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SUMMARY:Bluegrass Jam Class
DESCRIPTION:Bluegrass Jam Class (Wernick Method)\nMondays\, 6:30 – 9:00 PM\, September 22 – November 10\nTuition: $285 for 8 Sessions\nCalling all pickers! \n\nLearn to jam with people like you\nHands-on instruction in small groups – backup\, soloing\, leading songs\, harmony\nStandard bluegrass songs and etiquette\nAll levels welcome and accommodated\nFriendly supportive teaching\nOnly requirement: play G\, C\, D\, A chords – or matching notes on fiddle or bass\n\nPlease register on the Wernick Method website here. \nABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR\nAustin Scelzo (Danbury\, CT) first studied various fiddle traditions at Mark O’Connor’s Berklee String Camps and over time learned all the bluegrass instruments as well as singing and songwriting. During four years as a middle school music teacher\, his bluegrass journey began with performing in CT-based bands and teaching in-person and online. Now full-time in bluegrass\, Austin performs with respected veterans The Rock Hearts and the Americana quartet On the Trail\, teaches jam camps and has created groundbreaking online instruction materials. He has been named Connecticut Arts Hero and nominated as Mentor of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association. \nPart of The Granite Bluegrass Series
URL:https://thegranitechurch.org/event/bluegrass-jam-class/2025-11-03/
LOCATION:The Granite Church\, 5 N. Main Street\, Redding\, CT\, 06896\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251106T190000
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SUMMARY:Bluegrass Nights
DESCRIPTION:Bluegrass Nights\nFirst Thursday of the Month: Oct 2\, Nov 6\, Dec 4\, 7 PM – 10 PM\nOpen Bluegrass Jam: 7:30 PM\nGranite House Bluegrass Band: 8 PM\nFree jamming afterwards \nJoin us for our monthly celebratory night of bluegrass music! Come to listen\, come to jam\, come to learn. Live music from the Granite House Bluegrass band starting at 8 PM\, an easy\, led slow bluegrass jam for beginner and intermediate players starting at 7:30\, and late night jamming open to all. Banjos\, fiddles\, guitars\, dobros\, mandolins\, bass\, and similar acoustic instruments welcome. \nHOSTED BY AUSTIN SCELZO\nAustin Scelzo (Danbury\, CT) first studied various fiddle traditions at Mark O’Connor’s Berklee String Camps and over time learned all the bluegrass instruments as well as singing and songwriting. During four years as a middle school music teacher\, his bluegrass journey began with performing in CT-based bands and teaching in-person and online. Now full-time in bluegrass\, Austin performs with respected veterans The Rock Hearts and the Americana quartet On the Trail\, teaches jam camps and has created groundbreaking online instruction materials. He has been named Connecticut Arts Hero and nominated as Mentor of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association. \nPart of The Granite Bluegrass Series
URL:https://thegranitechurch.org/event/bluegrass-nights/2025-11-06/
LOCATION:The Granite Church\, 5 N. Main Street\, Redding\, CT\, 06896\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Max Wareham & the National Bluegrass Team
DESCRIPTION:Max Wareham & the National Bluegrass Team\nFriday\, November 7th\, 2025\, Doors 7 PM\, Show 8 PM\n$20 in Advance\, $25 at the Door\nMax Wareham & the National Bluegrass Team are bringing their soulful\, high-energy sound to the Granite stage. \nAfter touring nationally with bluegrass legend Peter Rowan\, Max hits the road with songs from his debut album “DAGGOMIT!” — a heartfelt nod to banjo tradition with a fresh\, original twist. Max Wareham & the National Bluegrass Team features fiddler extraordinaire Kathleen Park (Twisted Pine)\, singer and guitarist Jack Holland\, and Boston bass stalwart Wes Shuck. \nOriginally from Middletown\, CT\, Max Wareham is a banjo player and composer based in Boston\, MA. Max’s commitment to early innovators of the instrument shines on Dagommit!\, his debut record of soulful original songs\, highlighted by the hard-driving chemistry of Nashville’s preeminent bluegrass stars. Max tours nationally with the Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band\, with whom he has performed at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival\, Ryman Auditorium\, Merlefest\, Green Mountain Bluegrass Festival\, IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards\, and many more. \n \nLearn more at maxwareham.com.
