Concert & Event Schedule
Summer 2021
Listen & Lunch
Thursday, June 17, 12-1pm
Depot Park ~ Peterborough, NH
Featuring Robyn Bollinger, violin and Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello
Come enjoy MM's series of three free solo performances, one each in June, July, and August, during the lunch hour at Depot Park in Peterborough.
Free and open to the public. Bring Your Own Chair (lawn-chair, camping chair, or blanket). Restrooms available at local businesses in Depot Square.
Peterborough Village Concert
Saturday, June 19, 5pm
Depot Park ~ Peterborough, NH
Our 2021 Summer Season Opening Concert
Ashley Addington, flute
Nancy Dimock, oboe
Rane Moore, clarinet
Rachael Elliott, bassoon
Anne Howarth, horn
Zenas Hsu and Omar Chen Guey, violins
Ashe Gordon and Stephanie Fong, violas
Rafael Popper-Keizer and Jing Li, cellos
Kate Foss, double bass
Program:
Valerie Coleman: Tzigane
Louise Farrenc: Nonet in E-flat major, op. 38
Johannes Brahms: Sextet for Strings #2 in G major, op. 36
Free and open to the public. Bring Your Own Chair (lawn-chair, camping chair, or blanket). Restrooms available at local businesses in Depot Square.
Westmoreland Village Concert
Saturday, June 26, 5pm
On the green at Park Hill Meeting House ~ Westmoreland, NH
Amy Advocat, clarinet
Robyn Bollinger, violin
Daniel Doña, viola
Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello
Program:
Hannah Kendall: Vera for clarinet and string trio
Rebecca Clarke: Prelude, Allegro, and Pastorale for clarinet and viola
Natalie Hunt: Quartet for clarinet and string trio
Jean Cras: String Trio
Free and open to the public. Bring Your Own Chair (lawn-chair, camping chair, or blanket).
Cathedral of the Pines
Wednesday, June 30, 6pm
Cathedral of the Pines ~ 10 Hale Hill Road, Rindge, NH
Join us as we return again for a lovely outdoor concert in the best outdoor concert venue in the region!
Robyn Bollinger and Omar Chen Guey, violins
Jessica Bodner and Caitlin Lynch, violas
Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello
Program:
Max Bruch: Viola quintet in a minor, op. posth.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Viola quintet in g minor, K. 516
In the Memory of Member Sherri Conyers
Listen & Lunch
Thursday, July 8, 12-1pm
Depot Park ~ Peterborough, NH
CANCELLED (due to rain)
Featuring Mary Kay Robinson, flute and Jan Müller-Szeraws, cello
Come enjoy MM's series of three free solo performances, one each in June, July, and August, during the lunch hour at Depot Park in Peterborough.
Free and open to the public. Bring Your Own Chair (lawn-chair, camping chair, or blanket). Restrooms available at local businesses in Depot Square.
Milford Village Concert
Saturday, July 10, 5pm
Keyes Field Stone Stage ~ Milford, NH
Ari & Mia, cello and vocal folk duo
See photos of the concert in our Concert Gallery.
Free and open to the public. Bring Your Own Chair (lawn-chair, camping chair, or blanket). Portable restrooms available in the park: 2 near the playground, 1 behind the baseball field, and 1 at the other end of the park in the parking lot.
Supper Club
Saturday, July 10, 6:30-7:30pm
following the Milford Village Concert
Location:
Gatherings at
The Colonel Shepard House
29 Mont Vernon St,
Milford, NH
Members Only Meet & Greet Reception
with Artistic Director Rafael Popper-Keizer,
Executive Director Laina Barakat & select Board Members
Open to Members of all levels - please RSVP info@monadnockmusic.org. Not a member yet? It’s never too late to join!
Wine, Cheese & Refreshments will be served
Gatherings is located in the historic Colonel Shepard House. Built in 1767 as a private home, it continued to be so used until the 1990's,when it became a restaurant and inn. After 10 years, it was converted to a Montessori School In 2018, it was sold to Turtle Creek Properties, LLC, who renovated and updated it.
