. \nThe mandolin/fiddle/guitar-playing icon has taken the genre to new heights over a 50+ year career having worked with such legends as Leon Russell\, Emmylou Harris\, Béla Fleck & The Flecktones\, and Lyle Lovett. In 2009\, the Americana Music Association awarded Bush the Lifetime Achievement Award for Instrumentalist. Punch Brothers\, Steep Canyon Rangers\, and Greensky Bluegrass are just a few present-day bluegrass vanguards among so many musicians he’s influenced. His performances are annual highlights of the festival circuit\, with Bush’s joyous perennial appearances at the town’s famed bluegrass fest earning him the title\, “King of Telluride.”
URL:https://www.downtownworcester.org/event/music-worcester-presents-sam-bush/
CATEGORIES:Music,Worcester
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SUMMARY:Free Organ Concert at First Unitarian Church of Worcester (Concert 2 of 4)
DESCRIPTION:Wesley Hall will be performing works by Böhm\, Scheidt\, Buxtehude\, J.S. Bach\, Bossi\, Cooper\, and Connor Chee\, a Navajo pianist and composer. Hall was recognized in 2016 by the Diapason Magazine as a “20 Under 30” leader in Organ\, Harpsichord\, and Sacred Music in the United States\, and is a dynamic organist and early musician with a passion for translating the music of the past into the contexts of today’s audiences. On TikTok\, he is known as "Westpiper" where he has 200\,0000 followers. His videos have received millions of views\, and he looks forward to bringing organ music to even more people who haven't yet experienced it. Hall is the Minister of Music and the Arts at the First Baptist Worcester. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Worcester Arts Council\, a local agency\, which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council\, a state agency. #WACFunded #PowerOfCulture
URL:https://www.downtownworcester.org/event/free-organ-concert-at-first-unitarian-church-of-worcester-concert-2-of-4/
CATEGORIES:Music,Worcester
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SUMMARY:Music of Leonardo Ciampa\, A Concert in Memory of Dr. Sherrill A. "Ted" Conna
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, June 16\, 2023\n7:30pm \nFREE ADMISSION \nFEATURING: Leonardo Ciampa\, organ & piano\nASSISTING ARTISTS: \nLetitia Stevens\, soprano\nDianne Spoto\, flute\nNino Ciampa\, percussion\nand The Henry Purcell Society of Boston (Jessica Cooper\, director) \n  \nABOUT MR. CIAMPA\nBorn in Boston in 1971\, composer/organist/pianist Leonardo Ciampa is a musician of international repute. Ciampa is Mechanics Hall Composer-in-Residence 2021-2023\, Director of Music at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Worcester\, MA (since 2019) and Maestro di Cappella Onorario of the Basilica in Gubbio\, Italy (since 2015). He was artistic director of organ concerts at MIT (2009-2016) and founding director of Arts MetroWest (2012-2019). As an organ recitalist\, Ciampa has made over a dozen European tours encompassing Italy\, Austria\, Germany\, and Switzerland. He is particularly admired in Italy\, where he has played in numerous international festivals (Festival Perosiano\, Festival Biellese\, Organi Storici della Valsesia\, Le Voci della Città\, Festival Organistico Lauretano\, Organi Vespera\, Reate Festival\, etc.). He has given organ recitals at cathedrals in Vienna\, New York City\,  Boston\, Lucca\, Altenberg\, Brandenburg\, Tortona and Biella; at basilicas in Rome\, Turin\, Loreto\, Tortona\, Gubbio\, Absam\, and Rieti; and at abbeys in Dürnstein and Camaiore.\n  \nABOUT DR. CONNA\nDr. Sherril A. "Ted" Conna (1931-2016) was a child psychiatrist\, social activist and passionate music lover\, and amateur pianist. For almost 50 years he had a highly respected career as a psychiatrist and teacher in Worcester and throughout New England. The son and grandson of professional musicians\, Dr. Conna had an insatiable love of music\, a love which he shared with his wife Mary Lou and his four children\, Ted\, David\, Edward\, and Sherilyn. \n  \nLETITIA STEVENS\, soprano\nBritish soprano Letitia Stevens has been praised for her expressive performances\, warm\, rich tone and comic timing. Ms. Stevens recently returned to singing soprano\, after many years singing mezzo-soprano: her first soprano role was Queen of the Night in Die Zauberflöte with Connecticut Lyric Opera\, November 2017\, a role she recently reprised with Opera51\, "a wonderful Queen of the Night!