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VOTING RITES, a theatrical exploration of women's attitudes towards voting, was presented at the Mariposa Museum & World Culture Center, by Erika Kate MacDonald. Written and performed by MacDonald, this non-partisan, one-woman show is drawn from material gathered in 38 recent interviews with local New Hampshire women of all ages. Of particular interest to women who have not previously voted, Erika invited the public to "come explore the frustration and elation of being a woman voter in 2004 America, and discover what your own life has to do with the political process." Erika Kate MacDonald is a theater artist — writer, director, and performer — who grew up in the Monadnock region. She has been involved in making original theater for over a decade; her most recent work, "GO", a solo piece which she wrote and performed, was well received by its Brooklyn, NY audience. An Andy's Summer Playhouse alumna, she attended ConVal High School, then Yale University, where she received her degree in Theater Studies in 2002. She believes strongly that it is important for women to be listened to, and she is looking forward to this opportunity to hear from and share with so many New Hampshire women. For more information contact Erika to schedule a performance for your community or school: erikakatem@yahoo.com or (603) 924-3572
Ted Mann is on the music faculty at Keene State College in N.H. where he teaches courses in the history of rock and roll, counterpoint, analytical techniques, guitar classes, private guitar and lute instruction. He also coaches the guitar ensembles. He has performed in venues from Boston to New York City and across the country as a soloist and with a variety of groups including the Vivaldi Traveling Circus Orchestra of Manhattan and the Nashua Chamber Symphony. Mr. Mann has been awarded many grants to bring music into schools and has appeared on television and public radio. As a lutenist and vihuelist he has appeared as a guest artist with the Boston-based Early Music ensemble "Capella Alamire." Mr. Mann's latest recordings appear on such labels as Harp of David and Scholastic, Inc. In the fields of electronic music and composition Mann has run the electronic music programs at private preparatory schools colleges. His compositions, electronic and otherwise, are performed regularly and he publishes articles pertaining to computer music and using computers as an aid to composition for computer periodicals. Mr. Mann is regularly commissioned to write music for many different media.
Justin Mazampaka's dynamic personality brings his rich culture to life through his stories of Rwanda-Burundi and engages the audience in the rhythms of music and dance. Justin moved to the United States from Rwanda, Africa after the terrible genocide in 1994 in which over one million people lost their lives. Since moving here, Justin's mission has been to help Americans understand more about his country and its people through presentations including dance, music, stories and the visual arts. He has not only presented at several middle school and high school Social Studies classes, but has also provided programs on African heritage, stories and authentic arts in libraries with watercolor, portrait artist and teacher Mary Churchill of Nashua. Despite the wars and killings that still occur in parts of Africa, Justin believes that the continent is beautiful, abundantly diverse in its culture and has many enjoyable and positive things to offer.
The Monadnock Flutes perform varied programs of both classical and popular works on instruments in the flute family, from piccolo to bass flute. The ensemble is comprised of ten members from Franklin Pierce College and from the surrounding area, and from a wide range of backgrounds and ages. For more information on the concerts and Monadnock Flutes, please call (603) 242-3482.
Get out your dancing shoes for THE NINES, a ten piece rockin' dance band. Lead by sensational vocals, screaming horns and a rhythm section that just won't quit, The Nines is a local dance band that has been playing for corporate events and local bars for a few years. Favorite tunes are played in the classic style as they were written, creating a full crisp sound. The set lists are filled with recognizeable dance songs driving people young and old to dance all night long. For info on the band, www.theninesband.com Off The Cuff Off The Cuff, a semi-acoustic instrumental and vocal quartet, interprets great songs. Whether an original tune or an old standard, a pop tune or a nugget by some little known songwriter, Off The Cuff infuses its own special blend of folk, jazz, swing, blues, rock, country and world music into every song to reinvent it as something new and personal. Once this is done, the song is "Cuffed" (as in Cuffified - given that Off The Cuff touch). Audiences love this music! It touches a familiar chord in everyone, whether they grew up dancing to the big bands or to rock bands. It is music that each generation has managed to share; a part of the American musical soul. The music is upbeat, energetic and fun, and the members of Off The Cuff have a great time playing and interacting with the audience.
