BROOKstock II: Where the ‘60’s Meet 2013

Brookline Music School (BMS) ensembles and young emerging artists from Brookline will perform a variety of classic songs and original music at A Music Festival for Brookline, BROOKstock II: Where the ‘60’s Meet 2013 concert on Saturday, June 1st at 7:30pm in the Ellsworth Theatre at Pine Manor College.

Brookline Music School’s Rock/Jazz ensembles will perform music from the 1960’s, an amazing decade of American popular music, which laid the foundation for all that followed. Original music from Brookline's most promising young bands, singer/songwriters, and composers, such as Big Words, Next Best Western, Fluffington, and Bella Ortiz-Ren will also be featured. BROOKstock II seeks to contrast music from the 1960’s with music being created here and now by today's young musicians. The similarities and differences between the two will certainly shape an exciting and entertaining evening of live music.

The BMS Rock/Jazz ensembles are lead by Brookline Music School’s Ensembles Coordinator and saxophone faculty John Purcell, who has been teaching ensembles at BMS sine 1996. Purcell said he has lead “100’s of ensembles and worked with 100’s and 100’s of students.” The ensembles mainly play popular rock or jazz songs, while incorporating original music from students. Purcell arranges all the songs and explained that he will “choose material or arrange in such a way that plays on the strengths of each individual. The BMS ensembles frequently perform live, including at the BMS Rocks Roggie’s event at Roggie’s Brew & Grille in Brighton, for two full days, twice a year, Beatles Open Sing concerts at Lincoln School, and the annual spring concerts, including three Beatles concerts, Songs in the Key of Wonder, and the first BROOKstock, which have taken place in the spacious Ellsworth Theatre at Pine Manor College for the past few years.

A Music Festival for Brookline, BROOKstock II: Where the ‘60’s Meet 2013 will take place in the Ellsworth Theatre at Pine Manor College (400 Heath St. Chestnut Hill, MA 02467) on Saturday, June 1, 2013 at 7:30pm. The performance is 90 minutes in length. Admission is $10 general admission, $5 per student and all ages are welcome. Advance tickets can be purchased at Brookline Music School (25 Kennard Road, Brookline; 617-277-4593) or at the door on the day of the show. For more information, visit the Brookline Music School website at www.bmsmusic.org or call 617-277-4593.

Ensembles provide a unique opportunity to experience the joys of music making with others. Brookline Music School has a wide array of ensembles, catering to a variety of musical abilities, interests, and ages. Current ensembles being offered include Rock/Jazz, and Chamber ensembles. Ensembles are offered year-round and offer multiple performance opportunities. For more information on the ensembles program visit www.bmsmusic.org or call Brookline Music School at (617) 277-4593.

"Piano Pieces" Concert by Valerie Ross This Sunday!

Brookline Music School’s Faculty Artist Series presents:

Piano Pieces by Valerie Ross

Sunday, May 12, 2013, 4:00pm

at Brookline Music School

Brookline Music School (BMS) presents Piano Pieces by Valerie Ross on May 12, 2013 at 4:00pm in Bakalar Recital Hall for free. Piano Pieces will present a grab bag of shorter solo pieces by Romantic and Modern composers, exploring the ways music can evoke different times and places, feelings and ideas in the listener. You'll hear music by famous composers such as Claude Debussy and Johannes Brahms along lesser-known works of Olivier Messiaen and Frederic Rzewski. The program will also feature a world premier of "Mystic Garden," a collection of miniatures by composer Brian Hulse.

Brookline Music School’s 2012-2013 Faculty Artist Series concert Piano Pieces will take place in Bakalar Recital Hall at Brookline Music School, 25 Kennard Road, Brookline, MA 02445 on Sunday, May 12 at 4:00pm, followed by a meet the artist reception. All ages are welcome and this event is free. For more information visit www.bmsmusic.org or call Brookline Music School at (617) 277-4593.

