Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez
with Guest Mitch Chakour
Opening Night Reception at 6:45pm
Saturday Night Live vocalist Christine Ohlman, with Rebel Montez and special guest Mitch Chakour, will kick off the Meetinghouse 2019 season.
Soulful Roots Rock & BluesQuabbin Valley Pro Musica
with Geoffrey Hudson, Music Director
QVPM presents In Praise of Nature, a radiant selection of music about spring, birds, love, nymphs, shepherds and more.
Choral MusicThe Wildcat O’Halloran Band
The Cat serves up a serious dose of real blues peppered with witty lyrics, tight musicianship, and some raucous attitude.
Guitar-Driven High-Energy BluesThe Richard Chase Experience
“Stone Man” Richard Chase brings superbly crafted songs and tasteful musicianship on a variety of instruments.
Contemporary Singer-SongwriterGlenn Jones
Weeping Bong Band
Glenn Jones is a master of the American Primitive Guitar style invented by John Fahey.
American Primitive Guitar / Psychedelic FolkThe Green Sisters
Hubbardston natives Beck, Bets, Brie & Mel offer up a foot-stomping eclectic mix of folk, Celtic, bluegrass, old-time, Cajun, a cappella & barbershop music.
Eclectic Folk, Bluegrass, A Cappella & Original MusicSteven Schoenberg
Steven Schoenberg is a dynamic, award-winning composer/pianist whose talents cross into musical theater, classical compositions, film scoring, children’s music, and solo improvisational piano performances.
Improvisational PianoAnnie Guthrie
Arlo Guthrie’s middle daughter is a prolific songwriter and versatile folk musician known to stray into a little country rock and blues.
Folk & Country Rock, Punk, & BluesSnack Pack – CANCELED
We’re very sorry to announce the cancelation of Snack Pack’s concert on Saturday. We think they are great, and are very sorry for this last minute change. If you have purchased online tickets, they will be refunded.
Rock & Roll, Hippie Country & Cosmic JazzSouthern Rail
Southern Rail’s performances are high-energy exuberant fun, with riveting harmonies, irrepressible humor and sparkling banjo, mandolin, and guitar solo work.
Energetic Mix of Bluegrass & GospelWindborne
Windborne presents stunningly powerful and gorgeous vocal harmony with music ranging from American folk to songs of many countries.
Folksongs in Virtuosic HarmonyScott Ainslie
Scott Ainslie’s performances present a wonderful palette of sounds and stories that will delight the ear, awaken the mind, and satisfy the heart.
Acoustic Blues Slide GuitarJohn Hanifin
John Hanifin moves back to his classical roots with Bach and other lovely pieces for solo cello.
Solo Cello from Bach to BeyondFire Pond
Fire Pond presents wonderful old-time fiddle tunes, swing, roots music, Celtic, Eastern European, folk, gospel, and original music.
Old-Time, Swing, Roots & CelticLui Collins
with Anand Nayak
Folksinger/songwriter Lui Collins presents an intimate evening of song, accompanying herself on tenor ukulele and banjo, with Anand Nayak on guitar, vocal harmonies and more.
Original & Traditional Folksong & American Jazz StandardsSamirah Evans
and Her Handsome Devils
New Orleans Jazz and Blues vocalist Samirah Evans teams up with vocalist/guitarist Anand Nayak, a veteran member of New England folk favorites Rani Arbo and Daisy Mayhem. Evans, known for her fiery yet silken vocals, and Nayak, for his grit, warmth and beautiful harmonies, together make for a magical and exciting collaboration.
Jazz & Blues Ladled with New Orleans SpiceFiery Hope plus Forest Avenue
Playing for Change Foundation Benefit
a Benefit for Playing for Change Foundation
Fiery Hope, formerly the Amandla Chorus, celebrates life with hope-filled hearts by presenting new and old songs for justice, freedom, and peace. Opening act Forest Avenue is a high energy string quartet playing music from Celtic and other traditional genres.