Storyteller Laura Packer as she tells tales tall and true for adults and children. Laura has told around the world, including at First Night Boston, Club Passim and Three Apples Storytelling Festival. Laura's unusual and enchanting stories are influenced by the oldest myths and everyday occurrences. Her first recording, "Kansas and other Stories" (1999) has been described as "pure storytelling" by internationally known storyteller Brother Blue. Her CD, "A Passion of Stories" (2005), contains four new original works recorded with live audience. She likes to make audiences laugh and feel and ponder the world in new and magical ways. For more information call 781-526-7255.
Gerardo Perez has played the bandoneon since the age of eleven, when he received his first instrument from his father. Both informally and during his studies in conservatory, he was exposed to tango and classical music in Montevideo, Uruguay and across the Rio de la Plata in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Dr. Perez currently studies in Montevideo with Marino Rivero, the world recognized grand master of the bandoneon. He has performed as a soloist and has played with his own trio (bandoneon, piano and bass) as well as in duet with pipe organ, and as a featured guest of various quartets and string quintets both in Uruguay, the Middle East, and in the United States. In 2004, Dr. Perez performed in Natchez, Mississippi and in San Antonio, Texas, as well as in Baton Rouge, Chicago, and in Brattleboro, VT! In New Orleans he has made numerous appearances over the past two years, including a very recent afternoon concert with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. A graduate of the Facultad de Medicina of the Universidad de la Republica in Montevideo, Uruguay, Dr. Perez is also noted for the music performances he offers to his patients. This caring gift has been called "music for the soul" and is culturally powerful as well as soothing to the spirit. Originally developed in the mid-1800s in Germany, the bandoneon was used in cathedrals and churches as a portable and inexpensive alternative to massive pipe organs. A bellows instrument which forces air through a reed system (like a harmonica) the bandoneon was brought to Buenos Aires by German immigrants at the turn of the century, and quickly became the featured instrument in Argentine Tango orchestras, a distinction it continues to hold today, even as new tango compositions are being written all over the world. With its roots firmly in religious music, it is fitting that both NH bandoneon concerts are planned for buildings associated with or formerly used as places of worship. For information and details contact: info@BrAATS.org, wuuch@sover.net or call 603-3357-9919 (BrAATS)
Using stretching, balance and movement elements from Kripalu yoga, modern dance and ballet, Nanette's Voiceyoga is a complete process that combines voice, body and motion. This process works for anyone, but is particularly helpful for performers, singers, instrumentalists and teachers. Voiceyoga relaxes and centers your body, energy and voice to get the most out of it! Vocal exercises range from Toning to attune the chakras to singing basic melodies while moving to modern dance inspired choreography. For more information visit www.Nanettevoice.com.
Nellson, a 15-year-old jazz tenor saxophone player, lives in Peterborough and is a sophomore at ConVal High School. He plays in the high school band, and has played in the SMS Middle School band. His public performances include appearances with "Pianoman" J.C. Donelson's group at Sunflowers Café in Fitzwilliam, art openings at Sharon Arts, as a featured artists in Children in the Arts Festival, and at the Mariposa Museum. Nellson has played since he was 10-years-old, and plays both alto and tenor saxophones. Each summer he attends the Litchfield Summer Jazz Institute in Litchfield, CT, where he studies with several professional jazz musicians, including jazz tenor saxophonist Don Braden. He is the son of Bill & Jacquie Perry of Peterborough, who own the Renaissance Room in Depot Square.
The Peterborough Chamber Choir was organized in January, 1991 by director David Vernier primarily to perform 19th and 20th century works for small ensemble by American and European composers. Its widely varied repertoire now includes renaissance and early-baroque motets, folksong arrangements, English, French, and German partsongs, spirituals, and even a couple of jazz settings. During the past three years the choir has continued its annual "Christmas in story and song" concerts—a seasonal favorite with regional audiences—and has focused its efforts on presenting more frequent performances throughout the area, donating the proceeds from its concerts to benefit local community and charitable organizations. In this case the performances is free to the public, but any donations made to the museum benefit its educational mission to give the community the opportunity to travel the world without a passport. Culture and diversity are celebrated in tours designed especially for school children and community organizations and in sharing our diverse heritage with the community. The music will be presented at the gallery opening from 6-9pm of "Hari Amrit," new works in oil, encaustic, casein, collage and ink by Joan Hanley, a show honoring a late yoga teacher born in Hong Kong. Many works evidence the artists' efforts to learn Garmuki—a combination of Persian, Hindi and Sanskrit; a sacred language. The opening will also celebrate the window gallery exhibit by Simi Berman which includes terra-cotta reliefs which have been painted with vivid gouaches, a technique that is thousands of years old used by folk artists from Ancient Greece to present day Mexico.
Gayle Picard's music bridges the gap between rock and folk, alternating strong, rhythm-driven vocals and soft melodies enveloped by her signature, freestyle fingerpicking. Her song topics run the gamut. She will be celebrate the release of her second CD "Second Coming", on June 30th at The Parish Center for the Arts, in Westford MA at 7-ll pm.
Vocalist Laura Pierce is co-director of Jazz Insight. Laura has been singing jazz professionally for over twenty-five years. She earned a Bachelor of Music Education degree from the Crane School of Music at the State University of New York at Potsdam in 1980. Laura studied jazz voice with Maggi Scott at the Berklee College of Music. She also studied jazz improvisation with Harvey Diamond, a former student of Lennie Tristano. In Boston, Laura has appeared at many of the top hotels such as the Copley Plaza, Park Plaza and Meridian, and in leading jazz clubs including the Regattabar and Ryles. She has performed with the Dave McKenna All-Stars and the Winiker Swing Orchestra. Laura has appeared on Boston's WGBH radio shows Eric in the Evening with host Eric Jackson and Music America with host Ron Della Chiesa, as well as on NH Public Radio. Laura has taught piano lessons for twenty-five years. For the past ten years, she has taught Kindermusik, the internationally acclaimed music and movement program for young children. Saxophonist Michael Kolodny is co-director of Jazz Insight. Michael has performed in some of the world's leading jazz venues, including the Blue Note and Carnegie Hall in New York City. He has performed with Cecil Brooks III, Joe Hunt, Harvie S (Swartz) and other jazz masters. A New York City native, Michael studied in NY at the Aaron Copland School of Music and with tenor saxophonist Warne Marsh. Michael has taught jazz for over twenty-five years, including private students, middle and high school jazz band, master classes and workshops. He has taught the art of listening through agencies such as the Brooklyn Arts and Culture Association, Mountain Arts Program and Hospital Audiences. Michael appeared on a WMUR TV News Profile in 2001. For more information visit Jazz Insight.
Jo Putnam tells stories and presents storytelling workshops for schools, libraries, environmental centers, retirement homes, community organizations, conferences and festivals. From a lifetime's wealth of experiences, she crafts many of the stories she tells. addition to originally-crafted stories, Jo tells folk tales from around the world. From her Scottish heritage, tales of the seal folk, or silkies, are personal favorites. An adopted member of the Ojibwe Nation, Jo's repertoire also includes numerous tales from the first nation peoples of the U.S. because she believes that these stories best reflect the universal connection of all creation and deep respect for the natural world. Jo holds a master's degree in educational leadership and certifications as reading specialist and teacher. Her master's thesis was based in the affective domain of reading and posed the question "What early childhood experiences lead to a lifetime love of reading?" As a reading consultant and remedial reading teacher, she observed that those students experiencing difficulty with reading's printed language connected enthusiastically with the oral language of storytelling. For this reason, she designed a remedial reading program centered on storytelling and utilizing a process that would lead children to both literacy and a love of reading. This project soon led her to storytelling workshops, area storytellers, storyteller's guild meetings, storytelling conferences and festivals. As word spread that Jo was telling stories out of school, she began receiving requests to tell at community events, libraries, civic organizations, state reading conferences, and storytelling festivals. Her background in reading education and curriculum design helped her create storytelling-based workshops for primary, middle and secondary schools. An enthusiasm for the multi-faceted uses of storytelling continues to inspire Jo to tell stories and conduct workshops. Through the stories she writes and tells, Jo seeks to inspire a deep respect for all of creation. She currently volunteers with the National Earth Institute Network, coordinating environmental discussion courses in this area. While living in Wisconsin, Jo volunteered as a loon ranger and wolf tracker with Wisconsin's Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute. When not directly involved in the art of storytelling, writing, or environmental work, Jo spends her time walking wooded trails, climbing mountains, skiing, swimming, kayaking snowshoeing, tracking wildlife, working with a local community supported agriculture farm, devouring stacks of book, and being with her wonderful family. For more information call 603-924-7127 or write joputnam@verizon.net. More... Mariposa has been fortunate with diverse and numerous performers educating and entertaining us. To read about more performers select from the alphabetical listing below. A-E | F-J | K-L | M-P | Q-Z other cultures, the world will know more peace and less war. 
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