BROS Presents: Welcome to Shakesville
A groovy love letter to the 60s filled with puppets, magic, and rock n' roll!
A groovy love letter to the 60s filled with puppets, magic, and rock n' roll!
AMP CAMP IS BACK!
An Arts Mentorship Program under the direction of CJay Philip and Rosiland Cauthen, AMP Camp introduces 3rd through 8th graders to onstage and offstage production skills: acting, creative writing, stage management, dance, costumes, and community theater.
Campers are mentored by award winning arts educators who use the arts to build community and confidence in young people that will last far beyond their summer. NOTE – Campers have many opportunities for performances and mentorship beyond the one week camp.
Summer Crickets is here! Offered by Children’s Chorus of Maryland and School of Music (CCM), Crickets gently encourages young children to explore the voice as their first true instrument. Our one-week Summer Crickets session is a wonderful way to kick off the summer and introduce your little one to music fundamentals! Crickets is a fun, play-based music and movement class for boys and girls ages 4 to 6. Trained teachers engage the body and the mind in joyful music-making through musical games, art activities and movement. Snacks and all materials will be provided!
Nathan Hook, saxophone
Alex Fornier, bass
Jonathan Baez, percussion
Performing in our first floor gallery.
Fresh off his jaw-dropping performance at our annual Django Jazz Fest, clarinet virtuoso Giacomo Smith brings his entire group from London for a swinging mid-week show.
From the moment they played their first note five years ago, the Kansas Smitty's House Band has set out to reinvent how audiences experience jazz. The House Band is a tight-knit outfit that make jazz inclusive with an emphasis on camaraderie, spontaneity, and joy.
Mariah Bonner is a Baltimore born actress, singer and producer. She was classically trained at The Guildhall School of Music& Drama in London, and has appeared in films, television and theater productions in Los Angeles, London, Paris and New York. She is best known for her leading roles in John Hyams’ UNIVERSAL SOLDIER: DAY OF RECKONING and STARVE, directed by Griff Furst.
Television credits include CSI, Rules of Engagement, Switched at Birth and Scorpion.
Currently a local presence in the New Orleans music scene, GeovaneSantos, a native Brazilian from the city of Belo Horizonte, is a guitarist, composer, arranger, vocalist, educator, and awardee of the 2017 Louis Armstrong Foundation Jazz Composer Award through ASCAP in association with the University of New Orleans (UNO).
Closing out a month of jazz, Baltimore-born, award-winning saxophonist, Birckhead steps away from the Lauryn Hill touring band to present his own group.
“ONE OF THE MOST RIVETING YOUNG IMPROVISORS IN NEW YORK” -NY TIMES
Mark Kraemer is an extraordinary musician, saxophonist, composer and recording artist, specializing in bebop, R&B and gospel styles. Mark’s sound and approach exemplifies his musical influences and life experiences. He plays alto, soprano and tenor saxophones, piano and wind controller. Mark comes from a family of accomplished musicians. His aunt taught him to play piano at age 6. His father taught him clarinet at age 7 and at 8 years of age he performed his first jazz piece with an upright bassist, piano and drummer. He attended Peabody Institute where he studied clarinet.
In the best of Baltimore traditions, enjoy an evening of swing, jazz, blues, and bebop with Cam Sterrett and the Camz Soundz & Vibrationz quartet. Featuring Cameron Sterrett on trumpet, Jeron White on bass, Yawn Jones on guitar, and Julian Berkowitz on drums.
Doors at 7:30pm; concessions available before and during the show. Tickets $20 at the door so save money by purchasing yours in advance!
Soulful Symphony takes the stage June 29 with #soulfulsetlist. Continuing its mission of exploring the rich diversity of American Roots Music, Soulful Symphony captures the magic and wonder of one of the most iconic stages in the country with a mash-up of American anthems covering every conceivable style and genre – original orchestral arrangements, magnificent vocal performances and spectacular dancing. It’s the ultimate Remix. This is what makes Soulful Symphony unlike any orchestral ensemble in the world.
#SOULFULSETLIST
Merriweather Post Pavilion
JUNE 29, 2019
7:30 P.M.
Appearing for the first time at Germano’s, guitarist/composer Michael DeLalla has spent over 30 years serving up a delicious brew of his solo guitar compositions and arrangements drawn on musical traditions gathered worldwide, steeped with his classical training and seasoned with his jazz, and folk influences.
Join the Orchestra on for a FREE Summer Pops Concert at the Chrysalis on the grounds of Merriweather Park at Symphony Woods. The whole family will love film favorites like Superman, Magnificent Seven, and The Lion King, Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody, patriotic songs, and the ultimate outdoor classic: The 1812 Overture! And crowd-favorite Sola Fadiran joins the orchestra for some of Broadway’s greatest hits!
Join the Columbia Orchestra for its third annual Free Summer Pops Concert, and the first 2019 of the series free Community Concerts at the Chrysalis! Since 1977, the Columbia Orchestra has been "your community's music."
Come join our new weekly jam session, every Sunday at 7pm, in the downstairs bar at Germano's! Mike 'n' Ike will provide the house rhythm section, while Germano's provides a fabulous bar featuring everything from fresh carrot juice to old whiskey, plus fantastic food, all in a comfortable bar in the heart of Little Italy. Come join host Ian Rashkin (bass) and the rest of the rhythm section to play your favorite jazz standards, and not-so-standards; all instruments and vocalists welcome.
The marvelous composer, vocalist and musician, Todd Harrison Twining, puts us in the holiday spirit in this delightful cabaret of favorites perfect for the whole family.
Do you know a child who loves to sing? Children’s Chorus of Maryland (CCM) will hold auditions on August 27th, 28th, & 29th and September 5th in Towson for children as young as 5 ½ who are interested in participating in an exciting choral performance program. CCM features highly qualified teachers, small classes and in-depth vocal enrichment to provide children with a complete musical education and choral experience. Previous singing experience is not necessary! Register online at www.ccmsings.org.
Crickets is a fun, play-based music and movement class for boys and girls ages 4 to 6. Trained teachers engage the body and the mind in joyful music-making through musical games and movement. Offered by Children’s Chorus of Maryland and School of Music (CCM), Crickets gently encourages young children to explore the voice as their first true instrument. Classes start Saturday, September 21st, 2019 starting at 9AM or 10AM in Towson. Classes are 50 minutes long, meet once a week, and last for 10 weeks. The tuition for the fall session costs $200.
Acclaimed soprano, Alissa Roca, and internationally performed composer, Jason Mulligan present an evening full of music that paints some iconic, and not so iconic, conflicts in new light; the wolf and the sheep, cat versus dog, a girl stepping on a flower versus a mythical man-eating plant. Come on a musical journey with us through classical art songs, musical theater, opera, and pop music from 1700 to modern day.