… high Fs are amazing!" In October 2021 she premiered a set of songs\, Les quatre éléments written for her by composer Leonardo Ciampa; at Mechanics Hall\, Worcester\, Massachusetts. Upcoming performances include a debut with Boston Bel Canto Opera\, singing excerpts of Il Trovatore\, Nella in Gianni Schicchi with Greater Worcester Opera\, and recitals in Boston\, at the Shaftesbury Fringe (Dorset\, UK) and in France. Her first post-COVID production was with Cambridge Chamber Ensemble\, covering Isabells in Wagner's Forbidden Love. Immediately pre-COVID she was fortunate to sing Madame Herz/Goldentrill in Der Schauspieldirektor with Rhode Island Opera on Tap\, as well as excerpts of Queen of the Night and Countess. In July 2019 she gave return recitals at Rozet and Marthon in south-west France\, about which Charente Libre wrote\, "…she ignited the room with a majestic interpretation…". In early 2019 she appeared as Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus with Lyric Opera Studio\, Weimar and before that she sang Cleopatra in Handel's Giulio Cesare with The Connecticut Virtuosi & Connecticut Lyric Opera. In 2018-2020 she was a semi-finalist in: The American Prize\, in both Opera and Art Song divisions; Talents of the World Competition and Harold Haugh Light Opera Competition. \n  \nDIANNE SPOTO\, flute\nDianne Spoto has enjoyed an exciting career in the music industry for over 25 years\, spanning a myriad of genres and styles. A classically trained flutist\, Ms. Spoto has also succeeded as a pop singer-songwriter\, music journalist\, and recording industry executive. \nA Syracuse\, New York native\, Ms. Spoto holds a Bachelor's Degree in Flute Performance from the New England Conservatory in Boston and a Master's Degree in Flute Performance and Mannes College of Music in New York City. Her teachers included Julius Baker\, Paula Robison\, Leone Buyse\, and Judith Mendenhall. \nMs. Spoto performs regularly with the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra\, Portland Symphony Orchestra\, Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP)\, and Bach\, Beethoven\, & Brahms Society\, among others. She has performed in concert halls around the country\, including New York City's Lincoln Center\, the Metropolitan Museum of Art\, and Boston's Symphony Hall and Jordan Hall. Ms. Spoto was a winner of the Syracuse Symphony Young Artist Competition\, and a two-time finalist in the James Pappoutsakis Memorial Flute Competition in Boston. \nShe has appeared on MTV\, VH1\, CBS and NBC News both as a performer and music journalist\, while she was Editor-in-Chief of Women Who Rock Magazine. Dianne wrote\, sang\, lead\, and played electronic flute in various bands\, including her live electronica project called Golden Age. \nWhen not teaching and performing\, Dianne enjoys living room karaoke and dance parties with her 10-year-old daughter and ginger rescue cat named Mama Petunia. \n  \nNINO CIAMPA\, percussion\nAntonino Salvatore "Nino" Ciampa (b.2004) is a composer\, arranger\, bandleader\, and multi-instrumentalist studying composition and percussion at the Hartt School of Music at the University of Hartford. While attending high school in Acton\, MA\, he formed the group Nino Ciampa y su Orguesta which was the first ensemble for exclusively Latin music at the school. He has since started the Hartt Salsa All-Stars\, with whom he performs his original compositions and arrangements. \n  \nTHE HENRY PURCELL SOCIETY OF BOSTON\nThe Henry Purcell Society of Boston presents vibrant performances of the works of Henry Purcell and his English Baroque contemporaries. Using the texts\, conventions\, and styles of the period\, HPSOB collaborates with other arts organizations to celebrate the rich repertoire of this era and to make it relevant for today's audiences. HPSOB incorporated in 2013\, and was granted full 501(c)(3) non-profit status in 2014. In its first critical review\, the Boston Musical Intelligencer hailed the Henry Purcell Society of Boston as having "presented a smash-bang debut" of Welcome to all the Pleasures to a "packed house." Since then\, the HPSOB has successfully collaborated with local performing arts organizations\, fulfilling its mission of performing the full breadth of Purcell's compositions. \n  \n  \nRegistrants will have the option to make a tax-deductible donation at the time of reservation\, which will support Mechanics Hall concert programming\, and preservation and maintenance of our historic building as well as the world-renownedWorcester Organ (E. & G. G. Hook\, Op 334).
