Concert & Event Schedule
Program and artist roster for all concerts and events are subject to change.
Summer Season 2025
Schedule at a Glance
Concerts and events listed in bold are ticketed. Programs and artist roster are subject to change.
June
Tuesday, June 3, 7pm | Opening Concert - Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum
~ The Park Theatre, Jaffrey, NH - $20/$15/$10
Thursday, June 19, 12pm | Listen & Lunch ~ Depot Park, Peterborough, NH - FREE
Thursday, June 19, 6-8pm | Martini Night Supper Club ~ 236 Main St, Jaffrey, NH - $75
following the Supper Club, 8-10pm | 60s Go-Go
Dance Party - $30
Sunday, June 22, 3pm | Jaffrey Village Concert ~ Jaffrey Meetinghouse, Jaffrey, NH - FREE
Saturday, June 28, 1pm | Family Concert - Instrument Petting Zoo ~ The Friendly Farm, Dublin, NH
(Concert is FREE with paid admission into Friendly Farm)
July
Sunday, July 6, 3pm | Dublin Village Concert ~ Emmanuel Church, Dublin, NH - FREE
Thursday, July 10, 5:30pm | Glamping at Aldworth Manor Supper Club ~ Aldworth Manor, Harrisville - $45/2 for $80
Saturday, July 12, 7pm | Deering Village Concert ~ Deering Community Church, Deering, NH - FREE
Sunday, July 13, 3pm | Rindge Village Concert ~ Cheney Hall, Franklin Pierce University, Rindge, NH - FREE
Thursday, July 17, 7pm | Westmoreland Village Concert ~ Park Hill Meeting House, Westmoreland, NH - FREE
Sunday, July 20, 3pm | Light and Shadow - Bass Hall Concert ~ Bass Hall, Peterborough, NH - $20/$15/$10
following the Bass Hall Concert | Pie Picnic - Pie & Ice Cream with Iced Coffee $10
Friday, July 25, 6-9pm | Big Night Supper Club ~ The Root, Temple, NH - $125
Saturday, July 26, 7pm | Harrisville Village Concert ~ Harrisville Community Church, Harrisville, NH - FREE
August
Friday, August 1, 6pm | Supper Club (and Candlelit Concert) ~ Spring Hill Studio, Sharon, NH - $50
Friday, August 1, 7pm | Candlelit Concert ~ Spring Hill Studio, Sharon, NH - $25/$15
Wednesday, August 6, 7pm | Nelson Village Concert ~ Nelson Congregational Church, Nelson, NH - FREE
Saturday, August 23, 6pm | 60th Anniversary Gala - The Sixties! ~ Milliken Manor, Jaffrey, NH - $95/$75
June
Opening Concert
Tuesday, June 3, 7pm
The Park Theatre ~ 19 Main Street, Jaffrey, NH
Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum
Monadnock Music opens its 60th anniversary season with a stunning concert of choral works by Harvard’s nationally recognized mixed-voice choir, the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum.
The Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum, founded in 1971, is known for musical excellence and adventurous programming. Collegium performs a diverse repertoire—from choral masterworks and historical pieces to folk music, student commissions, and contemporary compositions. Under the direction of Dr. Andrew G. Clark and Dr. Hana J. Cai, the group has earned national acclaim for its “thrilling and deeply moving” sound (Boston Musical Intelligencer) and tours across the Northeast and internationally.
The student-run ensemble of 40 undergraduates represents a wide range of academic disciplines and is united by a shared passion for choral music and community. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, Collegium is governed and financially managed by its student members, the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum Foundation, and generous donors who support its mission to advance the choral arts.
Program:
Rosephanye Powell: The Word Was God
Johann Sebastian Bach: Ich lasse dich nicht, BWV 1164
Howard Helvey: I Will Lift Mine Eyes
Heinrich Schütz: Herr, bin ich du nicht habe, SWV 280
Spiritual, arr. Undine Smith Moore: Daniel, Daniel, Servant of the Lord
Aaron Copland: In the Beginning
Jake Runestad: Come to the Woods
Spritual, arr: Cedric Dent: He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
Kieran Chung: Opening Remarks
Jerry Li: you, eternity
Running time: approximately 90 minutes.