Presented by Sturm Law PLLC
Marlborough Village Concert
Sunday, July 18, 5pm (new date)
Frost Free Library ~ Marlborough, NH
CANCELLED (due to rain and road closures)
Mary Kay Robinson, flute
Ina Zdorovetchi, harp
Krista River, mezzo-soprano
Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello
Program:
Kaija Saariaho: Tocar for flute and harp
Joseph Jongen: Pieces en trio, op. 80
Bernard Rands: Walcott Songs for mezzo-soprano and cello
Michael Cohen: I Remember (Settings from the Diary of Anne Frank)
Free and open to the public. Bring Your Own Chair (lawn-chair, camping chair, or blanket). Restrooms available in the Frost Free Library.
Hancock Village Concert
Saturday, July 24, 5pm
Gazebo and on the green in downtown Hancock ~ 47 Main Street, Hancock, NH
Richard Kelley, trumpet
Alexei Doohovskoy, trombone
Kevin Owen, horn
Program:
Adolphus Hailstork: Variations for solo trumpet
Francis Poulenc: Sonata for horn, trumpet, and trombone
Stacy Garrop: Sanskara for solo horn
Vaclav Nelhybel: Trio for Brass
Oskar Boehme: Prelude and Fugue op. 28 #2
Erika Raum: The Confessions of St. Augustine (solo trombone version)
Alan Hovhaness: Three Fantasies for Brass Trio
Lauren Bernofsky: Trio for Brass
Free and open to the public. Bring Your Own Chair (lawn-chair, camping chair, or blanket). Restrooms available at Hancock Congregational Church.
Progressive Garden Party
with Tastings & Performances
(New Date) Saturday, July 31, 12-5pm
Hancock and Peterborough, NH
Join us for a botanical tour of our region. Set to classical music, performed live by soloists in each garden, and featuring a unique food and drink at each location, this is a garden tour like none other. Consider it a progressive dinner, concert, and celebration of summer. Your ticket includes three different drinks, tastings, and musical performances as you make your way through our garden showcase.
Garden 1 ~ 12-1:30pm
Eleanor Briggs Garden, Hancock, NH
Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello
Menu
Passion Fruit Cava Mimosa with Boba Pearls and Fresh Strawberries
Non-alcoholic: Sparkling Passion Fruit & Strawberry Fizz
Gazpacho Shooters
Watermelon, Basil & Feta salad
Garden 2 ~ 1:30-3pm
Cranberry Meadow Farm Inn, Peterborough, NH
Sophie Michaux, mezzo‑soprano
Adam Simon, guitar
Menu
Rosemary and Hendrick's Cucumber Gin & Tonics
Non-alcoholic: Mango Green Sun Tea
Catering by Machina Kitchen & Art Bar
Meet & Greet with Guest Chef Nyland
Restrooms will be available for the public at the second stop on the Garden Tour: Cranberry Meadow Farm Inn.
Garden 3 ~ 3-5pm
Stanley Fry Garden, Peterborough, NH
Maria Rindenello-Parker, harp
Menu
Stone Fruit & Rose Petal Rosé Sangria
Non-alcoholic: Apricot Rose Petal Lemonade Sparkler
Chilled Harvest Berry Soup
Rosemary & Grapefruit Shortbread
Lavender & Lemon Shortbread
SOLD OUT
Francestown Village Concert
Sunday, August 1, 4pm
Old Meetinghouse of Francestown ~ 1 New Boston Rd, Francestown, NH
Deborah Boldin, flute
Benjamin Fox, oboe
Gary Gorczyca, clarinet
Hazel Malcolmson, bassoon
Program:
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach: Sonata in e minor, F. 54
Binnette Lipper: Trialogue for flute, clarinet, and bassoon
Erwin Schulhoff: Divertissement for oboe, clarinet, and bassoon
Frank Bridge: Divertimenti for wind quartet, H. 189
Karl Goepfart: Quartet for winds, op. 93
Free and open to the public. Bring Your Own Chair (lawn-chair, camping chair, or blanket). Restrooms available in the Meeting House.
