Other Upcoming Events

• Good jazz and good food can be found almost every night of the week at Bill's Seafood, located at 548 Boston Post Road in Westbrook, CT. On Fridays the BSF All-Stars perform with spectacular guest artists. Find out more at the Bill's Seafood Website.

• At 1 PM on Saturday, December 7 there will be a free TUBACHRISTMAS concert at the Morgan School located at 71 Killingworth Turnpike in Clinton, CT.
  Use the PARKING LOT on the SOUTH SIDE of the school, on Route 81 (Killingworth Turnpike) This lot is closest to the Music Department and Stage.
  For participants: 10:30am: Registration sign in and music pick up in the band room; Tuba Christmas Registration is $10 11:00am-12:00pm: Rehearsal on stage 12noon-12:55: Lunch Break 1:00p: FREE Concert Questions for site coordinator, Vidal Orduz: vorduz@clintonpublic.net
  Questions for Director, Gary Buttery: 860-460-7556, my2ba.cy@gmail.com
  CONCERT FLYER . . .

• Also on Saturday, December 7 (2024) the Connecticut Symphonic Winds, directed by Maestro Charles De Paul, will present its annual Christmas Festival Concert from 4 to 5pm at the Roger Ludlowe Middle School Theatre, 689 Unquowa Road in Fairfield, CT. Admission will be free, but donations will be gratefully accepted.

• On Sunday, December 15 (2024) the Civic Orchestra of New Haven will present its winter concert in Yale's Battell Chapel, at the corner of Elm and College Streets in New Haven. Conducted by Nadya Potemkina, the concert will feature Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade, Nicolai's Christmas Overture, Chadwick's Symphonic Sketches, with the Trumbull High Scool Choir. Use code CONHEarlyBird for tickets purchased before December 1 for $5 off!​
  . . . CONCERT FLYER . . . . . . Map & Directions . . .

• The Connecticut Symphonic Winds, directed by Maestro Charles De Paul, now has its own YouTube channel. You can click on "playlists" for our Latin and Johan de Meij concerts, or click on "videos" to listen to individual selections!

• Although the Neighborhood Music School was closed during the pandemic years, Art Hovey's adult student jazz ensemble went rogue and continued to rehearse weekly while observing all safety precautions. Now calling itself the "Central City Stompers", the band performs occasionally at various venues and now has its own Facebook page, Central City Stompers, where you can find links to recordings, videos, and info about upcoming events. On Friday, December 21 the Stompers will return to the Buttonwood Tree Performing Arts Center for another 7 to 9 pm performance. The Buttonwood is located at 605 Main Street in Middletown, CT. For booking inquiries please call Trevor Davis at 860-347-8738 or send an email message to ahovey2@gmail.com .




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Recent Events:

• On Friday, November 22 (2024) the 44th annual Day of Tuba and Euphonium was at Westhampton Beach High School. The concert began at 6:45 pm with selections by the Sunnyland Quartet with John Klumpp on trumpet, Bob Hovey on trombone, Art Hovey on tuba, and Bob Barta on banjo. The evening's special guest was tuba virtuoso Michael Salzman.

• On November 16 (2024) the Connecticut Symphonic Winds, directed by Maestro Charles De Paul, performed at the Roger Ludlowe Middle School Theatre, 689 Unquowa Road in Fairfield, CT, featuring an Evening of Classic Overtures:
  - Shostakovich: Festive Overture
  - Tchaikovsky: 1812
  - Nielsen: Masquerade
  - Rossini: La Gazza Ladra
  - Wagner: Tannhauser
  - Von Suppe: Light Cavalry
  And more!
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• On Friday, September 27 (2024) the Central City Stompers performed on the center stage at the Durham Fair, Connecticut's largest agricultural fair.




• On Tuesday, September 3 (2024) the Central City Stompers performed from 10 AM until 11:30 at the Guilford Community Center located at 32 Church Street in Guilford, CT. This free concert was open to the public, sponsored by the Schiller Shoreline Institute for Lifelong Learning.




• On Sunday, June 2 (2024) the Connecticut Symphonic Winds performed in a combined concert with the Blasorchester Stadtmusik from Luzern, Switzerland! The concert was in the Montclair State University Memorial Auditorium.




• On Friday, May 31 the Central City Stompers returned to the Buttonwood Tree Performing Arts Center for another 7 to 9 pm performance. The Buttonwood is located at 605 Main Street in Middletown, CT.