Acoustic Music Concert with Ari & Mia Friedman

Ari and Mia Friedman will perform mostly original and traditional old-time, folk, Celtic and bluegrass music in the Acoustic Music Concert on Friday, April 26 at 8:00pm in Brookline Music School’s Bakalar Recital Hall for free. Boston's Americana sister act, are a soulful and spirited acoustic accompanied duo exploring the traditions of Southern Appalachia, Northeastern fiddle music, and the realm where their own compositions cross paths with older traditions. Their hearts also lie with early American swing and jazz music. Their bold approach to song and tune-writing, with their interpretations of traditional music will open hearts and dance floors.

Lorraine and Bennett Hammond will open for the Friedmans. The Hammonds are skilled entertainers, who will be play a lively assortment of traditional American instruments and songs with five-string banjo, Appalachian dulcimer, Celtic harp, acoustic guitar, mandolin, and a vast repertoire of traditional and contemporary songs, tunes & ballads.

The Acoustic Music Concert at Brookline Music School will take place Friday, April 26 at 8:00pm at 25 Kennard Road, Brookline, MA 02445. The folk concert is free and on a first come basis. This event kicks off the 32nd Muddy River Dulcimer Festival, which includes four folk concerts, one instrument petting zoo, an afternoon of Applaichian dulcimer workshops, and dulcimer builders and vendors. For more information about this event visit www.dulcimerfestival.org or Brookline Music School visit www.bmsmusic.org.

Muddy River Dulcimer Festival at Brookline Music School Friday, April 26 - Saturday, April 27, 2013

Brookline Music School hosts the Muddy River Dulcimer Festival on Friday, April 26 and Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 25 Kennard Road in Brookline. The festival includes three folk concerts, one instrument petting zoo and an afternoon of workshops for beginner and experienced players. Dulcimers and merchandise will also be for sale. 

An Acoustic Music Concert presenting Lorraine and Bennett Hammond opening for Ari and Mia Friedman, will take place on Friday, April 26 at 8:00pm in Brookline Music School’s Bakalar Recital Hall for free. 

Lorraine Hammond and Pam Weeks will present a free family concert and Instrument Petting Zoo on Saturday, April 27 at 2:30pm in Brookline Music School’s Bakalar Recital Hall. 

Appalachian Dulcimer Workshops for beginner and experienced players will be offered at Brookline Music School from 1:00 to 5:00pm on Saturday, April 27. Loaner dulcimers will be available during the workshops. Full afternoon workshop tickets are $30.00 general, $20 for seniors and 10 to 18 years. Advance registration is strongly advised. Workshop space is limited. To register for the workshops call Brookline Music School at (617) 277-4593.

Magpie in Concert
 will conclude the festival on Saturday, April 27, 2013, 8:00pm 
at the First Parish of Watertown, 35 Church Street in Watertown. Co-sponsored by the Brookline Music School and the Folk Song Society of Greater Boston (FSSGB). Tickets are $18 general admission, $12 for festival ticketholders and FSSGB Members. Purchase tickets online at BrownPaperTickets.com or at the door. Use the code season53 to get member and student prices. Tickets can also be purchased at the door. For more information: www.fssgb.org

Piano Performance Master Class with Sandra Hebert

Brookline Music School presents a

Piano Performance Master Class with Sandra Hebert

Saturday, April 6, 2013, 4:00-6:00pm

Brookline, MA – April 6, 2013 – Brookline Music School (BMS) is pleased to present a Piano Performance Master Class led by world renowned pianist Sandra Hebert on Sunday, April 6 at 4:00pm. Work with Ms. Hebert in this traditional performance master class. The event will feature student performances from the BMS piano department followed by interactive coaching sessions with Ms. Hebert. This event is free and the public is welcome to observe, though participation is only open to piano students of Brookline Music School.

Pianist Sandra Hebert has performed throughout the U.S., as well as in Asia and Europe in recitals as a soloist, concerto soloist and collaborative pianist; she appears regularly with the Kalliope Trio, and with her piano-duo partner, Elaine Kwon. A committed proponent of new music, her numerous premieres include the international award-winning Flood Gate by Robert Rowe, and the U.S. premiere of Erland von Koch’s Piano Concerto #3.  She has recorded for Le Chant du Monde, CRI, ICMC, Juxtab and Arcadian Winds, and has performed frequently on radio and television, including WGBH and WBUR in Boston, as well as appearances on the West Coast. An active teacher, she has presented master classes at festivals, conservatories and universities throughout the U.S. as well as in Europe and China.

