Newton Cultural Alliance

All Newton Music School: Virtual Musical Mornings
2020-05-18 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
All Newton Music School is now showing free Virtual Musical Mornings @Home with Mr. Ken on the school’s website, allnewton.org. These fun videos feature songs, coloring books, and instrument personality activities perfect for kids ages 5 and under. Click here and enjoy the music in the morning…or anytime!

Zamir Chorale of Boston: Weekly Musical Message
2020-05-18 10:30 - 17:00 | YouTube
Enjoy Zamir’s Chorale’s musical message, featuring Israel’s “song of the century” — Jerusalem of Gold — Yerushalayim Shel Zahav: analysis, backstory and performance by the women of the Zamir Chorale of Boston, Maayan Harel, solo. Music and lyrics by Naomi Shemer. Arrangement by Yehezkel Braun. Concert video recording by Larry Sandberg. Listen to this beautiful music here! For more information visit http://www.zamir.org and www.JewishChoralMusic.com.

Cappella Clausura ONLINE: Ordo Virtutum from 2/15/20
2020-05-19, 2020-05-20, 2020-05-21, 2020-05-22, 2020-05-23, 2020-05-24 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Cappella Clausura is pleased to share virtually its special performance of Hildegard von Bingen’s Ordo Virtutum from 2/15/20. Immerse yourself in chanted opera: what Director LeClair calls the very first opera, written around 1150 by Abbess and now St. Hildegard von Bingen, fully staged for modern audiences with 18 women and men lending gender fluidity to the various ancient roles; with Na’ama Lion, flute; Nancy Hurrell, harp; Laura Jeppesen, vielle; and Mike Williams, percussion. Enjoy this lovely concert now by clicking here. More info at clausura.org.

Newton Baroque: Encore Performance on Facebook
2020-05-19, 2020-05-20, 2020-05-21, 2020-05-22, 2020-05-23, 2020-05-24 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Newton Baroque presents its January 12, 2019, performance of Johann Jakob Walther ‘Hortulus Chelicus’ Sonata 24, Prelude via Facebook. This program features Susanna Ogata, violin; Sarah Freiberg Ellison, cello; Simon Martyn-Ellis, theorbo; and Andrus Madsen, harpsichord. Listen to this delightful performance now here. More about Newton Baroque at newtonbaroque.org.

Cappella Clausura: Encore Performance of Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel’s Cantatas
2020-05-19, 2020-05-20, 2020-05-21, 2020-05-22, 2020-05-23, 2020-05-24 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Enjoy Cappella Clausura’s beautiful performances of Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel’s cantatas. Fanny wrote her extraordinary and timely “Cholera” cantata in 1831 to commemorate that year’s epidemic in Berlin, so Cappella Clausura is particularly pleased to be able to share it with you now. More info about Cappella Clausura at clausura.org. View this performance here.

Suzuki School of Newton: Prep Online Sessions
2020-05-19 13:00 - 14:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Suzuki School of Newton presents its Suzuki Prep Online Sessions beginning Tuesday, May 19, and run through Tuesday, June 23, at 1:00 p.m. Students, ages 0 to 4, will sing, move to music, and perform pre-instrumental Suzuki activities from the comfort of their own home, guided by an accompanying adult caregiver and their trained Suzuki teachers. Cost is $190 + $25 registration fee for the 6 sessions, and these 60-minute classes are limited to 12 students. Register now here to reserve your spot! More info at suzukinewton.org.

Suzuki School of Newton: ALL SCHOOL concert POSTPONED
2020-05-19 17:00 - 19:00 | First Baptist Church in Newton, 848 Beacon St, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Suzuki School of Newton students of all ages, ability levels, and instruments will perform in groups for this exciting end of the school year performance.
Groups of violinists, violists, cellists, pianists, flutists, guitarists, and harpists will showcase the pieces they’ve learned throughout the year, culminating in everyone performing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
This performance is free and open to the public.

Suzuki Preschool of Newton Online Activities
2020-05-20 | YouTube
Our trained Preschool staff has been working on a series of educational videos that bring the activities and lessons of the Preschool to our students at home. Any and all are invited to browse the stories, Chinese lessons, activities, and games that we’re putting out on our school’s YouTube page. Browse what we have so far and subscribe for updates–all are offered free of charge. Click here for the #AloneTogether Youtube Playlist!

Matt Heaton Virtual Family Sing-Along on Zoom
2020-05-20 11:00 - 11:30 | ZOOM
Newton Free Library is pleased to present Matt Heaton (the “Toddlerbilly Troubadour”) via Zoom. Matt brings an exuberant energy to his sing alongs. Peppered with well-known classics and a few soon-to-be classics, and performed with panache on guitar & banjo, Matt makes music for parents and kids alike. For info on how to join the Zoom meeting, click here. Visit newtonfreelibrary.net for more great stuff from the library.

