Amos Lawrence (Violin) & Laura Artesani (Piano) | Classical
Tickets are $18, presently able to be purchased online or via cash or check Program A Contrast in Styles Chaconne in G Minor Adagio Tommaso Vitali (1663 - 1745) Violin Concerto Andante Tranquillo Vivace William Walton (1902 - 1983) Amos Lawrence, violin Amos Lawrence is the concertmaster of the Brookline Symphony Orchestra. He attended …
Hanz Araki (shakuhachi flute) | TRADITIONAL/JAPANESE
Surry Arts and Events at the Barn 8 Cross Road, Surry, ME, United StatesTickets are $18 and can be purchased online or at the door via cash or check Perhaps no other instrument in the traditional music of Japan is as easily recognizable as the shakuhachi; an end-blown, bamboo flute. Originally played by itinerant monks as a form of meditation, it has endured centuries of change throughout Japan’s …
Downeast Chamber Orchestra | CLASSICAL
Surry Arts and Events at the Barn 8 Cross Road, Surry, ME, United StatesTickets are $18 and can be purchased online or at the door via cash or check We are thrilled and excited to welcome the newly-formed Downeast Chamber Orchestra in their first performance at the Barn! The orchestra will be led by violinist and conductor Anatole Wieck. Founded in 2020, the Downeast Chamber Orchestra …
The Jazz Collective
Surry Arts and Events at the Barn 8 Cross Road, Surry, ME, United StatesTickets are $18 and can be purchased online or at the door via cash or check The “Jazz Collective” are veteran musicians who were central to the jazz series here at Surry Arts right from the beginning. Their sound and style have pleased audiences for years at the barn and elsewhere.
Swingmatism | JAZZ
Surry Arts and Events at the Barn 8 Cross Road, Surry, ME, United StatesTickets are $18 and can be purchased online or at the door Swingmatism! plays Jazz from Swing to Bop and Beyond. They modernize Swing and are especially influenced by the sounds of Count Basie's Band Tenor Giant Lester "Pres." Young (also the Forefather of "Cool" Jazz.) They also specialize in Mainstream Modern Jazz, aka the …
Deirdre McArdle (flute) and Deiran Manning (piano) | CLASSICAL
Surry Arts and Events at the Barn 8 Cross Road, Surry, ME, United StatesTickets are $18 and can be purchased online or at the door via cash or check Daughter of Irish-American painter Patrick McArdle, Deirdre McArdle is the founder of The Winter Harbor Music Festival and served as the Executive Director of Harbor Music; The Artur Balsam Ensemble Classes for Piano and Strings, led by Edmund …
Elias Dagher (Piano) and David Bernat (Violin)
Surry Arts and Events at the Barn 8 Cross Road, Surry, ME, United StatesWe look forward to welcoming Elias Dagher (piano) and David Bernat (violin) with a performance that will include: J.S. Bach Sonata for Violin and Keyboard No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1018 Nikolai Medtner Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 21 Bartok Violin Rhapsody No. 1 Pianist Elias Dagher values music's power to tell stories and build community. He lives …
DownEast Sax Quartet
Surry Arts and Events at the Barn 8 Cross Road, Surry, ME, United StatesThe DownEast Saxophone Quartet was formed in the spring of 2023 by Zach Gorrell and features all original arrangements with a repertoire that ranges from 1920s jazz standards, 1960s bebop tunes, motown classics, to modern day top 40 hits. The group’s members are high level performers and educators with a range of musical influences that …
Deiran Manning and Deirdre McArdle | Piano and Flute | Classical
Surry Arts and Events at the Barn 8 Cross Road, Surry, ME, United StatesDaughter of Irish-American painter Patrick McArdle, Deirdre McArdle is the founder of The Winter Harbor Music Festival and served as the Executive Director of Harbor Music; The Artur Balsam Ensemble Classes for Piano and Strings, led by Edmund Battersby in Prospect Harbor for many memorable summers. Pulitzer Prize winning music critic and author, Tim …
Maine Middle Eastern Ensemble
Surry Arts and Events at the Barn 8 Cross Road, Surry, ME, United StatesMaine Middle Eastern Ensemble performs folk, classical and Sufi music from the Turkish, Arabic, Armenian and Greek traditions. Led by multi-instrumentalist, Eric LaPerna, the group also features violinist, Michael Gallant; guitarist, Jeremey Zela; percussionists, Doug Andrews and Dorothy Barker, as well as other musicians from Maine’s vibrant Middle Eastern music community.