Past Concerts
THE SEARCH FOR HAPPINESS
Saturday, June 13th, 2026, 2-3:30pm
Prelude by our All-Ages Violin & Piano Classes
Sonata for Piano and Violin in C Major, KV. 296
W.A. Mozart • Salzburg, Austria • 1778
“The Search for Happiness”
A mini-play by Marji Gere, with art by Jef Czekaj and music by Robert Schumann & Smokey Robinson • Somerville, MA • 2026
"Kindred" for Nisreen & Tamara
Arranged by Jacob Barton • Virginia Beach, VA • 2026
“YangKo” for violin & two percussionists
Chen Yi • Kansas City, MO • 2006
"Agglomeration" for clarinet, two bassoons, violin & piano (world premiere)
Eric Thomas • Trenton, Maine • 2026
Three Caribbean Tunes, arranged by Jacob Barton
“Prend Yo” • Occide Jeanty • Haiti • 1860-1936
“Las Bellas Noches de Maiquetia” • Pedro Arcila Ponte • Venezuela • 1893-1939
“Du Feu Prix en Tête Man Nordé” • Ernest Léardée • Martinique • 1896-1988
PERFORMERS:
Eric Thomas, clarinet, saxophone
Nisreen Nor, bassoon
Tamara Plummer, bassoon
Marji Gere, violin
Dan Sedgwick, piano
Musicians will be sharing percussion and acting duties.
Come for music, stay for pizza!
This program is supported by The Boston Foundation's Free For All Endowment Fund, the Somerville Housing Authority Provider’s Grant, and the The Adelard A. and Valeda Lea Roy Foundation.
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FREEDOM MUSIC & TOY THEATER
Saturday, March 21st, 2026, 2-3:30pm
"Sunset in Blue", "Hamba Khale", "Next Stop Soweto"
Abdullah Ibrahim • Cape Town, South Africa • 1969, 1968, 1974
"Homecoming"
A brand-new original work of toy theater created by John Bell, Trudi Cohen, and Ziggy Bird-Roberts featuring text by Ernst Bloch and music by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Abdullah Ibrahim.
Trio for Piano, Violin & Cello in D minor
Ethel Smyth • London, England & Leipzig, Germany • 1880
John Bell, puppetry
Trudi Cohen, puppetry
Ziggy Bird-Roberts, puppetry
Marji Gere, violin
Eli Kaynor, cello
Dan Sedgwick, piano
Come for music and toy theater, stay for PIZZA!
This program is supported by The Boston Foundation's Free For All Endowment Fund, the Somerville Housing Authority Provider’s Grant, and the The Adelard A. and Valeda Lea Roy Foundation.
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ROMANTIC MUSIC FOR VIOLIN & PIANO
Saturday, February 7th, 2026, 2-3:30pm
Four Romantic Pieces, Op. 75
Antonín Dvořák • Prague • 1887
Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 13
Gabriel Fauré • Paris • 1877
Marji Gere, violin
Dan Sedgwick, piano
This program is supported by The Boston Foundation's Free For All Endowment Fund, the Somerville Housing Authority Provider’s Grant, and the The Adelard A. and Valeda Lea Roy Foundation.
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"AMOR, AMOR, AMOR"
Sunday, December 14, 2025, 2-3:30pm
Prelude by the Around Hear All-Ages Violin & Piano Classes
String Quartet No. 1 in G Major (unfinished)
Florence Price • Little Rock, Arkansas • 1929
Prelude and Fugue No. 17 in A-flat major, BWV 886
J. S. Bach • Leipzig, Germany • 1741
“Amor, Amor, Amor”
Luiz Paixão & Renata Rosa • Pernambuco, Brazil • 2020
presented alongside a crankie created by Healey School 4th graders
Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57
Dmitri Shostakovich • St. Petersburg, Russia • 1940
Marji Gere and Josh Addison, violins
Jenn Chang, viola
Adrienne Taylor, cello
Dan Sedgwick, piano
...and other surprise guests!
This program is supported by The Boston Foundation's Free For All Endowment Fund, the Somerville Housing Authority Provider’s Grant, and the Somerville Arts Council.
