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Saturday Evening Twilight Concerts - All Concerts start at 6:30 PM
Join us for a series of twilight concerts with jazz and choral groups from near and far. A delightful way to refresh and relax after a busy summer day!
SATURDAY JUNE 14, 6:30 PM
Chorus Angelicus
Nicholas White, Artistic
Director
Connecticut’s premiere
children’s choir, 25 singers ages
12-17, with guest soloists, gives
a concert featuring works by
Purcell, Vivaldi, Schubert,
Mendelssohn and Brahms, and
new music by recently appointed
director, Nicholas White,
including the Connecticut
premiere of White’s “The Aim
Was Song.”
SATURDAY JUNE 21, 6:30 PM
The Swingtime Big Band
Music Mountain Debut
The Swingtime Big Band
vividly brings this classic music
to life for a new generation in
three-dimensional sound,
authentically recreating the
style, musicality and essence of
each Swing Era band that
originated the hits from the
Great American Songbook.
SATURDAY JULY 5, 6:30 PM
Jive by Five
This hard driving Connecticut
favorite returns to perform the
authentic great jump band style
of the 1940’s.
SATURDAY JULY 12, 6:30 PM
The New Black Eagle Jazz Band
These guardians of traditional jazz draw from their abundant
repertory from 1920’s classics to Preservation Hall standards.
Penetrating rhythm, flawless ensemble. A great show!
SATURDAY JULY 19, 6:30 PM
The Silk City Barbershop Chorus
This dynamic, many-member and multi-award winning Barbershop
chorus returns to sing show tunes, blues, doowop and gospel
all in four-part barbershop harmony.
SATURDAY JULY 26, 6:30 PM
Joyce Lyons and her
New York Jazz All-Stars
Music Mountain debut
A truly magnetic and joyful performer, Joyce Lyons is described in Backstage Magazine as "what Cabaret is all about." She digs into the
lyrics of a song, whether hard swinging Jazz, Classic
Broadway or from the Great American Songbook. With Don Rebic, piano, Jay Leonhart, Bass, and Dave Stillman, Drums.
SATURDAY AUGUST 9, 6:30 PM
The Afro-Semitic Experience
Music Mountain debut
A unique, fabulous and exciting melding of jazz
cultures and sacred music from the Afro-American and Jewish
traditions. Imagine Charles Mingus sitting in with a
Klezmer band and playing Gospel music.
SATURDAY AUGUST 16, 6:30 PM
The Galvanized Jazz Band
Special high-energy renditions of traditional New Orleans
blues, stomps and spirituals, with exciting guest artists.
Memorable music from a treasured era of jazz.
SATURDAY AUGUST 23, 6:30 PM
David Rogers & Imaginary Homeland
A soulful blend of African fiddles, talking drums and jazz.
Combines the best of contemporary jazz with West African
instruments, melodies and rhythms. The music wants to
make you dance but never stop listening.
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 6, 6:30 PM
An Evening of Klezmer with the Alex Fiterstein Trio
Music Mountain debut
Alex Fiterstein, Clarinet
Zev Feldman, Dulcimer,Cimbalon
Christine Crowder, Accordion
An exciting concert of the celebratory music of Eastern
Europe and ancient Jewish culture. Emotional, uplifting,
evocative of the human voice and all human emotions.