Members Only Meet & Greet
Sunday, August 1, 5:30-6:30pm
inside the lobby of the Old Francestown Meetinghouse
following the Francestown Village Concert
Open to Members of all levels - please RSVP to laina@monadnockmusic.org. Not a member yet? It’s never too late to join!
Wine and conversation with flutist, Deborah Boldin
Praised by The Boston Globe for her “dynamic performances,” flutist Deborah Boldin enjoys an active and diverse career as a recitalist, chamber musician and entrepreneur. In addition to being a flutist, Ms Boldin is founder and Artistic Director of Chameleon Arts Ensemble in Boston, a highly acclaimed ensemble that is in its 23rd season. Read her full bio here.
Salon Concert
Music from 17th-Century Rome
Thursday, August 5, 5pm
Stepping Stones Farm ~ 19 Putnam Rd, Temple, NH
Arrive anytime after 5pm ~ Enjoy a BYO Picnic on the lawn or purchase dinner from "The Crisp Truck" foodtruck.
6:30pm ~ Concert begins - enjoy from your spot on the lawn
Bring your own chair or blanket. Monadnock Music Blankets will be available for purchase or purchase a blanket now to have it waiting for you upon arrival.
Rain Location ~ in the event of rain, the concert will be moved into the barn at Stepping Stones.
Olav Chris Henriksen
baroque guitars, lute, theorbo
A Variety of Lute & Guitar Music from Rome
Rome, the “Eternal City”, has always been a political and religious center, and as such, it has traditionally hosted diplomats and international religious leaders. Through the centuries, visiting ambassadors and aristocrates brought along with them the best musicians they could find to provide entertainment at their places of residence in the city. In this way, 17th-century Rome became the most musically diverse city in Europe.
Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger (1580-1651)
Toccata I (1611)
Corrente VII
Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643)
Toccata (1628)
Canzona, detta la Vittoria
Foriano Pico (active 1609)
Romanesca (1609)
Giovanni Paolo Foscarini (active 1620-49)
Toccata (1640)
Stefano Pignatelli (1578-1623)
Canzona, detta la Gatta (ca. 1610)
Ballo Francese
Pierre Gaultier (1599-after 1638)
Prelude (1638)
Allemande
Chaconne
Ferdinando Valdambrini (active 1646-7)
Toccata II (1646)
Balletto XII
Corrente VI
Kapsperger
Toccata VII (1640)
Colascione
Blankets purchased in advance will be availalbe to pickup at concert venue.
Nelson Village Concert
Saturday, August 7, 5pm
Nelson Congregational Church ~ 830 Nelson Rd, Nelson, NH
Charles Dimmick and Robyn Bollinger, violins
Noriko Futagami, viola
Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello
Program:
Anna Clyne: Primula Vulgaris
Sergei Rachmaninoff: String Quartet #1
Billy Childs: Quartet #3 'Unrequited'
Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet in f minor, op. 80
Free and open to the public. Bring Your Own Chair (lawn-chair, camping chair, or blanket). Restrooms available at Nelson Congregational Church.
Listen & Lunch
Thursday, August 12, 12-1pm
Depot Park ~ Peterborough, NH
Featuring David William Ross, guitar
Come enjoy MM's series of three free solo performances, one each in June, July, and August, during the lunch hour at Depot Park in Peterborough.
Free and open to the public. Bring Your Own Chair (lawn-chair, camping chair, or blanket). Restrooms available at local businesses in Depot Square.
Jaffrey Village Concert
Saturday, August 14, 5pm
On the green at Jaffrey Center ~ Blackberry Lane, Jaffrey, NH
Rane Moore, clarinet
Gabriela Diaz and Robyn Bollinger, violins
Noriko Futagami, viola
Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello
Program:
Jose Gonzalez Granero: Paisajes
Bernard Herrmann: Souvenir de Voyage, for clarinet and string quartet
Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in b minor, op. 115
In Celebration and Gratitude for the Leadership of William Fregosi, former Board Chair of Monadnock Music
Free and open to the public. Bring Your Own Chair (lawn-chair, camping chair, or blanket).
