Newton Cultural Alliance

All Newton Music School: Broadway Bound Online Class
2020-12-19 13:45 - 14:30, 2020-12-24 17:00 - 17:45, 2020-12-26 13:00 - 13:45, 2020-12-26 13:45 - 14:30, 2020-12-31 17:00 - 17:45, 2021-01-02 13:00 - 13:45, 2021-01-02 13:45 - 14:30, 2021-01-07 17:00 - 17:45 (America/New_York) and 4 more dates | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Actors will spend the Semester creating and exploring imaginative characters, learning choreography, and proper singing technique with director, composer, and playwright Kelvyn Koning; an experienced musical theatre educator.
Broadway Bound will allow each actor to sing, dance, deliver lines, and be part of a virtual theatrical ensemble which builds presence and self-confidence.
Creative and engaging instructor Mr. Kelvyn will work with the young actors ideas to compose original music and scenes for each class as they prepare a virtual world premiere production!
Before filming, the student will be provided with a Broadway Bound “Backstage” Box with all the costume pieces and props needed to film their scenes, songs, and choreography with flair!
Click here for registration.
Ages 5-7 years
Sept. 12 to Jan. 16 – Saturdays: 1:00 – 1:45 pm
Ages 8-10 years
Sept. 10 to Jan. 7 – Thursday: 5:00 – 5:45 pm
Sept. 12 to Jan. 16 – Saturday: 1:45 – 2:30 pm

Amherst Early Music presents: Online Open Mic
2020-12-20 13:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Join Amherst Early Music for a FREE virtual recital! You too can broadcast from your living room! Act now to reserve a spot to perform, or join in as a listener. We invite instrumentalists or singers to work up a short piece of music and play it for our supportive AEM community. Silent applause is guaranteed! You can perform a solo or a piece of chamber music with a recording (for example, your harpsichord friend can record a basso continuo part for you to play with).
Limited to 12 performing spots. Maximum length per performer is 5 minutes. Performers must attend a sound and tech check on Friday December 18 at 4:00 pm Eastern/1:00 pm Pacific.
Click here to sign up as a performer or audience member.

Suzuki School's: Every Child Can! Course
2021-01-10 12:30 - 16:30, 2021-01-17 12:30 - 16:30 | Zoom
Every Child Can! (ECC) is an introduction to Dr. Suzuki’s philosophy and its application to Suzuki education. For parents, teachers, prospective teachers, and others, this course provides an inspiring, in-depth look at the Suzuki approach to teaching and learning. The Suzuki School of Newton is having Sachiko Isihara teach this class Jan 10th and Jan. 17th from 12:30 to 4:30. Please send an email to email@suzukinewton.org with the application for the class, which can be found online on our website’s teacher training page. It is $135 to be in the class, $155 after the Jan. 30th deadline.

Pro Arte's Winter Salon Series: Salon 1
2021-01-14 20:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
The Winter Salon Series takes place entirely online. Concerts premiere at 8pm on Thursday night and are available to watch through the following Sunday. On the night of the premiere, the performance will also be followed by a live Q&A session with that night’s musicians. Tickets for each performance are $20 for an individual or $35 for families. Click here to purchase tickets.
Salon 1: “Duos to Ring in the New Year”
PROGRAM:
LEONARDA Sonata No. 12, op. 16
STEIN Waltz
BUNCH Four Flashbacks
BOLOGNE Sonata for Two Violins No. 5 in B-flat Major
PROKOFIEV Sonata for Two Violins in C Major, op. 56

MUSICIANS:
Sasha Callahan, violin
Lisa Goddard,violin
Liana Zaretsky, violin/viola
Leo Eguchi, cello

SCC presents: Sources of Richard Wagner's "Ring of Nibelung"
2021-01-16 13:00 | Zoom
Join us to learn about Richard Wagner’s sources for his Ring des Nibelungen. Based loosely on characters from the Norse sagas and the “Nibelungenlied” presented by Erika Reitshamer, Vice President of the Boston Wagner Society. With audio and visual illustrations including segments from Fritz Lang’s silent movies Siegfried and Kriemhilde’s Revenge and excerpts from opera productions.
Saturday, January 16th | 1pm via zoom | $15; $7 for members | register here

Suzuki School's January Solo Recitals
2021-01-23 15:00 - 18:00 | Zoom
Join us on Zoom for the virtual Solo Recitals! They will be in two sessions on both Saturday and Sunday — one at 3:15 and another at 4:15. The Zoom link will be given out in our Friday Upbeats, or by sending an email to email@suzukinewton.org. We hope to see you there to support our students and their accomplishments!

