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SUMMARY:Old Time Jam
DESCRIPTION:Old Time Jam\nThird Wednesday of the Month\, 7:30 PM\nTickets: Donations Appreciated \nCalling all fiddles\, guitars\, and banjos for an Old Time Jam at the Granite! \nPlay along 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. \nFor an excellent representation of the types of music played at these jams\, listen to The Old Time 100 album by Tristan Scoggins and George Jackson here. \nCome as you are\, give as you can. All are welcome!
URL:https://thegranitechurch.org/event/old-time-jam-wednesdays/2026-09-16/
LOCATION:The Granite Church\, 5 N. Main Street\, Redding\, CT\, 06896\, United States
CATEGORIES:Bluegrass,Music
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SUMMARY:Planet Granite Music & Dance Festival
DESCRIPTION:Announcing the First Annual\nPlanet Granite Music & Dance Festival\nSaturday & Sunday\, September 19 – 20\, 2026\nOn September 19 & 20\, we invite you to join us for a wondrous weekend of live music and dance at our 1st annual Planet Granite Music & Dance Festival. \nBring the whole family\, and spend the weekend eating\, drinking\, dancing\, and grooving to a mix of Americana\, Bluegrass\, and Country acts. Expect music\, dance\, food\, vendors\, workshops\, jams\, and kids’ activities. \nExplore our brand new festival site for the full lineup and more details: planetgranitearts.org \nGet Your Tickets Below!\nMark your calendar for the weekend of September 19 and 20 because you won’t want to miss this event. \nThe countdown is on! We hope to see you there.
URL:https://thegranitechurch.org/event/planet-granite-music-dance-festival/
LOCATION:The Granite Church\, 5 N. Main Street\, Redding\, CT\, 06896\, United States
CATEGORIES:Bluegrass,Community,Dance,Music
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SUMMARY:Bluegrass Nights
DESCRIPTION:Bluegrass Nights\nOne Thursday a Month\, 7 PM – 10 PM\nJuly 30\, Aug 27\, Sept 24\, Oct 29\, Dec 17\n\nOpen Bluegrass Jam: 7:30 PM\nGranite House Bluegrass Band: 8 PM\nFree jamming afterwards\nDonations Appreciated\n\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\nBluegrass Nights at The Granite is a recipient of the 2026 IBMA Foundation Project Grant. Thank you so much to The IBMA Foundation for their support!
URL:https://thegranitechurch.org/event/bluegrass-nights-sumwin26/2026-09-24/
LOCATION:The Granite Church\, 5 N. Main Street\, Redding\, CT\, 06896\, United States
CATEGORIES:Bluegrass,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260927T150000
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SUMMARY:Each Melodious Measure
DESCRIPTION:Quantum Collective Presents “Each Melodious Measure”\nSunday\, September 27\, 3 PM (Doors 2 PM)\nTickets $45 \nFeaturing: \n\nMarc Chan\, composer/pianist\nGunnar Sahlin\, cello\nSuzanne Sahlin\, viola\nBenjamin Steinhardt\, piano\n\nAmerica: the land of the tunesmith\, the Tin Panhandler\, the cacophonous rabble-rouser and the gentle hymnodist. From urban din to the quiet majesty of rivers\, come listen to and celebrate the diversity that makes American music American\, in music past and present. \nMEET THE ARTISTS \nMarc Chan\, Pianist and Composer \nDescribed by the New York Times as a “gifted pianist and composer\,” Marc Chan\, a native of Singapore and resident of Stamford\, CT\, is also a lyricist and librettist. His music can be heard on Mode Records\, Furious Artisans and OgreOgress. Marc’s My Wounded Head 3 has been described as an “entrancing piano opus… It’s never less than mesmerizing” (San Francisco Chronicle). His Dr. Brahms’s Book of Rags was awarded the American Prize in 2021\, and was featured on Classical WSMR and Columbia University’s WKCR-FM. Marc’s music has been performed at Carnegie Hall\, Le Poisson Rouge\, the Stone\, the Tank\, and at the Smithsonian. As composer and lyricist\, Marc has worked with the New York Public Library\, New Dramatists\, Prospect Musical Theatre\, the Astoria Performing Arts Center\, Skylight