• On May 18 (2024) the Connecticut Symphonic Winds directed by Maestro Charles De Paul presented a 7:30 PM concert at the Roger Ludlowe Middle School Theatre, 689 Unquowa Road in Fairfield, CT, featuring several of our director's favorite works:
  - Holst: Jupiter from "The Planets"
  - Woods: Mannin Veen
  - McKay: Sheltering Sky
  - Sparke: Hanover Festival
  - Kamen: Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves
  - Williams: Flight to Neverland
  And more!
  . . . . CONCERT FLYER (download) . . .

• On May 11 (2024) the Civic Orchestra of New Haven presented its spring concert in Yale's Battell Chapel, at the corner of Elm and College Streets in New Haven. Conducted by Samuel Hollister, the concert featured Emilie Mayer's Overture No. 3, Brahms' Symphony Number 4, and a world-premier performance of Harriet Steinke's Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra, with Makana Medeiros, marimba soloist. CONCERT FLYER (download) . . . . . . Map & Directions . . .

• On April 13 (2024) the Connecticut Symphonic Winds presented a 7:30 PM concert at the Fairfield Woods Middle School, 1115 Fairfield Woods Road in Fairfield, CT, featuring works composed and conducted by internationally famous Johan DeMeij:
  - Loch Ness
  - Spring Overture for Wind Orchestra
  - Suite from the movie Henry V
  - Jig from "St. Paul's Suite"
  - Symphony of Songs for solo voice, children's choir and wind orchestra
  . . . . CONCERT FLYER (download) . . .

• On Saturday, March 9 (2024) the Connecticut Symphonic Winds presented a 7:30 PM concert at the Fairfield Woods Middle School, 1115 Fairfield Woods Road in Fairfield, CT. The theme was "Great American Composers", featuring the following works:
  - Bernstein's Overture to Candide
  - Barber's Essay #2
  - Smith's Eternal Father Strong To Save
  - Hanson's Suite From Merry Mount
  - Hanson's Symphony #2 (Parts 2 & 3)
  - Jager's Esprit de Corps
  - And More!
  These concerts are free and open to the public, with voluntary donations accepted. For more information visit ctsymphonicwinds.org or call us at (203)386-1625..
  . . . . . . CONCERT FLYER (download) . . .

• Brass Blast! : There was a FREE concert 7 pm on March 1, 2024 at the Neighhborhood Music School's Recital Hall, 100 Audubon Street in New Haven. It was an evening of music for brass quintet and assorted ensembles celebrating works by women composers, performed by the NMS Faculty Brass Quintet:
  Ashley Hale, trumpet
  Shaun Rimkunas, trumpet
  Emily Boyer, horn
  Adam Myers, trombone
  Art Hovey, tuba

• At 1 PM on Saturday, December 2 there was a free TUBACHRISTMAS concert at the Morgan School located at 71 Killingworth Turnpike in Clinton, CT. CONCERT FLYER . . .

• On Saturday, November 11 (2023) the Connecticut Symphonic Winds presented a 7:30 PM concert at the Baldwin Center, 1000 West Broad Street in Stratford, CT. The theme was "That Latin Beat", featuring the following works:
  - Gade's Jalousie
  - Chabrier's Espana Rhapsody
  - Reed's El Camino Real
  - Gandolfi's Vientos y Tango
  - Marquez Danzon #2
  - Sheldon's Danzas Cubanas
  - Rodrigo's Concierto De Aranjuez with Joseph Spitzer, Flugelhorn Soloist.
  These concerts are free and open to the public, with voluntary donations accepted. For more information visit ctsymphonicwinds.org or call us at (203)386-1625..
  . . . . . . CONCERT FLYER (download) . . .

• On Friday, November 3 the Central City Stompers performed at the Buttonwood Tree Performing Arts Center located at 605 Main Street in Middletown, CT. CONCERT FLYER (download) . . .

• On Friday, July 21 (2023) the Central City Stompers performed from 6 to 8 PM at the Municipal Lawn, 245 deKoven Drive, in Middletown. This was a free concert presented by the City of Middletown Arts & Culture Office/MCA as part of its annual Summer Sounds Concert Series. DETAILS

• On Sunday, May 7 (2023) the Civic Orchestra of New Haven presented its spring concert at 4 pm in Yale's Battell Chapel, at the corner of Elm and College Streets in New Haven featuring works by three women composers: Cecille Chaminade's "Callirhoe" suite, Amy Beach's "Gaelic" Symphony, and a piece for string orchestra by Fanny Mendelssohn. . . . . . . CONCERT FLYER (download) . . . . . . Map & Directions . . .