URL:https://thegranitechurch.org/event/max-wareham-the-national-bluegrass-team/
LOCATION:The Granite Church\, 5 N. Main Street\, Redding\, CT\, 06896\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251109T150000
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SUMMARY:Two by Two by Three American Chamber Duets and the Legacy of Aaron Copland
DESCRIPTION:Two by Two by Three\nAmerican Chamber Duets and the Legacy of Aaron Copland\nSunday\, November 9th\, 3 PM\nTickets: $35\nFeaturing: \n\nBeryl Diamond Chacon\, violin\nAndrew G. Levine\, piano\nWith special guest artist\, An-Lin Bardin\, cello\n\nAaron Copland’s name is associated with the identity and rapid growth of American music in the 20th Century. Join us for a program of chamber duets inspired by that iconic American Sound. \nOur program explores Copland’s musical legacy and will feature his Violin Sonata\, Nadia Boulanger’s 3 Pieces for Cello and three works by 21st C American composers. \nABOUT THE ARTISTS\nBeryl Diamond Chacon\nBeryl Diamond Chacon\, Violin\, is passionate about making music that speaks to all generations. As a young Juilliard grad\, Beryl broke boundaries by breaking down programming and presenting in non-formal listening spaces. She created the Guggenheim WorldBeat Jazz Series\, as well as the Met Museum ‘s weekend series of Music on the Balcony\, with over 2000 performances with her Piano Quintet. \nTraveling worldwide\, Beryl has brought her music making to St Bart’s\, being presented to and playing for the Queen at Hampton Court\, creating light Night Music at Lincoln Center’s Mid Summers Series\, appearing onstage on Broadway as Violin Soloist with the Royal Shakespeare Company\, as well as recording for legends Tony Bennett\, Carly Simon and Billy Joel and backing up Ray Charles and Frank Sinatra. \nChamber Music projects include recording Joe Gianono’s The Orion\, a Piano Quartet which was written for Beryl and her group\, Beryllium. In June 2025\, Beryl created a hip hop Acoustic version of Rap songs (mentioned in Vogue) as well as performing with her Pop Rock group\, Beryllium. As a guest performing artist at the most recent Charles Ives Music Festival\, Beryl performed Piano and String works of young\, emerging composers. \nAndrew Levine\nAndrew Levine\, Piano\, has enjoyed a multifaceted career in the performing arts\, working as a musician\, arts administrator\, educator\, and producer. Andrew served as managing director of The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture\, a project of the Archdiocese of New York\, and as the executive director of The York Theatre Company\, an off-Broadway theater that produces musical theater works. \nAndrew is a member of the advanced cohort at the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop. Recent theater compositions include The Old Man and the Sea with Jessica Carmona (BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop)\, Spinning\, with MaryAnn Frank (Long Wharf Theatre\, 2019)\, Dora Dreams of Fire with MaryAnn Frank (Prospect Theatre\, 2020). \nAndrew currently is an adjunct faculty member at Western Connecticut State University\, where he teaches theater management\, and The Hartt School at the University of Hartford\, where he is an on-staff coach in the musical theater division. Additionally\, Andrew is currently serving as executive producer for a new musical called Parcel from America\, which will play The Everyman Theatre in Cork\, Ireland\, in October 2026. \nAn-Lin Bardin\nAn-Lin Bardin\, Cello. Described as “stunning” by the New York Times\, cellist An-Lin Bardin currently teaches cello and chamber music at Sarah Lawrence College. She is the cellist for the Bardin-Niskala Duo\, an acclaimed cello-piano duo that seeks to encourage empathy and compassion in society by exploring identity through the lens of music. Additionally\, she co-directs the Winterhaven Chamber Music Retreat\, a chamber music festival for amateur adult string and piano players in NH. \nBardin is a laureate of several prestigious international quartet competitions\, including the Paolo Borciani Quartet Competition in Reggio Emilia\, Italy\, the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition\, the Plowman Chamber Music Competition\, the Yellow Springs Chamber Music Competition\, Chesapeake Chamber Music Competition\, and the International Chamber Music Ensemble Competitions in the United States\, from her time as the cellist for the Vinca Quartet. She has performed extensively throughout Europe and the US\, including Carnegie’s Perlman and Weill Halls\, Aspen\, and Vilar Performing Arts Center. Bardin’s performances have been broadcast on Deutschlandradio and WNYC. \nShe has served as the Artist-in-Residence for the Perlman Music Program in Sarasota\, Florida\, and was a recipient of a DAAD scholarship (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst)\, a fellowship that enabled her to study with the Vogler String Quartet in