Artistic Directors Laura Gilbert & Jonathan Bagg are again joined by pianist Mimi Solomon for wide ranging program of 20th & 21st century works. David Sanford’s “Klatka Still” for flute and piano was inspired by 70s jazz-rock group “Blood, Sweat & Tears”; Stephen Jaffe’s “Four Pieces Quasi Sonata” also has pop-inspired elements. Russian composer Tatiana […]

We are especially excited to present Spiritual Voices, originally part of our 2020 NEA funded "Changing the Conversation" series. In recognition of Juneteenth 2021, we have created a video that brings this wonderful music to you.This concert presents a major work of Olly Wilson (1937-2018): “A City Called Heaven” for large ensemble. Also on the program is “Grist for […]

EEC’s first in-person concert in over a year celebrates summer solstice with the return of live music. The program features Conference of the Birds, a quartet with narrator by 2021 GRAMMY winning composer Christopher Theofanidis and poet Melissa Studdard that was inspired by the Persian poem which chronicles the quest of the world’s birds to […]

Birds are symbols of hope and renewal, heralds of spring, and a physical manifestation of freedom. EEC and the Harris Center continue their collaboration with a musical walk, In Fine Feather, in which hikers download and enjoy a selection of poetry, music, and mythology inspired by the return of birds each spring. Details of the event, which is […]

As the sixth generation of his family to bear the title Araki Kodo, Hanz (short for Hanzaburo, his great-great-grandfather’s name) first worked to master the Japanese end-blown bamboo flute. A master of both traditional Japanese flute and Irish traditional, Araki brings virtuosity without borders to this July 4 homage to music’s power to transcend even the greatest […]

This concert is sold out. Outdoor seating is still available for FREE!The Horszowski Trio, among our most popular artists, make their annual appearance with a program of great music for piano trio. Hailed by The New York Times as “impressive, lithe, persuasive,” The New Yorker calls them "the most compelling American group to come on the […]

We regret that seating for this concert is limited due to pandemic rules that are still in place. However, we remind you that if the weather is good, free outdoor listening is possible on the lawn directly in from the the Monadnock Center (Grove Street Side). One of Boston’s freshest and most compelling chamber ensembles […]

One of America’s premier exponents of the historical piano brings his characteristic mix of intellect, virtuosity and poetry to a program of classical repertoire. Breitman performed Schubert’s song cycle, Winterreise with baritone Thomas Meglioranza for EEC in 2019, and was acclaimed baritone Sanford Sylvan’s long-time collaborator. Breitman directs the Historical Performance Program at Oberlin’s Conservatory […]

The virtuoso violinist of the Vienna Piano Trio won both the 2012 European Young Concert Artists Auditions and was Silver Medalist at the Klein International Competition. “… a violinist of mature musicality and deep understanding of his repertoire…” Musik Heute. This afternoon we hear some of the finest work in the repertoire: two Solo Partitas […]

Franz Schubert’s revered Quintet in C major for Strings with two cellos has never been performed at Electric Earth Concerts—until now. One of the most popular and powerful works of string chamber music in the repertoire, Schubert's final, posthumously published Quintet will be the single work on the program. Performed by David McCarroll and Gabriela Diaz, violins; Jonathan Bagg […]

The Auréole Trio returns to offer a concert of consolation and celebration. The world-renowned chamber ensemble was founded by Artistic Director and flutist Laura Gilbert, with violist Mary Hammann and Stacey Shames, harp. They will be joined by soprano Ilana Davidson in an exhilarating program that ranges from Monteverdi to Lennon & McCartney.Monteverdi: Pur ti […]

Featuring Jesse Mills on solo violin, this will be Electric Earth's first concert presented in the acoustically vibrant Park Theatre in downtown Jaffrey. Vivaldi's perennial favorite comprises four concerti that are also musical evocations of spring. summer, fall, and winter. Tracing natural sounds throughout, The Four Seasons is one of the earliest and most detailed examples […]