• The Central City Stompers performed from 10 AM until noon on March 7 (2023) at the Guilford Community Center, located at 32 Church Street in Guilford. This event was free and open to the public, presented by the Schiller Shoreline Institute for Learning.

• On January 21 (2023) the Central City Stompers performed from 7 to 9 PM on at the Buttonwood Tree Performing Arts center, located at 605 Main Street in Middletown, CT. The phone number is (860) 347-4957. . . . . . . VIDEO RECORDINGS

• On Saturday, March 4 (2023) the Connecticut Symphonic Winds presented a 7:30 PM concert in the Roger Ludlowe Middle School Theatre at 689 Unquowa Road in Fairfield, CT. The theme was "A Tribute to Heroes; Real & Fantasy, Past & Present", featuring the following works:
  - Pierson's Unsung Heroes
  - Jager's Heroic Saga
  - Sparke's Invictus
  - Wagner's Siegfried Funeral Music
  - Williams' Superman
  - Strauss' Ein Heldenleben
  - and an Armed Forces Salute!
  These concerts are free and open to the public, with voluntary donations accepted. For more information visit ctsw.org or email us at CTsymphonic@Yahoo.com.
  . . . . . . CONCERT FLYER (download) . . .

• On Sunday, December 11 (2022) the Civic Orchestra of New Haven presented its first concert since 2019 in Battell Chapel at 400 College Street in New Haven. Featured works included Elgar's Enigma Variations, Maccunn's Land of the Mountain and the Flood, Butterworth's Banks of Greenwillow, and various holiday selections. Photo

• On Saturday, December 3 (2022) the Connecticut Symphonic Winds presented a 5 PM performance of holiday clasics in the Roger Ludlowe Middle School Theatre at 689 Unquowa Road in Fairfield, CT. This concert was free and open to the public. For more information visit ctsw.org or email us at CTsymphonic@Yahoo.com. . . . . . . CONCERT FLYER (download) . . .

• On Friday, October 28 (2022) the 42nd annual Day of Tuba and Euphonium was at Central Islip High School. The concert began at 6:45 pm with selections by the Sunnyland Quartet with John Klumpp on trumpet, Henry Newberger on trombone, Art Hovey on tuba, and Bob Barta on banjo. The evening's special guest was Andrew Hitz, formerly of Boston Brass and entrepreneur/podcaster of The Brass Junkies.

• On Saturday, November 12 (2022) the Connecticut Symphonic Winds presented a 7:30 PM concert in the Roger Ludlowe Middle School Theatre at 689 Unquowa Road in Fairfield, CT. The theme was "Music of the American Identity", featuring the following works:
  - Aaron Copland's Buckaroo Holiday
  - R.A.Bass Shenandoah
  - Sparke's Wind in the Reeds (Jenn Beno, bassoon soloist)
  - Bernstein's On the Town
  - Gershwin's Porgy & Bess
  - Sparke's Summer Isles (Gerard Tondi, euphonium soloist)
  - Sparke's Sundrise at Angel's Gate
  - and more!
  These concerts are free and open to the public, with free-will donations accepted. For more information visit ctsw.org or email us at CTsymphonic@Yahoo.com.
  . . . . . . CONCERT FLYER (download) . . .

• Although the Neighborhood Music School was closed during the pandemic year-and-a-half, Art Hovey's adult student jazz ensemble went rogue and continued to rehearse weekly while observing all safety precautions. Now calling itself the "Central City Stompers", the group recently made some video recordings which demonstrate its progress. The Stompers performed on Wednesday, September 7 (2022) at the Guilford Community Center, presented by the Schiller Shoreline Institute for Learning. This event was free and open to the public.

• On Saturday, May 19 (2022) the Connecticut Symphonic Winds presented a 7:30 PM concert in the Roger Ludlowe Middle School Theatre at 689 Unquowa Road in Fairfield, CT. The theme was "A John Williams Tribute", featuring the following works:
  -Jurassic Park Highlights
  - Selections from E.T.
  -Close Encounters of the Third Kind
  -Harry's Wonderful World
  -Flight to Neverland
  -Overture to The Cowboys
  -Summon the Heroes
  -The Star Wars Saga -and more!
  These concerts are free and open to the public, with free-will donations accepted. As required by the Fairfield School System, covid protocalls will be followed with masking and distancing where possible. For more information visit ctsw.org or email us at CTsymphonic@Yahoo.com. . . . . . . CONCERT FLYER (download) . . .