Suzuki School of Newton Spring Faculty Concert
2021-01-30 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom
Join the Suzuki School of Newton on Facebook Live for our Spring Faculty Concert on January 30th at 6:30 pm! Our faculty will be performing both contemporary and classical pieces. It will be broadcast for free on SSN’s Facebook page, which can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/SuzukiNewton
We hope to see you there!

Pro Arte's Winter Salon Series: Salon 2
2021-02-04 20:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
The Winter Salon Series takes place entirely online. Concerts premiere at 8pm on Thursday night and are available to watch through the following Sunday. On the night of the premiere, the performance will also be followed by a live Q&A session with that night’s musicians. Tickets for each performance are $20 for an individual or $35 for families. Click here to purchase tickets.
Thursday, February 4th: “Ravel and Dohnányi”
PROGRAM:
RAVEL Sonata for Violin and Cello
DOHNÁNY Serenade for String Trio, op.10
Coleridge-Taylor PERKINSON Movement for String Trio

MUSICIANS:
Julia Cash, violin
Aron Zelkowicz, cello

Newton Free Library presents: Ilana Zaks on Violin
2021-02-08 19:00 - 20:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Jewish-American violinist, Ilana Zaks, has been described as “fearless, refreshing and commanding…she has all the requisites of technique, confidence and sensibility for a major career.” (Boston Music Intelligencer) Ilana graduated from New England Conservatory where she studied with Donald Weilerstein. Since summer of 2013 Ilana has been a member of the Perlman Music Program, where she studies with the legendary Itzhak Perlman. Details on the repertoire will follow.

The YouTube link to the concert will be posted here a couple of days before the event.

Pro Arte's Winter Salon Series: Salon 3
2021-02-25 20:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
The Winter Salon Series takes place entirely online. Concerts premiere at 8pm on Thursday night and are available to watch through the following Sunday. On the night of the premiere, the performance will also be followed by a live Q&A session with that night’s musicians. Tickets for each performance are $20 for an individual or $35 for families. Click here to purchase tickets.
Salon 3: “American Vignettes”
PROGRAM:
Carter PANN Differences (1998)
Stacy GARROP Noir Vignettes (1995)
Gabriela Lena FRANK Manhattan Serenades (1995)
Kevin PUTS Air for cello and piano (2004)
Stephen PAULUS American Vignettes (1988)

MUSICIANS:
Aron Zelkowicz, cello
Christina Wright-Ivanova, piano

Zamir Chorale presents: "Zoominar" on Zamir Documentary
2021-03-02 19:30 - 21:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Zamir is delighted to offer free “Zoominars” on various musical topics taught by members of the musical staff and guests. Join us on Tuesday, March 2, 7:30-9:00 pm EST, when Josh Jacobson, filmmaker Rob Cooper, and tour manager Heather Zacker, discuss scenes from the film “Zamir: Jewish Voices Return to Poland,” a PBS documentary about our 1999 trip to Eastern Europe. Register here. Want to purchase the DVD? Do so here.

Zamir Chorale presents: Celebrate Louis Lewandowski's 200th Birthday!
2021-03-14 19:30 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
On March 14, Zamir will celebrate the music of the great German composer, Louis Lewandowski, born on this date (the first day of the Jewish month of Nisan) in 1821. Lewandowski is arguably the greatest synagogue composer of the 19th century. His great choral works live on today not only in synagogues, but also on concert stages around the world. And his popular liturgical melodies are still sung today, even though few realize that he wrote them.
Our program includes video performances of some of Lewandowski’s most beloved choral classics. We also have interviews with cantors and conductors in the United States and Lewandowski’s Berlin. You will hear the “voice of Lewandowski” speaking about his music. And there will be toasts, too, so bring your stein of beer and watch this awesome tribute to a great man. Not to be missed!
This program is free but registration is required and a donation is strongly encouraged! Learn more at Zamir’s website.