Stuttgart\, Germany. Bardin also studied extensively with Gunter Pichler and Valentin Erben of the Alban Berg Quartet\, Walter Levine of the LaSalle Quartet\, under the auspices of the ProQuartet Odyssée Program in Paris\, France. Through the Carnegie Hall Chamber Music Workshops\, she has worked with the Emerson String Quartet\, and she was graduate assistant to the Takacs Quartet at the University of Colorado at Boulder. \nA strong proponent of music education\, Bardin is a founding member of Music Haven\, an intensive mentorship program serving youth in New Haven\, Connecticut. Raised in California by two nuclear physicists\, Bardin began her cello studies at the age of eight with Irene Sharp. She holds a B.S. from Yale University in Geology and Geophysics\, and an M.M. from the Yale School of Music\, where she studied with Aldo Parisot and was a member of the Grammy-Award-winning Yale Cellos.
URL:https://thegranitechurch.org/event/two-by-two-by-three/
LOCATION:The Granite Church\, 5 N. Main Street\, Redding\, CT\, 06896\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Bluegrass Jam Class
DESCRIPTION:Bluegrass Jam Class (Wernick Method)\nMondays\, 6:30 – 9:00 PM\, September 22 – November 10\nTuition: $285 for 8 Sessions\nCalling all pickers! \n\nLearn to jam with people like you\nHands-on instruction in small groups – backup\, soloing\, leading songs\, harmony\nStandard bluegrass songs and etiquette\nAll levels welcome and accommodated\nFriendly supportive teaching\nOnly requirement: play G\, C\, D\, A chords – or matching notes on fiddle or bass\n\nPlease register on the Wernick Method website here. \nABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR\nAustin Scelzo (Danbury\, CT) first studied various fiddle traditions at Mark O’Connor’s Berklee String Camps and over time learned all the bluegrass instruments as well as singing and songwriting. During four years as a middle school music teacher\, his bluegrass journey began with performing in CT-based bands and teaching in-person and online. Now full-time in bluegrass\, Austin performs with respected veterans The Rock Hearts and the Americana quartet On the Trail\, teaches jam camps and has created groundbreaking online instruction materials. He has been named Connecticut Arts Hero and nominated as Mentor of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association. \nPart of The Granite Bluegrass Series
URL:https://thegranitechurch.org/event/bluegrass-jam-class/2025-11-10/
LOCATION:The Granite Church\, 5 N. Main Street\, Redding\, CT\, 06896\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251117T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251117T203000
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SUMMARY:Harmony Singing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Harmony Singing Workshop with Austin Scelzo\nMondays\, November 17 & 24\, December 8 & 15\, 7 PM\nWish you could sing harmony with more ease and confidence? Develop a natural approach to harmony singing using bluegrass\, folk\, and country standards. \nGood three-part vocal harmony can be the most exciting part of bluegrass and folk music. Learn the basic terminology of folk style harmony singing (Lead\, Tenor\, Baritone)\, how to find your first note\, how to “stay in your lane” and not sing what the person next to you is singing\, and how to blend. \nLearn to sing standards in perfect three-part harmony and develop a natural understanding and approach to harmony singing. Join the fun! \nEach class is $40. Sign up at: AustinScelzo.com/harmony \nABOUT AUSTIN SCELZO\nAustin Scelzo (Danbury\, CT) first studied various fiddle traditions at Mark O’Connor’s Berklee String Camps and over time learned all the bluegrass instruments as well as singing and songwriting. During four years as a middle school music teacher\, his bluegrass journey began with performing in CT-based bands and teaching in-person and online. Now full-time in bluegrass\, Austin performs with respected veterans The Rock Hearts and the Americana quartet On the Trail\, teaches jam camps and has created groundbreaking online instruction materials. He has been named Connecticut Arts Hero and nominated as Mentor of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association. \nPart of The Granite Bluegrass Series
URL:https://thegranitechurch.org/event/harmony-singing-workshop/2025-11-17/
LOCATION:The Granite Church\, 5 N. Main Street\, Redding\, CT\, 06896\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Music
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SUMMARY:Old Time Jam
DESCRIPTION:Old Time Jam\nThursday\, November 20\, at 7:30 PM\, FREE\nCalling all fiddles\, guitars\, and banjos for an Old Time Jam at the Granite! \nCome on out to play or sit back and listen to Appalachian music with us. Bring any acoustic string instrument and make new friends playing old-timey tunes with other musicians. This event is free and open to the public. All are welcome!