• On February 28 (2020) there was a free 7 PM concert by the NMS Faculty Ragtime Ensemble at the Neighborhood Music School, located at 100 Audubon Street in New Haven. Our part of the program featured works composed between 1900 and 1984 by Scott Joplin, Arthur Marshall, Joseph Lamb, Adeline Shepherd, George Gershwin, J. Russel Robinson, "Jelly Roll" Morton, and Galen Wilkes, all arranged by Art Hovey for clarinet, violin, cello, tuba and piano. The NMS Faculty Ragtime Ensemble members were Julie Levine, clarinet; Gretchen Frazier, violin; Jeff Chen, cello; Rachael Jungkeit, piano; and Art Hovey, tuba. The second half of the program featured Jeff Fuller and Jesse Hameen's Faculty Jazz Ensemble. This annual event is free and open to the public. . . . . . Newspaper Plug for our 2017 concert . . . Recordings: . . .

• On Friday, December 13 (2019) the Civic Orchestra of New Haven presented its 78th annual winter concert in historic Battell Chapel, at the corner of Elm and College Streets in New Haven. The program included Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite, Dvorak's Symphony No. 8, and holiday selections with the Trumbull High School Choir. For more information, email conhcivic@gmail.com, or visit the orchestra's website. . . . Map & Directions . . . CONCERT POSTER . . . PROGRAM AD FORM:

• On Thursday, Dec. 12 (2019) the Tom Brown 6 performed at The Social in New London, with Dr. John Clark on reeds, Doug Maher on guitar, Art Hovey on bass, Greg Wirt on trombone, and Tom Brown on trumpet. The Social is located at 208 Bank Street. Incredible food and an insane drink list, Lots of room for dancing, and lots of tables if you prefer to dance on tables. We hope to be back soon.

• On Saturday, November 16 (2019) the Connecticut Symphonic Winds presented a 7:30 PM concert in the Roger Ludlowe Middle School Theatre at 689 Unquowa Road in Fairfield, CT. The theme was "Music from the British Isles". Featured works included William Walton's Crown Imperial, Hayden Wood's Mannin Veen, Malcom Arnold's Four Scottish Dances, Guy Woolfenden's Gallimaufry, Philip Sparke's Hanover Festival, and more. These concerts are free and open to the public. For more information call (203) 386-1625 or email ctsymphonic@yahoo.com. . . . MAP & DIRECTIONS . . . CONCERT FLYER . . .

• On Friday, November 1 (2019) the 39th annual Day of Tuba and Euphonium was at Central Islip High School. The concert began at 6:45 pm with selections by the Sunnyland Quartet with Bob Hovey on trombone, John Klumpp on trumpet, Art Hovey on tuba, and Don Keiling on banjo. (Don was filling in for Bob Barta, who was in Arizona with the Wolverine Jazz Band filling in for Jimmy Mazzy.) The evening's special guest was Lauren Veronie Curran, euphonium virtuoso from the U.S. Army Field band.

• On Saturday, October 26 (2019) there was a concert by the American Chamber Orchestra, directed by Christopher James Hisey. The program included Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain, Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 with soloist Will Duchon, and Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 5, Op. 107 �Reformation�. The concert was in the Norwalk Concert Hall at Norwalk City Hall, 125 East Avenue Norwalk, CT 06851. Information and tickets for future concerts are available at the orchestra's Website.

• The 10th annual Jeff & Joel's House Party scheduled for this November in Branford was regretfully canceled due to logistical challenges. Ticket sales have been refunded. Performers previously booked but now at liberty for those dates include Jeff Barnhart, Dalton Ridenhour and Ian Frenkel on piano, Noel Kaletsky and Dennis Lichtman on clarinet & sax, Craig Grant and Jim Fryer on trombone, Dave Kosymna and Clint Baker on trumpet, Cynthia Sayer and Joel Schiavone on banjo, Mike Wetherly on bass, Art Hovey on tuba, with Tom Palinko and Riley Baker on drums. The Jeff & Joel Website for more details and refund information if it is still working.

