Blue Heron Trio
Modern Romance
A program of works with a decidedly romantic flavor featuring Jean Francaix's delightful and lively Trio (1990), Rebecca Clarke's impressionistic Prelude, Allegro and Pastorale (1941), and Max Bruch's lush Eight Pieces for viola, clarinet, and piano (1910). Debra Moree on viola, Richard Faria on clarinet, and Kathy Hansen on piano.
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 Epiphany Project
World music meets modern classical art song
Says the Woodstock Times, "Rare is the musical work that touches the listener so deeply that it's felt to the marrow." Such is the music of composer Jon Hodian and singer/songwriter Bet Williams, whose collaborations have been called "utterly uncategorizable but always transcendently beautiful." Most recently, they've drawn their inspiration from sacred texts in ancient languages, as well as from their experiences living in Hodian's ancestral homeland of Armenia.
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 Dance Concert
Love Shoe III
The LOVE SHOE festival returns to the Schwartz Center Stage with local dance artists performing a range of movement styles. Expect the unusual and unpredictable! Q and A to follow the performance.
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 David Burgess
Solo guitar
A former student of Andrés Segovia praised for his polished technique and flamboyant style, internationally acclaimed guitarist David Burgess performs Brazilian sambas, Argentine tangos, and Inca Indian melodies, as well as ragtime, classical, and bossa nova, in a style CD Now calls "flashy, crisp, exciting, and incendiary."
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 An Evening with Fanny
A recreation of the musical salon of Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, Felix Mendelssohn's prodigiously talented older sister, was prevented from pursuing a musical career—so she created a venue for her talents by hosting musical salons in her home. "An Evening with Fanny," a production of Music's Recreation, interweaves vocal and instrumental works performed at these salons with readings of letters by Fanny and other family members.
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 Alizé
Music of Brittany and France
From driving dance tunes and sweet Breton airs to French songs poignant or humorous, Alizé brings the centuries-old traditions of France to life. Laurie Hart plays fiddle, French hurdy gurdy, and nyckelharpa, Gordon Bonnet sings and plays flutes, recorder, and percussion, and Julia Lapp accompanies on guitar, percussion, and vocals.
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