Supper Club
Friday, August 20, 6:30-8:30pm
Evening with special guest Composer Ralf Yusuf Gawlick
Open to all Supper Club Members ($500+). Please RSVP to laina@monadnockmusic.org. Not a member yet? It’s never too late to join!
Appetizers and drinks will be served
Ralf Yusuf Gawlick, is of Romani-Kurdish descent and was educated in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Austria, Poland and the United States. With his ethnicity wrapped within his German-Polish-American identity, his music travels far afield by drawing inspiration from and engaging with literary, visual and musical landscapes both in time and place. This dialogue across centuries and among the arts informs much of his solo, chamber, orchestral, film and vocal music. Through noteworthy festivals, recordings, and commissions, his work has received both national and international recognition, including grants, fellowships and awards. Read his full bio here.
Fall 2021
Second Annual Black Tie & Baroque
Saturday, September 11, 6pm
At the home of Jerry & Susan Bird ~ Adytum Hill, Dublin, NH
(address disclosed upon ticket purchase)
Cocktails & Salon Concert
Heavy hors d'oeuvre and libations will be served
Attire: Gentleman: Black Tie.
Ladies: Fancy Cocktail or Evening Dress.
SOLD OUT
Oktoberfest
Thursday, September 30, 6-8:30pm
Stepping Stones Farm ~ 19 Putnam Rd, Temple, NH
Concert, Beer Tasting & German Buffet
Enjoy an evening of 100% locally made food and beers, Classical Music performance featuring German Composers, and a German Dance performance!
Concert & Beer Tasting: $35 ($25 for Members)
German Buffet Dinner: $20
Additional Beer & Wine may be purchased onsite from Summit Winery, Frog Brewing, and more!
German Buffet
- Twisted Fox Pretzels served with Cheshire Garden's outstanding Tarragon Mustard, Garlic Mustard, Lavender Mustard, Chili Pepper Mustard, and Dilly Mustard
- Bratwurst locally made by the Monadnock Food Coop
- German Potato Salad
- Rot Kohl - Red cabbage and apples braised in red wine and thyme
- additional menu items to be added shortly
Fundraising Gala
Wednesday, October 20, 6-8pm
Aldworth Manor ~ Harrisville, NH
Featuring Doctor Finnegan’s Circus
Don't miss this unique and magical evening!
Pop up musical performances, Silent Art Auction, and a Champagne Toast!
Doctor Finnegan’s Circus
A comedy circus troupe specializing in American sideshow style entertainment. This elite trio is headed by Doctor Finnegan and features the amazing talents of Chip Rascal and The Reverend Sean Theroux.
“The Greatest Show You’ve Never Seen,” they’ve been described as the “Looney Tunes of Sideshow,” entertaining audiences of all ages with their modern theatrical twist on classic circus performances such as Sword Swallowing, Bed of Nails, and The Human Blockhead.
Doctor Finnegan’s Circus has been entertaining crowds from Boston to Austin and all around the country for over a decade. Their performance at the 2019 Southern Sideshow Hootenanny in New Orleans, LA was awarded Top Performance amongst the nation’s very best performance artists.
Admission includes hearty appetizers, a champagne toast, complementary raffle tickets, and live performances.
Game Night
Saturday, November 13, 6-8pm
Timberdoodle ~ 26 Webster Highway, Temple, NH
Join us for a limited size Game inspired evening with a pop-up musical performance!
Tickets include admission, wine, port, prosecco, whiskey, cigars, and the following menu:
Smoked Pheasant with Dill Sauce
Housemade Boar Sausage with Earthy Dipping Sauces
Smoked Salmon with Fig and Caviar
Grilled Shrimp
Roasted Skillet Brussel Sprouts with Pecans and Mint
Saint Andre Cheese with Roasted Pecans and Fresh Fruits
Only 30 tickets available
Winter 2022
Burns Night
Saturday, January 22, 2022
Timberdoodle ~ 26 Webster Highway, Temple, NH
Join us for a traditional celebration of the life and poetry of the Robert Burns, the author of many Scottish poems.
A Burns supper is a celebration of the life and poetry of the poet Robert Burns, the author of many Scots poems. Enjoy Scottish foods, festivities, beverages and Scottish Classical music!