Music Theatre (Milwaukee)\, the Brooklyn Children’s Theatre\, and Nautilus Theatre (MN). He has collaborated with playwrights Lyra Nan\, Gil Varod\, Barbara Hammond\, Mia Chung\, Adam North\, and Sam Wessels. Marc has a doctorate from the Manhattan School of Music and is a member of the Dramatist’s Guild\, the New Dramatists Composer-Librettist Studio and the BMI Advanced Musical Theatre Workshop. He is currently on the piano and composition faculty at Concordia Conservatory. www.marcchanmusic.com \nGunnar Sahlin\, Cellist \nAfter 3 years of study at the Academy of Music in Prague\, Gunnar joined the Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra in 1975. As a member of that orchestra\, Gunnar toured all over Europe and in the US\, playing with world-famous soloists and conductors. The orchestra appears at the annual Nobel Prize Ceremonies at the Stockholm Concert Hall. In 2002\, Gunnar became the Principal Cellist of Norwalk Symphony Orchestra. He has worked with many contemporary composers and premiered works by Alan Cohen\, Constance Walton\, Joe Russo\, Gwyneth Walker\, Marc Chan and Albert Markov. In 2003\, he became conductor of the Fairfield County Symphony Society\, which is an amateur string ensemble\, open to all\, and meets every Tuesday night in Norwalk. They often work with various professional soloists. Gunnar performs with his wife Suzanne as “Duetto Viello\,” playing old as well as new works written especially for them. In the summer of 2018\, they both went on tour in Japan with the Chamber Music Institute of Darien. Gunnar teaches at Project Music and Concordia Conservatory in Stamford\, CT. \nSuzanne Corey-Sahlin\, Violist \nSuzanne is Principal Violist of the Ridgefield Symphony and Norwalk Symphony\, where she has performed as soloist. She also performs with the Greenwich Symphony. Suzanne has studied with Albert Markov\, Jesse Levine\, Robert Glazer\, Steve Larson and two years with the Manhattan String Quartet at Music Mountain. She was part of a touring ensemble\, the Rondo Chamber Orchestra\, where she performed with Mr. Markov and his son Alex Markov in Carnegie Hall and along the East Coast. She was also a member of the Tourmaline String Quartet for 8 years. This quartet performed extensively throughout Fairfield County and New York areas with appearances at Vassar\, Marist\, Bard\, Marymount Fordham University\, where she was a faculty member\, St. Stephen’s Church and Keeler Tavern Museum in Ridgefield. For seven years she was the conductor of the String Ensemble of the Western CT Youth Orchestra. Suzanne is a member of the highly acclaimed Ridgefield Symphony Quartet. \nBenjamin Steinhardt\, Pianist \nBenjamin has appeared in recital and chamber performances at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall\, Merkin Hall\, and Greenwich Music House. His work as a musical director has been featured at Queens Theatre\, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival\, the New York Musical Theatre Festival\, Bravo Television\, and prominent New York cabaret venues including Birdland\, Studio 54\, and The Metropolitan Room. Benjamin completed his studies at the Manhattan School of Music\, The Boston Conservatory at Berklee\, and Mannes School of Music. He currently serves as Program Director of The Well-Balanced Pianist\, which offers wellness seminars for professional and amateur pianists\, founded by Dr. Teresa Dybvig. Benjamin is Treasurer of the Connecticut State Music Teachers Association\, and co-administrator of The Art of Piano Pedagogy\, Facebook’s largest professional community for piano teachers\, with more than 25\,000 members. www.benjaminsteinhardt.com \nAmerica: A Portrait in Sound – The Granite’s Fall 2026 Sunday Chamber Music Series
URL:https://thegranitechurch.org/event/each-melodious-measure/
LOCATION:The Granite Church\, 5 N. Main Street\, Redding\, CT\, 06896\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classical,Music
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