Electric Earth Concerts
Great Music All Year Round for the Monadnock Region
Jonathan Bagg & Laura Gilbert, Artistic Directors
Midsummer begins with music that celebrates the natural world, including the classic Voice of the Whale by the late, great George Crumb (1929-2022); The Wind in High Places by John Luther Adams, who "brings the sense of wonder that we feel outdoors into the concert hall"; and a new piece by David Kirkland Garner, one […]
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 […]
Melding song and storytelling, Danika the Rose weaves together Dvorak's sublime Moravian Duets with an original fable written and narrated by Odds Bodkin, to create a musical fairytale for our tumultuous time. Featuring Jazimina MacNeil, mezzo-soprano; Sarah Shafer, soprano; pianist Emely Phelps, and renowned storyteller Odds Bodkin. This concert is generously sponsored by People's United […]
EEC collaborates with pianist Mihae Lee and musicians from Maine’s Sebago-Long Lake Festival to present Antonin Dvořák's Piano Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 87; Theme and Variations for Flute and Strings, Op. 80 by Amy Beach; and Igor Stravinsky’s iconic L’Histoire du Soldat (Soldier’s Tale) in his version for piano trio. Performers: Mihae Lee, piano […]
EEC has commissioned composer Eric Moe and visual artist Barbara Weissberger to create a mixed-media piece for strings, flute, and piano, to be presented and with a succession of video tableaux that are synchronized with the performance. The premiere is complemented by Faure’s Piano Quartet, Op. 45, and Mario Davidovsky’s Quartetto for flute and strings. […]
Join award-winning vocalist Jennifer Sheehan and her fabulous musicians as they return to Electric Earth Concerts for an evening of the group’s favorite songs from Broadway, Hollywood and the Great American Songbook. Stephen Holden of the New York Times has praised Ms. Sheehan for her “exquisite taste in songs” and “a voice that glows with […]
EEC’s well-loved ensemble returns with a perfectly proportioned recital: Brahms: Trio No. 3 in C minor, op.101 Bright Sheng: Four pieces for piano Trio Ravel: Piano Trio Hailed by The New York Times as “impressive, lithe, persuasive,” when the members of the Horszowski Trio (Hor-SHOV- ski) – Jesse Mills, Raman Ramakrishnan, and Rieko Aizawa – […]
Three of Cleveland’s top musicians will perform for the first time at Electric Earth. The husband-wife duo of Daniel Gilbert and Donna Lee, with cellist Keith Robinson will play music ranging from Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Brahms to a trio by the film composer Nino Rota, who is perhaps best known for his music to “The […]
A concert that combines readings by Novelist Richard Powers with the music of Olivier Messiaen and composer Scott Lindroth, inspired by Powers’ 2014 novel “Orfeo”. Richard Powers (“The Time of our Singing” and “The Echomaker”) joins composer Scott Lindroth, the Horzsowski Piano Trio, clarinetist Benjamin Fingland, Artistic Directors Laura Gilbert , flute and Jonathan Bagg, viola, […]
We are delighted to announce the return of Indra to open our 2016 in Bass Hall. Electric Earth Concerts is delighted to present Indra, the jazz-folk-traditional trio that showcases the stellar vocal talent of singer Indra Rios-Moore. After winning the Danish Music Award, the highest national recognition in Denmark, Indra relocated to the U.S. a […]
The Boston based pianist brings his formidable powers to bear in Bach’s hour-long keyboard masterpiece, the Goldberg Variations. Hodgkinson begins with remarks that will bring the audience deeper into the work, one of Bach's most immediately engaging and popular pieces that has fascinating layers of complexity to be explored as one gets to know it better. This […]
Indra is an accomplished, adventurous jazz trio that was founded in Aarhus, Denmark, featuring the supple and moving vocals of New York City native Indra Rios-Moore on soulfully arranged songs. From American jazz standards and contemporary arrangements of traditional folk songs to Mexican boleros and newly composed pieces, Indra’s style and voice has been described […]
Our annual festive fall concert, this year features music for piano, clarinet, flute, and viola with Marija Stroke, piano; Alan Kay, clarinet; Jonathan Bagg, viola and Laura Gilbert, flute. Program: W.A. Mozart Trio for clarinet, viola, and piano, K. 498 "Kegelstatt" Erwin Schulhoff Sonata for flute and piano Robert Schumann "Fairy Tales" for clarinet, viola […]
Jennifer Johnson Cano and Christopher Cano, piano perform a program of chamber music. Jennifer Cano returns to EEC after a year when she shone on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera (in Falstaff) and in competitions abroad. Program will include Johannes Brahms, Two Alto Songs for piano, mezzo-soprano, and viola Frank Bridge, Three Songs for […]
Swiss-Italian Pianist Olivier Cave has a reputation in Europe but is only now making his name known in the US. His New York debut is in March 2014, part of the tour that brings him to New Hampshire and Electric Earth Concerts. Cave’s reputation is as a refined yet highly imaginative interpreter whose superb […]
Electric Earth Concerts is thrilled to announce the return of Jennifer Sheehan. When we introduced Jennifer to the Monadnock Region last January, she instantly won the hearts of the audience with her engaging and dynamic performance of the American Songbook. This year she will be performing a new program, I Know A Place, a musical […]
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