SeptemberFEST 2007: The Spirit of Improvisation

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Hours:	8:00 PM
Ages:	Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor:	Indoor
Cost:	Free see below
Category:	Music & Concerts

Experience the unexpected similarities between so-called 'early music' of the past and “jazz” of the present as performers from the Early Music and Modern American Music departments expand on composed musical inspiration by invoking the spirit of improvisation. Program to include jazz quartets, works by Jacquet de la Guerre, improvisations for harpsichord and saxophone, and much more.

Featuring saxophonist Stan Strickland and pianist Peter Cassino’s Quartet featuring saxophonist Paul Saunders, bassist Sean Farias, and drummer Miki Matsuki; soprano Cristi Catt, mezzo-soprano Laurie Monahan, Baroque flutists Carol Epple and Na’ama Lion, violinist Dana Maiben, viola da gambist Jane Hershey, lutenist Douglas Freundlich, harpsichordists Frances Conover Fitch and Peter Sykes, and dancers Camilla Finlay and Ken Pierce.

COST

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The 2007-2008 Boston and Cambridge concert season begins with Longy’s annual SeptemberFEST. Join Longy’s exceptional faculty and friends for five extraordinary, memorable events.

WEBSITE

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www.longy.edu

LOCATION

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Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall, 27 Garde, Cambridge, MA, 02138 map
Phone: 617-876-0956