Community Chorus: Songs of Justice, Freedom & HopePeter Blanchette & Mané Larregla
Archguitar Duo
Duo concert with archguitarist, composer, arranger and conductor Peter Blanchette, and with archguitarist Mané Larregla.
11-string ArchguitarMad Agnes
with Pete Nelson
This will be a rare return performance by old friends Mad Agnes with an opening set by Pete Nelson.
Witty & Wildly Innovative Contemporary FolksongQuabbin Valley Pro Musica
The Central Congregational Church is located at 93 South Main Street in Orange.
with Geoffrey Hudson, Music Director
QVPM presents Déja vu, featuring songs with the same words in settings by different composers, at the Orange Central Congregational Church.
Choral MusicThe Green Sisters
Hubbardston natives Beck, Bets, Brie & Mel offer up a foot-stomping eclectic mix of folk, Celtic, bluegrass, old-time, Cajun, a cappella & barbershop music.
Eclectic Folk, Bluegrass, A Cappella & Original MusicDiana Jones
Singer-songwriter Diana Jones’ crystal clear vocals and guitar give voice to the dispossessed.
Country, Singer-songwriterChristine Ohlman & Rebel Montez
Saturday Night Live vocalist Christine Ohlman and Rebel Montez bring fabulous Roots Rock to 1794 Meetinghouse
Soulful Roots Rock & BluesKeith Murphy & Becky Tracy
Brattleboro based duo Keith Murphy & Becky Tracy will perform traditional music from Canada, Ireland and more on fiddle, guitar, piano.
Traditional French Canadian & Irish FolkMad Agnes
This will be a rare return performance by old friends Mad Agnes.
Witty & Wildly Innovative Contemporary FolksongPeter Blanchette, the Art of the Archguitar
Concert with archguitarist, composer, arranger and conductor Peter Blanchette.
11-String ArchguitarChristine Ohlman & Rebel Montez
Saturday Night Live vocalist Christine Ohlman and Rebel Montez bring fabulous Roots Rock to 1794 Meetinghouse.
Soulful Roots Rock & BluesThe Green Sisters
Hubbardston natives Beck, Bets, Brie & Mel offer up a foot-stomping eclectic mix of folk, Celtic, bluegrass, old-time, Cajun, a cappella & barbershop music.
Eclectic Folk, Bluegrass, A Cappella & Original MusicSteven Schoenberg
Steven Schoenberg is a dynamic, award-winning composer/pianist whose talents cross into musical theater, classical compositions, film scoring, children’s music, and solo improvisational piano performances.
Improvisational PianoBeth Logan Raffeld Quintet
Singer Beth Logan Raffeld, pianist Stephen Page, bassist Genevieve Rose, trumpeter Don Anderson, and drummer Steve Langone will feature songs from the Great American Songbook – paying tribute to the jazz greats and featuring many favorite songs. Come on out and swing on a summer night!
Jazz Standards from the Great American SongbookA Swift River Anthology
Readings from A Swift River Anthology, chronicling the imagined lives of residents of the now flooded towns of Dana, Enfield, Greenwich, and Prescott.
Stories from Quabbin's PastRani Arbo & daisy mayhem
Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem are a string band bluring the boundaries of American roots music.
Inventive Old-time String BandRachel Clemente & Dan Houghton
Get ready to dance in your seats! Clemente & Houghton bring wonderful Celtic music on harp, bagpipe, flute and whistle.
Traditional Scottish FolkCanceled—Sarah Clay & the StarCats
Breathing new life into a century of Retro-Pop, Swing, Blues and Latin Jazz, vocalist/flutist Sarah Clay and guitarist Draa Hobbs put their own spin on songs of summer.
Jazz Standards, Bossa Nova & Latin JazzCanceled—The Deep River Ramblers
Musical ramblers roaming between well-known and inspirational voices like Doc Watson, Nanci Griffith, Levon Helm, Muddy Waters and John Prine.
