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• The Orpheus Workshop: Classical Indian Violin with Nistha Raj

  • When
    14 Jun 2021
  •  
    7:30 PM - 8:45 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Online via Zoom

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  The violin is a fantastically adaptable instrument, that has been integrated into many musical cultures around the world. In this class Nitha Raj -an accomplished fusion artist of eastern and western music- will teach you the various techniques expressed in North Indian Classical violin playing, as well as introduce you to the pedagogy of Indian music. 

  
  

  Skill Level:  Proficient Beginner - Intermediate

  Suggested Materials: Your violin tuned to A-D-A-D and some floor space (or couch) to sit comfortably 

  About the Artist: 2013-2014 Strathmore Artist in Residence, Nistha Raj has been regarded as “stunningly skilled in western and eastern classical music” by the Washington City Paper. Nistha is emerging as a fresh voice in creative and world music. Her self-released debut album, “Exit 1”, funded by the Sparkplug Foundation, has been described as “edgy, innovative, and clearly awe-inspiring…Indian fusion at its best” (Inside World Music).  A versatile musician, Nistha pursues new horizons by melding tradition with contemporary innovation - lending her talents to the Jazz trio The Fourth Stream, collaborations with National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) musicians, The Last Stand Quartet, Grammy nominated hip hop artist Christylez Bacon; and recording on rock band NRI’s album.  A distinguished performer and teacher in the Washington, DC community, Nistha has performed at the United Nations, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and the American Embassy in Bogota, Colombia. Nistha is a recipient of multiple grants from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, including the 2012 Artist Fellowship. More about Nistha at https://www.nistharaj.com/about

  
  

  Questions? Contact Amanda Muir at orpheus@fsgw.org

  General Information about The Orpheus Workshop Series

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• Schweinhaut Song Circle Online (Song Circles)

  • When
    16 Jun 2021
  •  
    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Online via Zoom

  The monthly Schweinhaut Song Circle provides a daytime opportunity to enjoy delightful songs, old or new, humorous or serious, timeless or topical.

  Everyone is welcome, regardless of age or experience. Come for informal group singing or just to listen. Free!

  While Montgomery County senior centers are closed, join us using Zoom with any Internet-connected device--computer, tablet, or smartphone--or you can join by dialing a phone number.

  The  Zoom link and phone number will be sent Wednesday morning to those who have attended the Schweinhaut Song Circle using Zoom and to others who register at https://forms.gle/jr4sR9tmu6VRMBdN8 by Tuesday, June 15.

  June 20 will be both the Summer Solstice and Father’s Day, so bring or request your favorite summer songs and songs about fathers! We'll go around the virtual room as many times as we can, giving everyone a chance to request a song (or just pass) during each round. 

  If you wish to request particular songs, it's helpful if you let us know in advance using the registration form linked above. 

  Wendy Lanxner will lead songs with guitar accompaniment until 2 p.m., after which any participant may lead any song, a cappella or self-accompanied. 

  If this will be your first use of Zoom, go to https://zoom.us, click on " Sign Up, It's Free " and follow the prompts (entering your email address when asked for "your work email"). Do this ahead of time so that you'll be all set to "join the meeting" when it's time to do so. Information about getting started with Zoom is at https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/categories/200101697.

  If you installed Zoom on your computer before June 8, go to https://zoom.us/download to download and install Version 5.6.7 of Zoom Client for Meetings before you want to join any Zoom session. For a smartphone or tablet, update the Zoom app from your App Store (iOS update may be delayed a few days) or equivalent source.

  Join us on June 16 via Zoom. Especially if you're just getting started with Zoom, please try to join the Zoom session 5 or 10 minutes before 1 p.m. so that we can help with any technical issues before the session begins.

  For more information see the Song Circles page.

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• Online ECD - Caller: Melissa Running

  • When
    16 Jun 2021
  •  
    8:00 PM - 10:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Online via Zoom

  Join us online for an evening of English Country Dancing.
  

  Our talented caller has put together a program of dances adapted for one or two dancers.

