The Roots of American Music
Curated by acclaimed violinist, fiddler, and raconteur Paul Woodiel and performing artist and teaching musician Craig Edwards, a specialist in American roots music and traditional instruments.
In celebration of America250, the Sherman Chamber Ensemble presents Monticello’s Two Worlds, a unique concert experience exploring how two distinct musical cultures — one grounded in European refinement, the other forged through resilience and survival — converged to create the foundations of American classical, folk, blues, jazz, gospel, and popular music.
Saturday Performance to Feature Anastacia McCleskey
Vocalist Anastacia McCleskey, a celebrated Broadway veteran with credits spanning some of the most acclaimed stage productions, including Suffs, Waitress, The Book of Mormon, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, HAIR and Tarzan performs on Saturday evening..
She is a powerhouse vocalist and dynamic performer, who has also appeared in acclaimed regional, Off-Broadway, and West End productions, while building an impressive television résumé with appearances on The Good Fight, New Amsterdam, Madam Secretary, and Daredevil.
UPCOMING CONCERTS
CLASSICAL CLASSICS
Friday, July 10 , 7:30 pm
Merryall Center, New Milford, CT
Haydn, Mozart, Antes, Beethoven
Doori Na and Jane Chung (violin), Susan Rotholz
(flute), David Creswell (viola), Eliot Bailen (cello).
TWILIGHT REFLECTIONS
Friday, August 14, 7:30 pm
Merryall Center, New Milford, CT
Saturday, August 15, 5:30 pm
Chesterwood, Stockbridge, MA
Beach, Barber, Respighi, Schubert
Mezzo-soprano Sandra Piques Eddy, Susan
Rotholz (flute), Victoria Lewis (violin), Jane Chung
(violin), Richard Wolfe (viola), Eliot Bailen (cello).
AMERICAN GENIUS
Immigrant Composers
Friday, September 4, 7:30 pm
St. Andrew's Church, Kent, CT
Saturday, September 5, 7:30 pm
St. John's Church New Milford, CT
Bernstein, Stravinsky, Bartók, Dohnanyi
Alan Kay (clarinet), Susan Rotholz (flute),
Eric Reed (French horn), Michael Roth
(violin), Sarah Adams (viola), Eliot Bailen
(cello), Margaret Kampmeier, piano.
Not Your Typical Chamber Ensemble.
From Beethoven to Bluegrass, from Rhapsody in Blue to up-and-coming composers – for over four decades, Artistic Director Eliot Bailen’s creative vision has engaged and inspired audiences throughout the region and close to your home.
Showcasing Broadway luminaries like singer Liz Callaway, our roster of extraordinary musicians and next generation stars like violinist Doori Na and saxophonist Eddie Barbash is what we all look forward to each season.
Our musicians – not only make beautiful music – but consistently deliver on their mission to perform a diverse range of music with an approach that is intimate, including free concerts for children, families and seniors, as well as enrichment programs created for kids in our local school systems.