African Masters Concert
Aszmara Sherry

Kon Koura Guinea
John L. Edwards Elementary School

African Masters Series

Saturday, October 8, 7:30 p.m.

"Dance is emotion in motion" describes accurately the quality of Aszmara’s dance. She is one of New York’s best interpreters of the ethnic dance. She impresses through her expressive stage presence and interprets the music with her own blend of modern and ethnic Arab and Turkish dance. The New York Times describes her dance as "intense".

Mangue Sylla of Les Merveille de Guinea. Mangue is an internationally renowned drummer who began his drumming career at the age of seven by playing the Sangban. In 1993, Mangue joined the famed company Les Merveille de Guinea under the leadership of Kemoko Sano and Mangue continues to travel throughout the world with Merveille.

Concert Fees:  $10 per person, Seniors $ College ID $8, Youth K-12 grade $5
Family Specials: 1 adult and 2 youth $15 or 2 adults and 2 children $25.

Harambee Dance Company

African Masters Concert
with Harambee Dance Company

OurHudson Barge, Henry Hudson Riverfront Park

African Masters Series

Sunday, October 9, 4:00 p.m.


Harambee Dance Company is a New York City based company founded by Frank and Sandella Malloy. Known for their use of traditional West African dance colored by contemporary dance forms in a high energy, combustible experience, you will most certainly deepen your love for African dance after experiencing Sandella and Frank's classes!

Harambee’s workshops and performance will be at the Hudson Riverfront Park on the grass near the Barge. In case of rain, all activities will be on the Barge. Free!

Pyeng Threadgill
& Of The Air Trio

Saturday, October 1, 8:00 p.m.
Voice Workshop at HOH
Sunday, October 2, 2:00 p.m.

Vocalist Pyeng Threadgill returns to HOH with Of The Air Trio featuring Evan Pazner on drums and John Shannon on guitar. The ensemble uses improvisation as a means toward connection and mindfulness. With Pyeng's vibrant, caressing vocals and her band's rolling rhythms listeners are enveloped in the clouds and put under a spell. Pyeng has performed at Joe's Pub, The Montreal Jazz Festival, Detroit Institute of The Arts, and The Sun Side Jazz Club in Paris. Pyeng's Of The Air Trio uses improvisation as a means toward connection and mindfullness while passing through electro-sonic healing. 

Threadgill's most recent album Portholes To A Love & Other Short Stories earned her a fellowship in music composition from New York Foundation For The Arts. Inspired by short stories by world-renowned authors, this project explores concepts of reality and magic, humanity and nature. She has appeared at festivals such as Montreal Jazz Festival, San Francisco Jazz Festival, Cognac Blues Festival as well as such iconoclast venues as The Jazz Standard, BamCafe, Joe’s Pub, Nublu and more. In 2006 Threadgill was asked to be a featured player in the film documentary starring Youssou N’Dour entitled “Retour A Goree”. Ms Threadgill is presently looking to record for her fourth album inspired by the environment and the politics of farming. 

There will also be a Voice Workshop with Pyeng on Sunday, Oct. 2 from 2 - 4 p.m.

Music From China

Thursday, October 6, 7:00 p.m.

Music From China, a New York-based ensemble, specializes in both traditional and contemporary Chinese music. This family performance will include performances with participants from the Cross River Youth Chorale workshops at HOH. $7 per person or $20 for the entire family!

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Film: Hudson Rising

Friday, October 7, 6:00 p.m.

Henry Hudson Riverfront Park

OurHudson Barge Tour

OurHudson and WMHT present Hudson Rising, a 28-minute documentary about the challenges facing the Hudson River and the opportunities. From farmlands to the heart of river cities, the film explores the diverse ideas that are shaping the future of the Hudson River Valley.

The film will be followed by a discussion. How do we make our work, our land, our river, our food, and our downtowns greater and greener?

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Criss-Crossing Borders
The Panama Suitcase Show
Arm-of-the-Sea Productions

Sunday, October 9, 2:00 p.m.
Henry Hudson Riverfront Park

Jaguars prowl, monkeys howl, and a sea turtle saves a fisherman in this delightful series of tales inspired by Arm-of-the-Sea’s travels in Central America. Criss-Crossing Borders incorporates a handmade style of visual storytelling to portray kinship ties between animals and humans, and between people living on opposite sides of a border.