Sponsored by Belletetes
Listen & Lunch
Thursday, June 19, 12pm
Depot Park ~ 16 Depot Street, Peterborough, NH
The Monadnock Music String Sextet
Charles Dimmick and Ryan Shannon, violins
Caitlin Lynch and Sergio Muñoz Leiva, violas
Rafael Popper-Keizer and Francesca McNeeley, cellos
Our first chamber concert of the season features a sumptuous arrangement of Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony for string sextet, crafted by a contemporary of the great master. Join us down by the banks of the Contoocook for an unforgettable performance of one of classical music's greatest tributes to the beauty and power of the natural world.
Program:
Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony #6 in F major "Pastoral", arr. Michael Fischer
Running time: approximately 50 minutes.
Free and Open to the Public!
Supper Club
Martini Night
Thursday, June 19, 6-8pm
At the home of Artists Jay Mercado & Teresa Marchese
236 Main St, Jaffrey, NH
Join us for an evening of Martinis with a martini-inspired menu!
Cocktail Hour with nibbles and the sophisticated sonorities of two cellos in duet.
Sponsored by Monadnock Food Coop
60s Go-Go Dance Party
8-10pm - following the Supper Club
Beer & Wine, 60s snacks, 60s Costume Contest.
Dance Party is included with Supper Club ticket.
Jaffrey Village Concert
Sunday, June 22, 3pm
Jaffrey Meetinghouse ~ Jaffrey, NH
The Monadnock Music String Sextet
Charles Dimmick and Ryan Shannon, violins
Caitlin Lynch and Sergio Muñoz Leiva, violas
Rafael Popper-Keizer and Francesca McNeeley, cellos
The Monadnock Music String Sextet reprises Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony at the Jaffrey Meetinghouse, in the shadow of Mount Monadnock. Alongside this we present Dvořák's rich and soulful Sextet in A major; his first work performed outside Bohemia, its enthusiastic reception launched Dvořák's international career.
Program:
Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony #6 in F major "Pastoral", arr. Michael Fischer
Antonín Dvořák - String Sextet in A major, op. 48
Running time: approximately 90 minutes including intermission.
Free and Open to the Public!
Family Concert
Instrument Petting Zoo
Saturday, June 28, 1pm
The Friendly Farm ~ 716 Main Street, Route 101, Dublin, NH
Rohan Gregory, violin soloist
Michael dell'Orto, narrator
Monadnock Music presents a thrilling afternoon of storytelling through music, with three playful stories set for violin and narrator in a program suitable for audiences of all ages. Following the performance, children will have the opportunity to try instruments in a "petting zoo" provided by Acoustic Strings of New England.
Program:
Bruce Adolphe - The Nightingale
Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate - Abitahánta': The Hunter Who Was Not So Great
Alan Ridout - Ferdinand the Bull
Running time: approximately 35 minutes of music, followed by the "instrument petting zoo".
Concert free with paid admission into Friendly Farm
July
Dublin Village Concert
Sunday, July 6, 3pm
Emmanuel Church ~ 924 Dublin Road, Dublin, NH
John McKean, harpsichord
We are delighted to present John McKean, acclaimed harpsichordist and chair of the Historical Performance Department at Cambridge's Longy School of Music, in a solo recital. Dublin's Emmanuel Church, with its intimate acoustics and warm wooden walls, is a perfect space to bring the delicate plectra and singing wood of the harpsichord to magical life.
Running time: approximately 80 minutes including intermission.
Program:
Matthias Weckmann - Toccata in d
Johann Jakob Froberger - Partita XVII
Dietrich Buxtehude - Suite in C Major, BuxWV 226
Johann Kaspar Kerll - Ciaccona
Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer - Suite V from Musicalisches Blumen-Büschlein
Johann Sebastian Bach - Fantasia and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 904
Running time: approximately 80 minutes including intermission.
Free and Open to the Public!
Supper Club
Glamping at Aldworth Manor
Thursday, July 10, 5:30-7pm
Aldworth Manor ~ 184 Aldworth Manor Road, Harrisville, NH
The Monadnock Music Piano Trio
Join us for a cocktail hour and preview concert featuring Sweet & Savory S'mores, a Ghost Story Open Mic (come with your wildest tale), and a teaser of the weekend trio concerts.