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"MIXTAPE"
Saturday, October 25, 2025, 2-3:30pm
For our opening concert of the season, we offer our listeners a gift of a live “mixtape”— a thoughtfully and playfully crafted mix of music, old and new, from across the dial and all around the globe!
“Na Wykretke-Oberek”
Fr. Dukli Wiejska Banda • Poland & Chicago • 1928
“Mümkün Mü Unutmak Güzelim”
Perihan Altındağ Sözeri • Amasya & Istanbul, Türkiye • 1930s
Vivace from Sonata for Violin & Piano
Dan Sedgwick • Worcester & Somerville, MA • 2017
Adagio from Sonata in C minor, BWV 1017
Johann Sebastian Bach • Cöthen & Leipzig, Germany • 1720s
Scherzo from Sonata No. 5, Op. 24 “Spring”
Ludwig van Beethoven • Vienna, Austria • 1801
“La Doble”
Andrés Chazarreta y su Orquesta Típica de Arte Nativo • Santiago del Estero & Buenos Aires, Argentina • 1929
“Kramat”
Abdullah Ibrahim • Cape Town, South Africa & NYC • 1983
“Flying” from Magical Mystery Tour
The Beatles • Liverpool & London, UK • 1967
“The Song of the Chilly Spring Wind”
Hua Yanjun “Abing” • Wuxi, China • 1950s
Moderato from Intermezzo, H. 261
Bohuslav Martinů • Polička, Czechia & Paris, France • 1937
“Trail Mix” from Ghost Song
Cécile McLorin Salvant • Miami & NYC • 2022
Intermezzo from the F-A-E Sonata
Robert Schumann • Zwickau & Düsseldorf, Germany • 1853
“All About Love” Postlude from That’s the Way of the World
Earth, Wind & Fire • Chicago & Los Angeles • 1975
Finale from Sonata in A Major, K. 526
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart • Salzburg & Vienna, Austria • 1787
Eglogue I from Duo Concertant
Igor Stravinsky • St. Petersburg, Russia & Voreppe, France • 1932
Berceuse sur le nom de Gabriel Fauré
Maurice Ravel • Paris & Montfort-l’Amaury, France • 1922
“Equatorial” from A Via-Láctea
Lô Borges • Belo Horizonte, Brazil • 1979
“Valsa Continental”
Abrew’s Portuguese Instrumental Trio • Fogo, Cape Verde & Taunton, MA • 1931
“Overjoyed”
Stevie Wonder • Saginaw & Detroit, MI • 1983
Scherzo from the F-A-E Sonata
Johannes Brahms • Hamburg & Düsseldorf, Germany • 1853
“Flying,” “Trail Mix,” “All About Love,” “Equatorial,” and “Overjoyed” transcribed and arranged by Jacob Barton.
“Na Wykretke-Oberek,” “Mümkün Mü Unutmak Güzelim,” “La Doble,” “Kramat,” “The Song of the Chilly Spring Wind,” and “Valsa Continental” transcribed and arranged by Marji Gere & Dan Sedgwick.
Marji Gere, violin & percussion
Dan Sedgwick, piano & melodica
This event supported by The Boston Foundation's Free For All Endowment Fund.
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OF ALL THE INSTRUMENTS THAT ARE
Saturday, June 7, 2025, 2-3:30pm
Prelude by the Around Hear All-Ages Violin & Piano Classes
Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre – Sonata No. 2 in D Major for violin and continuo
Jacques Ibert – Cinq Pieces en Trio for oboe, clarinet, and cello
Bohuslav Martinů – "Promenades" for flute, violin, and harpsichord, H. 274
Imogen Holst – "Fall of the Leaf" for solo cello
Manuel de Falla – Concerto for Harpsichord, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Violin and Cello
Henry Purcell – "Of All the Instruments that Are"
PERFORMERS
Vanessa Holroyd, flute
Rafael Natan, oboe
Peter Arvantely, clarinet
Marji Gere, violin
Jacob MacKay, cello
Dan Sedgwick, harpsichord
Come for music, stay for PIZZA!
