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The 2007-08 Revels Salon Series continues with

 

          

                                                        Hankus Netsky                     Chris Janney                         Ken Field

 

 

Hankus Netsky on The Musical Legacy of the Jewish Immigrants

January 18th at the Commanders Mansion in Watertown

 

Admission: $20 (includes wine & cheese reception at 7:30pm)

Tickets and Information: www.revels.org or 617-972-8300 ext. 22

 

 

Friday, January 18, 2008; 7:30pm – 9:30pm

Hankus Netsky presents

The Musical Legacy of the Jewish Immigrants

 

Join us for this informative and joyous musical exploration of Jewish culture.  Hankus Netsky, a multi-instrumentalist, composer and scholar, is an instructor in jazz and contemporary improvisation at the New England Conservatory in Boston, where he has taught for 23 years (serving ten years as chairman of Jazz Studies). He is founder and director of the internationally renowned Yiddish music ensemble Klezmer Conservatory Band and serves as research director of the Klezmer Conservatory Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to research in and perpetuation of Yiddish music.

What is The Revels Salon Series?

Future Revels Salons

 

Revels’ intimate Salons provide the opportunity to meet interesting, creative people and to have the privilege of hearing about how they combine their passion and work.  This year’s Salons are based in a variety of music genres including that of the Jewish immigrants, New Orleans’ Bourbon Street and Bulgarian folk songs; the creation and building of wondrous “one-man-band” instruments at home; and finally, creating bold architectural spaces that include playful “found music”.

 

The splendid 1865 Victorian Commander’s Mansion located at 440 Talcott Avenue near the Watertown Arsenal provides an “at-home” feel, and Revels provides the delicious drinks, desserts (from Finale!) and cheeses. The pre-Salon reception begins at 7:30pm with the presentation starting promptly at 8:00pm.  Free Parking is available on site.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday, February 15, 2008

Ken Field

Brass Bands, from Bourbon Street to Sesame Street

 

Ken Field is a saxophonist, flautist, percussionist, and composer of international acclaim. Since 1988 he has been a member of the internationally acclaimed electrified modern music ensemble Birdsongs of the Mesozoic, with whom he has recorded eight CDs and currently leads the Revolutionary Snake Ensemble, a New Orleans-inspired improvisational brass band. Year of the Snake, the group's debut release, was included on best-of-year lists from WNYC Radio, the Gambit Weekly (New Orleans), and Radio Popolare (Milan, Italy).  He also composed a number of pieces for the children's television program Sesame Street.  In September ’07 Ken played his sax for Revels at the 4th annual “RiverSing” fall celebration along the Charles River in Boston and Cambridge.

Join us for this fascinating evening of music and fun!

 

Friday, April 18, 2008

Christopher Janney 

A Life Combining Architecture and Music

Christopher Janney was trained as an architect at Princeton University and M.I.T in the 1970’s. Believing that there was more to creating a dynamic urban environment than erecting buildings, Chris developed his own multi-media studio, PhenomenArts, Inc. in 1980. He has created numerous permanent interactive sound/light installations, attempting, on the one hand, to make architecture more "spontaneous" (Harmonic Runway, Miami Airport; REACH:NY, 34th St. subway, New York) and, on the other hand, to make music more physical (HeartBeat:mb with S. Rudner, M. Baryshnikov).  His work has been profiled on CBS Sunday Morning, HGTV, Architectural Record, The New York Times and in a 30-minute award-winning documentary titled "Drum of Time."  A book on his work, titled “Architecture of the Air,” is scheduled for a September release with the inauguration of “Rainbow Cove Green and Red,” two nine-story elevator/stair towers at Logan Airport, Boston, MA.  A former student of Revels founder John Langstaff, Chris designed integral light and sound installations for the 1987 Christmas Revels at Sanders Theatre.

Details and Tickets for the 2007-2008 Revels Salon Series are available at www.revels.org