Past Events
2024
Sep 1 Corvallis OR: Our monthly Hobbit House Session (in-person & live-streamed CB-style teaching session), 11-1 Pacific.
Aug 4 Corvallis OR: Our monthly Hobbit House Session (in-person & live-streamed CB-style teaching session), 11-1 Pacific.
Jul 27 Corvallis OR: Us & Them (live set), Corvallis Celtic Festival, Central Park Main Stage, 650 NW Monroe St, 5-6pm, free.
Jul 27 Corvallis OR: Cape Breton Fiddle Workshop, Corvallis Celtic Festival, at First Presbyterian Church, 114 SW 8th St, 2:30-3:30, free.
Jul 7 Corvallis OR: Our monthly Hobbit House Session (in-person & live-streamed CB-style teaching session), 11-1 Pacific.
Jun 9 Corvallis OR: Our monthly Hobbit House Session (in-person & live-streamed CB-style teaching session), 11-1 Pacific.
Jun 2 Indianapolis IN: Multiple Voices for One, (program info at the MVO page). This is a “pre-festival” concert for the Indianapolis Early Music Festival, Indiana History Center, 450 West Ohio St, 3pm, free admission.
May 22 Glasgow Scotland: Summer Any Day Now program (duo with David McGuinness-harpsichord & fortepiano), University of Glasgow, University Concert Hall, 7:30pm, free admission.
May 17 Armadale Sleat, Isle of Skye, Scotland: Tunes for Fiddle & Cello (concert with Alison McGillivary and Maria Blair). The Stables at Armadale Castle, 7pm, admission by donation (in support of Fàs Mòr).
May 11 Abbaye de Valsery, Cœuvres-et-Valsery, France: Aer de Baroque debut performance, with Sara Greenberg (aerial silks, acrobatics, and dance). Les Empires de La Lune, 8pm, free admission (donations gratefully accepted).
Mar 17 Corvallis OR: St Paddy’s Day live music in pub, The DaM Duo with Maria Blair, Skye High Brewery & Pub, 160 NW Jackson Ave, 5-8pm.
Mar 10 Corvallis OR: Our monthly Hobbit House Session (in-person & live-streamed CB-style teaching session), 11-1 Pacific.
Mar 3 Freeland, Whidbey Island WA: Telemann Paris Quartet program. Jeff Cohan (baroque flute), David Greenberg (baroque violin), Susie Napper (viola da gamba), and Elisabeth Wright (harpsichord). Whidbey Island Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 20103 State Route 525 in Freeland on Whidbey Island. 7:30pm, free-will offering.
Mar 2 Port Townsend WA: Telemann Paris Quartet program. Jeff Cohan (baroque flute), David Greenberg (baroque violin), Susie Napper (viola da gamba), and Elisabeth Wright (harpsichord). St Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1020 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend, 360-385-0770. 2:00pm, free-will offering.
Mar 1 Bellingham WA: Telemann Paris Quartet program. Jeff Cohan (baroque flute), David Greenberg (baroque violin), Susie Napper (viola da gamba), and Elisabeth Wright (harpsichord). First Presbyterian Church, 1031 North Garden Street. 7:00pm, free-will offering.
Feb 29 Seattle WA: Telemann Paris Quartet program. Jeff Cohan (baroque flute), David Greenberg (baroque violin), Susie Napper (viola da gamba), and Elisabeth Wright (harpsichord). Faith Lutheran Church, 8208 - 18th Avenue NE, 206-523-9636. 7:30pm, free-will offering.
Feb 28 Orcas Island WA: Telemann Paris Quartet program. Jeff Cohan (baroque flute), David Greenberg (baroque violin), Susie Napper (viola da gamba), and Elisabeth Wright (harpsichord). Orcas Adventist Fellowship Church, 107 Enchanted Forest Road, Eastsound, 360-376-6683. 5:00pm, free-will offering.
Feb 27 Vancouver BC: Telemann Paris Quartet program. Jeff Cohan (baroque flute), David Greenberg (baroque violin), Susie Napper (viola da gamba), and Elisabeth Wright (harpsichord). St Mary’s Kerrisdale, 2490 West 37th Avenue, Vancouver BC. 7:00pm, free-will offering.
Feb 26 Tacoma WA: Telemann Paris Quartet program. Jeff Cohan (baroque flute), David Greenberg (baroque violin), Susie Napper (viola da gamba), and Elisabeth Wright (harpsichord). St Luke’s Memorial Episcopal Church, 3615 North Gove Street. 7:00pm, free-will offering.
Feb 25 Friday Harbor, San Juan Island WA: Telemann Paris Quartet program. Jeff Cohan (baroque flute), David Greenberg (baroque violin), Susie Napper (viola da gamba), and Elisabeth Wright (harpsichord). Brickworks, 150 Nichols Street in Friday Harbor. 2:00pm, free-will offering.
Feb 24 Lopez Island WA: Telemann Paris Quartet program. Jeff Cohan (baroque flute), David Greenberg (baroque violin), Susie Napper (viola da gamba), and Elisabeth Wright (harpsichord). Grace Church, 70 Sunset Lane, 360-468-3477. 1:00pm, free-will offering.
Feb 23 Vashon Island WA: Telemann Paris Quartet program. Jeff Cohan (baroque flute), David Greenberg (baroque violin), Susie Napper (viola da gamba), and Elisabeth Wright (harpsichord). Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit, 15420 Vashon Highway SW. 7:00pm, free-will offering.
Feb 22 Skagit Valley WA: Telemann Paris Quartet program. Jeff Cohan (baroque flute), David Greenberg (baroque violin), Susie Napper (viola da gamba), and Elisabeth Wright (harpsichord). Fir-Conway Lutheran Church, 18101 Fir Island Road, 360-445-5396. 7:00pm, free-will offering.
