Historic Newton: History Book Club Meeting via Zoom
2020-05-21 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
The History Book Club of Historic Newton meets to discuss Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe 1944-1956 by Anne Applebaum. Read the book in advance and join us for the discussion, which is free and open to all. This meeting will be held on Zoom.
Click here for details!

Cappella Clausura ONLINE: Ordo Virtutum from 2/15/20
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 Open Studios - Artists Online
2020-05-22, 2020-05-23, 2020-05-24 | MA
Newton Open Studios is now online! Browse the NOS website for paintings, jewelry, ceramics, sculptures, wearable art, photography and more–all at your fingertips. Works in this photo include Shepherd’s Run Jewelry, Marian Dioguardi, Michele Hoben, and John J. Murray. Click here!

Historic Newton - Online Newton Artist Exhibit
2020-05-22, 2020-05-23, 2020-05-24 | MA
Rediscover Newton artists from the 1850s – 1950s! This virtual Historic Newton exhibit includes paintings and sculptures by artists who were either born in Newton or spent a significant part of their lives here. Enjoy now here.

An online series on the history & nature of Jewish choral music
2020-05-22, 2020-05-23, 2020-05-24 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
These audio and video podcasts, presented by Zamir Chorale of Boston, can serve as an introduction to the field of Jewish Choral Music. But caveat lector, these are not comprehensive; they provide only an introduction to the field. Readers may follow up with the many texts and websites that are listed elsewhere in this website: https://www.jewishchoralmusic.com/podcasts

Newton Baroque: Encore Performance on Facebook
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
2020-05-22, 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.

NewTV online tutorials
2020-05-22, 2020-05-23, 2020-05-24 | MA
While NewTV is closed to the public, we’re happy to present to you online tutorials. These short video lessons will allow you to learn new techniques or brush up on the basics from your home. Click here to view tutorials.

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 Free Library: Drawing for Beginners - Positive/Negative Space via Zoom
2020-05-22 14:00 - 14:45 | ZOOM
Drawing is a skill anyone can learn. Explore how negative and positive spaces can help shape your drawing skills. The instructor will share some of the tricks and methods taught in art school. All you need is a pencil and paper. To register, click here. FREE. More info at newtonfreelibrary.net

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

First Church in Chestnut Hill: Sunday Morning Worship on YouTube
2020-05-24 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
First Church Chestnut Hill invites you to join them on Sunday mornings…or anytime!
Watch Rev. Mark Caggiano’s lively sermons and listen to the wonderful First Church quartet led by talented music director, pianist, and organist Kathryn Rosenbach.
Tune in to the new First Church YouTube channel here:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC65WyBTddc4HOBa6MkZm3Sg
