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2010 Make a Splash -  READ!

Watch water appear and disappear, drawings of sea creatures come to life, giant pieces of shimmering blue fabric manipulated in a fluid swirl of motion, a bowl of water transformed into a time machine…

This summer, to tie into the 2010 Collaborative Summer Library Program  theme ‘Make a Splash – Read!’, Scott will offer a special water themed program.

Audience members will participate onstage, be transfixed by routines choreographed to music, laugh out loud, and be kept at the very edge of their seats.

This program appears on the 2010 Kids, Books and the Arts roster of CHILIS and the NH State Library.

For over thirty years, the Summer Concert Series has nourished audience members from New Hampshire and beyond. Each Tuesday evening performance features the Apple Hill String Quartet and renowned guest faculty–hosted in Apple Hill’s Louise Shonk Kelly Barn in Nelson, New Hampshire. All concerts are free and open to the public. To reserve a seat, the suggested donation is $25 or more. Reserve online or call 603-847-3371 for more information. Programs are subject to change.

2010 Season Schedule

JUNE 22 – 7:30 pm

Hovhaness, Bagatelles
(arranged for oboe and strings by Michael Kelley)

• Pamela Epple, oboe
• Elise Kuder, violin
• Sarah Kim, violin
• Kate Holzemer, viola
• Greg Hesselink, cello

Bartok, Contrasts

• Rohan Gregory, violin
• Kinan Azmeh, clarinet
• Robert Merfeld, piano

Brahms, Viola Quintet in G Major, Op. 111

• Elise Kuder, violin
• Sarah Kim, violin
• Lila Brown, viola
• Kate Holzemer, viola
• Greg Hesselink, cello

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JUNE 29 – 7:30 pm
A Piano Recital by Yi-heng Yang

Beethoven, Bagatelles, Op. 126
Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 31 in Ab, Op. 110
Schumann, Abegg-Variationen, Op. 1
Schumann, 8 Noveletten, Op. 21

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JULY 6 – 7:30 pm

Handel, Sonata for oboe and violin

• Guy Porat, oboe
• Colleen Jennings, violin
• Myriam Teie, piano

Schoenfield, Trio for clarinet, violin, and piano

• Eric Thomas, clarinet
• Tina Lee, violin
• Myriam Teie, piano

Grieg, String Quartet in G minor, Op. 27

• The Apple Hill String Quartet:
• Elise Kuder, violin
• Sarah Kim, violin
• Mike Kelley, viola
• Rupert Thompson, cello

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JULY 13 – 7:30 pm
Young Artist Fellowship Concert

Apple Hill’s Young Artist Fellowship Program brings together advanced young instrumentalists for a rigorous and exciting 14-day chamber music and teaching experience. The program includes intensive study with the artist faculty at Apple Hill, teaching support and practice help for regular workshop participants, and one public performance. This year’s young artist recipients are the Semplice String Quartet from Turkey and clarinetist George Georgiou from Cyprus. They will be coached and mentored by Apple Hill’s director, Lenny Matczynski, and Eric Thomas, summer workshop faculty member.

Mozart, Adagio & Fugue
Mozart, Clarinet Quintet
Brahms, String Quartet in C minor

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JULY 20 – 7:30 pm

Paul Moravec, Tempest Fantasy

• Rane Moore, clarinet
• Gabriela Diaz, violin
• Katie Schlaikjer, cello
• Jeffrey Louie, piano

Michael Kelley, Chapters from the Volsungs

• Jesse Holstein, narrator
• Vanessa Holroyd, flute
• Michael Kelley, viola
• Katie Schlaikjer, cello

J. S. Bach, Selections from the Goldberg Variations

• Salley Koo, violin
• Michael Kelley, viola
• Iris Jortner, cello

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JULY 27 – Gala Benefit

The Board of Trustees invites you to A Celebration of Apple Hill’s 40-Year History with Lenny Matczynski, Director, and the Apple Hill String Quartet. The evening will feature great music, great food, a photo exhibit curated by board member Peter Roos, and a historical retrospective of Apple Hill from 1971 to the present.

This special fundraising event is not included in the season pass package. Tickets are $100
and can be purchased online or by phone at 603-847-3371.

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AUGUST 3 – 7:30 pm

Haydn, Trio # 96 in B minor

• Mark Hill, oboe
• Michael Kelley, viola
• Max Zeugner, double bass

Smetana, Piano Trio in G minor Op. 15

• Movses Pogossian, violin
• Troy Stuart, cello
• Yi-heng Yang, piano

Bartok, String Quartet No. 2

• The Apple Hill String Quartet
• Elise Kuder, violin
• Sarah Kim, violin
• Mike Kelley, viola
• Rupert Thompson, cello

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AUGUST 10 – 7:30 pm

An evening of Bach and friends
featuring Kendra Colton, soprano, and Peggy Pearson, oboe

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AUGUST 17 – 7:30 pm

Jolivet, Sonatine for Oboe and Bassoon

• Marilyn Coyne, oboe
• John Steinmetz, bassoon

Schubert, Lieder

• Frank Kelley, tenor
• Jean Schneider, piano

Glazunov, Cello Quintet in A Major Op. 30

• Varty Manoulian, violin
• Cenovia Cummins, violin
• Kate Vincent, viola
• Rupert Thompson, cello
• Brooks Whitehouse, cello

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AUGUST 24 – 7:30 pm

The Dirt Road Ensemble with Leonard Matczynski, conductor
in works by Hindemith, Handel, and Copland

• Mike Kelley, viola
• Sarah Kim, violin
• Valerie Peters, piano
• Betty Hauck, narrator

A post-concert swing dance closes the season. All are invited.

