creative music workshop concerts in woodstock ny area october 7 - 10

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World Class Musicians Invade Hudson Valley;

Four Concerts October 7-10 Offer Intimate Setting to Hear

MacArthur ‘Genius’ Vijay Iyer, Tony Malaby,

Peter Apfelbaum, Jason Hwang, Cyro Baptista and Many More

September 30, 2013 – Over a dozen world-class musicians, including just-named MacArthur “Genius” Fellow Vijay Iyer, are participating in four concerts Monday, October 7 through Thursday October 10 at the Full Moon Resort in Big Indian, NY. The musicians are taking part in the Creative Music Studio’s Fall Workshop and will offer concerts there each night at 8:00 pm, in the Roadhouse, an intimate setting to see artists who often play large concert halls. A donation of $20 to CMS will be required at the door.

A highly successful four-day workshop in May at the Full Moon Resort, featuring Oliver Lake, Dave Douglas, John Medeski, Don Byron and many more re-ignited CMS and its nonprofit parent, the Creative Music Foundation. Positive feedback from that workshop prompted CMS to offer another workshop during the height of autumn when the Catskill leaves are most colorful.

The CMS Fall Workshop concert line up is:

Monday, October 7: Bassist Mark Helias and his trio featuring reedist Tony Malaby and drummer Tom Rainey. They will be joined by CMF co-founders Karl Berger (vibes, piano) and singer/poet Ingrid Sertso, as well as Brazilian percussionist Cyro Baptista, reedist Peter Apfelbaum and singer Tom Buckner.

Tuesday, October 8: Trumpeter Kirk Knuffke, guitarist Kenny Wessel, flute/reedist Steve Gorn, drummer Harvey Sorgen, Mexican guitarist Omar Tamez, and bassist John Menegon join Peter Apfelbaum, Tom Buckner, Karl Berger and Ingrid Sertso.

Wednesday, October 9: Kirk Knuffke, Kenny Wessel, Harvey Sorgen, Omar Tamez, John Menegon, Karl Berger and Ingrid Sertso.

Thursday, October 10: Pianist/composer Vijay Iyer, violist Jason Hwang, Harvey Sorgen, Omar Tamez, John Menegon, Karl Berger and Ingrid Sertso.

The CMS 40^th Anniversary Workshop will feature four days of intensive workshops, master classes, concerts and informal jam sessions that inspire deep listening, personal expression, improvisation and musical exploration. Musicians of any instrument, including voice, are welcome as are non-musicians. Adults who played music earlier in their lives can benefit from this lifelong learning opportunity that offers participants a once-in-a-lifetime experience to learn from and play with music masters, and to simply spend time with them in an informal, personal setting.

The Creative Music Foundation, a 501C(3) nonprofit corporation, makes it possible to profoundly experience and express our deep connection with the transforming energies of music, our universal language. CMF programs focus on the common elements of all music, emphasizing keen awareness, personal expression, intensive listening and cross-cultural communication, and providing unique opportunities for musicians, students and listeners from different backgrounds and traditions to explore together, share, develop, and broaden their musical understanding and sensitivity. CMF pursues its mission through workshops, residencies, coaching, concerts, recordings and archival projects that engage both listeners and musicians in the USA and around the world.

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[T.D.]

Many thanks. I'm not far from the venue, and wouldn't have heard about it otherwise.