Originally developed in Panama for the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, the show is presented in Spanish and English by two multi-talented performers. This performance will take place on the Barge Pennsy 399 (the wooden barge docked at the Hudson waterfront as part of the Our Hudson Tour). The show is approximately 45 minutes in length and is for young audiences (ages 4-10). Free.

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Third Rail Projects
Through the Looking Glass
Performance at Olana State Historic Site

Saturday, August 6, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Dance Workshop at HOH
Sunday, August 7, 11:00 a.m.


Designed and staged under the direction of Bessie Award-winning artists Zach Morris and Tom Pearson of Third Rail Projects, this visually stunning, meticulously designed and choreographed residency and performance puts a new spin on the idea of site-specific performance and public art. Utilizing and highlighting the pre-existing architecture of Frederic Church's home, the performance happens throughout the Olana landscape and around the audience. The piece draws inspiration from the Alice texts, as well as from historical and biographical information on the author (Lewis Carroll is one of the characters), and his relationship with the real Alice Liddell. Performance is free, no tickets required. In partnership with The Olana Partnership and Operation Unite/Kuumba Dance & Drum.

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5th Annual Hudson Jazz Concert

Sunday, August 14
3:00 p.m., pre-concert symposium talk
3:30 p.m., concertSaturday, August 6, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Hudson Jazzworks. Inc. presents world- renowned musicians, pianist Armen Donelian and saxophonist Marc Mommaas, with guest guitarist Vic Juris and participants of the 5th Annual Hudson Jazz Workshop in concert at HOH. $10, $8 for HOH members, free for students under 18. Call Hudson Jazzworks at 518-822-1640 for further details.

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A Midsummer Night's Dream

Friday, Saturday & Sunday, June 24, 25 & 26, 2011
8:00 p.m.

Http: hudson teen theatre project ensemble presents a rollicking rendition of Shakespeare's immortal delightful romantic comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream. Performances are presented in the PARC Park across from HOH.

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Word Music
The DownTown Ensemble

Friday, June 17, , 2011 at 8:00 p.m.

The DownTown Ensemble will perform musical pieces using spoken language as music. Composers include Richard Kostelanetz, Robert Ashley, Jackson Mac Low, Anne Tardos, Daniel Goode and songs by David Garland known for his innovative radio shows Spinning On Air and Evening Music on WNYC. $15, $12 HOH members.

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Cross River Youth Chorale Concert

Friday, June 3, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.

An auditioned chorus for treble voices rehearsing weekly at HOH. Directed by Sheri Bauer-Mayorga, and piano accompaniment by Lincoln Mayorga. Concert takes place at the St. James Church, Chatham. $7 adults or $15 family.

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Tall Stories Theatre Company, England
Room on the Broom

Saturday, May 28, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. & noon

Room on the Broom, adapted from the best-selling book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler and performed by London's Tall Stories Theatre Company, features incredible puppets, original songs, and lots of fun. The playful and lively show follows a happy witch and her cat as their enjoyable broomstick ride is interrupted by a stormy wind that blows away the witch's hat, bow, and wand. A dog, a bird, and a frog find the witch's things and hop on the broom for a ride. The broomstick isn't built for five, though,and it soon snaps in two. When a hungry dragon appears, who will save the witch? And will the broom ever accommodate everyone? The musical showcases the British company's distinctive physical and visual performance style. Performances take place at the Montgomery C. Smith Intermediate School Theatre, 102 Harry Howard Avenue, Hudson. For Ages 3+ up Tickets, $10 youth, $15 adults.

 

Directions to the Montgomery C. Smith Intermediate School Theatre

From Warren Street
Follow Warren Street beyond HOH and make a left on North 4th Street. Turn right onto State Street then an immediate left onto Carroll Street/Short Street. Short Street becomes Harry Howard Avenue, the Intermediate School Theatre is on the right at 102 Harry Howard Avenue, directly across the street from the Fireman's Museum.

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Robbie K.
Osebo's Drum Storytelling

Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 2:00 p.m.

As a Parents' Choice Award winning storyteller, Robbi K's spirit is clearly contagious, and the entire audience is soon singing and clapping along with Osebo's Drum. There's interactive movement, singing, chanting, and humor as Robbi sets the scene for this traditional African "Pour Quoi?" folktale about a tiny turtle who uses kindness and thinking to succeed.

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FRENCH LESSONS
en chansons
Jean Brassard and Steve Ross

Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 8:00 p.m.

