Two Upcoming Singing Workshops in Ashfield

Shalva Chemo
On Their First US Visit!

Friday, May 6th
At Ricki & Jamie’s place
292 Main Street, Ashfield, MA 01330

A FABULOUS TIME!
Singing Workshop 4 to 6 – $20.00
( Pot Luck Meal with Shalva Chemo 6 to 7 )
House Concert 7:30 – $15.00

Space is limited, Phone for Reservations ASAP!
413-628-4568 or send email to info@cheesemaking.com

Enjoy this amazing group in the intimate setting of our home, where the acoustics are great and the contact with the performers is personal!

Sponsored by Carl Linich, This is one of the finest traditional vocal groups from the Caucasus Republic of Georgia, Shalva Chemo consists of Tristan Sikharulidze, one of Georgia’s greatest surviving song masters and a recipient of the Georgian President’s Order of Merit award; Guri Sikharulidze, who is Tristan’s elder cousin and former first-voice soloist with the Elesa choir; and Merab Kalandadze, their fabulous bass.

Georgian music is famous for its complex polyphonic vocal singing, and there is no better illustration than Shalva Chemo. The three voices turn inward and outward, crossing and crashing in waves of alternating dissonance and reverberating unison.

Hear Shalva Chemo singing on this YouTube Video

THE STARRY MOUNTAIN SINGERS

Tuesday, May 17th
At Ricki & Jamie’s place
292 Main Street, Ashfield, MA 01330

The Starry Mountain Singers

ANOTHER FABULOUS TIME!
Workshop 4-6 – $15.00
(Pot Luck Meal with Starry Mountain 6 to 7)
Concert 7:30 – $15.00

Seating is Limited, Reservations are Required,
Please call 413-628-4568 or send email to info@cheesemaking.com

This musical program features traditional songs from the US, Bulgaria, Corsica & the former Soviet Republic of Georgia, as well as original compositions from the group’s members.

The American repertoire includes shape-note (a traditional New England style), gospel and haunting folk tunes from the Appalachians. The Georgian, Corsican & Bulgarian songs are a mixture of sacred & secular pieces demonstrating an incredible range of unique singing traditions. Each member contributes songs from his or her particular area of musical knowledge & expertise, resulting in a dynamic and eclectic program that will delight world-music fans and lovers of choral performance.

Music clips, photos, more: http://www.myspace.com/thestarrymountainsingers

The Starry Mountain Singers have all toured extensively with the Vermont-based, world-music ensembles Northern Harmony and Village Harmony, receiving an introduction to traditional songs and singing styles from around the world. In addition, members of our ensemble have worked with Meredith Monk and Revels Inc, have performed on NPR’s, A Prairie Home Companion and Mountain Stage, and three of our members perform in the Brooklyn-based country band, The Sweetback Sisters.

“… a spectacular concert by the Starry Mountain Singers a group comprised of nine young adults who have a rare musical alchemy. The roots go deep, the soaring flies high, the pleasure of communing musically is palpable and when their chords line up, which seems to be always, the air in the room seems to shift and rearrange. Imagine breathing that air. It’s got to be healing. THIS, I thought is what music does to ones cells and bones and spirit. GO! Marytha Pafrath – Libana