• On August 15 (2019) there was a short concert starting at 6 PM at DeNicola Park in Hamden featuring Norman and the Rockwellians, a quartet consisting of Norman Plankey on guitar, Dan Elias on clarinet, Brian Slattery on trombone and fiddle, and Art Hovey on tuba. This event was free and open to the public, and this group was worth hearing.

• On Thursday, July 11 (2019) the Heartbeat Dixieland Jazz Band returned to Smarty's Restaurant from 6 to 8 PM with Bill Logozzo, Fred Vigorito, Noel Kaletsky, Tom Boates, Gim Burton, and Art Hovey for a special celebration honoring and remembering the late Skip Hughes. There was standing room only! John Clark, Jeff Barnhart, Albie Bernard, and Diane Mower joined us on the bandstand for a truly memorable evening. Regrettably, we don't know if or when Smarty's Heartbeat nights resume. Smarty's is located at 215 Main Street in Niantic, CT 06357. (It's where Route 161 meets 156.) The Smarty phone number is 860/739-8818. . . . VIDEO:

• On Saturday, May 18 (2019) the Connecticut Symphonic Winds presented a 7:30 PM concert in the Roger Ludlowe Middle School Theatre at 689 Unquowa Road in Fairfield, CT. The theme was "Finale! A Concert of Power and Spirit". Featured works included final movements of great symphonies: Tchaikovsky's Symphony #4, the Berlioz Symphony Fantastique, Kallinikov's Symphony #1, Scriabin's Symphony #2, and the complete Symphony #3 by James Barnes. This concert was presented in fond memory and celebration of CSW member Chris Doney. These concerts are free and open to the public. For more information call (203) 386-1625 or email ctsymphonic@yahoo.com. . . . MAP & DIRECTIONS . . . CONCERT FLYER . . .

• On Saturday, May 4 (2019) the Civic Orchestra of New Haven presented its 76th annual spring concert in historic Battell Chapel, at the corner of Elm and College Streets in New Haven. Conducted by Kalena Bovell, the program included Borodin's Symphony #2 ("The Heroic"), Rimsky-Korsakov's Capriccio Espagnol, and Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in D with guest soloist Emily Uematsu. For more information, email conhcivic@gmail.com, or visit the orchestra's website. . . . Map & Directions . . . CONCERT POSTER . . .

• On Thursday, April 25 (2019) the Heartbeat Dixieland Jazz Band returned to Smarty's Restaurant from 6 to 8 PM with Bill Logozzo, Fred Vigorito, Noel Kaletsky, Tom Boates, Gim Burton, and Art Hovey. Another date will be announced soon. Smarty's is located at 215 Main Street in Niantic, CT 06357. (It's where Route 161 meets 156.) The Smarty phone number is 860/739-8818. . . . VIDEO:

• On Saturday, March 9 (2019) the Connecticut Symphonic Winds presented a 7:30 PM concert in the Roger Ludlowe Middle School Theatre at 689 Unquowa Road in Fairfield, CT. The theme was "Man's Adventures"; featured works included music from Star Trek by Gerry Fried, Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind by John Williams, Hobbits by Johann DeMeij, Sea and Sky by Ralph Ford, and Sunrise at Angel's Gate by Philip Sparke. These concerts are free and open to the public. For more information call (203) 386-1625 or email ctsymphonic@yahoo.com. MAP & DIRECTIONS . . . CONCERT FLYER . . .

• On March 8 (2019) there was a free 7 PM concert by the NMS Faculty Ragtime Ensemble at the Neighborhood Music School, located at 100 Audubon Street in New Haven. Our part of the program featured mostly works composed by women between 1898 and 1917: two each by Sadie Koninsky and Adeline Shepherd, one by Lily Coffee, one by Nora Bayes, and finally one by "Jelly Roll" Morton, all arranged by Art Hovey for clarinet, violin, cello, tuba and piano. The NMS Faculty Ragtime Ensemble members were Julie Levine, clarinet; Gretchen Frazier, violin; Ravenna Michaelson, cello; Rachael Jungkeit, piano; and Art Hovey, tuba. The second half of the program featured Jeff Fuller and Jesse Hameen's Faculty Jazz Ensemble. This annual event is free and open to the public. . . . . . Newspaper Plug for last year's concert . . . Recordings: . . .