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ON THE WING
Saturday, April 26, 2025, 2-3:30pm
Prelude by the Around Hear All-Ages Violin & Piano Classes
Georg Philipp Telemann – Fantasia No. 7 in E-flat Major for Solo Violin, TWV 14:20
Selections from "SUPERDOVES!", a song cycle for voice & piano
with lyrics by Marji Gere & music by Dan Sedgwick,
accompanied by cantastoria & Flappy the pigeon
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 97, "Archduke"
PERFORMERS:
Will Green, tenor
Marji Gere, violin, cantastoria & puppetry
Adrienne Taylor, cello
Dan Sedgwick, piano
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FEBRUARY CONCERT
Saturday, February 8, 2025, 2-3:30pm
PROGRAM:
Prelude by the Around Hear All-Ages Violin & Piano Classes
J. S. Bach – Sonata for Violin and Keyboard in G Major, BWV 1019,
interwoven with a romantic puppet show and music by Earth, Wind & Fire
Johannes Brahms – Sonata for Piano and Violin in D Minor, Op. 108
PERFORMERS:
Marji Gere, violin & puppetry
Dan Sedgwick, piano & puppetry
and presenting...the Yeah-Yeahs!
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MUSIC FOR TIGERS
Saturday, November 23, 2024, 2-3:30pm
Prelude by the Around Hear All-Ages Violin & Piano Classes
Errollyn Wallen – "Music for Tigers," for piano quintet
Rebecca Clarke – Duo for Clarinet and Viola
"Tiger Rag" for piano, as played by Jelly Roll Morton (original authorship disputed)
presented alongside a cranky created by Healey School 4th graders
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – Quintet for Clarinet and Strings
PERFORMERS
Eric Thomas, clarinet
Rohan Gregory, violin
Marji Gere, violin
Lila Brown, viola
Ariana Falk, cello
Dan Sedgwick, piano
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OCTOBER CONCERT
Saturday, October 26, 2024, 2-3:30pm
Prelude by the Around Hear All-Ages Violin & Piano Classes
Franz Schubert – Rondo in B minor for Violin & Piano, D. 895
Jon Deak – "Eeyore Has a Birthday," for viola, double bass, & piano, with text by A.A. Milne
"A Moondog Mixtapestry" – music by Louis "Moondog" Hardin, arranged for ensemble by Jacob Barton
PERFORMERS:
Marji Gere, violin
Zoe Kemmerling, viola & Eeyore
Eric Rory Farnan, double bass & Pooh
Dan Sedgwick, piano & Piglet
Other instruments featured on this program: ghatam, shekere, wooden flute, mouth siren, thunder tube, güiro, drum set, glockenspiel, desk bell, slide whistle, finger cymbals, synthesizer, kazoo, melodica, triangle, stump drum, shaker, caixixi, tambourine, guitar, voices, and more!
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SEASON FINALE
Saturday, June 1st, 2024, 2-3:30pm
Prelude by the Around Hear All-Ages Violin & Piano Classes
Sonata No. 1 "X/O" for violin & electronic sounds by Kelley Polar
"Lyzer the Miser," a tabletop puppet show based on a story by Isaac Bashevis singer,
with traditional klezmer music from Romania
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25
PERFORMERS
Marji Gere, violin
Gillian Gallagher, viola
Adrienne Taylor, cello
Dan Sedgwick, piano & guitar
Zoe Kemmerling, accordion
Trudi Cohen & John Bell, puppetry
This project is supported in part by the Somerville Arts Council, an agency of the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Selections from this concert will also be shared with the youth of the Mystic Learning Center, and at Brady Towers and Properzi Manor, Somerville Housing Authority residence for seniors and people with disabilities.
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APRIL CONCERT
Saturday, April 20th, 2024, 2-3:30pm
J.S. Bach – Sonata for Violin and Keyboard in C Minor, BWV 1017
Three new songs for voice and piano, with lyrics by Marji Gere & music by Dan Sedgwick,
accompanied by cantastoria
Ethel Smyth – Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 7
PERFORMERS:
Will Green, voice
Marji Gere, violin & cantastoria
Dan Sedgwick, piano
This project is supported in part by the Somerville Arts Council, an agency of the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Selections from this concert will also be shared with the youth of the Mystic Learning Center, and at Brady Towers and Properzi Manor, Somerville Housing Authority residence for seniors and people with disabilities.
