Explorers Concert, a Celebration of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue

Explorers Concert, a Celebration of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue

What’s the difference between classical music and jazz? Come explore with us! Free and Open to the Community. Make your reservation!

By North Country Chamber Players

Date and time

Saturday, June 1 · 4 - 5pm EDT

Location

Boys & Girls Club of America

2572 U.S. 302 Lisbon, NH 03585

About this event

  • 1 hour

Because of the gracious support of New England Wire Technologies, as well as Kate and Tim Vaughan, the Explorers Concert is a free event and open to the community. The performance will be held at the Boys & Girls Club of the North Country, Lisbon, NH.


Seating is limited so reserve your seats.

What is classical music? What is jazz? What happens when you mix the two together? What is a concerto? What is a song? Who was George Gershwin? Why is he considered the most popular American composer in the whole World? To find out the answers to these questions, and more, come celebrate the 100th anniversary of Gershwin’s amazing Rhapsody in Blue with the North Country Chamber Players at their 2024 Explorers Concert.


*SPECIAL INVITATION* to Children and their families.

All ages are welcome as we explore together.

Our featured soloist for the Explorers concert will be pianist, EJ Hwang. In addition to being an outstanding jazz pianist, she is also a successful composer, teacher and lecturer. She will be joined by nine musicians for this magnificent performance.

Organized by

North Country Chamber Players

The North Country Chamber Players have been impacting the North Country of New Hampshire for over forty-five years. The Players present world class chamber music concerts, on a Pay-What-You-Wish basis, and many free education and outreach programs for children and adults of every demographic at schools, community centers, summer camps, libraries, and local businesses throughout the North Country.  As ambassadors for the arts, representing New Hampshire, the Chamber Players performed in a national tribute to the great Brazilian composer Hector Villa Lobos at New York City’s Merkin Concert Hall, presented a nine-concert series, “An American Chamber Music Retrospective,” under the auspices of the MacDowell Colony’s Centennial Anniversary celebration, and have been the subject of feature articles in the New York Times, the Boston Globe and Ski Magazine.