Concert & Conversation: Featuring Charles Overton, hosted by Ingrid Monson
Dec
13
7:00 PM19:00

Concert & Conversation: Featuring Charles Overton, hosted by Ingrid Monson

Presented by The Ethelbert Cooper Gallery of African & African American Art at The Ethelbert Cooper Gallery of African & African American Art at the Hutchins Center, Cambridge MA

Join us for the third installation of our newest programming series and the final day of our exhibition, The Sound of My Soul: Frank Stewart’s Life in Jazz! This time, we feature guest speaker Ingrid Monson, Quincy Jones Professor of African-American Music at Harvard University. Our featured musical guest is Charles Overton. More about Charles Overton here.

This monthly series at the Cooper Art Gallery aims to connect contemporary jazz arts performances with noted guest speakers, surrounded by stunning and provocative art installations in the Gallery. The series is facilitated by composer, performer, author Bill Banfield, and features his JazzUrbane label collection of artists, who provide stellar performances for this compelling interdisciplinary weaving of image, sound, and ideas.

Registration for this event opens Friday, December 6th at 10:00 am! Limited seating!

The Ethelbert Cooper Gallery of African & African American Art at the Hutchins Center

102 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

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Northampton Jazz Workshop Featuring Boston Based Harpist Charles Overton
Aug
13
7:30 PM19:30

Northampton Jazz Workshop Featuring Boston Based Harpist Charles Overton

WHAT: Northampton Jazz Workshop Featuring harpist Charles Overton

WHERE: City Sports Grille at Spare Time Northampton, 525 Pleasant St., Northampton, MA.

WHEN: Tuesday August 13, 2019 7:30pm followed immediately by the jam session until 10:30pm

We are very excited to welcome Charles Overton and his grand instrument to our stage on Tuesday the 13th. Currently, Charles resides in Boston where he maintains an active performance schedule as a performer of classical, jazz and contemporary music. Recent engagements include an appearance at Scullers Jazz Club with his jazz ensemble: the Charles Overton Group, regular performances with the Boston Philharmonic, an appearance as a featured artist at the Dutch Harp Festival in concert with the Dutch National Youth Jazz Orchestra, as well as a performance tour of Spain performing Ginastera's Harp Concerto with Benjamin Zander's Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. http://www.charlesovertonmusic.com


The concert set starts at 7:30, followed immediately by the jam session until 10:30. $5 per person room charge for the concert set and donations to the band gratefully accepted. City Sports Grille at Spare Time Northampton, 525 Pleasant St., Northampton, MA. 413-584-4830


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Sunset Concert at the Eustis Estate: Charles Overton
Jul
25
6:30 PM18:30

Sunset Concert at the Eustis Estate: Charles Overton

Join us for the first of two free summer concerts on the expansive lawn of the Eustis Estate, presented with Mandorla Music Series. Come early with a picnic and explore the exhibition Changing Landscape: Sculpture at the Eustis Estate, then enjoy music as the sun sets.

Charles Overton is a Boston-based harpist and performer of classical, jazz, and world music. He began his harp studies at the age of ten, and was afforded the opportunity at an early age to perform internationally in such notable venues as Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall. He performs regularly in symphonic settings with the Boston Pops, the BSO, and others, as well as appearing in jazz settings, both leading his own bands and collaborating with others. He'll be joined for this performance by longtime collaborator Peter Barnick on drums. Charles and Peter began making music together as teenagers, when both were students at the prestigious Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan.

Alcohol is not permitted. Refreshments are available for sale. Please bring your own lawn chairs and blankets. Dogs on leashes are welcome. In the event of rain, the concert will be indoors. Please call 617-994-6600 for more information.

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Milton Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

Eustis Estate

1424 Canton Avenue, Milton, MA, US 02186

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Boston Pops Presents:  "Presidents at Pops" with Special Guest Bernadette Peters
May
9
8:00 PM20:00

Boston Pops Presents: "Presidents at Pops" with Special Guest Bernadette Peters

Celebrate the Opening Night of the Spring Pops season with Bernadette Peters, conductor Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops. Also on the program will be a tribute to the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, From the Earth to the Moon and Beyond by composer James Beckel featuring special guest narrator NASA Astronaut Sunita L Williams (Captain, U.S. Navy, Ret.)

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Boston Pops:  "Opening Night" with Special Guest Bernadette Peters
May
8
8:00 PM20:00

Boston Pops: "Opening Night" with Special Guest Bernadette Peters

Celebrate the Opening Night of the Spring Pops season with Bernadette Peters, conductor Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops. Also on the program will be a tribute to the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, From the Earth to the Moon and Beyond by composer James Beckel featuring special guest narrator NASA Astronaut Sunita L Williams (Captain, U.S. Navy, Ret.)

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Boston Civic Symphony
May
5
2:00 PM14:00

Boston Civic Symphony

  • New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall (map)
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Program to include Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite (1945). Also featuring the winners of the Boston Civic Symphony Concerto competition performing the first movement of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D Major, and the third movement of Mendelssohn’s Violin Concert in E minor.

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UMass Boston Orchestra Presents:  ART. LIFE.
Apr
19
7:30 PM19:30

UMass Boston Orchestra Presents: ART. LIFE.

  • UMass Boston - Univeristy Hall - Recital Hall, 1st Floor (map)
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Sometimes art reflects life, sometimes life mimics art.  Sometimes, both happen at the same time. UMass’s orchestra—comprised of students, faculty, staff, and members of the greater Boston community—perform works inspired by plays and poems about love, life, and relationships.

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Christopher Newport University Harp Festival (Masterclass/ Workshop)
Mar
30
1:00 PM13:00

Christopher Newport University Harp Festival (Masterclass/ Workshop)

  • Christopher Newport University - Gaines Theatre (map)
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As a part of Christopher Newport University’s 2nd annual Harp Festival, Charles Overton will present a “Jazz Harp” workshop for harpists and musicians of all levels. Topics to be addressed include, melodic embellishment, harmonic progressions, chord voicings, chord-scale relationships, and more.

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Photos courtesy of Jonas Tarm Photography