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DECEMBER CONCERT
Saturday, December 9th, 2023, 2-3:30pm
Prelude by the Around Hear All-Ages Violin & Piano Classes
W.A. Mozart – Sonata for Violin and Piano in B-flat major, K.378
Adrienne Taylor – music for solo cello
François Couperin – "Les Barricades Mystérieuses," for solo keyboard
with a crankie created by Somerville youth
Germaine Tailleferre – Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano
PERFORMERS:
Marji Gere, violin & cranky
Dan Sedgwick, piano
Adrienne Taylor, cello
This project is supported in part by a "Festival and Projects" grant from the Mass Cultural Council. Selections from this concert will also be presented at Brady Towers, a Somerville Housing Authority residence for seniors and people with disabilities.
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FALL CONCERT
Saturday, October 14, 2023, 2-3:30pm
Chad "Sir Wick" Hughes - S.L.I.C.E (Soulful Latin in a Classical Environment), for violin & piano
Béla Bartók – selections from Mikrokosmos, for solo piano
"Little Trouble" - a new musical tabletop puppet show based on a Louisiana Creole animal tale,
with traditional Cajun and zydeco music
Gabriel Fauré - Piano Trio in D Minor, Op. 120
PERFORMERS:
Marji Gere, violin & puppetry
Zoe Kemmerling, viola, accordion & puppetry
Adam Schutzman, foley art, washtub bass & puppetry
Dan Sedgwick, piano, guitar & puppetry
This project is supported in part by a "Festival and Projects" grant from the Mass Cultural Council. Selections from this concert will also be presented at Brady Towers and Properzi Manor: Somerville Housing Authority residences for seniors and people with disabilities.
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SPRING CONCERT
Saturday, June 10, 2023, 2-3:30pm
Prelude by the Mystic All-Ages Community Choir and group piano & violin classes
J.S. Bach - Prelude & Fugue No. 13 in F-sharp major BWV 882 (1742)
Antonín Dvořák - Sonata in F Major for Violin & Piano, Op. 57 (1880)
Eric Thomas - “Threnody for Ann Arcenaux” (2023), for Clarinet and Piano
Béla Bartók, Contrasts for Clarinet, Violin, & Piano (1938)
PERFORMERS:
Eric Thomas, clarinet
Marji Gere, violin
Dan Sedgwick, piano
This project is supported by a grant from the Somerville Arts Council, an agency of the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Selections from this concert will also be presented at Brady Towers and Properzi Manor: Somerville Housing Authority residences for seniors and people with disabilities.
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DECEMBER CONCERT: WONDEROUS
LIVE CHAMBER MUSIC & LIGHT SHOW
Saturday, December 17, 2022, 2:30-4:00pm
Performances by the Mystic All-Ages Community Choir and group piano & violin classes
Franz Schubert - Fantasie in C Major for Violin & Piano, D.934
Stevie Wonder - Selections from Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants
PERFORMERS:
Harshitha Krishnan, voice
Marji Gere, violin
Dan Sedgwick, piano
Allison Tanenhaus & Vidumami, video art
This project is supported by a grant from the Somerville Arts Council, an agency of the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
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OPEN HOUSE CONCERT
Saturday June 11th, 2022, 1pm-5pm
Since we began presenting Around Hear concerts in 2017, we have made it a priority to welcome listeners of all ages, backgrounds and dispositions. In our ongoing efforts to make these concerts as inclusive as possible, we're going to try a more flexible format for this event. We will be playing music throughout the afternoon, and you are invited to come and go as you wish. The doors will be wide open; drop in for just a moment, or stay for a long time. We will provide hot beverages and the usual communal drawing paper and crayons, postcards, stationery, and other art and writing supplies for you to enjoy as you listen. Or bring your own sketchpad, journal, knitting, watercolors, camera, etc!
This concert is dedicated to the memory of Stephanson "Hollywood" Aman.
The complete sonatas for piano and violin by Johannes Brahms, Op. 78, 100, 108, and WoO2.
