As Time Goes By: The American Songbook, with Jazimina MacNeil Pianist Gordon Peery and singer Jazimina MacNeil team up for a dynamic concert of songs from the American Songbook, including classics from Cole Porter, George and Ira Gershwin, Richard Rogers, as well as songs from the Civil War and folk songs indigenous to New Hampshire. Gordon is a composer, arranger, workshop leader, and musical project organizer but is best known for his piano accompaniment to fiddle music for contra dances and…

All rides assemble and depart from The Old Meeting House in Francestown at 1 New Boston Road. The Bike Ride is sponsored by and benefits the preservation of the Old Meeting House of Francestown.

Matt Savage is a 28 year old accomplished jazz pianist and composer who grew up in Francestown, NH. Diagnosed as a prodigious savant at an early age, Matt taught himself to read music as a child. He has played with some of the biggest names in jazz since first labeled a “jazz prodigy” at age 8 – the same year he met and played piano for Dave Brubeck. Matt has had an 18-year professional career as a jazz musician, leader and…

The Francestown Elementary School successfully launched the Community Connections Project in January 2020. Students were split into groups of 6 to 8. They will be performing collaborative project-based learning experiences to answer real-world questions facing many of our community organizations. The groups were introduced to their community experts and to the topic they will be investigating over the next 16 weeks.  All students will get the opportunity to go off school for site visits throughout the rest of the year.…

Called one of the most talented duos to take the stage in New York City, “The Whispering Tree”includes singer/songwriter Eleanor Kleinerand multi-instrumentalist Elie Brangbour.Together this Franco-American duo craft richly immersive folk-rock music brimming with evocative lyrics, nature imagery and perspectives from travel. They combine haunting vocals with a panoramic musicality that encompasses traditional folk, indie rock, classic rock, and 1960s pop and rock n’ roll. Eleanor and Elie met at music school in London.  At the time, Eleanor was a…

A believer in music as a vehicle for social change, cellist Jacob MacKay is involved with diverse teaching and performance projects that bring classical music to new audiences, highlight cultural challenges in our society, and spotlight underrepresented communities.  In 2016, he graduated Summa Cum Laude from Brandeis University with degrees in Environmental Studies and Cello Performance.  He received a master’s degree in 2019 from Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, having studied with Norman Fischer.  Jacob  is the Resident Cellist and…

Electric Earth Concerts presents Duke University’s renowned Ciompi Quartet for a program of French romantic masterworks by Gabriel Fauré, Camille Saint-Saëns, and the neglected—but brilliant—Marie Jaëll, who was greatly admired by both of the male composers on the program.