Newton Cultural Alliance

Amherst Early Music Classes
2022-10-30 13:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York)
Weekend Classes: October 15 & 16
Playing Music from the iPad with Tish Berlin
3:00 – 4:30 pm, 15 October 2022
Letitia Berlin recorder
Exploring the GAMUT with Tabea Schwartz
1:00 – 2:30 pm, 16 October 2022
Vincenzo Ruffo’s Capricci in musica with Rainer Beckmann
3:00 – 4:30 pm, 16 October 2022
Rainer Beckmann ** recorder
Weekend Classes October 29 & 30
Time for trio sonatas! with Na’ama Lion and Sarah Freiberg
3:00 – 4:30 pm, 29 October 2022
Music for Halloween and All Souls Day with Shira Kammen
1:00 – 2:30 pm, 30 October 2022
Shira Kammen vielle
MONOPHONY – chants, songs, and dances with Daphna Mor
3:00 – 4:30 pm, 30 October 2022
Daphna Mor recorder
Online Class
1:00 – 2:30 pm, 31 December 2023

Amherst Early Music presents Early Notation Classes with Annette Bauer!
2022-11-02 17:30 - 18:45, 2022-11-09 17:30 - 18:45
Early Notation with Annette Bauer
Pitch: 440, Open to all instrumentalists and singers
“Machaut and the Ars Nova – I”
Wednesdays 5:30-6:45pm EST: September 14, 21, 28 & October 5
The music of Guillaume Machaut (ca. 1300-1377) offers a wonderful opportunity to study the style, forms, and musical notation used in the ars nova in France. In particular, the manuscripts containing Machaut’s compositions are true works of art, carefully compiled – some possibly under direct supervision of the composer himself – and beautifully illuminated. The first of two sessions on Machaut will focus on secular compositions in one, two, and three parts.
“Machaut and the Ars Nova – II”
Wednesdays 5:30-6:45pm EST: October 19, 26 & November 2, 9
The music of Guillaume Machaut (ca. 1300-1377) offers a wonderful opportunity to study the style, forms, and musical notation used in the ars nova in France. In particular, the manuscripts containing Machaut’s compositions are true works of art, carefully compiled – some possibly under direct supervision of the composer himself – and beautifully illuminated. The second of two sessions on Machaut will feature movements from the Messe de Nostre Dame, which is the first complete polyphonic mass cycle composed in the history of European music, alongside a selection of his secular compositions.
The upcoming online notation sessions in 2022/2023 focus on music of the fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries, including an exploration of ars nova mensural notation, an introduction to the notation of the Italian trecento, and a look at the merging of these two distinct practices and musical styles at the turn of the fifteenth century. Prerequisite is the introductory class to mensural notation, or equivalent experience. (If you are not sure, please contact Annette).
Sign up here!
Image: Douce Dame Jolie Machaut A f.482v

Amherst Early Music Classes
2022-11-02 17:30 - 18:45, 2022-11-09 17:30 - 18:45
Four Wednesday Sessions starting October 19
October 19, 26 & November 2, 9.
5:30-6:45 p.m. EST
Open to all instrumentalists and singers. Pitch: A=440
Early Notation with Annette Bauer
Machaut & the Ars Nova – II
5:30 – 6:45 pm, 19 October 2022
Annette Bauer recorder early notation
ONLINE NOTATION SESSION 14

Historic Newton presents Forests and Farms
2022-11-05 10:00 - 11:30 | newton community farm
Presented by Historic Newton at Newton Community Farm, this is a free drop-off program where kids ages 5–12 investigate how Native people and early European settlers in Eastern Massachusetts interacted with the environment to meet their basic needs. Register through Newton Community Farm.

Don't Close Your Eyes: Ukrainian Artists Respond to the War
2022-11-05 17:00 - 20:00 | New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
Art Exhibit
New Art Corridor
245 Walnut St. Newton, MA
November 3-26
Opening Reception: November 5, 5-8 PM
The current exhibit includes over 60 works on paper by Ukrainian artists from various regions in Ukraine. The works will be for sale, with 50% of the proceeds going to the artist and the other 50% to a humanitarian organization.
The exhibits were curated by Hanna Melnyczuk, a Ukrainian-American artists and Halyna Andrusenko, an artist from Kyiv.

All Newton Music School presents Family Concert
2022-11-06 14:00 - 15:30 | All Newton Music School, 321 Chestnut St, West Newton, MA, 02465, United States
Whether you’re a music aficionado or attending your first concert, join us for a whimsical afternoon featuring narrator Evan Haas with faculty members on strings and woodwinds. Enjoy this unique opportunity to hear magical tales set to beautiful chamber music!