• On February 28 The Heartbeat Dixieland Jazz Band returned to Smarty's Restaurant with Bill Logozzo, Fred Vigorito, Noel Kaletsky, Tom Boates, Gim Burton, and Art Hovey. Another date some time in March is in the works. Smarty's is located at 215 Main Street in Niantic, CT 06357. (It's where Route 161 meets 156.) The Smarty phone number is 860/739-8818. Click Here for a nice review of a recent performance, and Here for a recent newspaper article about Bill Logozzo and the Heartbeat Dixieland Jazz Band. . . . VIDEO:

• On Saturday, December 15 (2018) the fourth annual TubaChristmas in New Britain was indoors at Trinity-On-Main, a beautifully restored old church located at 69 Main St, New Britain, 06051, conducted by Walter Gibson. There was free parking in the City Parking Garage on Chestnut St., across from Trinity- On-Main, beside the police station. Registration began at 10:45, rehearsal began at 11:15, and the performance was from 2 to 3 PM.

• On Sunday, December 16 (2018) at 3:30 PM the Civic Orchestra of New Haven presented its 77th annual winter concert in historic Battell Chapel, at the corner of Elm and College Streets in New Haven. For more information, email conhcivic@gmail.com, or visit the orchestra's website. . . . Map & Directions . . . CONCERT POSTER . . . PROGRAM AD FORM:

• On Saturday, December 1 (2018) the Connecticut Symphonic Winds presented An Hour of Holiday Classics in the Roger Ludlowe Middle School Theatre at 689 Unquowa Road in Fairfield, CT. It was a great way to kick off the holiday season, with music for the whole family presented without intermission, a perfect length for younger ears. These concerts are free and open to the public. For more information call (203) 386-1625 or email ctsymphonic@yahoo.com. DIRECTIONS & MAP . . . CONCERT FLYER . . .

• Also on Saturday, December 1 Connecticut’s 2018 Tuba Christmas was at Old Saybrook High School, 1111 Boston Post Road in Old Saybrook. The 10 AM registration, 10:30 AM rehearsal and 1 PM concert were in the beautiful, warm, and comfortable School Auditorium. For more information, contact Gary Buttery (860)447-9964 (email: my2ba.cy@gmail.com)

• On Saturday, November 17 (2018) the Connecticut Symphonic Winds performed in the Roger Ludlowe Middle School Theatre, at 689 Unquowa Road in Fairfield, CT. The concert theme was "Music from the other side of the Atlantic" and included Respighi's Pines of Rome, von Suppe's Beautiful Galatea Overture, Vaughan Williams' English Folk Song Suite, Sibelius' Finlandia, Texidor's Amparito Roca, and Sparke's Hymn to the Highlands Suite. These concerts are free and open to the public. For more information call (203) 386-1625 or email ctsymphonic@yahoo.com. DIRECTIONS & MAP . . . CONCERT FLYER . . .

• Friday, November 2 was the 38th annual Day of Tuba and Euphonium at Central Islip High School. The concert began at 6:45 pm with selections by Bob Barta's Sunnyland Quartet with Bob Hovey on trombone, John Klumpp on trumpet, and Art Hovey on tuba. The evening's special guest was Velvet Brown, professor of tuba and euphonium at Penn State.

• On Saturday, July 7 (2018) there was an amazing concert on the Guilford Green by the 110-piece Guilford Town Band, directed by Mark Gahm.

• On Saturday, May 19 (2018) the Connecticut Symphonic Winds performed in the Roger Ludlowe Middle School Theatre, at 689 Unquowa Road in Fairfield, CT. The concert theme was "Classic Music from Film Classics". The program included music from 2001, a Space Odyssey, Apocalypse Now, James Bond, Silverado, and more. Featured soloists were Julia Gerace on Catch Me If You Can and Art Hovey on The Carioca from Flying Down to Rio. These concerts are free and open to the public. For more information call (203) 386-1625 or email ctsymphonic@yahoo.com. DIRECTIONS & MAP . . . CONCERT FLYER . . .

• On Saturday, May 5 (2018) at 7:30 PM the Civic Orchestra of New Haven presented its 76th annual spring concert in historic Battell Chapel, at the corner of Elm and College Streets in New Haven.. The program, celebrating Chris Hisey's retirement as music director, included Shostakovich's Festival Overture , Dvorak's Symphony #9 (From the New World) , Copeland's Fanfare for the Common Man , Bach's Double Violin Concerto, and more. For more information, email conhcivic@gmail.com, or visit the orchestra's website. . . . Map & Directions . . . CONCERT POSTER . . .