PERFORMERS:
Marji Gere, violin
Dan Sedgwick, piano
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A PRE-PORCHFEST COFFEETIME CONCERT
Saturday, May 14, 2022, 11am
Prelude: Around Hear music students
Selected duets for TWO BASSOONS
ARTUR AVANESOV – Zemestani / Bahari / Beheshti, for violin & piano (2008)
TAMARA PLUMMER & DAN SEDGWICK – Meditations on Home, for violin, piano & spoken word (2018)
MIGUEL DEL ÁGUILA – Malambo, for bassoon & piano (2016)
SUN RA – "Planet Earth" (1956)
PERFORMERS:
Nisreen Nor, bassoon
Tamara Plummer, bassoon & spoken word
Marji Gere, violin
Dan Sedgwick, piano
Selections from this concert will also be presented at Brady Towers,
a Somerville Housing Authority residence for seniors and people with disabilities.
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LITTLE WORLDS
Friday, April 22, 2022, 1-4pm
An afternoon of storytelling with movement, music, conversation, art-making, writing, and...a microphone! The stories created during this workshop will be featured on the first season of Little Worlds, our forthcoming Somerville Arts Council-supported podcast!
This free event was led by Around Hear directors Marji Gere and Dan Sedgwick, with guest teaching artists Elise Kuder (violinist, writer) and Nita Doss (violin student, Mystic Learning Center site coordinator, & writer) and was presented especially for youth (ages 6-16) involved in the Around Hear free lessons program and Marji & Dan's home music studios.
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IN THE FULL OF THE MOON
Saturday, December 18, 2021, 2pm & 4pm
Prelude: Around Hear music students
Stories by MARGARET WISE BROWN, set to music by DAN SEDGWICK
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN – Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21, arranged for chamber ensemble by JOHANN NEPOMUK HUMMEL
FRANZ SCHUBERT – "Der Winterabend" ("The Winter Evening"), words by KARL GOTTFRIED VON LEITNER
PERFORMERS:
Vanessa Holroyd, flute
Javier Caballero, cello
Jazimina MacNeil, mezzo-soprano
Marji Gere, violin and puppetry
Dan Sedgwick, piano
Selections from this concert will also be presented at Brady Towers,
a Somerville Housing Authority residence for seniors and people with disabilities.
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FALL HARVEST
Saturday, September 25, 2021, 2pm & 4pm
EMAHOY TSEGUÉ-MARYAM GUÈBROU (born 1923) –Selected pieces for solo piano
IGOR STRAVINSKY (1882-1971) – Duo Concertant for violin & piano
GABRIEL FAURÉ (1845-1924) – Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 108
PERFORMERS:
Marji Gere, violin
Dan Sedgwick, piano
Selections from this concert will also be presented at Brady Towers,
a Somerville Housing Authority residence for seniors and people with disabilities.
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NIGHT
Saturday, February 8, 2020, 2pm
FRANZ SCHUBERT – Notturno for Violin, Cello, & Piano in E-flat Major, D. 897
Dance performance by STIGGITY STACKZ, featuring electronic music by Dan Sedgwick & Flying Lotus
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH – Trio No. 2 in E minor for Violin, Cello & Piano, Op. 67
Marji Gere, violin; Tony Rymer, cello; Dan Sedgwick, piano; Ashton "Stiggity Stackz" Lites, dance
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KALEIDOSCOPE
Saturday, December 7, 2019, 2pm
G. P. TELEMANN – Fantasia in A Major for Solo Flute, TWV 40:2
MARIO DAVIDOVSKY – Synchronisms No. 9 for Violin & Tape
RUTH CRAWFORD SEEGER – Selected works for solo piano, interwoven with an original story by Marji Gere
BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ – Sonata for Flute, Violin, & Piano, H. 254
Vanessa Holroyd, flute; Marji Gere, violin; Florence Bergmann, storytelling; Dan Sedgwick, piano
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WE LOVE TREES!
Saturday, October 26, 2019, 4pm
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK – From the Bohemian Forest, Op. 68, for piano four-hands (selections)
SHACHAR ZIV – "Up in the Tree House"
WE LOVE TREES (a toy theater world premiere) by Trudi Cohen, John Bell, Marji Gere, & Dan Sedgwick, with music by Henry K. Hadley, Stevie Wonder, & the Hackberry Ramblers
JOHANNES BRAHMS – Trio for Horn, Violin, & Piano in E-flat major, Op. 40
Shachar Ziv, horn, piano & voice; Jazimina MacNeil, mezzo-soprano; Marji Gere, violin & puppetry; Miles Walter, piano; Dan Sedgwick, piano & puppetry; John Bell & Trudi Cohen of Great Small Works, music & puppetry
This concert funded in part by a grant from the Somerville Arts Council, an agency of the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
SEASON 2 FINALE!
