BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Find Local//findlocal.community//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/New_York
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:19700308T020000
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:19701101T020000
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:50f9bc39-dcb8-40c4-88fc-21e0db7d41d8@findlocal.community
DTSTAMP:20261026T070332Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261107T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261107T220000
SUMMARY:Palaver Strings
DESCRIPTION:"As dynamic young performers... the Palaver players know how 
 to command a stage on their own terms." - Jeremy Eichler\, The Boston Gl
 obe PRICE\, FLORENCE (1897-1953) | Adoration (arr. String Orchestra by E
 laine Fine) SHEKHAR\, NINA (b. 1995) | Above the Fray KOUYOUMDJIAN\, MAR
 Y (b. 1983) | Tagh [Diary} of an Immigrant ST. CHARLES IRIS LLYLLYTH\, X
 ENIA (b. 2000) | Canary Resuscitator FARAN\, TEAGAN (b. 1996) | Fíjate G
 rammy-nominated\, Portland\, Maine-based Palaver Strings has made its ma
 rk as one of New England's most innovative chamber ensembles. Guided by 
 a passion for engaging new audiences\, addressing social justice issues\
 , and amplifying underrepresented voices\, Palaver is celebrated for the
 ir collaborative artistic programming and dynamic performances\, as well
  their deep commitment to accessible education through the Palaver Music
  Center. Founded in 2014\, the ensemble’s Co-Artistic Directors curate a
 rtistic programming collaboratively and democratically\, rotating projec
 t direction and musical leadership. Each year Palaver presents a full co
 ncert season featuring diverse programming and world-renown collaborator
 s\, and offers music instruction to hundreds of students through the Pal
 aver Music Center. I Believed in Magic addresses themes of gender\, powe
 r\, fear\, and desire through the reimagination of classic favorites thr
 ough an evening of bedtime stories. The program features works by compos
 ers such as Florence Price and Mary Kouyoumdjian\, set as a musical scor
 e to retold fables throughout the evening. Fijate\, a world premiere by 
 Palaver’s own Teagan Faran\, is a response to Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantas
 tique\, retold from the perspective of the pursued woman. It draws on th
 emes from the original Berlioz a well as Faran’s deep knowledge of tango
  idioms\, relating them to Paris’s role in globalizing and exoticizing t
 angoian tastes during Berlioz’s time. Palaver also shares Nina Shekhar’s
  Above the Fray\, which takes Bach’s famous prelude from Cello Suite No.
  1 through transformations\, degradations\, and reshapings. Another prem
 iere\, Xenia St. Charles Iris Llyllyth’s Canary Resucitator\, continues 
 the theme through ambient choral-like references to snippets of Mozart. 
 The title refers to the use of canaries in coal mines to warn of gas lea
 ks as a metaphor for the US trans population\, especially around issues 
 of healthcare and wellness. This piece is intended both as a response to
  and a respite from the political turmoil surrounding trans rights. Read
  more Palaver’s recent and upcoming engagements include appearances at T
 anglewood\, Carnegie Hall\, Newport Classical\, National Sawdust\, and t
 he Kennedy Center\, as well as residencies at Rockport Music\, Longy Sch
 ool of Music\, and Boston Center for the Arts. The ensemble has collabor
 ated with artists such as Kinan Azmeh and Attacca Quartet\, and commissi
 oned works from Errollyn Wallen\, Kareem Roustom\, and Sato Matsui. Pala
 ver’s latest release A Change is Gonna Come (Azica Records\, 2024) featu
 res Nicholas Phan and Farayi Malek on reimagined American protest songs.
  The Grammy-nominated album was praised for its “fresh\, galvanizing sou
 nd” (Bay Area Reporter) and named one of Gramophone’s favorite classical
  recordings of the year. Equally committed to education\, Palaver launch
 ed the Palaver Music Center (PMC) in 2019. PMC programs offer pathways t
 o musical development from birth through adulthood\, including Early Chi
 ldhood Music classes and string instrument lessons taught by Palaver mus
 icians. Our programs seek to address inequities in access to music educa
 tion\, serving Portland families of diverse backgrounds. 60% of our stud
 ents qualify for low-income subsidies\, and 55% are first-generation imm
 igrants\, primarily from Angola\, Congo\, Burundi\, and Rwanda. PMC\, lo
 cated in the Bayside neighborhood where many of our students live\, serv
 es as a central community hub for classes\, lessons\, and rehearsals. Pa
 laver musicians also offer high school and college-level educational pro
 gramming\, including workshops\, masterclasses\, and a graduate course o
 n Music and Community Engagement at Longy School of Music. In this exper
 iential class\, Palaver members guide students through the process of cr
 eating a real-life community music project.\n\nTickets: https://ci.ovati
 ontix.com/36622/performance/11841534\n\nhttps://findlocal.community/even
 t/50f9bc39-dcb8-40c4-88fc-21e0db7d41d8
LOCATION:Groton Hill Music Center\, 122 Old Ayer Rd\, Groton\, MA 01450
URL:https://findlocal.community/event/50f9bc39-dcb8-40c4-88fc-21e0db7d41d
 8
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SEQUENCE:0
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR