2008-2009
Posted on Friday, November 07, 2008
Nov 12 - 16
Peter and Mary Alice present music teacher workshops (traditional dance, singing, storytelling, literature/music) at the National American Orff Schulwerk Association Conference in Charlotte, NC.
More information: http://www.charlotte08.org/
Sat, Sun, Nov 22, 23
Peter joins Mary Cay Brass, Kathy Leo and the Hallowell Chorus in leading a weekend conference/workshop on hospice singing in Brattleboro, VT.
Contact: Peter Amidon * peter AT amidonmusic.com * 802-257-1006
http://hallowell-singers.org/weekendworkshop.htm
Dec 11, 12
Peter is guest conductor/leader at the 2nd Annual North Adams MA Public School Choral Festival for students grades K-12.
Dec 19
Peter and Mary Alice lead dance workshops and a concert of storytelling singing and dance for 3rd graders at South Elementary School in Windsor Locks, CT.
Dec 24
Peter leads the singing at Guilford (VT) Community Church (UCC) 11 pm Christmas Eve Service. All singers invited to join the choir at our 9:30 pm rehearsal for the 11 pm service.
Wednesday Dec 31
The Amidons four: Peter, Mary Alice, Sam and Stefan join Nightingale: Keith Murphy, Becky Tracy and Jeremiah McLane, along with special guest Lissa Schneckenburger and MAYBE Corey DiMario, for an extravaganza of singing and dance music as the main event of Brattleboro's Last Night activities at the Baptist Church, Main Street Brattleboro.
Contact: Peter Amidon * peter AT amidonmusic.com * 802-257-1006
Coming in 2009
Our Hartt Summerterm session:
This will be our ninth year teaching this week-long 3-credit course in West Hartford, CT:
Rich Traditions and New Creations
Dance, Song, Storytelling and Literature in the Music Classroom
Monday through Friday, July 6 - 10, 2009.
The foundation of this class is the wealth of songs, dances, singing games, and folktales that spring from the Anglo American/African American oral traditions. We will sing and dance through a rich repertoire of old and new songs, dances and singing games that you can take back to the classroom, discuss how to make dance a successful, dynamic, ongoing experience for you and your students, and learn how to organize an evening of dancing for the school community as well as an all-school sing. The Amidons will share their discoveries of the power of connecting music and literature: telling stories, creating songs from poems, introducing songs with stories, creating a performance from a folktale, song writing, and bringing picture books alive with music. Limited to 24 participants
Hartt Summerterm courses will be listed I think around January, 2009.
Meanwhile you can go to: http://harttweb.hartford.edu/summer.php
or e-mail dehansen@hartford.edu for more information.
Adult Village Harmony
9 days: Fri - Sun Aug 7 - 16, 2009
in the beautiful Northeast Kingdom of Vermont
Mary Alice and I are very excited to be leading this with our son Stefan Amidon (who is currently on a UK/European tour with Northern Harmony) and Luke Hoffman. They are both wonderful young musicians in their mid-twenties, both Oberlin grads, both superb percussionists (between them they cleaned up most of the major Vermont All-State percussion awards for years) and equally inspired singers and singing leaders.
The summer 2009 Village Harmony camps are listed on their website:
http://www.villageharmony.org/
Friday - Sunday, Sept 18 - 20, 2009:
Star Guilford: Rethinking the Small Church Choir
A weekend of singing for church choir directors and singers looking to revitalize their music ministry for worship and end-of-life singing. Led by Peter Amidon, Tony Barrand and Andy Davis - the three co-choir directors of the Guilford (VT) Community Church, UCC.
http://www.amidonmusic.com/starguilford/
Peter and Mary Alice present music teacher workshops (traditional dance, singing, storytelling, literature/music) at the National American Orff Schulwerk Association Conference in Charlotte, NC.
More information: http://www.charlotte08.org/
Sat, Sun, Nov 22, 23
Peter joins Mary Cay Brass, Kathy Leo and the Hallowell Chorus in leading a weekend conference/workshop on hospice singing in Brattleboro, VT.
Contact: Peter Amidon * peter AT amidonmusic.com * 802-257-1006
http://hallowell-singers.org/weekendworkshop.htm
Dec 11, 12
Peter is guest conductor/leader at the 2nd Annual North Adams MA Public School Choral Festival for students grades K-12.
Dec 19
Peter and Mary Alice lead dance workshops and a concert of storytelling singing and dance for 3rd graders at South Elementary School in Windsor Locks, CT.
Dec 24
Peter leads the singing at Guilford (VT) Community Church (UCC) 11 pm Christmas Eve Service. All singers invited to join the choir at our 9:30 pm rehearsal for the 11 pm service.
Wednesday Dec 31
The Amidons four: Peter, Mary Alice, Sam and Stefan join Nightingale: Keith Murphy, Becky Tracy and Jeremiah McLane, along with special guest Lissa Schneckenburger and MAYBE Corey DiMario, for an extravaganza of singing and dance music as the main event of Brattleboro's Last Night activities at the Baptist Church, Main Street Brattleboro.
Contact: Peter Amidon * peter AT amidonmusic.com * 802-257-1006
Coming in 2009
Our Hartt Summerterm session:
This will be our ninth year teaching this week-long 3-credit course in West Hartford, CT:
Rich Traditions and New Creations
Dance, Song, Storytelling and Literature in the Music Classroom
Monday through Friday, July 6 - 10, 2009.
The foundation of this class is the wealth of songs, dances, singing games, and folktales that spring from the Anglo American/African American oral traditions. We will sing and dance through a rich repertoire of old and new songs, dances and singing games that you can take back to the classroom, discuss how to make dance a successful, dynamic, ongoing experience for you and your students, and learn how to organize an evening of dancing for the school community as well as an all-school sing. The Amidons will share their discoveries of the power of connecting music and literature: telling stories, creating songs from poems, introducing songs with stories, creating a performance from a folktale, song writing, and bringing picture books alive with music. Limited to 24 participants
Hartt Summerterm courses will be listed I think around January, 2009.
Meanwhile you can go to: http://harttweb.hartford.edu/summer.php
or e-mail dehansen@hartford.edu for more information.
Adult Village Harmony
9 days: Fri - Sun Aug 7 - 16, 2009
in the beautiful Northeast Kingdom of Vermont
Mary Alice and I are very excited to be leading this with our son Stefan Amidon (who is currently on a UK/European tour with Northern Harmony) and Luke Hoffman. They are both wonderful young musicians in their mid-twenties, both Oberlin grads, both superb percussionists (between them they cleaned up most of the major Vermont All-State percussion awards for years) and equally inspired singers and singing leaders.
The summer 2009 Village Harmony camps are listed on their website:
http://www.villageharmony.org/
Friday - Sunday, Sept 18 - 20, 2009:
Star Guilford: Rethinking the Small Church Choir
A weekend of singing for church choir directors and singers looking to revitalize their music ministry for worship and end-of-life singing. Led by Peter Amidon, Tony Barrand and Andy Davis - the three co-choir directors of the Guilford (VT) Community Church, UCC.
http://www.amidonmusic.com/starguilford/
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