FALL 2006
Composition
Masterclass at Wheaton College
Week of September 11-15,
2006
Wheaton College, Norton MA
Masterclass by Chris Eastburn for composition students at Wheaton
College
“Consent
to Gravity”
Friday, September 15th,
2006
Wheaton College, Norton, MA
A landmark collaborative work for modern
ballet,
string quartet and vocal quartet, inspired by and in celebration of the
life and work of Frederick Sommer. Commissioned by Island Moving
Co.
String Quartet QX
performing
http://www.QXstringquartet.org/
score by Chris Eastburn
"Variations in 4 Spaces for Many People"
Saturday, October 14th 8pm
Sunday, October 15th 7pm
Dance Complex Central Square, Cambridge, Ma
Musical direction for choreograher Daniel
McCusker
Featuring multi instrumental and vocal performances
by Roberto Cassan, Chris Eastburn, Celia Markey, Mark Simos,
Adrian Rigopulos & Michael Vitale.
Family Folk
Chorale with Bill Staines
Sunday, November 12, 2006
Venue TBA
Directed by Chris Eastburn, the Family Folk
Chorale performs the music of one of folk music's best songwriters Bill
Staines
www.acousticmusic.com/staines/
"There is no better writer of instantly memorable singalong choruses in
this genre of music!" -
The Boston Globe
St. Stephens Youth Choir
Sunday,
November 19th,
2006
St. Stephens, South
End, Boston
performance for the Episcopal Bishop of Massachusetts
www.ststephensbos.org
PAST PERFORMANCES
“Consent
to Gravity”
Saturday, June 4th,
2005
Getty Museum, Los Angeles
www.getty.edu
A landmark collaborative work for modern
ballet,
string quartet and vocal quartet, inspired by and in celebration of the
life and work of Frederick Sommer. Commissioned by Island Moving
Co.
Providence String Quartet performing
score by Chris Eastburn
"Ideas
and Thoughts Collide"
Friday, August 12th,
2005
Picton, Ontario,
CANADA
string quartet movement by Chris Eastburn from Consent to Gravity
performed by the faculty string quartet
at the Music at Port Milford Chamber Music Festival
chamber
music set from "Consent to Gravity"
Tuesday September
20th, 2005
Pace/MacGill
Gallery
57th Street, NYC
opening of exhibit celebrating Frederick Sommer's centenary.
Meg Hill String Quartet
Music: Chris Eastburn, Texts: Frederick Sommer
"Consent
to Gravity"
Thursday, October
6th, 2005
Providence
Performing Arts Center
Providence, RI
Providence String Quartet,
Music: Chris Eastburn
"Deep Community"
Sunday, November 20th, 2005
Regent Theatre, Arlington, MA
The Family Folk Chorale directed by Chris
Eastburn
with guest artists
Scott Alarik (Boston Globe Folk writer)
Robbie O'Connell (Clancy Bros.),
Gail Rundlet & Mark Simos
music from artists featured in Scott Alarik's book "Deep Community"
Chestnut Hill School Choir
Friday,
March 3rd, 2006
Hynes Convention Center, Boston
Chestnut
Hill School Choir directed by Chris Eastburn
featured at National Assoc. of Independent Schools Conference
Family Folk
Chorale
Saturday,
March 11, 2006
National Heritage
Museum,
Lexington, MA
If You Want to
Sing Out, Sing Out Concert
directed by Chris Eastburn
"Call
Across the Generations"
Monday
March 13, 2006
Jordan
Hall, Boston
Premiere
of piece commissioned
by PALS Childen's Chorus celebrating town of
Brookline's 300th anniversary .
Music: Chris Eastburn, Text: Margo Lockwood
“Consent to Gravity”
Friday and Saturday, March 17-18,
2006
Tower Auditorium at Mass. College of
Art,
Boston
A landmark collaborative work for modern
ballet,
string quartet and vocal quartet, inspired by and in celebration of the
life and work of Frederick Sommer.
Tower String Quartet
Music: Chris Eastburn
"Call
Across the Generations"
Sunday,
April 2, 2006
First
Church in Malden
PALS Children's Chorus
Music:
Chris
Eastburn, Text: Margo Lockwood
"God
Bless the Child 2006"
Sunday, May
21st, 2006
3pm Church of the Redeemer, Chestnut Hill, MA
Church of the Redeemer Youth Choirs
directed by
Chris Eastburn
along with PALS GirlChoir & AkaFellas
benefits Bridge Over Troubled Waters,
Inc.,
an agency that serves homeless, runaway and at-risk youth.
Family Folk
Chorale
Sunday, July 2, 2006
Faneuil Hall Auditorium
Directed by Chris Eastburn, the Family Folk
Chorale
joins Bill Meikle, Emmy-award winning living history actor, in a
celebration
of Ben Franklin’s 300th anniversary as part of Boston’s
Harborfest.
The chorale will sing traditional tunes from Franklin’s time as well as
Franklin originals.