Pro Arte's Winter Salon Series: Salon 4
2021-03-18 20:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
The Winter Salon Series takes place entirely online. Concerts premiere at 8pm on Thursday night and are available to watch through the following Sunday. On the night of the premiere, the performance will also be followed by a live Q&A session with that night’s musicians. Tickets for each performance are $20 for an individual or $35 for families. Click here to purchase tickets.
Salon 4: “Mendelssohn and Golijov”
PROGRAM:
MENDELSSOHN Octet in E-flat Major, op.20
GOLIJOV Last Round for String Nonet (1996)

Amherst Early Music presents: Black Bodies and Black Voices
2021-03-28 17:00 - 17:30 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
AEM’s second in a Series of Free Lectures
Black Bodies and Black Voices: Gio. Buonaccorsi, an enslaved Black singer at the Medici Court, with Emily Wilbourne
On the 14th of October, 1662, the opera impresario Vettor Grimani Calergi wrote from Venice to Prince Mattias de’ Medici in Florence to discuss the singers for the upcoming opera season. He put in a particular plea in order that the Medici Cardinal’s black slave could participate. Above and beyond the moor’s “esteemed virtue” as a singer, Grimani professed interest in the novelty of his character, explaining that what perhaps in Florence had become “ordinary,” would be “new, and never before seen” on the Venetian stage. This singer is identifiable as Giovannino Buonaccorsi, and his presence in Florence can be traced through a surprisingly rich archive of payment records, libretti, scores, descriptions, letters, costume designs, poetry, as well as a remarkable double portrait: Baldassarre Franceschini’s Ritratto di suanatore di liuto con cantore moro (ca. 1662). In this paper I read this painting closely, placing it alongside new archival documents to think about the ways in which black performance was normalized in mid-century Florence and the means by which blackness signified in relation to slavery and servitude, shaping Giovannino’s access to performance opportunities on and offstage.
Click here to learn more and register.

Newton Free Library presents: Hear Their Voices - A Tribute to Women of Color from Around the Globe
2021-04-05 19:00 - 20:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Through the years, African music migrated to different continents and enriched many cultures. Join Women in World Jazz, and Women in World Jazz Junior, for a virtual performance that will feature musical styles ranging from blues and jazz, to Latin, Brazilian, Caribbean and Middle Eastern – all with African roots. For this event they will applaud artists such as Mahalia Jackson and Miriam Makeba, who were active in their countries’ Civil Rights Movements.
Women in World Jazz is a multi-generational performing ensemble which celebrates history, equality and hope. Their concerts are rich with information about composers and their music, and include audience Q and A at the end of each session. This event is supported by a grant from the Newton Cultural Council.
Registration for this program will end two hours before the start time. The Zoom login information will be sent just after registration closes. Please be sure to check your spam folder in case it lands there.

Pro Arte's Spring Series: Salon 1
2021-04-08 20:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
The Spring Salon Series takes place entirely online. Concerts premiere at 8pm on Thursday night and are available to watch through the following Sunday. On the night of the premiere, the performance will also be followed by a live Q&A session with that night’s musicians. Tickets for each performance are $20 for an individual or $35 for families. Click here to purchase tickets.
Program:
JACQUES IBERT Cinq Pièces en Trio
SIMON SARGON Haas Trio for oboe, bassoon, and piano
W.A. MOZART Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat Major, K. 452
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Suzuki School of Newton presents: New Horizons Concert
2021-04-10 18:30 - 19:30 | Facebook Live, United States
Our New Horizons Concert, a faculty concert with pieces performed by our teachers, will be occurring on Saturday, April 10th, 2021 via Facebook Live! The music performed will be focusing on women composers and music from other cultures other than Western Classical. Join us on our Facebook page then!

Suzuki School of Newton presents: Great Art by Little Artists
2021-05-02 12:00 - 15:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
The Suzuki Preschool of Newton presents our 5th annual: Great Art by Little Artists!
The event will take place on Sunday May 2, 2021 from 12pm-3pm (Rain date May 16th 2021). There will be an open house, children’s art exhibit and silent auction. We hope to see you there!