URL:https://www.downtownworcester.org/event/music-of-leonardo-ciampa-a-concert-in-memory-of-dr-sherrill-a-ted-conna/
CATEGORIES:Free,Music,Performance
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SUMMARY:Christopher Cross and Justin Hayward
DESCRIPTION:Two of music's most iconic voices\, live on stage! \nChristopher Cross\nChristopher Cross burst onto the music scene with his 1980 self-titled debut album\, winning five Grammy®Awards\, including—for the first time in Grammy® history—the “Big Four” most prestigious awards: Record of the Year (for the single “Sailing”)\, Album of the Year\, Song of the Year (also “Sailing”)\, and Best New Artist. In a career spanning more than four decades\, Cross has sold over 10 million albums. His music has garnered five Grammys®\, an Oscar®\, a Golden Globe®\, an Emmy® nomination and five Top 10 singles.  \nJustin Hayward\nHaving chalked up over fifty years at the peak of the music and entertainment industry\, Justin Hayward’s voice has been heard the world over. Known principally as the vocalist\, lead guitarist and composer for the Moody Blues (“Nights in White Satin\,” “Tuesday Afternoon\,” “Your Wildest Dreams”)\, his is an enduring talent that has helped to define the times in which he worked. Over years the band has sold mote than fifty five million albums and received numerous awards. Commercial success has gone hand in hand with critical acclaim\, The Moody Blues are renowned the world over as innovators and trail blazers who have influenced any number of fellow artists. In 2018\, along with the other members of The Moody Blues\, Justin was inducted into the legendary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
URL:https://www.downtownworcester.org/event/christopher-cross-and-justin-hayward/
CATEGORIES:Music,Worcester
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SUMMARY:Free Organ Concert at First Unitarian Church of Worcester (Concert 3 of 4)
DESCRIPTION:William Ness will be playing works by J.S. Bach\, Fischer\, Selby\, Paine\, Simonds\, and Reger. Ness is a popular and respected organ teacher of many years in the Worcester area\, including at the Pakachoag Music School. He is the former Minister of Music and Arts at the First Baptist Church of Worcester where he conducted two singing choirs and two bell choirs\, and the Director of Music at Wesley United Methodist Church in Worcester. Ness is a performing member of Worcester Chamber Music Society and also Synergy\, a harp\, flute\, organ trio. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Worcester Arts Council\, a local agency\, which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council\, a state agency. #WACFunded #PowerOfCulture
URL:https://www.downtownworcester.org/event/free-organ-concert-at-first-unitarian-church-of-worcester-concert-3-of-4/
CATEGORIES:Music,Worcester
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SUMMARY:Free Organ Concert at First Unitarian Church of Worcester (Concert 4 of 4)
DESCRIPTION:Cathy Meyer will be playing a program titled "A Walk in the Park." This program will feature works by Buxtehude\, Elgar\, Sweelinck\, Barber\, and Locklair. She is the Minister of Music and organist for South Church (UCC) in Andover\, Massachusetts\, where she directs a large music ministry of choral and instrumental music. Meyer is an active recitalist\, and has recently performed organ and piano recitals on both coasts\, including at the Methuen Memorial Music Hall\, First Night Boston on the glorious organ at the First Church of Christ\, Scientist\, and was featured on the nationally-syndicated Pipedreams radio show. Cathy sings alto with the New Hampshire-based choir Capella Nova Mundi. She also serves as the Musical Director for the jazz interfaith One Spirit Foundation and is trained in the Orff-Schulwerk pedagogy for children. Meyer is the Sub-Dean for the Boston Chapter of the American Guild of Organists and is heavily involved in the Young Organist Initiative\, and also maintains a private organ studio.  In her free time\, she is a Sound Healing practitioner and is a Reiki Master of Masters. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Worcester Arts Council\, a local agency\, which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council\, a state agency. #WACFunded #PowerOfCulture
URL:https://www.downtownworcester.org/event/free-organ-concert-at-first-unitarian-church-of-worcester-concert-4-of-4/
CATEGORIES:Music,Worcester
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SUMMARY:Noah Preminger at Club 321
DESCRIPTION:Club 321 featuring the Noah Preminger Quartet \nThursday\, June 29\, 2023\nDoors: 6:15pm — Show: 7:00pm \nAges 21+ / Presented by Mechanics Hall & 90.5 FM WICN Public Radio\nTickets: $18 Advance | $20 Door \nCocktails\, mocktails\, coffee\, and more! PLUS! Beer tastings from Redemption Rock Brewing Co.\, and an artwork display presented by Juniper Rag! \nAccording to the New York Times\, Brooklyn-based saxophonist Noah Preminger\, “designs a different kind of sound for each note\, an individual destiny and story.” Preminger\, just 35 and the winner of Downbeat Magazine’s “Rising Star Best Tenor Saxophonist\,” has recorded over twelve critically acclaimed albums. Multiple recordings were released in 2017-18\, including Meditations on Freedom\, released on Inauguration Day\, 2017\, as a musical protest of political developments in America.  In addition\, a duo album recorded in New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall with pianist\, Frank Carlberg\, a Quartet recording on Criss Cross Records\, and a recording of the music of Otto Preminger’s films on French\, vinyl-only label\, Newvelle Records.  In 2018\, Preminger and co-leader Rob Garcia created the Dead Composers Club and released The Chopin Project. \nBorn in 1986\, Preminger grew up in Canton\, Connecticut.  He released his debut album\, Dry Bridge Road\, just after his 21st birthday\, which was named Debut of the Year in the Village Voice “Critics Poll.”  Preminger’s second and third albums as a leader were released by the Palmetto Records label. The Boston Globe hails Preminger as “a master with standards and ballads\, as well as an adventurous composer.” The saxophonist has performed on key stages from the United States to Europe and Australia\, and has played and/or recorded with Jason Moran\, Dave Holland\, John Patitucci\, Fred Hersch\, Dave Douglas\, Billy Hart\, Joe Lovano\, Victor Lewis\, John and Bucky Pizzarelli\, Cecil McBee\, George Cables\, and Roscoe Mitchell. Learn more about Noah Preminger. \n  \nMechanics Hall gratefully acknowledges support from the following Club 321 partners & sponsors \n90.5 FM WICN\nCountry Bank\nCornerstone Bank\nJuniper Rag\nP.S. Event Rentals\nRedemption Rock Brewing Co.
URL:https://www.downtownworcester.org/event/noah-preminger-at-club-321/
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