Sponsored by Monadnock Food Coop
Deering Village Concert
Saturday, July 12, 7pm
Deering Community Church ~ 763 Deering Center Road, Deering, NH
The Monadnock Music Piano Trio
Catherine Cosbey, violin
Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello
Elizabeth Schumann, piano
In this eclectic recital for piano trio, we explore a kaleidoscope of emotional and psychological landscapes. Brian Nabors' "Jekyll and Hyde" trio examines the extremes of the human psyche; Jungyoon Wie's "In A Fog", written as an artistic response to a recent ADHD diagnosis, invites the listener to consider larger questions of identity and perception. Contrasting these: the effortless grace of Mozart's final piano trio, the lush intensity of Mary Howe's Elegy, and Shostakovich's youthful, darkly passionate early piano trio (his first published chamber music!)
Program:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Piano Trio in G major, K. 564
Jungyoon Wie - In a Fog
Mary Howe - Elegy for piano trio
Brian Raphael Nabors - Piano Trio "Jekyll and Hyde"
Shostakovich - Piano Trio #1 in c minor, op. 8
Running time: approximately 85 minutes including intermission.
Free and Open to the Public!
Rindge Village Concert
Sunday, July 13, 3pm
Cheney Hall, Franklin Pierce University ~ Rindge, NH
The Monadnock Music Piano Trio
Catherine Cosbey, violin
Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello
Elizabeth Schumann, piano
The Monadnock Music Piano Trio reprises Saturday's concert.
Program:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Piano Trio in G major, K. 564
Jungyoon Wie - In a Fog
Mary Howe - Elegy for piano trio
Brian Raphael Nabors - Piano Trio "Jekyll and Hyde"
Shostakovich - Piano Trio #1 in c minor, op. 8
Running time: approximately 85 minutes including intermission.
Free and Open to the Public!
Westmoreland Village Concert
Thursday, July 17, 7pm
Park Hill Meeting House ~ Park Hill Common, Westmoreland, NH
String Quartet
Eunae Koh, violin
Tanner Menees, viola
Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello
An evening of string quartet music inspired by poetry, literature, and folk song. Kian Ravei's glittering string quartet describes the natural world as seen through seven poems by Emily Dickinson. Zhou Long's "Old Fisherman" reflects on a Chinese poem from the 9th century; Libby Larsen's energetic Sorrow Song and Jubilee draws inspiration from the spiritual "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot." We conclude with a rarely heard quartet by Venezuelan-French composer Reynaldo Hahn, whose two-year love affair and lifelong friendship with Marcel Proust shaped both artists profoundly.
Program:
Kian Ravei - The Little Things
Zhou Long - Old Fisherman, from "Poems from Tang"
Libby Larsen - Sorrow Song and Jubilee
Reynaldo Hahn - String Quartet #2 in F major
Running time: approximately 80 minutes including intermission.
Free and Open to the Public!
Bass Hall Concert
Light and Shadow
Sunday, July 20, 3pm
Bass Hall, The Monadnock Center for History and Culture ~ 19 Grove Street, Peterborough, NH
Mezzo-soprano, string quartet, and piano
Eunae Koh, violin
Tanner Menees, viola
Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello
Carrie Cheron, mezzo
Mika Sasaki, piano
A resplendent afternoon of Romantic music for mezzo-soprano, string quartet, and piano. Features the lushly evocative French songs of Jongen and Lekeu alongside Respighi's lyric poem Il Tramonto ("The Sunset") and Dvorak's sunny, ebullient piano quintet.
Program:
Joseph Jongen - Three Songs for mezzo, string quartet, and piano
Ottorino Respighi - Il tramonto
Antonin Dvorak - Piano Quintet in A major op. 81
Guillaume Lekeu - Nocturne from Trois Poèmes
Running time: approximately 95 minutes including intermission.
Pie Picnic
following the Bass Hall Concert
Join us for fellowship as we honor the early days of Monadnock Music with a Pie Picnic!
Supper Club
"Big Night" with Puccini
Friday, July 25, 6-9pm
The Root ~ 93 State Route 101, Temple, NH
An evening of Italian Music with full seated dinner.
Featuring music for string quartet by Giacomo Puccini, one of the quintessential composers of grand romantic Italian opera.
Enjoy the menu from the iconic film BIG NIGHT! A screening of the film will take place in partnership with MONIFF digitally so you can stream the film at home! Clips will also be shown at the event.