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Nelson Town Hall
Admission $8 / $6 seniors and students

Beginner’s Workshop 7:30

The Monadnock region’s hottest Celtic band returns to the Nelson Town Hall for an evening of energized dancing, lead by nationally renown caller Adina Gordon.

Celticladda is: Randy Miller, fiddle; Bill Thomas, Uillean pipes and flute, Gordon Peery, piano.

Nelson Town Hall
Admission $8 / $6 seniors and students

Beginner’s Workshop 7:30

Join one of the Monadnock region’s finest callers for an evening of classic contras. Stratospheric music provided by the incredible Rodney Miller (fiddle), the impeccable Sarah Bauhan (flute and whistle), and the inimitable Gordon Peery (piano).

Nelson Town Hall
Admission $8 / $6 seniors and students

Beginner’s Workshop 7:30

The amazing Heathen Creek returns to the Nelson Town Hall, with caller Don Primrose at the helm.

Heathen Creek” is what happens when contra music has a head-on collision with Gen-X. Rutman’s scorching fiddle soars while Johannsen (guitar) and Koyama (mandolin) lay down thunder and crunch that is equal parts Keith Murphy and Kurt Cobain. Blissfully tired contra dancers concur — the Heathens are all about rhythm, and they’re dead-on. But the trio plays lush too — sultry digressions full of lilt and peppered with caprice. From Pittsburgh to Peterborough, from Coeur D’Alene to Concord, Heathen Creek has been busting it up for seven years, filling the night with music and generally knocking the socks off all and sundry. rough, from Coeur D’Alene to Concord, Heathen Creek has been busting it up for seven years, filling the night with music and generally knocking the socks off all and sundry. oyama (mandolin) lay down thunder and crunch that is equal parts Keith Murphy and Kurt Cobain. Blissfully tired contra dancers concur — the Heathens are all about rhythm, and they’re dead-on. But the trio plays lush too — sultry digressions full of lilt and peppered with caprice. From Pittsburgh to Peterborough, from Coeur D’Alene to Concord, Heathen Creek has been busting it up for seven years, filling the night with music and generally knocking the socks off all and sundry.

Sponsored by the Monadnock Folklore Society

An old home week family favorite at the Nelson School.

This years feature movie is “Wizard of Oz”.
Cost: Various for food and beverage, movie is by donation

Sponsored by the Nelson PTO and the 6th Grade Class. Proceeds are for the 6th Grade class trip.
Come dressed as your favorite Oz character!

Enjoy popcorn, root beer floats (with local ice cream) and steamed hot dogs.
More info contact:Joy Birdsey
847-9533

birdsey@cheshire.net

Location:Nelson Congregational Church
$4.00 / $5.00 for ice cream (concert is free)
Local ice cream, hot fudge, hot butterscotch, strawberries, whipped cream and toppings.
Bring friends and families to enjoy this summertime favorite!
Contact Nelson Congregational Church 847-3280
or Joy Birdsey 847-9533
Volunteers needed and Welcomed!

Nelson Town Hall
Admission $8 / $6 seniors and students

Beginner’s Workshop 7:30

The Dead Sea Squirrels is a string band with a twist.  Our tunes come mainly from the Southern US, but because we play for contra dances, our repertoire is made up of danceable tunes arranged in medleys designed to closely match and enhance the movements of the particular contra dance being taught/called.  We tend to push the boundaries of the southern style with spontaneous fiddle and fiddle/guitar harmonies.

Members of the band consist of Craig Edwards and Cathy Mason on twin fiddles or fiddle/banjo, and Henry Yoshimura on guitar.  We have played and toured widely on the East Coast, and have rocked the house at venues including the Cambridge VFW dance, Glen Echo, MD, Shepherdstown, WV, Glenside, PA, Bethlehem, PA and many others, as well as dance and music weekends and festivals, most recently, The Folk Project in New Jersey.

Band members are active musicians in many other bands as well, including: The Zydecats, Grand Bois Cajun Band, The Rhythm Method String Band and The Brazen Hussies.


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The students from Nelson School will be performing an original musical adaptation of Oliver Twist at Keene High School at 6:30 pm on Friday.   Admission is free (donations gladly accepted).   Oliver Twist is an original musical adaptation of the classic Dickens tale of the orphaned boy whose good and sturdy spirit support him through the difficult and exciting times of growing up in Victorian England.

The one hour performance is the culmination of a week long residency with Children’s Stage Adventures.  The play was cast on Monday, rehearsals take place all week, and they will be production ready by Friday evening!  Nelson School has worked with Children’s Stage Adventures in previous years and it is always amazing how much the students can learn in one week and what a good production they produce.

If you cannot attend the evening performance, please feel free to join us for the dress rehearsal at 10 am Friday at Keene High School.

Participants:

4th Graders – Chad Auclair, Sarah Cucchi, and Emma Scott
5th Grade – Bradley Auclair, Sydney Carlisle, and Tori Daigle
6th Grade – Marcus Bean. Lauren Lucas, and Megan Schillemat.

Students will compete in a double elimination spelling bee. Students will be tested on words from the SCRIPTS National Spelling Bee List in various word origins. First place winner will compete at the Keene Regional Bee on Saturday, March 13th. Runner-up will be responsible for taking the first place winners spot if they are unable to compete. State Bee is Saturday, March 20th.