Newton Art Association presetns Flag Artist's Books with Cristina Hajosy
2022-11-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Newton Art Association, Newton, MA
Flag books have wonderful sculptural possibilities. With multiple angles of view, they provide interesting double narrative potentials, contrasting viewpoints, or yin and yang, if you will.
Viewers enjoy the visual movement of flag books. They beg the viewer to play and to keep interacting with the artwork. They’re excellent for creative poetry, wish lists, sweet nothings, photographs, abstract designs, and more.
This online workshop will cover the basic book arts skills needed to create these exciting moveable books. Cristina uses live screen sharing, detailed slideshows, and video shorts to share her passion for flag books.

Cappella Clausura presents Renaissance Portraits
2022-11-12 20:00 - 21:30 | Newton City Hall Auditorium, 1000 Commonwealth Ave, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Third time’s the charm for this timeless program! This November, expand your understanding of music and visual arts from the Renaissance. With reimagined classical portraits by Fran Forman presented alongside Baroque music by women, this program will transport you to a world of rich innovation and inclusivity.​
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Renaissance Portraits
November 12th at 8 PM: War Memorial Auditorium, Newton
November 13th at 4 PM: Emmanuel Church of Music, Boston

Renaissance Portraits
2022-11-12 20:00 - 21:30, 2022-11-13 16:00 - 17:30 | War Memorial Auditorium, 1000 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton, 02459, United States
Join Cappella Clausura for the opening of its 2022-2023 season! This November, expand your understanding of music and visual arts from the Renaissance. With reimagined classical portraits by Fran Forman presented alongside Baroque music by women, this program will transport you to a world of rich innovation and inclusivity. Featuring music by Barbara Strozzi, Madalena Casulana, Vittoria/ Raffaella Aleotti, and Francesca Caccini.
Renaissance Portraits
November 12th at 8 PM: War Memorial Auditorium, Newton
November 13th at 4 PM: Emmanuel Church, Boston
Tickets available here: https://www.clausura.org/tickets

Cappella Clausura presents Renaissance Portraits
2022-11-13 16:00 - 17:30

Instagram Basics for Artists
2022-11-17 19:00 - 20:30 | ZOOM
Francesca Olsen will teach a class on Instagram Basics focusing on how artists can best use Instagram to grow their audience and make the most out of the time they invest in this platform.
She will explain how artists can grow their audience using Instagram, a visual social media platform with over a billion monthly active users.
This workshop will cover the basics of Instagram growth—designing varied content; best use of hashtags, reels, and stories; Link in Bio best practices; and the difference between personal, creative, and business accounts. Then she will discuss IG analytics and the platform’s changing algorithm.
The workshop will begin with an informational presentation and then shift into a Q&A discussion to work through participants’ specific challenges.

New Art Center presents Stage Fright: Performance Workshop
2022-11-18 19:00 - 21:00 | New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
or the past three years you’ve been hard at work in your homes making music, writing poems, dancing in your kitchens, and so much more. Making by yourself can be therapeutic but maybe you miss the community, the adrenaline, and the conversation that happens around a performance. This is a space where you can workshop, showcase, experiment, and provide/receive feedback with other performers in the area. From lo-fi beats to spoken word poetry and more; whatever your personal output is we’d love to have you! In an open mic format, sign up for a 20 minute (or more) spot providing what you might need for tech/set up, and let us know if you would like feedback or just to perform. Adults and students ages 16+ are welcome to participate.

Stage Fright is for performers who want more experience performing for an audience with the opportunity to talk to other performers about how they prepare before a show/performance.
Milo has been facilitating open mic style events for many years and he is excited to bring it to the New Art Center.

Friday Figure Draw
2022-11-18 19:00 - 22:00 | New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
Enjoy a life drawing open studio with a live model, beginning with quick poses, and ending with an hour pose. The evening will be relaxed but professional, with music and a great model. No photography allowed. No instruction. For artists 21+, ID required. Bring your own art supplies (no oils); easels/chairs provided.

Faculty Concert, Suzuki School of Newton
2022-11-19 18:30 - 19:30 | Newton Presbyterian Church, 75 Vernon St., Newton, MA, United States
Faculty members of the Suzuki School of Newton will perform chamber music by Clara Schumann, Kenji Bunch, Chen Gang, Manuel de Falla and others, in a concert benefitting the school’s scholarship fund. In-person tickets are available in advance at suzukinewton.org/events. There will also be a Livestream via our Facebook page.

