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Massaro Community Farm presents Paul Winter’s Adventures in SoundPlay
Paul’s premise is that music-making is the natural birthright of every person, and that all people have the ability to express themselves through sound. Absolutely no music training or “talent” is required for this affirmative and celebratory approach, yet it can be equally nourishing for beginners, amateurs and professionals.
Each person is asked to bring an instrument regardless of whether they can play it or not. If you can produce one sound on it you can take part. Anything from a kazoo to a contrabassoon is welcome: folk, world music, jazz instruments; all the orchestral instruments - brass, strings, woodwind, percussion. Absolutely any sound-making device under the sun, including your voice. The music-making is done collectively, usually in groups of 4. The experience is full of discovery, joy, humor and fun. There is no emphasis on soloing, or virtuosity, or performing. It is not a “master class” on how to play expertly in a particular tradition; rather it creates contexts in which our instincts for spontaneous expression can be awakened and nurtured, and participants receive clues on how to express themselves in authentic ways. Participants engage in a democratic process of responsiveness, the give-and-take of leadership and co-operation. Paul’s innovative and validating approach equips participants with experiences and tools they can employ in creating their own music, and leading their own bands.
Find out more »Paul Winter’s 37th Annual Winter Solstice Celebration, Dec. 15, 16 & 17, 2016
The seven-time Grammy-winning Paul Winter Consort will present their 37th Annual Winter Solstice Celebration at New York's Cathedral of St. John the Divine, in four concert performances December 15, 16, & 17, 2016. The ten-member Consort will be joined once again by the 25 dancers and drummers of the Forces of Nature Dance Theatre, with special guest Gary Brooker, founder, composer, and vocalist of the iconic band Procol Harum.
Find out more »Paul Winter’s 37th Annual Winter Solstice Celebration, Dec. 15, 16 & 17, 2016
Paul Winter’s Winter Solstice celebrates the spirit of the holidays within the extraordinary acoustics of New York’s greatest Cathedral. A dazzling extravaganza of music and dance, these performances offer a contemporary take on ancient solstice rituals, when people gathered together on the longest night of the year to welcome the return of the sun and the birth of the new year. The event has become New York’s favorite holiday alternative to the Nutcracker and Radio City’s Christmas Spectacular. PAUL…
Find out more »Paul Winter’s 37th Annual Winter Solstice Celebration, Dec. 15, 16, & 17, 2016
The seven-time Grammy-winning Paul Winter Consort will present their 37th Annual Winter Solstice Celebration at New York's Cathedral of St. John the Divine, in four concert performances December 15, 16, & 17, 2016. The ten-member Consort will be joined once again by the 25 dancers and drummers of the Forces of Nature Dance Theatre, with special guest Gary Brooker, founder, composer, and vocalist of the iconic band Procol Harum.
Find out more »Paul Winter’s 37th Annual Winter Solstice Celebration, Dec. 15 16, 17, 2016
The seven-time Grammy-winning Paul Winter Consort will present their 37th Annual Winter Solstice Celebration at New York's Cathedral of St. John the Divine, in four concert performances December 15, 16, & 17, 2016. The ten-member Consort will be joined once again by the 25 dancers and drummers of the Forces of Nature Dance Theatre, with special guest Gary Brooker, founder, composer, and vocalist of the iconic band Procol Harum.
Find out more »Paul Winter Consort: A Massaro Centennial Celebration, Ansonia CT, February 26, 2017
Paul Winter and his Consort, with vocalist Theresa Thomason, will be performing a special benefit concert culminating Massaro Community Farm’s celebration of 100 years of farming in the community.
Find out more »Adventures in Sound Play, Rowe, MA, June 2 – 4, 2017
Whether you’ve been told you “can’t carry a tune in a paper bag” or you’re a trained musician who yearns to play freely without direction from a printed page, Sound-Play is for you!
Find out more »Paul Winter’s 22nd Annual Summer Solstice Celebration, New York City, June 17, 2017
Summer Solstice is one of the great turning points of the year, when the sun is at its peak and the days abound with the promise of life’s fullness. This sunrise celebration is intended to offer an experience of this resonance, in the mystical ambience of these early morning hours, through a deep listening journey within the awesome space of this largest cathedral in the world.
Find out more »“In Celebration of the Earth”
Wednesday, June 28, 2017 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.) $25 per person Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street A journey through Paul Winter’s world of “living music,” the concert will feature his soprano sax with the voices of Wolf, Whale, Bull Elk, Whooping Crane, Woodthrush, and other members of what Winter calls “the greater symphony of the Earth.” The concert will be interwoven with stories of Winter’s adventures making music in the wilderness. His playing, and…
Find out more »“MY BRAZIL” AT THE JAZZ FORUM, TARRYTOWN, NY JULY 14
Brazil and the various genres of music from this vast country have greatly influenced Paul Winter’s musical journey. The performance, "My Brazil," will embrace the gamut of his favorite Brazilian music, including songs by Carlos Lyra, Edu Lobo, and Antonio Carlos Jobim; Afro-samba music of Bahia, in Brazil's northeast; carnival songs from Rio; and music of Brazil's great composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. Purchase tickets. Performers include percussionist Rogerio Boccato, from Sao Paulo; bassist Nilson Matta, of Rio de Janeiro (Nilson was…
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