Electric Earth Concerts
Great Music All Year Round for the Monadnock Region
Jonathan Bagg & Laura Gilbert, Artistic Directors
The Catalyst brought their creative approach to music-making to the Public Library in our first “Open Doors” program of the season. After an hors d’oeuvre by violinis-composer Jesse Montgomery, they presented several movements by South American composers Heitor Villa Lobos & Astor Piazzola,
In November 2018, EEC was awarded a second New Hampshire State Council on the Arts “General Project” grant, for which we are immensely thankful. “Open Doors” is our name for a new initiative, a series of concerts in community spaces such as Libraries, where we will present concerts designed for the entire family to enjoy. These concerts will be designed for families (parents & children) to experience together. They are meant to evoke in new listeners the excitement, appreciation and even reverence that can accompany the experience of hearing powerful music-making in a concert setting.
We are delighted to again receive business sponsorship in 2019 from Grove St. Fiduciary in Peterborough, also from Petersons Real Estate in Peterborough, and from Belletetes building product specialists in Jaffrey. Also sponsoring a concert in 2019 is People’s United Bank of Peterborough.
And a big thank you to all of our many supporters in the community, who again showed their appreciation in 2018 for what we bring to the Monadnock Region.
On November 10, 2018, the Tesla Quartet gave an intimate presentation in Jaffrey at the Library. The Tesla’s appearance is part of a series of concerts at community spaces EEC will be presenting in the next year geared specifically to family audiences. We are looking forward to more events in Keene and Jaffrey starting in March 2019….
On October 5, the mixed-wind quartet Weather Vest brought their unique brand of music to Pierce Elementary in Bennington and the Dublin School (Dublin). The Pierce kids were fascinated and would not let the quartet go without a lengthy question and answer session exploring everything from how a trombone’s air-column produces its sound to how many hours a day they practice.
In the evening our friends at Plowshare Farm hosted Weather Vest in its beautiful Agora.
On April 28, the Diderot Quartet and baritone Jesse Blumberg performed songs and quartet selections from the romantic era for about 30 residents of Scott-Farrar Retirement Community in Peterborough.
On April 7, EEC Artistic Directors Jonathan Bagg and Laura Gilbert were joined by piano virtuoso Molly Morkoski for a preview of “A Timeless Place”, performed for the community at Plowshare Farm. This concert included a brand new work titled “Peacocks” by composer Jonathan Elliott.
The Verona Quartet also performed for Plowshare residents on March 8, thrilling the audience with works by Mozart, Brahms, and Janacek.
On November 1, 2, and 3 EEC brings music, song, and stories into three area schools: Rindge Elementary, Jaffrey Grade School, and ConVal High. Among our area residents are some spectacular musicians: Jazmina MacNeil (Chesham), Nicholas Burns, and Louisa Stonehill (Keene) joined Jonathan Bagg for a week devoted to outreach–5 concerts in all.
Also visited: Crotched Mountain Rehabilitation Center, and Lukas Community in Temple.
The Putnam Foundation | The Gilbert Verney Foundation | The National Endowment for the Arts | The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation | The JWK Trust | Terra Nova Trust