American RootsCanceled—Patty Larkin
“An absolutely stunning guitarist, Larkin matches her instrumental chops as a vocalist and songwriter, making her a true triple-threat artist.” ~ Billboard
Folk-Urban PopSouthern Rail
Southern Rail’s performances are high-energy exuberant fun, with riveting harmonies, irrepressible humor and sparkling banjo, mandolin, and guitar solo work.
Energetic Mix of Bluegrass & GospelWindborne
Windborne presents stunningly powerful and gorgeous vocal harmony with music ranging from American folk to songs of many countries.
Folksongs in Virtuosic HarmonyElizabeth Chang & Jiayan Sun
Elizabeth Chang, professor of violin at UMass Amherst and Artistic Director of Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival, and Jiayan Sun, Assistant Professor of Music at Smith, will play a chamber music duet.
Classical violin & pianoGreen Heron
Betsy (Green) Heron and Scott Heron will share traditional and contemporary songs with a high energy performance.
Old-time, Bluegrass, Country, Irish and BluesArchguitar Duo: Peter Blanchette & Mané Larregla
Peter Blanchette, inventor of the 11-string archguitar, will play his internationally acclaimed arrangements that span from the medieval, renaissance and baroque music to World Music, New Music, and his own original pieces.
11-String ArchguitarAlasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas
location: Town Hall, 6 Prospect St, Orange MA
cutting-edge explorations of Scottish and global music on fiddle and cello
Scottish fiddle & celloQuabbin Valley Pro Musica
AT THE ORANGE CENTRAL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Geoffrey Hudson, Music Director
QVPM presents To Love and Harmony, choral music featuring Songs on the Perils of Love, Songs on the Joys of Singing, Haydn’s English Psalms.
choral musicSamirah Evans
Samirah Evans will perform jazz standards, some in tribute to her favorite New Orleans artists, as well as highlight a few of her own originals. Evans will be accompanied by trumpeter Haneef Nelson and pianist Andrew Wilcox.
jazz & blues Ladled with New Orleans spiceQuabbin Valley Pro Musica – Summer 2023
Geoffrey Hudson, Music Director
QVPM presents There and Back Again, choral music featuring Psalms, Serenades, Prayers, a Requiem, and more by Telemann, Mozart, Rossi, Puccini, and Senier.
choral musicSarah Clay & the StarCats
Whisper Not: the StarCats play songs with a great story. True history or tall tale? Love song or kiss-off?
retro-pop, swing, blues & Latin jazzLonesome Brothers
Equal parts country swagger, wistful folk and breezy rock, the Lonesome Brothers’ confluence of different musical genres is the key to the band’s success.
country folkStompBoxTrio
StompBoxTrio blends classic 20th-century American blues, rock and soul music with 21st-century mojo to create a sonic, soulful, hip-shaking juggernaut all their own.
blues, rock & soulLeah Kunkel
Leah sings soft rock with a beautiful voice and plays piano.
folk-rock vocalistPatty Larkin
“An absolutely stunning guitarist, Larkin matches her instrumental chops as a vocalist and songwriter, making her a true triple-threat artist.” ~ Billboard
folk-urban popThe Jolly Beggars
Uplifting & lively music that is largely Irish and Scots with some pieces coming from extensions of that music in other cultures.
Celtic folkJenny Burtis
Jenny Burtis crafts songs of truth, loss & redemption.
singer/songwriterJoe Jencks
An international touring musician, award-winning songwriter and celebrated vocalist, Joe is known for his performances of musical beauty, social consciousness and spiritual exploration.
internationally touring songwriterDavid Wilcox
David is a quintessential folk singer telling stories full of heart, humor, and hope.
quintessential folksingerElan Sicroff
Elan is a Juilliard-trained, world-renowned interpreter of classical piano music.
classical pianoThe Green Sisters
Hubbardston natives Beck, Bets, Brie & Mel offer up a foot-stomping eclectic mix of folk, Celtic, bluegrass, old-time, Cajun, a cappella & barbershop music.
old-time, bluegrass, & eclectic folkKeith Murphy & Becky Tracy
Brattleboro based duo Keith Murphy & Becky Tracy are dynamic performers of traditional music from Newfoundland, Quebec, Ireland, France and beyond on fiddle, guitar, piano.
traditional French Canadian & Irish folkQuabbin Valley Pro Musica – Winter 2024
AT THE ORANGE CENTRAL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Geoffrey Hudson, Music Director; Judy Johnson, Collaborative Pianist
Quabbin Valley Pro Musica presents A Joyful Noise: music for voices, brass, and strings
choral musicRani Arbo & daisy mayhem
Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem are a string band blurring the boundaries of American roots music. Event cover photo by Julian Parker Burns.
Inventive Old-time String BandQuabbin Valley Pro Musica – Summer
Geoffrey Hudson, Music Director
QVPM presents A Handful of Cheer, with wonderful choral music.
choral musicRichard Chase
“Stone Man” Richard Chase brings superbly crafted songs and tasteful musicianship on a variety of instruments accompanied by Seth Hoffsommer on drums and Bryan Barstow on Bass.
Contemporary Singer-SongwriterJung-Yi Alice Hsieh Daugherty with Ilya Kazantsev
Award winning musicians Jung-Yi on flute and Ilya on piano will play classical and contemporary pieces.
classical & contemporary flute & pianoChristine Ohlman & Rebel Montez
Saturday Night Live vocalist Christine Ohlman and Rebel Montez bring fabulous Roots Rock to 1794 Meetinghouse.
Soulful Roots Rock & BluesMagpie
Since 1973, Terry Leonino and Greg Artzner have brought their unique sound and remarkable versatility to audiences everywhere, featuring traditional and vintage Americana to contemporary and stirring original compositions.
folkLeah Kunkel
Leah sings soft rock with a beautiful voice and plays piano.
folk-rock vocalistTracy Grammer with Jim Henry
Tracy & Jim bring post-modern, mythic American folk to grace the Meetinghouse.
post-modern folkJohn Gorka
John is an iconic singer-songwriter of the New Folk Movement.
iconic singer/songwriterThe Samirah Evans Project featuring Anand Nayak
Presenting a tasty assortment of roots & contemporary blues, jazz and R&B with a pinch of New Orleans’ spice.
traditional & contemporary roots, blues, jazz and R&BSteven Schoenberg
Steven Schoenberg is a dynamic, award-winning composer/pianist whose talents cross into musical theater, classical compositions, film scoring, children’s music, and solo improvisational piano performances.
Improvisational PianoMad Agnes on New Salem Old Home Day
The Making of Advance Reservations and Purchase of Free Tickets will Close at 2pm on Saturday. This will be a rare return performance by old friends Mad Agnes. This is a special free concert, a capstone to New Salem’s Old Home Day, held in late afternoon at 4pm.
Witty & Wildly Innovative Contemporary FolksongPeter Blanchette & Special Guest
Peter Blanchette, on 11-string archguitar, plus a special guest vocalist will play music that spans from the medieval, renaissance and baroque music to World Music, New Music, Irish folk music, and original pieces.
11-String Archguitar & voiceThe Deep River Ramblers
Musical ramblers roaming between well-known and inspirational voices like Doc Watson, Nanci Griffith, Levon Helm, Muddy Waters and John Prine.
American RootsQVPM — Bells of Summer
The Klines
The Klines perform coal mining songs, gospel songs, and front porch music from Appalachia.
Appalachian, gospel, folkEloise & Co. (w/ Rachel Aucoin)
Eloise & Co. (w/Rachel Aucoin) are an acoustic trio (accordion, piano, fiddle) that plays traditional and original French and Celtic music.
Celtic, QuébécoisTone Forest
John Gorka
John is an iconic singer-songwriter of the New Folk Movement.
singer-songwriterOrkestar Banitsa
Robert Messore
Southern Rail
High-energy exuberant bluegrass, with riveting harmonies and irrepressible humor.
bluegrass/gospel