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Friends of Music 2022-23 Season Concerts

 

DavidCoffin web

David Coffin
Sun. Jan. 22 - 2:00pm
Family & Sea Shanties

The Great Hall, Town Hall
84 S. Main St. Wolfeboro

 

SEA CHANTEYS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY

            The Wolfeboro Friends of Music present a family concert of maritime music with renowned performer David Coffin  on Sunday January 22, 2023, at 2 PM in the The Great Hall of Wolfeboro Town Hall.  A New England treasure, Coffin transports his audience back to the 18th century as they join in singing the songs of the sea.  His programs follow an imaginary whaling voyage presented through the historical sea songs of mariners long ago. With his harpoon, concertina, whistles, his trusty limber-jack Pierre, and big baritone voice, he embodies the atmosphere of old Nantucket, which his ancestors settled in 1659.

            David Coffin has been performing since 1980, and has been a full-time musician for over twenty years. At the heart of David’s work is traditional and contemporary folk music. He draws on vocal and instrumental music from North America as well as England, Scotland, Ireland and Brittany. Sea-chanteys, ballads, and the songs of sailors comprise his main repertoire.  Coffin’s dynamic interactive performances inspire hundreds of children every year.  He takes you on an imaginary whaling voyage as you sing together the historic sea songs of mariners long ago.

          David Coffin has numerous recordings on the North Star and Revels Records labels, and has four solo albums as well. Coffin has appeared on New Hampshire Chronicle and is the featured Chantey singer in Amazon Prime’s movie, Blow the Man Down. 

Tickets are $25 and are available at Avery Insurance, Black's Paper & Gift Store, or at the door. High school students with ID will be admitted free of charge and children accompanied by an adult ticket purchaser will be admitted free of charge. 

Sponsored by
Paul Zimmerman - SEASON SPONSOR
YFI Custom Homes - SEASON SPONSOR
J. Clifton Avery Insurance Agency
Meredith Village Savings Bank

Merz Trio web

Merz Trio
Sun. Feb. 19 - 2:00pm
String Trio

First Congregational Church
115 S. Main St. Wolfeboro

Praised for their fresh and surprising interpretations, the award-winning Merz Piano Trio is known for its passionate, original playing and uniquely artistic programming style, interspersing classic trio works with spoken word elements and their own arrangements. The Trio has made a sweep of recent US chamber awards, taking top prizes at the 2021 Naumburg, 2019 Fischoff, and 2018 Chesapeake Competitions.

Sponsored by
Paul Zimmerman - SEASON SPONSOR
YFI Custom Homes - SEASON SPONSOR
Taylor Community
Edward Jones - Kevin Lawlor Financial Advisor

Strafford Wind web

Strafford Wind Symphony
Sat. Mar. 18 - 7:00pm

Brewster’s Anderson Hall
205 S. Main St. Wolfeboro

Wolfeboro Friends of Music welcomes back Strafford Wind Symphony (SWS). SWS is noted for its unique approach to programing. They include narrated selections with instrumental and vocal soloists coupled with contemporary band literature and accompanied with visual programing that transcends the ages of typical concert band repertoire. SWS regularly performs at the Rochester Opera House, Sanford Performing Arts Center, Alton Bay Christian Center, and throughout the seacoast of New Hampshire and Maine.


Amit Peled web

Amit Peled
Sun. Apr. 16 - 4:00pm
Cello soloist

First Congregational Church
115 S. Main St. Wolfeboro

Praised by The Strad magazine and The New York Times, internationally renowned cellist Amit Peled is acclaimed as one of the most exciting and virtuosic instrumentalists on the concert stage today. Having performed in many of the world’s most prestigious venues, including Carnegie Hall and Alice Tully Hall at the Lincoln Center in New York, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C., Salle Gaveau in Paris, Wigmore Hall in London, and the Konzerthaus Berlin, Peled has released over a dozen recordings on the Naxos, Centaur, Delos, and CTM Classics labels. Musical America named Peled one of the Top 30 Influencers of 2015.


ImaniWinds web

Imani Winds
Sun. May 21 - 3:00pm
Woodwind Quintet

Brewster’s Anderson Hall
205 S. Main St. Wolfeboro

Celebrating over two decades of music making, the twice Grammy nominated Imani Winds has led both a revolution and evolution of the wind quintet through their dynamic playing, adventurous programming, imaginative collaborations and outreach endeavors that have inspired audiences of all ages and backgrounds. The ensemble's playlist embraces traditional chamber music repertoire, and as a 21st century group, Imani Winds is devoutly committed to expanding the wind quintet repertoire by commissioning music from new voices that reflect historical events and the times in which we currently live.

 

 

2022-2023 Season Program Book

Our Sponsors

Each year Wolfeboro Friends of Music depends on the financial support from individuals and businesses in the form of sponsorships and advertisements in our program booklet.  We are pleased to list those below in recognition of their ongoing support for programs for the current season.  To reach their respective websites, click on the name below.

Our Season Sponsors

Paul Zimmerman

YFI Custom Homes

Our Concert Sponsors

Avery Tod Vicki

Avery Insurance

 

MVSBMeredith Village Savings Bank

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Edward Jones Financial Advisor

Kevin Lawlor

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Taylor Community

 

 

 

 

 

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