Jean Brassard, well-known for his homage to Yves Montand, The Kid From Paris, and Steve Ross whom the New York Times simply calls "the crown prince of New York Cabaret," team up in this highly entertaining and very French soiree with humor, romance and savoir faire. $20 or $18 members.

Steve Ross rose to fame as a cabaret entertainer during his lengthy sojourns at New York's fabled Algonquin Hotel and Ted Hook's Backstage in the late 1970's. He has spent the ensuing decades singing and playing in smart clubs and swank parties all over the world. The Ritz in London, the Crillon in Paris and the Imperial Hotel Tokyo, in addition to festivals in Hong Kong, Perth and Spoleto – these are but highlights of Steve's appearances on six continents. On the airwaves Steve has been the performer/host for radio series for both the BBC and National Public Radio. In 1992 he was voted outstanding singer-instrumentalist by the Manhattan Association of Cabarets. Also in that year Steve made his Off-Broadway debut in his own tribute to Fred Astaire, I Won't Dance. He continues to tour in solo concerts, master classes, theatrical engagements and symphonic Pops appearances.

A New Yorker since 1982, Jean Brassard has been building a career on stage, television and film. He has been the New York-US correspondent on Radio-Canada's television show: La fosse aux lionnes. He is the voice of audio books, cartoon characters, perfume and cologne commercials on two continents. He appeared as Admiral d'Estaing in the acclaimed HBO mini series in David Garrett's screenplay/directorial debut, Ten Stories Tall. Brassard has performed twice with Steve Ross in his lecture concert series: The songs of Dietz and Schwartz alongside KT Sullivan and Americans in Paris in the Grace Rainey Rodgers Auditorium at New York's Metropolitan Museum. Jean was nominated for the 2007 MAC Awards as Best Male Vocalist Debut for The Kid from Paris.

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The Art of Song Deconstructed
Diamond Opera Theater

Saturday, May 14, 2011 at 4:00 p.m.

A performance and discussion with Soprano Michelle Trovato and Diamond Opera Theater Artistic Director Mary Deyerle Hack. The performance is followed by a discussion to deconstruct the program, discovering why certain pieces were chosen and how the singer fits the songs to his or her voice. Followed by a reception and a chance to meet the artists. Free.

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Alexander Turnquist
with Nils Frahm & Greg Haines

Friday, May 13, 2011 at 8:00 p.m.

New York-based guitarist / composer Alexander Turnquist & group (violin, piano, vibraphone, glock, guitar) celebrate the worldwide release of Hallway of Mirrors. Also that evening Nils Frahm & Greg Haines. Turnquist continues to forge his own radical style: a resonant and enveloping acoustic sound, full of harmonic overtone interplay, all instruments sustained. Turnquist's guitar approach revolves around a prodigious right-hand technique and a minimalist slant on composition. Frahm works as a composer and producer in Berlin and founded Durton Studio. Haines is an English musician / composer living in Berlin, who specializes in exploring the middle-ground between the academic world of contemporary classical music and the freedom found in manipulating and experimenting with sound. Haines' music has been featured on compilations with Philip Glass and many others. $15, $12 members.

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Black Violin

Monday, May 9, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.

Combining a daunting array of musical styles and influences to produce a signature sound that is not quite maestro, not quite emcee, this group of two classically trained violinists and their DJ is redefining the music world-one string at a time. With influences ranging from Shostakovich and Bach to Nas and Jay-Z, Black Violin breaks all the rules, blending the classical with the modern to create something rare-a sound that nobody has ever heard, but that everybody wants to feel. Performance takes place at the Montgomery C. Smith Intermediate School Theatre, 102 Harry Howard Avenue, Hudson. $15 adults, $10 youth

 

Kev Marcus and Wil b are Black Violin, two classically trained musicians who, along with their DJ TK, have created the ultimate synergy between classical and hip-hop music and with it an incredible opportunity to reach youth. In 2005 the group was awarded the prestigious title of "Apollo Legends". Kev Marcus and Wil b, both graduates of Dillard Performing Arts High School, used their musical talents to earn full scholarships to college. Now Black Violin want to make sure that North America's young people get the same exposure to the arts, and therefore, the same opportunity that they did. Performing and touring with Alica Keyes, P Diddy, and Akon to name a few, Black Violin has committed themselves to teach youth that classical music is cool!

