Holiday Line-up at Music Island

MUSIC ISLAND HOLIDAY CONCERT SCHEDULE
2009


THURSDAY DEC 10 @ 4:30 pm
DUO APPASSIONATO
THE FOUR SEASONS @ Virtually Speaking

The Duo began playing one concerto from Vivaldi's "Four Seasons", at the peak of each season during 2009, starting with "Winter" on New Years Day 2009. Now as the year draws to a close, suspense has grown throughout all of SL... we will finally be able to hear the full work in a series of concerts in all major SL classical venues during December.

SATURDAY DECEMBER 12 @ 12 PM SLT
Cindy Ecksol, traditional song, fiddle and autoharp
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Christmas roots music that will warm you to your soul. Cindy Ecksol has been making and teaching music with voice, autoharp, fiddle and a variety of other instruments for as long as she can remember. She is particularly interested in traditional music of many varieties, and her repertoire includes everything from Irish tunes and Israeli dance music played on autoharp to dark Appalachian fiddle tunes from the mountains of West Virginia. But her playful side can't resist amusing modern songs about real life, which somehow co-exist with folk songs from long ago. A concert set from Cindy is always a collection of eclectic surprises bound together by a common theme that suits the occasion.





SUNDAY DECEMBER 13 @ 8 am
JUST "DYING FOR CHRISTMAS"
Music Island
"Music or Die Flute" Ensemble
Students of Thom Dowd from the Fribourg Conservatory, Switzerland combine forces in a mighty flute ensemble whose name says it all. Another "Flutes on Fire" concert!

Sunday Dec 13 @ 12 pm
Mihangel Thespian, harp
The Angel's Harp
"Music Island, Sea Turtle Island




Golden tones of celtic and orchestral harp in the hands of a master of the instrument.

DECEMBER 15 TO 23 SOLSTICE FESTIVAL (Mainstage Concerts as below)

TUESDAY DECEMBER 15
LUDWIG'S Seasons (Photography Opening)
Cedar Island and Music Island
Photographer, Ludwig Veliz captures small perfect moments in nature. He has selected a very few photos for each of the Four Seasons in harmony with the Solstice festival.

SATURDAY DECEMBER 19 @ 12 PM SLT
Duo Appassionato
THE FOUR SEASONS
Music Island, Sea Turtle Island
The Duo began playing one concerto from Vivaldi's "Four Seasons", at the peak of each season during 2009, starting with "Winter" on New Years Day 2009. Now as the year draws to a close, suspense has grown throughout all of SL... we will finally be able to hear the full work in a series of concerts in all major SL classical venues during December

SUNDAY DECEMBER 20 @ 12 PM SLT
Naftali Torok, fiddle
SEASONS OF THE WORLD
Music Island, Sea Turtle Island
European folk traditions celebrating the seasons of earth.

also a POSSIBLE LIVE CONCERT by NAFTALI'S Balkan Folk group Dec. 29 (stay tuned)

MONDAY DECEMBER 21 @ 8 AM
Benito Flores, piano
IN THE SPIRIT OF THE SEASON
Music Island, Sea Turtle Island
Classical and devotional works from one of SL's most accomplished classical pianists.

TUESDAY DECEMBER 22 @ 6:30 PM
AldoManutio Abruzzo
SOLSTICE CELEBRATION
Music Island, Sea Turtle Island
Mysterious and magical preparations are afoot. Prepare to be inspired and surprised. New Age ambient music and multimedia art.

7:30 PM (post concert)SOLSTICE DRUM CIRCLE AND BONFIRE

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 23 @ 2 pm
Schumann Duo
Holiday at home with the Schumanns
Music Island, Sea Turtle Island
Seasonal oboe and piano program from the esteemed duo, who also host their own wonderful series at Amadora concert hall.

Peacefest Concerts @ Music Island July 31, Aug 1

FRIDAY JULY 31, 2009
10:00 am Naftali Torok
11:00 am Cindy Ecksol

SATURDAY AUGUST 1, 2009
12:00 pm SLT Benito Flores
2:00 pm SLT Enniv Zarf



For the second year in a row Music Island is delighted to host a number of concerts as part of SL Peacefest. With all the proceeds going to selected organizations working for global peace, this is a chance to feel good and do good at the same time.

On Friday the focus will be on world music with Naftali Torok's European folk fiddle at 10 am SLT, followed by Cindy Ecksol's American folk roots music at 11 am.


Saturday the mood turns classical with Italian pianist Benito Flores at 12 noon SLT and composer/pianist Enniv Zarf at 2 pm.

Check the Peace Fest blog for the full weekend schedule
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Naftali gets them up and dancing

Usually on Music Island, we sit, listen to the Music and maybe exchange a few thoughts, appreciative comments or q & a's by text during the concerts. Yesterday's rousing concert of European folk music was different. Holland based fiddler, Naftali Torok was hard to resist. Bavid led the way, first getting up and dancing and inviting others to join his HUD. Then kate got in the mix. By the end of the concert very few were left sitting in the stands.

It was a great touch that Naftali had brought along some slides of her RL band in performance and she "introduced" us to the all of the members of the band before the concert concluded.

Even the Lindens must have approved the event as the concert concluded with a notice of a rolling re-start.... conveniently timed for a few minutes AFTER the encore piece. Such luck rarely happens in SL. The gods of the grid were clearly with Naftali and the Music Island audience.

July 11 @ 1 pm Naftali Torok: Roots of European Music

July 11 @ 1 pm Naftali Torok Roots of European Music, is a complementary concert to the following weeks program. Composers drew on the inspiration of the gypsy fiddle, klezmer music and other folk traditions to inspire, enliven and paint the landscapes in their classical works. Experience the original sources of this rich musical literature

Gypsy Fire with Naftali Torok

Naftali Torok
Sunday May 31 @ 12 pm SLT (Pacific Time)
Music Island/Sea Turtle Island in Second Life,

Gypsy and European folk fiddle music played around the campfire inspired some of the greatest works of classical music and in turn the themes of classical music were embraced and interpreted by folk fiddlers of the day. Enjoy and learn about the European folk fiddle from one of today's masters of the instrument.