Westfield On Weekends (WOW) has announced its winter/spring edition of Up Close and Musical, which is celebrating its sixth season of programming in association with the “Music at Westfield” program of Westfield State University Music Department.
Up Close and Musical will be presented thru May at the WOW Center; at the Caterine Dower Center for 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.
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, the Sullivan Family (Lisa Sullivan of Coldwell Realty, former city official Richard K. Sullivan and Attorney Richard “Kick Sullivan III ), as well as individual donations.
With several new events yet to be announced, here is the Up Close calendar as it stands now.
Friday, January 30
Downtown Recital Series: Faculty Recital
Dr. Edward Orgill, saxophone; Prof. Christi Echols, Bass;
Prof. John Mason, guitar; Dr. Peter Coutsouridis, drums
7:00pm | Hutghi’s at the Nook
8 Franklin Street, Westfield
Friday, February 20
Downtown Recital Series: Faculty Quartet
Scott Bailey, piano; Prof. Christie Echols, bass;
Dr. Pete Coutsouridis, drums; and Prof. Elaine Saloio, flute
7:00pm | Westfield On Weekends
Creative Arts Center 105 Elm Street
Monday, February 23
Faculty Recital: Sonya Lawson String Quartet
Mozart Quartet K.421 and Dvorak “American” Quartet
4:30 pm | Room 127 Dower Center
Friday, March 20
Downtown Music Series: Up Close and Musical
Students and faculty present an evening
of live music and conversation in downtown Westfield
7:00pm | Westfield on Weekends Creative Arts Center
105 Elm Street, Westfield
Wed. March 25
Departmental Recital
Classical, jazz, and contemporary works featuring student performers
3:45pm | Catherine Dower Center 134
Friday, April 10
Degree Performance by Up Close and Musical favorite
MaryKate Quinlan, soprano
Scott Bailey, piano
7:00 PM | Dever Stage
Tuesday, April 14
The Westfield State University Wind Symphony
Spring Concert
Dr. Karen LaVoie, conductor
7:00pm | Catherine Dower Center 134
Friday, April 17
WSU Jazz Night
Student Combo and Jam
7:00pm | Hutghi’s at the Nook
8 Franklin Street, Westfield
Wednesday, April 22
Jazz Big Band
7:00pm | Studio 127 at the Catherine Dower Center
Thursday, April 23
The Westfield State University Chorus
Spring Concert
Professor Amanda Johnson, conductor
7:00pm | Dever Stage
Friday, May 1 Degree Performance by Up Close and Musical favorite
Braden Collins, percussion
7:00 PM | Dever Stage
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.