 

Directions to the Montgomery C. Smith Intermediate School Theatre

From Warren Street
Follow Warren Street beyond HOH and make a left on North 4th Street. Turn right onto State Street then an immediate left onto Carroll Street/Short Street. Short Street becomes Harry Howard Avenue, the Intermediate School Theatre is on the right at 102 Harry Howard Avenue, directly across the street from the Fireman's Museum.

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Contemporaneous
Different Trains

Saturday, April 23 at 8:00 p.m.

With string quartets by two of the great composers of our time, this program of new music explores creation, humanity, movement, and, of course, trains. Inspired by the myth of the Greek earth goddess Gaia, Stacy Garrop's String Quartet No. 3 is a lively evocation of the creation of the world. Steve Reich's timelessly beautiful work Different Trains questions the very concept of the string quartet. With sounds and spirits of survivors of the Holocaust, the piece is a meaningful meditation on the human soul. Free.

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Visible Fictions, Scotland
Shopping for Shoes

Saturday, April 16, 2011 at 2:00 & 8:00 p.m.

Hilarious and impressive - SUNDAY HERALD
Tim Crouch's award-winning play, which won top award at the 2010 International Performing Arts for Youth Showcase. This visually witty, fast paced performance with an ever-changing kinetic set weaves a touching tale of newfound love, and global trade issues that helps youth to understand the implications of their own actions as global citizens. For ages 10 and up. Performance takes place at HOH. $10 adults, $5 youth.

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The Art of Song Deconstructed
Angels & Demons

Saturday, April 9, 2011 at 4:00 p.m.

A performance and discussion with Baritone Leroy Davis and Diamond Opera Theater Artistic Director Mary Deyerle Hack. The performance is followed by a discussion to deconstruct the program, discovering why certain pieces were chosen and how the singer fits the songs to his or her voice. Followed by a reception and a chance to meet the artists. Free.

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Madera Vox

Saturday, March 12, 2011 at 8:00 p.m.

Oboist Nicole Golay, bassoonist Cornelia McGiver, pianist Sylvia Buccelli, soprano Kelly Ellenwood and percussionist-composer David Gluck combine traditional repertoire with original works. With innovative arrangements of Curt Cobain, Kurt Weill, Libby Larsen, Dana Wilson, and jazz composer Chick Corea, as well as newly commissioned pieces, Madera Vox weaves together an engaging performance, not to be missed! $20 / $18 members.

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Theatre des Petites Ames
PEKKA
Theatre for the Toddler

Saturday, February 19, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. & noon



Theatre des Petites Ames brings theater for the toddler to HOH. PEKKA is a tiny turtle who every night impatiently awaits her bedtime story. But what if Jacyntha, the elder needed the moon to invent her stories. And what if tonight, the moon had decided not to show up... And what if PEKKA loved her stories so much so that she decided to go and look for Miss Moon...because everyone loves the moon...the stars love her company, the sea follows her dance and the lovers walk in her soft light. But where is Miss Moon hiding and why doesn't she want to shine? PEKKA is a story told by a narrator with the help of a cast of small puppets. The show lasts 30 minutes and is intended for children between the ages of 2 and 5. $10 adults, $5 children.

Sponsors include Family Resource Centers of Columbia County, The Bee's Knees, and Jump! Indoor Children's Play-Center

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Jenny Lin
Piano Performance

Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 8:00 p.m.

Jenny Lin is one of the most respected young pianists today, admired for her adventurous programming and charismatic stage presence. Her concerts have taken her to Symphony Space, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, MoMA, the Kennedy Center, the Salle Cortot in Paris, and festivals worldwide.

" Remarkable technical command... a gift for melodic flow."
Anthony Tommasini
The New York Times

At HOH, Lin will perform a new work by composer Laura Kaminsky and selections from Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier and Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87. $20, $18 members

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Cross River Youth Chorale Concert

Friday, January 14, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.

The Cross River Youth Chorale is an auditioned chorus for treble voices rehearsing weekly at HOH. The chorus is directed by Sheri Bauer-Mayorga. Piano accompaniment by Lincoln Mayorga and special guest reader Nancy Rothman. Music selections include Britten, Vivaldi, Mozart, Praetorius...spirituals, english pub songs, & a community sing, too! $7 adults or $15 family.
Concert takes place at the Christ Church Episcopal, 431 Union Street at Courthouse Square, Hudson.

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