Commonwealth Chorale Concert presents Celebrating Harmony in Troubled Times
2022-11-19 20:00 - 22:00 | Church of the Holy Name, 1689 Centre Street, West Roxbury, MA, 02132, United States
Celebrating Harmony in Troubled Times
John Rutter (b. 1945): Requiem
Florence Price (1887-1953): Praise the Lord and selections from Communion Service in F
With organ and professional orchestra
For our final concert, we celebrate harmony with John Rutter’s belovedRequiem and selections from works by Florence Price. We are delighted to bring you Rutter’s modern Requiem which incorporates parts of the Latin Requiem with added psalms and biblical verses in English. An undeservedly overlooked and significant American composer, Florence Price’s beautifully written Praise the Lord and selections from the Communion Service in F are settings of familiar texts that reflect both her European influenced training at New England Conservatory and her Southern roots. Price was the first African-American woman to be recognized as a symphonic composer. Commonwealth Chorale is pleased and excited to introduce our audience to music by this talented composer.

New Phil presents Classics I: Latin and Slavic Colors
2022-11-20 15:00 - 17:00 | Newton North High School, 457 Walnut St, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
Join us for a performance of the New Philharmonia Orchestra with Zaira Meneses, performing works by Marquez, Dvorak, Villa-Lobos, and Ginastera!
Marquez Danzon #2
Dvorak Symphony No. 7
Villa-Lobos Guitar Concerto
Zaira Meneses, guitar soloist
Ginastera Estancia

Zaira Meneses has been acclaimed by the international press as a major performing artist of the classical guitar (New York Times: “an arresting performer full of colorful touches”). In 2018 awarded by the Boston Foundation to bring for the first time in Massachusetts authentic “ Son Jarocho music ” with Jaranas and requintos from Veracruz. The same year, she performed “Elegiaco Concerto” under the baton of world famous Cuban composer, guitarist and conductor: Leo Brouwer. In 2019 Meneses was selected among classical guitarists to perform in Leo Brouwer’s documentary: “El origen de la Sombra” filmed in Havana, Cuba. 6 preludios by Leo Brouwer dedicated to Zaira Meneses, supported by Augustine Foundation and Davoli & McDonagh’s foundation. Meneses is the creator and president of non-profit organization : Eliot Fisk Guitar Academy (EFGA) , a new platform to bring music education worldwide. Her Sold out independent CD “Latina” led to a new recording with Centaur Records, a 45 mins program of J.S.Bach with her own arrangements . Director and founder of Latin American Music Festival, Co Director of Boston Guitar Festival for eighteen years consecutively. She continues performing Guitar concertos with Orchestra , solo recitals and chamber music career while managing the various events of EFGA.

Newton Artists Selling Art to Support "Facing Cancer Together"
2022-11-22 - 2022-12-31 | Newton Art Association, Newton, MA
Art Works for Good to Support Facing Cancer Together
Newton Art Association (NAA) is relaunching Art Works for Good, to make a difference to
those in need. This year, NAA members are donating proceeds to Facing Cancer Together
(FCT), an organization that provides care to cancer survivors and their families who can’t afford
or access to essential support services.
NAA’s fundraiser is an opportunity to purchase original artwork while helping cancer survivors in our community. Enjoy browsing NAA’s Art Works for Good online (Newtonartassociation.com) art exhibition from November 16 through December 31, 2022. Thirty nine artists are participating in the exhibit which features 140 paintings, drawings, sculptures, and photographs. Half of all proceeds go to FCT and the other half to the artists. Many NAA artists are donating all the sale price to FCT. If you are interested in purchasing art, visit the NAA website (Newtonartassociation.com).
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Facing Cancer Together depends solely upon donations. They are one of the free-standing, nonhospital-based cancer support organizations in the state of Massachusetts that provides free,
online psychological support, in addition to person services. For more information, please visit
FCT’s website, facing-cancer.org. Make a difference improving the lives of people with cancer, and enjoy an original work of art!

Thanksgiving Holiday Market
2022-11-22 12:00 - 16:00 | The Allen Center, 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, 02465, United States
The Newton Cultural Alliance will host the first Newton Thanksgiving Market on Tuesday, November 22nd from 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm at The Allen Center. Organized by All Over Newton, the event will bring specialty vendors from Newton’s farmers’ markets together for holiday shopping. From locally grown, farm-fresh produce, to pop-in-the-oven hors d’oeuvres, desserts, locally roasted coffee, honey, jams, hostess gifts, and more, you’ll be able to pick up exactly what you need, at one easy location. Find out who will be there in person, who requires pre-orders, and order cut-off dates here.

Pro Arte presents Salon 1
2022-11-30 20:00 - 22:00 | The Allen Center, 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, 02465, United States
Salon 1
Join members of Pro Arte’s brass section for what has become a new annual tradition featuring festive favorites to kick off the holiday season.

All Newton Music School presents Up Close and Musical : Faculty Concert
2022-12-02 18:30 - 19:30 | All Newton Music School, 321 Chestnut St, West Newton, MA, 02465, United States
Listening to your teachers perform chamber music together enhances the music lesson experience. These concerts are one hour in length and presented in a relaxed setting.

Highland Glee Club presents Holiday Songfest Winter Concert
2022-12-03 15:00 - 17:00 | Christ Episcopal Church, 1132 Highland Ave., Needham Heights, MA, 02494, United States
Holiday Songfest Winter Concert

Saturday, December 3, 2022, 3 PM: Christ Episcopal Church, Needham

Carols and songs for Christmas and Hanukah, in a variety of styles

Highland Glee Club presents A Holiday Songfest
2022-12-03 15:00 - 17:00 | Christ Episcopal Church, 1132 Highland Ave., Needham Heights, MA, 02494, United States
The men of the Highland Glee Club usher in the holidays with songs for Christmas and Chanukah in a variety of styles. Reception to follow.

Celebrate Newton Holiday Craft Fair 2022
2022-12-04 10:00 - 16:00 | Newton South High School, 140 Brandeis Rd, Newton, MA, 02459
Celebrate Newton is back at Newton South High School, 140 Brandeis Road. Come shop for unique handmade items from up to 50 local artisans. You’ll find something for everyone on your holiday gift list including jewelry, textiles, ceramics, woodwork, framed art, and more. There will be no shipping delays or empty retail shelves to deal with while you stroll the wide aisles of the well-ventilated Newton South High School cafeteria. Admission is $5. Celebrate Newton is produced by the Newton Cultural Alliance, an advocacy non-profit supporting over 30 local arts and culture organizations.

Christmas Carol Sing
2022-12-04 16:00 - 17:00 | Newton Highlands Congregational Church, 54 Lincoln Street, Newton, MA, 02461, United States
Come welcome in the season at a Christmas Carol Sing on December 4th at 4pm at Newton Highlands Congregational Church in the heart of the Highlands. Join in singing traditional and popular family friendly Christmas Tunes accompanied by piano and organ. Free to all. Parking available on the street and in the Hartford Street parking lot.

Holiday Concert - Celebrations!
2022-12-11 15:00 - 17:00
The New Philharmonia Orchestra joins the Boston Ballet School for an afternoon of lively holiday music! Featuring excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite, this kid-friendly program is sure to put everyone into the holiday spirit.
Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students (under 25). Tickets can be bought here: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=nphil

Purchase Art Works - to Support Cancer Survivors
2022-12-14 - 2023-01-14 | Newton Art Association, Newton, MA
Newton Art Association (NAA) members are donating original art to raise funds for Facing Cancer Together (FCT), an organization that provides care to cancer survivors and their families who can’t afford or access to essential support services. NAA’s fundraiser is online through January 14, 2023. Thirty nine artists are participating in the exhibit which features 140 paintings, drawings, sculptures, and photographs. Half of all proceeds go to FCT and the other half to the artists. Many NAA artists are donating all the sale price to FCT. If you are interested in purchasing art, visit the NAA website (www.newtonartassociation.com).

Invitation to Imagine at The Allen Center
2022-12-15 16:00 - 17:00 | The Allen Center, 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, 02465, United States
This visit invites children and their families to travel 150 years back in time to imagine what it would have been like to live and learn at the Allen home and this historic school.
This historic house was once the home of Nathaniel Allen, founder of The West Newton English and Classical School. Nathaniel Allen was a progressive educator who provided equal opportunities for girls and boys in racially mixed classrooms even before the Civil War. His curriculum was innovative, and students came from all over the world to attend his school.
Guests will explore the parlor, a classroom, and even the bowling alley as we learn about the family, the students, the school, and the unique curriculum. Our visit will finish in the barn, where you will have the opportunity to try some of the games and activities that children enjoyed at this time.
We hope you can join us to learn about the history of this newly renovated Newton treasure! Each visit will run approximately one hour. Free event, 3rd grade and up, registration required (see button below).

Dates

Sunday, December 11 3:00-4:00 PM
Thursday, December 15 4:00-5:00 PM
Sunday, January 22 3:00-4:00 PM
Thursday, January 26 4:00-5:00 PM