Italian wines will be served.
Co-Presented by Monadnock International Film Festival
Sponsored by Monadnock Food Coop
Harrisville Village Concert
Saturday, July 26, 7pm
Harrisville Community Church ~ 13 Canal Street, Harrisville, NH
Harp and String Quartet
Zenas Hsu and Jesse Irons, violins
Noriko Futagami, viola
Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello
Amanda Romano, harp
Featuring three luxurious works for harp and string quartet: a transcendent Adagio by Tchaikovsky, a darkly exotic tone poem in miniature by Mikhael Gnessin, and André Caplet's dramatic setting of Edgar Allen Poe's Masque of the Red Death. These are bookended by two works for string quartet which feature harplike plucking: Jesse Montgomery's wildly popular Strum, and Beethoven's exuberant "Harp" Quartet.
Program:
Jessie Montgomery - Strum
Mikhail Gnessin - Song of the Knight Errant, op. 28
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Adagio molto
Claude Debussy: Danse sacrée et danse profane
Ludwig van Beethoven - String Quartet in E-flat, op. 74 "Harp"
Running time: approximately 88 minutes including intermission.
Free and Open to the Public!
August
Candlelit Concert
with Supper Club
Friday, August 1, 7pm
Spring Hill Studio ~ 358 Spring Hill Road, Sharon, NH
Supper Club - 7pm
7:00pm - Chocolate Buffet & Charcuterie with Festive Cocktails & Wine
Concert - 8pm
Piano & Vocal Performance
Tommy Barth, piano
Liz Mongrello, vocals
7:45pm - Doors open
8:00pm - Concert
9:00pm - Depart
Tommy Barth presents a heartfelt concert of love songs, ballads, and lullabies in a candlelit ambiance. Joined by the vocal stylings of Liz Mongrello, this performance will feature works by an array of iconic composers from Gershwin and Sondheim to Adele, Billy Joel, Sara Bareilles, and more -- promising an evening of timeless romance and musical artistry.
Nelson Village Concert
Wednesday, August 6, 7pm
Nelson Congregational Church ~ 830 Nelson Road, Nelson, NH
Tenor and Soprano Vocal Recital
Carley DeFranco, soprano
Omar Najmi, tenor
Eliko Akahori, piano
Closing our season where it all started 60 years ago...
Our final village concert of the season is a celebration of love featuring some of the greatest composers of art song over the past two centuries. From the sultry to the chaste, from joyful innocence to deepest sorrow, our musicians will take you on a journey through the innermost recesses of the heart.
Program:
Augusta Holmes - Three Songs
Franz Schubert - Licht und Liebe, D. 352
Johannes Brahms - So lass uns wandern, op. 75 #3
Adolphus Hailstork - Four Romantic Love Songs
Ernest Chausson - Four Mélodies, op.13
Ian Venables - Venetian Songs, op. 22 "Love's Voice"
Robert Schumann - In der Nacht, op. 74 #4
Running time: approximately 85 minutes including intermission.
Free and Open to the Public!
Monadnock Music 60th Anniversary Gala
Saturday, August 23, 6pm
Milliken Manor ~ 580 Mountain Road, Jaffrey, NH
Step back in time to when it all began...
THE SIXTIES!
Join us for an evening of elevated 60s nibbles, drinks, and music!
Dress to impress, inspired by the decade!
Schedule:
6:00 pm - Prosecco & Fondue in the Courtyard Playlist
7:00 pm - Welcome Remarks, Live Jazz, Passed Appetizers, Bar Opens in the Main Hall
7:45 pm - Seated Classical Concert
8:30 pm - Dessert, Coffee, Dance Instruction
8:45 pm - Last 15 Minutes of the Auction
9:00 pm - Auction Closes
9:30 pm - Bar Last Call
9:45 pm - Thank yous, Departure Gifts
Program:
(for seated concert)
Johann Neruda - Trio Sonata #6 in D major, 1st and last movements
Karl Goldmark - String Quartet andante
Brahms - String Quartet #1 finale
Mancini - The Days of Wine and Roses
Running time: approximately 25 minutes.
Fall
Stargazing
Saturday, September 27, 6:30pm
High Mowing School ~
Wilton, NH
High Mowing Students - FREE