• On Friday, April 13 (2018) there was a free 7 PM concert by the NMS Faculty Ragtime Ensemble at the Neighborhood Music School, located at 100 Audubon Street in New Haven. Our part of the program featured works by Scott Joplin, Joseph Lamb, Turk Murphy, and Jelly Roll Morton, all arranged by Art Hovey for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, tuba and piano. The concert theme was �It�s Your Lucky Day�. The NMS Faculty Ragtime Ensemble members were Chris Radawiec, flute; Reesa Gringorten, clarinet; Gretchen Frazier, violin; Ravenna Michaelson, cello; Joe McWilliams, piano; and Art Hovey, tuba. Also on the program was the 8-hand piano group sFOURzando, featuring Vicky Reeve, Margaret Ann Martin, Laura Richling, and guest George Melillo. This annual event is free and open to the public. . . . . . Newspaper Plug for last year's concert . . . Recordings: . . .

• On Saturday, March 10 (2018) the Connecticut Symphonic Winds performed in the Roger Ludlowe Middle School Theatre, at 689 Unquowa Road in Fairfield, CT. These concerts are free and open to the public. For more information call (203) 386-1625 or email ctsymphonic@yahoo.com. DIRECTIONS & MAP . . . CONCERT FLYER . . . Fairfield County Giving Day for the CT Symphonic Winds was March 1. Big thanks to all who made it a success!

• On Saturday, December 16 (2017) the Civic Orchestra of New Haven presented its 76th annual winter concert in historic Battell Chapel, at the corner of Elm and College Streets in New Haven.. The program included Beethoven's much-loved Symphony No. 5, Tchaikovsky's monumental Romeo and Juliette Fantasy Overture, and seasonal music by the Trumbull High School Choir with the orchestra. For more information, email conhcivic@gmail.com, or visit the orchestra's website. . . . Map & Directions . . . CONCERT POSTER . . .

• On Saturday, December 2 (2017) Connecticut’s 2017 Tuba Christmas was at Old Saybrook High School, 1111 Boston Post Road in Old Saybrook. The 10AM registration, 10:30AM rehearsal and 1PM concert were in the beautiful, warm, and comfortable School Auditorium. For more information, contact Gary Buttery (860)447-9964 (email: my2ba.cy@gmail.com)

• On Saturday, November 11 (2017) the Connecticut Symphonic Winds performed in the Roger Ludlowe Middle School Theatre, at 689 Unquowa Road in Fairfield, CT. These concerts are free and open to the public. For more information call (203) 386-1625 or email ctsymphonic@yahoo.com. DIRECTIONS & MAP . . . CONCERT FLYER

• In September of 2017 Sarah Spencer returned to the USA with her Transatlantic Jazz Band featuring Jimmy Mazzy (banjoist/vocalist extraordinaire & a revered member of the traditional jazz community ) Fred Vigorito (cornet, 35-year leader of Connecticut�s Galvanized Jazz Band) Bill Sinclair (piano; a 40-year New-Orleans jazz performer who leads his own band weekly & on over 30 CDs with veteran New-Orleans jazz musicians) Art Hovey (string-bass/tuba; active in traditional jazz for over 40 years, an original member of the Galvanized Jazz Band) Tom Palinko (drummer, toured with Tommy Dorsey Band & with Rodney Dangerfield) and Mike Owen (trombonist from England, aficionado of Kid Ory, Preservation Hall, and leader of The Bordello Bedwarmers & the Woodland Jazz Band in Denmark).
  On September 17 the band performed from 4 to 7 PM for the Syracuse Jazz Appreciation Society at Uriah's, 7990 Oswego Road in Liverpool, NY.
  Then on September 18 the same band performed from 6:30 to 9:30 PM for Rochester's Flower City Jazz Society in Rochester, NY. An excellent CD recording from those concerts is available from Sarah.

• On Saturday, June 17 (2017) the NMS Ragtime Stompers performed at the Case Memorial Library, located at 176 Tyler City Rd, Orange, CT 06477 . Featuring some remarkable adult musicians who have been practicing traditional jazz, blues, and ragtime for several years at New Haven's Neighborhood Music School under the direction of Art Hovey, this performance was free and open to the public.

• On Sunday, June 11 (2017) the Saxophone Rhythm Kings (Art Hovey's newest youth band) performed in the barn at Butch Butterworth's Giant Valley Farm after the polo match. The farm is located at 640 Tuttle Avenue in Hamden. Featuring some remarkable young musicians, this performance was free and open to the public.