Saturday, June 1, 2019, 2 pm
W.A. MOZART – "Der Hölle Rache” (the Queen of the Night’s Aria), arr. for udderbot and piano
JEAN SIBELIUS – Duo for Violin and Viola
MARJI GERE – The Belly and the Body Members, an original miniplay (world premiere)
CHEN YI – Memory, for solo cello
BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ – Fantasia for Theremin, Oboe, String Quartet & Piano (theremin part arr. for udderbot)
Jacob Barton, udderbot & tenor; Rafael Natan, oboe & violin; Will Green, tenor; Rohan Gregory & Marji Gere, violins; Ashley Frith, viola; Jacob MacKay, cello; Dan Sedgwick, piano
This concert funded with assistance from the Mystic Learning Center and the Somerville Housing Authority.
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MYSTIC MUSIC STUDENTS IN CONCERT
Monday, April 22, 2019, 5:30 pm
Performances by students of Around Hear's free all-ages music lessons program!
G.F. HANDEL – Trio Sonata in B-flat Major, Op. 2, No. 3
Pizza, salad, and beverages served
Rafael Natan, oboe; Marji Gere, violin; Dan Sedgwick, piano
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THE CALL OF THE WILD
Saturday, March 9, 2019, 2 pm
GIOVANNI BATTISTA PERGOLESI – Sinfonia for Bass and Keyboard
THELONIOUS MONK – Solo piano selections
GERMAINE TAILLEFERRE – Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano
JON DEAK – Wager at the El Dorado Saloon, theatrical chamber music for violin, double bass, and piano
Marji Gere, violin; Max Zeugner, double bass; Dan Sedgwick, piano
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SONATAS & SIDEWALKS
Saturday, January 12, 2019, 4 pm
J.S. BACH – Sonata in G Major for Violin and Keyboard, BWV 1019
JOHN BELL & TRUDI COHEN – Living Newspaper: Sidewalk Ballet, a toy theater piece featuring Jane Jacobs, and Robert Moses in miniature debating public space for the common good versus the greater good, with music by FRANK LONDON and WOODY GUTHRIE
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH – Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 134
Marji Gere, violin; Dan Sedgwick, piano; Trudi Cohen & John Bell, puppeteers
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RICE & PEAS: STORYTELLING, MUSIC & FRIENDSHIP
Saturday, December 8, 2018, 2 pm
Selected Bassoon Duos
TAMARA PLUMMER & DAN SEDGWICK – Meditations on Home, for violin, piano & spoken word (world premiere)
Storytelling by English language learners from THE WELCOME PROJECT
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK – Piano Trio No. 4, Dumky, Op. 90
Tamara Plummer, spoken word & bassoon; Nisreen Nor, bassoon; Marji Gere, violin; Adrienne Taylor, cello; Dan Sedgwick, piano; The Welcome Project writers, storytelling
This concert funded through a Live Arts Boston grant from The Boston Foundation.
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MUSIC PUPPETRY DANCE
Saturday, October 27, 2018, 11 am
J.S. BACH – Selections from Cello Suite in G Major, BWV 1007
W.A. MOZART – Sonata for Violin and Piano, K. 526
MARJI GERE – Owl and the Moon for clarinet, violin, cello, piano, narrator & puppets (a musical setting of Arnold Lobel's children's story)
COLE PORTER, GEORGE GERSHWIN, IRVING BERLIN, and many others – Selections from the American Songbook, featuring the art of ballroom dance, then… EVERYONE dance!
Yhasmin Valanzuela, clarinet; Marji Gere, violin and drums; Javier Caballero, cello; Dan Sedgwick, piano; Will Green, voice; Esmay Pricejones & Isabella Milanowski, puppetry; J. Michael Winward & Essy Sosa, dance
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SEASON 1 FINALE!
Saturday, May 19, 2018, 11 am
J.S. BACH – Selections from Sonata for Gamba and Harpsichord in D Major, BWV 1028
MARJI GERE & DAN SEDGWICK – All Some None, theatrical chamber music for two high voices and three speaking instrumentalists
L.V. BEETHOVEN – Selections from Septet in E-flat Major, Op. 20
Pizza party to follow!