Her solo and chamber recitals, including the premiere of a new Chinese solo piano work, were received with critical acclaim and were broadcast on Chinese radio and television. She has taught piano and chamber music in Regensburg, Germany as a faculty member of the International Music Academy, and Cremona, Italy. Winner of numerous prizes and awards for both performance and academics, Ms. Hebert holds a DMA in Piano Performance from Boston University; for ten years, she was a member of the Conservatory faculty at the Longy School of Music, and currently is Adjunct Assistant Professor and Director of Chamber Music and Performance on the Music Department faculty at Boston College.

Voice Master Class: Classical and Traditional Broadway Songs

Brookline Music School presents a Voice Master Class:

Classical and Traditional Broadway Songs 

with Guest Artist Jean Anderson-Collier

Saturday, March 30, 2013, 2:00-4:00pm

Brookline, MA – March 30, 2013 – Brookline Music School (BMS) is pleased to present a Voice Master Class in Classical and Traditional Broadway Songs led by guest artist Jean Anderson-Collier on Saturday, March 30, 2013 at 2:00pm. Ms. Anderson-Collier teaches courses in song repertoire and diction, as well as coaching opera and art song, at New England Conservatory. The public is welcome to observe the class, though participation is only open to voice students of Brookline Music School. 

Ms. Anderson-Collier works frequently with Opera Providence, Longwood Opera, and Boston Lyric Opera, and is a coach at Northern Arizona University’s summer opera program in Italy, “Flagstaff in Fidenza.”

She has served as an accompanist and assistant conductor for choruses at Harvard University, and as accompanist and diction coach for the Back Bay Chorale in Boston. Ms. Anderson-Collier has worked as a coach at the Brevard Music Festival in North Carolina, and at the summer vocal institute of the University of California at Santa Barbara. Collier is an organist and the choir director at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Scituate, MA, where she runs an active recital series. Ms. Anderson-Collier has also been a fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center, and a participant in the Cleveland Art Song Festival. Ms. Anderson-Collier is active as a collaborative pianist around the country and in Europe.

Rolie Polie Guacamole

Brookline Music School welcomes Rolie Polie Guacamole from Brooklyn, NY to perform for its annual family concert on Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 2:00pm in the Bakalar Recital Hall. Family concerts are a great way for children and parents to interact with live musicians in a relaxed, kid-friendly environment.

Rolie Polie Guacamole is a hip “kindie” band. Their high energy, interactive shows are a mix of funk, rock and folk music mashed into original tunes about natural living, eating healthy and staying active. The band is a hit across the east coast and mid-west, with top picks by Boston.com, Time Out Kids NY, and Time Out Kids Chicago. Their latest album Houses of the Moly, released in 2012, won a Parents' Choice Silver Award and a NAPPA Honor's Award.

Rolie Polie Guacamole is singer/guitarist Frank Gallo, bassist Andrew Tuzhilin and drummer Peter Barr. The trio tours frequently, and will be on tour in Seattle this summer, performing songs from their three children’s albums - Rolie Polie Guacamole; Time for Hummus; and Houses of the Moly. Frank and Andrew are the founders of the group, whom also teach a music & movement class, featuring books, shakers, balls and original Guacamole songs, in addition to frequent sing-a-long classes.

Rolie Polie Guacamole will perform a 45-minute concert in Bakalar Recital Hall at Brookline Music School, 25 Kennard Road, Brookline, MA 02445 on Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 2:00pm. Recommended for ages 2-7 years. Tickets are $5 per person and all ages are welcome. For tickets stop by Brookline Music School or call (617) 277-4593.

For more information about this event or Brookline Music School visit www.bmsmusic.org. For more information on Rolie Polie Guacamole visit www.roliepolieguacamole.com