• On May 20 (2017) the Connecticut Symphonic Winds performed in the Roger Ludlowe Middle School Theatre, at 689 Unquowa Road in Fairfield, CT. The theme was Musical Journeys from the West to the Far East! Featured works included Eric Whitacre's Godzilla Eats Las Vegas (with slide show), Casey at the Bat by Randol A. Bass (with guest narrator Gary Scarpa), Philip Sparke's Orient Express, Satoshi Yagasawa's's Perseus, John Williams' Call the Champions, and more. These concerts are free and open to the public. For more information call (203) 386-1625 or email ctsymphonic@yahoo.com. DIRECTIONS & MAP . . . CONCERT FLYER . . .

• On Saturday, May 6 (2017) the Civic Orchestra of New Haven presented its 76th annual spring concert in historic in Woolsey Hall, at the corner of College and Grove Streets in New Haven. The program opened with Tchaikovsky's monumental Symphony No. 4, followed by John Rutter's Requiem with the orchestra accompanying the Mendelssohn Choir of Connecticut and soprano soloist Allison Fay. The orchestra is directed by Christopher James Hisey; the choir is directed by Carole Ann Maxwell, DSM. For more information, email conhcivic@gmail.com, or visit the orchestra's website. . . . Map & Directions . . . . . . CONCERT FLYER . . .

  

• On Saturday, March 11 the Connecticut Symphonic Winds performed in the Roger Ludlowe Middle School Theatre, at 689 Unquowa Road in Fairfield, CT. The theme was Musical Moments in the World of Literature. Featured works included the Harry Potter Symphonic Suite, the Fellowship of the Ring from Lord of the Rings, the Divine Comedy, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Leonard Bernstein's Candide Suite, and Michael Kamen's Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves. These concerts are free and open to the public. For more information call (203) 386-1625 or email ctsymphonic@yahoo.com. DIRECTIONS & MAP . . . CONCERT FLYER . . .

• On March 10 (2017) there was a free concert by the NMS Faculty Ragtime Ensemble at the Neighborhood Music School, located at 100 Audubon Street in New Haven. Our part of the program featured works by Scott Joplin, Joseph Lamb, James Scott, Jelly Roll Morton, and others, all arranged by Art Hovey for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, tuba and piano. The second part of the program featured Ian Frenkel on Hammond B3 organ, with Rich Goldstein on guitar, Kris Jenson on saxophone, and Jesse Hameen II on drums. Then the final segment featured original compositions by Jeff Fuller and Darren Litzie with the two composers on bass and piano respectively, and Ben Bilello on drums. This annual event is free and open to the public. . . . Newspaper Plug . . . Recordings: . . .

• The Guilford Town Band's Winter Concert was Friday, Jan. 27 (2017) in Guilford High School's new Performing Arts Center at 605 New England Rd, Guilford, CT 06437 .

• On Saturday, December 17 (2016) the second annual TubaChristmas in New Britain was indoors at Trinity-On-Main, a beautifully restored old church located at 69 Main St, New Britain, 06051, conducted by Walter Gibson. There is free parking in the City Parking Garage on Chestnut St., across from Trinity-On-Main, beside the police station.

• On Sunday, December 11 (2016) the Civic Orchestra of New Haven presented its 76th annual winter concert in historic in Woolsey Hall, at the corner of College and Grove Streets in New Haven. The orchestra is directed by Christopher James Hisey. For more information, email conhcivic@gmail.com, or visit the orchestra's website. The concert began at 3:30 PM. Featured works incuded Smetana's Moldau and selections from The Bartered Bride, Saint-Saens'Dance Bacchanale from Samson and Dalilah, and several Christmas favorites. . . . Map & Directions . . . . . .

• On Saturday, December 3, 2016 Connecticut’s Tuba Christmas was held at Old Saybrook High School, 1111 Boston Post Road in Old Saybrook. The 10AM registration, 10:30AM rehearsal and 1PM concert were in the beautiful, warm, and comfortable School Auditorium. For more information, contact Gary Buttery (860)447-9964 (email: my2ba.cy@gmail.com) POSTER with details:

• Also on Saturday, December 3 the Connecticut Symphonic Winds presented a Christmas concert in the Roger Ludlowe Middle School Theatre, at 689 Unquowa Road in Fairfield, CT. These concerts are free and open to the public. For more information call (203) 386-1625 or email ctsymphonic@yahoo.com. DIRECTIONS & MAP . . .

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