  We will be using Zoom video conference.  To get details on how to attend, visit the English Country Dance page

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  Each week we will be collecting contributions to the caller (turns out it is more work to prepare an evening of dances for people dancing solo, or in pairs, in their homes).  To contribute to this week's caller, please use the link below:

  Online ECD caller contribution

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• Concert (online): Hammered Dulcimers, East and West

  • When
    20 Jun 2021
  •  
    7:00 PM - 10:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    On-line

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  Doors open at 7:00, concert starts at 7:30
  

  Dong Xi (Chao Tian & Tom Teasley) and KA/PO (Karen Ashbrook & Paul Oorts) 

  Hammered Dulcimers, East and West

  Online • Sunday, June 20, 2021 • 7 pm • Concert starts at 7:30

  Enjoy old and new music from Chinese and European traditions of hammered dulcimer playing with two duos: Dong Xi andKA/PO in a free, online concert on Sunday, June 20 at 7 p.m.

  Dong Xi, features the combined talents of Chao Tian on Yang Qin, the Chinese hammered dulcimer, and percussion master, Tom Teasley. The duo’s name hints at the multicultural, multifaceted nature of the music: Dong Xi is Chinese for “feint to the East but attack in the West.”

  KA/PO is Karen Ashbrook and her husband Paul Oorts. Karen is a teacher, performer, music therapist and an international pioneer and advocate in the revival of the hammered dulcimer. Belgian-born Paul Oorts is a multi-instrumentalist who performs with harp guitar, 10-string cittern, mandolin, and musette accordion.

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  Register by clicking on the registration button, and we'll give you the Zoom link.

  Cost to register: free; Suggested donation: $20 per listener. (If you feel generous and can afford it, a higher amount will help support the performers.)

  Donate to performers (link will work correctly starting a week before the concert)

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  General information on the 2020/2021 Sunday evening concert series is on the Concerts page. 

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• Online ECD - Caller: Dan Gillespie with LIVE MUSIC (Steinberg/Chang)

  • When
    23 Jun 2021
  •  
    8:00 PM - 10:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Online via Zoom

  Join us online for an evening of English Country Dancing.

  Our talented caller has put together a program of dances adapted for one or two dancers. Tonight we have live music: Dan will be joined by Sophie Chang (cello) and Jeff Steinberg (fiddle). Accordingly, donations go to caller and musicians this evening.

  We will be using Zoom video conference.  To get details on how to attend, visit the English Country Dance page

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  Each week we will be collecting contributions to the caller--this week, for both caller and musicians.  To contribute to this week's crew, please use the link below:

  Online ECD caller contribution

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• FSGW Pride - Mo Brachfeld and Friends

  • When
    27 Jun 2021
  •  
    7:30 PM - 9:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Join us for a virtual concert with Mo Brachfeld and friends!

  There will be no caller but the music will all be danceable contra and waltz style tunes. Feel free to dance alone, pin your friends over zoom, or just hang out and listen.

  Facebook event link coming soon.

  Attendees are invited to donate to support these performers: Donate to performers

  
  

  General information about the Sunday Night Contra and Square Dance
  

  
  

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• Online ECD - Caller: Liz Donaldson

  • When
    30 Jun 2021
  •  
    8:00 PM - 10:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Online via Zoom

  Join us online for an evening of English Country Dancing.
  

  Our talented caller has put together a program of dances adapted for one or two dancers.

  We will be using Zoom video conference.  To get details on how to attend, visit the English Country Dance page

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  Each week we will be collecting contributions to the caller (turns out it is more work to prepare an evening of dances for people dancing solo, or in pairs, in their homes).  To contribute to this week's caller, please use the link below:

  Online ECD caller contribution

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• July Open Sing (Host Needed)

  • When
    02 Jul 2021
  •  
    7:30 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Online Via Zoom

  We need a volunteer to act as social host for June's Open Sing on Friday 7/2, 7:30PM

  
  

  As social host, you would:

  • Choose the topic
  • Get to go FIRST.
  • Keep the sing flowing

  
  

  There will be Tech Support gurus to handle the nerd stuff.

  
  

  If you wish to volunteer to be the social host contact:
  
  

  Vince Wilding

  Vince@VinceWilding.com
  FSGW Open Sing Coordinator

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• Schweinhaut Song Circle Online (Song Circles)

  • When
    21 Jul 2021
  •  
    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Online via Zoom

  The monthly Schweinhaut Song Circle provides a daytime opportunity to enjoy delightful songs, old or new, humorous or serious, timeless or topical. Free!

  Everyone is welcome, regardless of age or experience. Come for informal group singing or just to listen. If your kids or grandkids are available, bring ’em along!

  While Montgomery County senior centers are closed, join us using Zoom with any Internet-connected device--computer, tablet, or smartphone--or you can join by dialing a phone number.

