Presented by the MIFA Education Program in collaboration with Enchanted Circle Theatre and Stephen Burrell
Date: September 16, 2015
Time: 3 -5PM
Venue: Holyoke Senior Center
Tickets: Special School Performance, contact MIFA to attend.
Jazz great Archie Shepp will speak with music students from Holyoke High School & Springfield Conservatory of the Arts. Shepp will talk about his unique history as a composer and performer. Enchanted Circle Theater & Stephen Burrell created a study program and workshop to familiarize students with Shepp’s work and the history behind it, in advance of the conversation.
Workshop 1: September 11, 2015, 12-1PM, Springfield Conservatory of the Arts, Gymnasium.
Workshop 2: September 15, 2015, 12-1PM, Holyoke High School, Band Room.
“Conversation with a Living Legend” is part of a three-day celebration of the music of jazz composer and performer Archie Shepp.
Celebration Schedule:
Thursday, September 17, 2015
Interview with Archie Shepp by Professor Jason Robinson
Buckley Recital Hall, Amherst College
5 – 6PM
Free and open to the public
Contact: Alisa Pearson, Manager of Concert Programming, Production and Publicity
413-542-2195
Friday, September 18th
Concert: Archie Shepp with Dar Gnawa of Tangier
Music at Amherst Parallels Series 2015
8:00PM
Buckley Recital Hall, Amherst College
General public tickets: $18, Senior Citizens (65+) & Amherst College Employees: $12,
Students, with valid ID: $10.
Box office at (413) 542-2195 or email concerts@amherst.edu
Made Possible by:
MassHumanities
Springfield Cultural Council
Friends of MIFA Victory Theatre
Massachusetts Cultural Council
Irene E. & George A. Davis Foundation
Theodore H. Feder Fund for French Culture