Eric Thomas, clarinet; Leyla Zamora, bassoon; Marina Krickler, horn; Nora Maynard & Rafael Natan, voices; Marji Gere, violin; Jason Amos, viola; Jacob MacKay, cello; Richard Hartshorne, double bass; Dan Sedgwick, piano
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GALA CONCERT
Friday, May 18, 2018, 8pm at Connexion
Help us raise money for future Around Hear seasons!
This will be a festive evening of music, sweets, and community building.
Nora Maynard & Rafael Natan, voices; Eric Thomas, clarinet; Leyla Zamora, bassoon; Marina Krickler, horn; Marji Gere, violin, Jason Amos, viola; Jacob MacKay, cello; Richard Hartshorne, double bass
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FRANZ & JOHANNES, FROG & TOAD
Saturday, April 28, 2018, 2 pm
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK – Ballade in D minor for Violin & Piano, Op. 15
JOHANNES BRAHMS – Sonata in G Major for Violin & Piano, Op. 78
FRANZ SCHUBERT – Rondo in B minor for Violin & Piano, D. 895
Program interwoven with stories from Arnold Lobel’s Frog and Toad series, and followed by tea, fresh-baked scones, and lawn games
Marji Gere, violin; Dan Sedgwick, piano
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BABY (GRAND PIANO) SHOWER
Monday, March 26, 2018, 5:30 pm
FRANZ SCHUBERT – Impromptu in C minor, Op. 90 No. 1, D. 899
SERGEI PROKOFIEV – Sonata for Flute & Piano, Op. 94
J.S. BACH – Trio Sonata from The Musical Offering, BWV 1079
Program followed by pizza and cake
Vanessa Holroyd, flute; Marji Gere, violin; Dan Sedgwick, piano
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A SOMERVILLE SCHUBERTIAD
Monday, January 22, 2018, 4 pm
FRANZ SCHUBERT – Winterreise, D. 911, arranged for string quartet & voice by Richard Krug
Illustrated lyrics booklets provided, with translations in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and a new translation in Haitian Creole by fellow Somervillen, Frantz Presume. Illustrations by Marji Gere & Sunshine Martin (through Jazimina MacNeil's collaboration with the DreamYard Project in the Bronx)
Pizza, salad, and beverages served
Jazimina MacNeil, mezzo soprano; Marji Gere & Shadwa Mussad, violins; Lila Brown, viola; Patrick McGuire, cello
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BOCCHERINI FEST
Monday, November 27, 2017, 5:30 pm
LUIGI BOCCHERINI – Three Cello Quintets, performed on period instruments
Pizza, salad, and beverages served
Sarah Darling & Marji Gere, violins; Zoe Kemmerling, viola; Josh Packard & Javier Caballero, 'celli
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BARTÓK & WATERCOLORS
Monday, October 23, 2017, 5:30 pm
BÉLA BARTÓK – 44 Duos for Two Violins
paired with projected images of 44 Bartók-inspired watercolor paintings by SRIVI KALYAN
Pizza, salad, and beverages served
Rohan Gregory & Marji Gere, violins
PILOT: SPRING 2017
January - May 20, 2017
Through a grant from the Somerville Arts Council, Marji Gere made a performance tour of community sites and after school programs in and near East Somerville. During this tour she shared music for violin by George Phillip Telemann, Mario Davidovsky, and Paul Hindemith; she paired with this music a rare art form known as the "cranky", and welcomed listeners to respond to the experience via visual art, creative writing and movement. See the adjacent videos to get a sense of this 2017 tour, which paved the way for our current performance and education programming.
TOUR:
Teen Empowerment, a youth organizing and social change program (with Dan Sedgwick, piano)
The Welcome Project/Somerville Family Learning Center, Adult ESOL class (with Dan Sedgwick, piano)
The Mystic Learning Center (elementary, preteen, teen, and family groups)
Somerville Food Security Coalition (with Dan Sedgwick, piano)
Somerville Community Access TV
Elizabeth Peabody House (two groups)
The Boys and Girls Club at the Healey School
Somerville Public Library, Main Branch