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New Pond Farm, West Redding CT, September 12
New Pond Farm is celebrating its 30th year as an environmental education center with a small working farm. Its mission is to connect people with the land that enriches and sustains us all. The beautiful 102-acre property, in West Redding, CT, was once the home of its founder, actress Carmen Mathews. In the early 1970s, Paul Winter lived in the cottage on the farm. He, Carmen, and co-founder Sally Trippe were fast friends. Paul gave a benefit concert as the Foundation was being formed, and is now returning…
Find out more »Paul Winter Consort, Middletown CT, October 23
Saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and seven-time Grammy winner Paul Winter has a body
of work that chronicles his wide-ranging experiences in the musical traditions and natural environments of the Earth. The Paul Winter Consort mixes elements of jazz, classical and world music, along with the sounds of animals and nature. Their unique musical style is often called “Earth Music.”
Paul Winter’s 36th Annual Winter Solstice Celebration, Thursday December 17, 2015
A Holiday Celebration on a Spectacular Scale Winter Solstice is our contemporary take on ancient solstice rituals, when people came together during the longest night of the year to celebrate the turning point in the Earth’s journey around the sun, and the birth of a new year. Now in its 36th year, this cross-cultural performance within the awe-inspiring space of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine has become one of New York’s favorite holiday events. “An immersive, multimedia extravaganza,…
Find out more »Paul Winter’s 36th Annual Winter Solstice Celebration, Friday December 18, 2015
A Holiday Celebration on a Spectacular Scale Winter Solstice is our contemporary take on ancient solstice rituals, when people came together during the longest night of the year to celebrate the turning point in the Earth’s journey around the sun, and the birth of a new year. Now in its 36th year, this cross-cultural performance within the awe-inspiring space of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine has become one of New York’s favorite holiday events. “An immersive, multimedia extravaganza,…
Find out more »Paul Winter’s 36th Annual Winter Solstice Celebration, Saturday December 19, 2015, 2pm
A Holiday Celebration on a Spectacular Scale Winter Solstice is our contemporary take on ancient solstice rituals, when people came together during the longest night of the year to celebrate the turning point in the Earth’s journey around the sun, and the birth of a new year. Now in its 36th year, this cross-cultural performance within the awe-inspiring space of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine has become one of New York’s favorite holiday events. “An immersive, multimedia extravaganza,…
Find out more »Paul Winter’s 36th Annual Winter Solstice Celebration, Saturday December 19, 2015, 7.30pm
A Holiday Celebration on a Spectacular Scale Winter Solstice is our contemporary take on ancient solstice rituals, when people came together during the longest night of the year to celebrate the turning point in the Earth’s journey around the sun, and the birth of a new year. Now in its 36th year, this cross-cultural performance within the awe-inspiring space of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine has become one of New York’s favorite holiday events. “An immersive, multimedia extravaganza,…
Find out more »The Paul Winter Consort, April 10, Chester, CT
Music and More is an eclectic music and cultural performance series hosted by CBSRZ that is now entering its 8th year of offering widely acclaimed programming to the public.Featuring the Paul Winter Consort with vocalist Theresa Thomason.
Find out more »Paul Winter’s 21st Annual Summer Solstice Celebration, June 18, 2016
On Saturday morning, June 18th, at 4:30am, Paul Winter presents his 21st annual Summer Solstice Celebration at New York’s Cathedral of St. John the Divine . The performance features Eugene Friesen, cello; Paul McCandless, English horn and oboe; Jeff Holmes, piano; Ray Nagem, pipe organ; Paul Winter on soprano sax; and multiple percussionists. This event is our musical welcome to the summer. Summer Solstice is one of the great turning points of the year, when the sun is at its peak and the days abound with…
Find out more »August 31st, Nantucket, MA: “Whales Alive: The Music of Whales” Concert,
The Nantucket Historical Association (NHA) is pleased to welcome special guests Paul Winter and Dr. Roger Payne for a concert on Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at 7 P.M. at the Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street. Paul Winter is a saxophonist and composer, and seven-time Grammy winner. Dr. Roger Payne is the biologist famous for the discovery of humpback whale songs in the 1960s, and an environmentalist who has played a major role in the worldwide campaign to end commercial whaling.…
Find out more »St. Francis Day/Earth Mass, Sunday October 2, 2016
Paul Winter’s joyous, rhythmic, contemporary EARTH MASS, performed by the Paul Winter Consort, features the voices of wolf, whale and loon, a massed choir of hundreds of voices, gospel singer Theresa Thomason, and a dance performance by Forces of Nature, all in celebration of the beauty of the animal kingdom. Some 5,000 people flock to the Cathedral for this event, accompanied by their pets of all kinds and sizes. The service concludes with the Procession of the Animals, a silent parade…
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