Westfield On Weekends (WOW) will open its fall edition of Up Close and Musical at the air-conditioned WOW Center, 105 Elm Street in Westfield’s new Downtown Cultural District on Friday, October 3 at 7 pm with its popular “From Beethoven to Broadway” format.
Produced by WOW in association with the “Music at Westfield” program of Westfield State University Music Department, Up Close and Musical will be presented throughout the season at the WOW Center; at the Catherine Dower Center for the Performing and Fine Arts at 715 Western Avenue; at Dever Stage in Parenzo Hall at 577 Western Avenue; and at other venues in the downtown area, including Hutghi’s at the Nook, 8 Franklin Street.
The eclectic program of performances always features a wide range of musical genres, performed by a variety of students, faculty and alumni of Westfield State, often accompanied on a Steinway grand piano.
For many concerts, Up Close programs will include time for Q & A when the performers are able to answer questions about their repertoire, musical processes, instruments and musical choices.
Up Close and Musical is produced with funding from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the Westfield Cultural Council, the Downtown Westfield Cultural District, the Queenin Family and individual donations.
As of September, here is the calendar of Up Close events:
From Beethoven to Broadway
7:00pm | The WOW Center
From Beethoven to Broadway
7:00pm | The WOW Center
Faculty Recital Series: Lecture Recital
Pianist Andrew Bonacci: works by Frederic Chopin, Florence Price, Nicolai Kapustin, Joan Tower, and more.
4:30pm | Dower Center, Room 134
A Broadway Musicale: Scenes and Songs from the American Musical
Directed by Dr. Susan Quigley-Duggan with Scott Bailey, piano
4:00pm | Dever Stage
Faculty Recital Series: Professors Kris Danielsen, trombone and Scott Bailey, piano
works by Pryor, Higdon, Besozzi, and Prokofiev
7:00pm | Dever Stage
Downtown Music Series: Jazz at the Nook
Music faculty and students bring down the house!
7:00pm | Hutgi’s at the Nook
8 Franklin Street, Westfield
The Westfield State University Wind Symphony
Dr. Karen LaVoie, conductor
3:30pm | Dever Stage
Jazz Night
Student ensembles under the direction of Drs. Dan Gabel and Edward Orgill
7:00pm | Catherine Dower Center Room 127
The Westfield State University Chorus
A tribute to Faculty Emeritus Dr. Theodore Charles Davidovich
Professor Amanda Johnson, conductor
7:00pm | Dever Stage
Jazz Night
Students under the direction of Dan Gabel and Edward Orgill
7:00pm | Catherine Dower Center Room 127
The Westfield State University Chorus
Fall Concert: A tribute to Faculty Emeritus Dr. Theodore Charles Davidovich
Professor Amanda Johnson, conductor
7:00pm | Dever Stage
An Evening of Music for Small Ensembles
Flute Ensemble and Saxophone Quartet
7:00pm | Dever Stage
Music Therapy Ensemble
Music Therapy students, under the direction of Scott Blanchard present a concert celebrating many decades and genres of popular music
7:00pm | Catherine Dower Center 127
Catherine Dower Recital Series: Departmental Recital
Student musicians perform classical, jazz, and contemporary repertoire
7:00pm | Catherine Dower Center room 13
Up Close and Musical is a program of Westfield on Weekends, inc., a 501(c)(3) volunteer nonprofit that seeks to increase the creative vitality of Westfield through accessible, affordable and educational programming that celebrates the diversity of life in Westfield.
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