Public Invited to Participate in Jazz Workshop Week

Concord, New Hampshire - The public is invited to attend and participate in Concord Community Music School’s annual Jazz Workshops Nov. 12-14, 2012, at the Music School, 23 Wall Street, Concord. The free workshops, which include jazz vocals, crossover stylings, percussion and improvisation, welcome all ages and musical abilities.

The Music School’s Jazz Workshop Week once again includes a three-day Beatles Orchestra experience, open to all instrumentalists. This year, the Beatles Orchestra will focus on recreating and adding to “A Hard Day’s Night” and will conclude with a recording session. The Beatles Orchestra invites classically trained musicians to play alongside their jazz and folk department friends.


Observers are welcome at all workshops:

Monday, November 12
Beatles Orchestra, 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Join an orchestra of classical, folk and jazz players as we rehearse and prepare to record “A Hard Day’s Night” by the Beatles. There’s a part for everyone.

Jazz Vocal Workshop, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
with Tom Robinson and Hannah Murray
Experience the language of jazz in this workshop that explores the musical communication between a singer and a rhythm section.

Composition Workshop and Concert, 6:30-8 p.m.
with Mark Shilansky and Friends
Gain insight into how a composer approaches his work, and then hear those tunes live in performance. Mark Shilansky, a Music School jazz alum, holds an M.M. in jazz performance from New England Conservatory and is on the faculties of UNH and Berklee College of Music. He is active in New England and beyond as a pianist, singer, composer and producer.

Tuesday, November 13
African Drumming, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
with Grace Schust and Lindsey Schust
Experience the energy of drumming together in a musical community. All experience levels are welcome.

Beatles Orchestra, 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Newcomers are welcome as we continue to rehearse “A Hard Day’s Night.”

Build a Band, 6-7:30 p.m.
Create, rehearse and perform an arrangement of a familiar song with new musical friends, and experience the surprise of different possibilities within one tune. The fun is in the unusual musical combinations, so all instruments are welcome.

Wednesday, November 14
Beatles Orchestra, 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Wrap up three days of intense rehearsals in this recording session of the Beatles Orchestra.

A Folk/Blues Approach to Improv, 6-7 p.m.
with David Surette
Explore some grooves and sounds of the roots of American music. All instruments are welcome.

David Kontak in Concert, 7-8 p.m.
All ages will enjoy this unique concert on original, homemade instruments by NH artist/musician David Kontak. The String Thing, The Amplified Slinky, The Alien Language Generator, The Double Bridge Guitar and many other musical devices use motors and mechanical elements to create sights and sounds that include a good dose of humor and experimentation.

Other free Music School Workshop Weeks include: Piano Workshop Week, week of Dec. 3, 2012; Woodwind Workshop Week, week of Jan. 14, 2013; Voice Workshop Week, week of April 1, 2013; and String Workshop Week, week of April 8, 2013. For more information about Concord Community Music School, visit www.ccmusicschool.org.

Concord Community Music School is a member of the National Guild of Community Arts Education and is recognized nationally for program innovation and management excellence. Welcoming adults, teens and children of all musical abilities, 53 artist teachers reach more than 33,000 people in four states with educational programs, concerts, workshops and community partnerships. CCMS has received major funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Hearst Foundation, New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, Jane’s Trust, and the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, and is the 2005 recipient of the NH Governor’s Arts Award for Cultural Access Leadership.