URL:https://thegranitechurch.org/event/old-time-jam/
LOCATION:The Granite Church\, 5 N. Main Street\, Redding\, CT\, 06896\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251121T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251121T220000
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CREATED:20250611T181651Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250821T212251Z
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SUMMARY:Swing Dance with Austin Scelzo & Friends
DESCRIPTION:Swing Dance with Austin Scelzo & Friends\nFriday\, November 21\, 8 PM\, Dance Lesson 7 PM\nAustin Scelzo is a renowned New England / NY based musician\, teacher\, and performer\, most known as a bluegrass fiddler and singer. He fell in love with traditional swing music as an attendee and now teacher at Ashokan’s “Western and Swing Week” and “New Years Winter Camp” where the swing dance tradition is kept strong and vibrant in a fun and inviting atmosphere. His repertoire and feel for traditional swing runs straight from the Ashokan community and his many mentors and peers\, such as Jay Ungar\, Molly Mason\, Dave Davies\, Kevin Wimmer\, and NYC’s Krissie and the Kranks. \nHis biggest influence is the Country Western and bluegrass fiddler\, Bobby Hicks\, but he will be drawing influence from Bob Wills\, Stephane Grapelli\, and the modern country western group “Asleep at the Wheel.” Learn more about Austin here: AustinScelzo.com \nHe and his friends Matt Curley (Bass) and Tom Polizzi (guitar) – and many special guests! – will bring you a night of fun not to be missed! \nTickets are $20. Kids Free
URL:https://thegranitechurch.org/event/swing-dance-with-austin-scelzo-friends/
LOCATION:The Granite Church\, 5 N. Main Street\, Redding\, CT\, 06896\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance,Education,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251124T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251124T203000
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SUMMARY:Harmony Singing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Harmony Singing Workshop with Austin Scelzo\nMondays\, November 17 & 24\, December 8 & 15\, 7 PM\nWish you could sing harmony with more ease and confidence? Develop a natural approach to harmony singing using bluegrass\, folk\, and country standards. \nGood three-part vocal harmony can be the most exciting part of bluegrass and folk music. Learn the basic terminology of folk style harmony singing (Lead\, Tenor\, Baritone)\, how to find your first note\, how to “stay in your lane” and not sing what the person next to you is singing\, and how to blend. \nLearn to sing standards in perfect three-part harmony and develop a natural understanding and approach to harmony singing. Join the fun! \nEach class is $40. Sign up at: AustinScelzo.com/harmony \nABOUT AUSTIN SCELZO\nAustin Scelzo (Danbury\, CT) first studied various fiddle traditions at Mark O’Connor’s Berklee String Camps and over time learned all the bluegrass instruments as well as singing and songwriting. During four years as a middle school music teacher\, his bluegrass journey began with performing in CT-based bands and teaching in-person and online. Now full-time in bluegrass\, Austin performs with respected veterans The Rock Hearts and the Americana quartet On the Trail\, teaches jam camps and has created groundbreaking online instruction materials. He has been named Connecticut Arts Hero and nominated as Mentor of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association. \nPart of The Granite Bluegrass Series
URL:https://thegranitechurch.org/event/harmony-singing-workshop/2025-11-24/
LOCATION:The Granite Church\, 5 N. Main Street\, Redding\, CT\, 06896\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Music
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