Suzuki School: Online Summer Music Lessons for Children
2020-05-22, 2020-05-23, 2020-05-24 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
The Suzuki School of Newton offers individual lessons during the summer for both current SSN students and new students. New students should fill out our inquiry form to begin the enrollment process. We offer a la carte weekly online summer lessons, with availability especially in piano, cello, violin, flute, and harp. Click here for more information!

Suzuki School: Online Summer Music Lessons for Adults
2020-05-22 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Are you a first-time adult learner looking into music lessons for yourself? Or maybe you’re a current music student who needs a new teacher? Suzuki School of Newton offers weekly online lessons for adult learners, with availability especially in piano, cello, violin, flute, and harp. Sign-up for an easy four-lesson intro package before committing to a renewal package of 10 lessons. For more information or to register visit here!

Newton Piano Summit: Debo Ray, Nando Michelin, & Ebinho Cardoso in Concert ONLINE
2020-05-23 13:00 - 14:30 | Facebook Live, United States
The Newton Piano Summit is pleased to present Debo Ray and Nando Michelin & Ebinho Cardoso on Saturday, May 23 at 1:00 p.m. via Facebook live. At that time, click here to access the concert.
Debo Ray is a leading vocalist in Boston and New York’s elite jazz and world music circles. A composer at heart, Debo has the ability to work as a musician thinking forward, while maintaining terrific focus on the sound being made in the present. She takes influences from her predecessors as well as from her international tours to create a sound that feels both relatable and universal. After graduating from Berklee College of Music is 2013, Debo has made a name for herself as a musician who blends theory with emotion in her performances.
Debo is also a spirited and cooperative collaborator, having shared stages with multiple Grammy award winners such as Bobby McFerrin, Esperanza Spalding, Antonio Sanchez, and Terri Lyne Carrington. She is featured in Carrington’s latest project, Social Science, which features other prolific musicians Aaron Parks and Matt Stevens, as well as Esperanza Spalding and Marcus Jamal Warner, among many others. Debo is also well known as a featured vocalist and music director of the award-winning, critically acclaimed group, Women of the World, who regularly tours internationally and has performed on such stages as Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and the Newport Jazz Festival.
Nando Michelin & Ebinho Cardoso will present music from their recent CD, featuring songs using poems by Manoel de Barros. Their music, deeply rooted in the tradition of Brazilian Popular Music and Jazz, builds on the beauty of the simple things just like De Barros intended in his poems.
Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, Nando Michelin came to Boston to study at the Berklee College of Music where he graduated Summa Cum Laude. After graduating, he studied with Charlie Banacos, Jerry Bergonzi, and Danilo Perez. His discography includes Facing South and Common Grounds for Brownstone, Art, Chants, Live at the AJC, and When Einstein Dreams for Double Time, Duende, featuring Esperanza Spalding, for Fresh Sound, Reencontro independently, and Entre Amigos with guitarist Claudio Ragazzi. The duo Ragazzi-Michelin has performed at the Wang Center and Kimmel Center for the Arts among other places. Ebinho Cardoso is a virtuoso on his instrument. Due to the uniqueness of his music and technique, he is one of the most respected Brazilian bassists. Composer, arranger, singer and producer, Ebinho uses atypical elements of the electric bass, showing its range of possibilities. In addition to playing the bass as an accompanying instrument or as a solo instrument, he has found a unique way of playing chords on the bass that characterize his playing style; a style that combines precision and refinement. In part, he is able to achieve his sound by tuning his instrument in new ways and at higher pitches. His music blends traces of jazz with the idiosyncrasies of classical music interwoven with the rich sounds of his native Brazil.
COVID-19 has changed our world and for artists who depended greatly on live performances for income, the impact is devastating. The Newton Piano Summit is committed to helping these artists by paying for their performances. 100% of revenue is paid to the performers. You can make a tax-deductible donation through the Waban Improvement Society here. More info at newtonpianosummit.org.

Amherst Early Music Online
2020-05-23 13:00 - 14:30 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Amherst Early Music is pleased to offer four online class sessions this weekend! Register for any number of sessions, classes are $25 per session. More information available here!
SCHEDULE (Eastern Daylight Time)
Saturday, May 23, 2020
1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Bach’s Art of Fugue: An Exploration & Playing Class with Tish Berlin
3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Our Bodies/Ourselves/Our World with Drew Minter Sunday
May 24, 2020
1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Doulce Dulcian with Marilyn Boenau, dulcian and Kevin Devine, harpsichord
3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Viola da Gamba Boot Camp in Slippers with Wendy Gillespie
Link to register