  The  Zoom link and phone number will be sent Wednesday morning to those who have attended the Schweinhaut Song Circle using Zoom and to others who register at https://forms.gle/jr4sR9tmu6VRMBdN8 by Tuesday, July 20.

  July 4 will be Independence Day, so bring or request your favorite summer songs and other songs in any of the American traditions! We'll go around the virtual room as many times as we can, giving everyone a chance to request a song (or just pass) during each round. 

  If you wish to request particular songs, it's helpful if you let us know in advance using the registration form linked above. 

  Wendy Lanxner will lead songs with guitar accompaniment until 2 p.m., after which any participant may lead any song, a cappella or self-accompanied. 

  If this will be your first use of Zoom, go to https://zoom.us, click on " Sign Up, It's Free " and follow the prompts (entering your email address when asked for "your work email"). Do this ahead of time so that you'll be all set to "join the meeting" when it's time to do so. Information about getting started with Zoom is at https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/categories/200101697.

  If you installed Zoom on your computer before June 8, go to https://zoom.us/download to download and install Version 5.6.7 of Zoom Client for Meetings before you want to join any Zoom session. For a smartphone or tablet, update the Zoom app from your App Store (iOS update may be delayed a few days) or equivalent source.

  Join us on July 21 via Zoom. Especially if you're just getting started with Zoom, please try to join the Zoom session 5 or 10 minutes before 1 p.m. so that we can help with any technical issues before the session begins.

  For more information see the Song Circles page.

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• Schweinhaut Song Circle Online (Song Circles)

  • When
    18 Aug 2021
  •  
    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Online via Zoom

  The monthly Schweinhaut Song Circle provides a daytime opportunity to enjoy delightful songs, old or new, humorous or serious, timeless or topical. Free!

  Everyone is welcome, regardless of age or experience. Come for informal group singing or just to listen. If your kids or grandkids are available, bring ’em along!

  While Montgomery County senior centers are closed, join us using Zoom with any Internet-connected device--computer, tablet, or smartphone--or you can join by dialing a phone number.

  The Zoom link and phone number will be sent Wednesday morning to those who have attended the Schweinhaut Song Circle using Zoom and to others who register at https://forms.gle/jr4sR9tmu6VRMBdN8 by Tuesday, August 17.

  August is National Immunization Awareness Month, so bring or request your favorite pandemic parodies, summer songs or any other songs! We'll go around the virtual room as many times as we can, giving everyone a chance to request a song (or just pass) during each round. 

  If you wish to request particular songs, it's helpful if you let us know in advance using the registration form linked above. 

  Wendy Lanxner will lead songs with guitar accompaniment until 2 p.m., after which any participant may lead any song, a cappella or self-accompanied. 

  If this will be your first use of Zoom, go to https://zoom.us, click on " Sign Up, It's Free " and follow the prompts (entering your email address when asked for "your work email"). Do this ahead of time so that you'll be all set to "join the meeting" when it's time to do so. Information about getting started with Zoom is at https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/categories/200101697.

  If you installed Zoom on your computer before June 8, go to https://zoom.us/download to download and install Version 5.6.7 of Zoom Client for Meetings before you want to join any Zoom session. For a smartphone or tablet, update the Zoom app from your App Store (iOS update may be delayed a few days) or equivalent source.

  Join us on August 18 via Zoom. Especially if you're just getting started with Zoom, please try to join the Zoom session 5 or 10 minutes before 1 p.m. so that we can help with any technical issues before the session begins.

  For more information see the Song Circles page.

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• 2021 Virtual Getaway online

  • Start
    08 Oct 2021
  •  
    10:00 AM (EDT)
  • End
    11 Oct 2021
  •  
    8:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    online
  • Spaces left
    800

  The FSGW Getaway will be online again this year via Zoom from Friday, October 8 through Monday, October 11.

  Enjoy four days of singing circles, concerts, instructional workshops, and presentations.

  Admission to the Getaway will be free again this year!   A donation of $25 (or any amount) is suggested, but not required. Donations will support the FSGW Getaway scholarship fund and FSGW's programming.  Donate to Getaway

  Registration, which will be available by early summer, will allow you to attend all the sessions and to receive the final schedule with Zoom links and other information. Zoom has evolved a lot since we did this last year, and our tech skills have gotten better! 

  Details are on the Getaway page.

  
  

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