Feb 4 Corvallis OR: Our monthly Hobbit House Session (in-person & live-streamed CB-style teaching session), 11-1 Pacific.
Jan 7 Corvallis OR: Our monthly Hobbit House Session (in-person & live-streamed CB-style teaching session), 11-1 Pacific.
2023
Dec 3 Corvallis OR: Our monthly Hobbit House Session (live & streamed CB-style teaching session). 11-1 Pacific/12-2 Mountain/1-3 Central/2-4 Eastern/3-5 Atlantic/7-9 UK & Scotland/8-10 Continental Europe.
Nov 22 Sunnyvale CA: Cape Breton fiddle workshop, 7:30-9:30pm, $30. Email Mark Davoren at fiddle@davoren.net to reserve your spot (space is pretty limited).
Nov 21 Los Altos CA: Bach Meets Cape Breton, a presentation comparing Baroque and Cape Breton music. The Morning Forum of Los Altos, Los Altos United Methodist Church, 655 Magdalena Ave, Los Altos CA 94024, 10:00-11:30am.
Nov 5 Corvallis OR: Our monthly Hobbit House Session (live & streamed CB-style teaching session). 11-1 Pacific/12-2 Mountain/1-3 Central/2-4 Eastern/3-5 Atlantic/7-9 UK & Scotland/8-10 Continental Europe.
Nov 2 Mission Woods KS: MVO program, 1900 Building event page, 1900 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Mission Woods KS 66205, 7:30pm.
Oct 21 Adair Village OR: private reception.
Oct 1 Corvallis OR: Our monthly Hobbit House Session (live & streamed CB-style teaching session). 11-1 Pacific/12-2 Mountain/1-3 Central/2-4 Eastern/3-5 Atlantic/7-9 UK & Scotland/8-10 Continental Europe.
Sep 3 Corvallis OR: CANCELLED (due to illness)
Our monthly Hobbit House Session (in-person & streamed CB-style teaching session). 11-1 Pacific/12-2 Mountain/1-3 Central/2-4 Eastern/3-5 Atlantic/7-9 UK & Scotland/8-10 Continental Europe.
Aug 26 Shepherd MT: Fairest Isle program with Baroque Music Montana, Kania House, 10052 Floating Island Way, Shepherd MT, 7:30pm, $30 General.
Aug 25 Virginia City MT: Fairest Isle program with Baroque Music Montana, Elling House, 404 E Idaho St, Virginia City MT, 7:00pm, Free (donations accepted).
Aug 22 Columbus MT: Fairest Isle program with Baroque Music Montana, Columbus Community Congregational Church, 138 N Fourth St, Columbus MT, 7:00pm, Free (donations accepted).
Aug 18-23 Bozeman MT: Period Performance Workshop, “The British Isles & Folk Baroque!”, First Presbyterian Church, 26 W Babcock St, Bozeman MT. Register here until May 31,
Aug 17 Bozeman MT: Fairest Isle program with Baroque Music Montana, Backyard Baroque, 500 Black Bear Rd, Bozeman MT, 6:00pm, $30 General / $5 Students.
Aug 15 White Sulphur Springs MT: Fairest Isle program with Baroque Music Montana, Ringling House, 902 W Main St, White Sulphur Springs MT, 7:30pm, Admission by donation.
Aug 6 Corvallis OR: Our monthly Hobbit House Session (live & streamed CB-style teaching session). 11-1 Pacific/12-2 Mountain/1-3 Central/2-4 Eastern/3-5 Atlantic/7-9 UK & Scotland/8-10 Continental Europe.
Jul 22 Corvallis OR: Corvallis Celtic Festival performance & Cape Breton workshop, Corvallis Public Library. 1:30-2:30 solo performance in Main Meeting Room. 3:30-4:30 Cape Breton workshop in 2nd Floor Class Room. For all the events, see the Festival schedule on the Corvallis Folklore Society website.
Jul 2 Corvallis OR: next meeting of our monthly Hobbit House Session (live & streamed CB-style teaching session).
*Continuing access to the April 2023 CBDD online course offering — Though the live workshops are done, you can still enroll as a self-directed course from the edited & indexed workshop videos and abundant resources, all accessible for the next several months, until I offer the live course again (likely not until December 2023 or later). Email me to sign up!
Jun 4 Corvallis OR: Our monthly Hobbit House Session (live & streamed CB-style teaching session).
May 16 Bonshaw PEI: Cape Breton fiddle workshop (5-6:30) & MVO concert (7:30-9). Bonshaw Hall, 6 Green Rd Bonshaw, PE C0A1C0 Canada. Delicious pre-made meal option available. Advance tickets now available at the Bonshaw May-16 Eventbrite listing (walk-ups also welcome). May-16 workshop & concert flyer
May 14 Halifax NS: Cape Breton music workshop for the Halifax Institute of Traditional and Early Music, 1:45-3:15pm. More details at HITEM upcoming events webpage. May-14 workshop flyer
May 13 Mahone Bay NS: MVO program. House concert + gourmet home-made meal. 11:00am. May-13 concert webpage.
May 9 Long Reach NB: MVO program. House concert, 7:00pm. Advance tickets now available at the May-9 Eventbrite listing (walk-ups also welcome). May-9 concert flyer
May 7 Belmont MA: Cape Breton fiddle workshops, Boston Scottish Fiddle Club, 2:00pm Beginner-Intermediate, 3:30pm Intermediate-Advanced, plus demo performance afterwards on Baroque and Octave fiddles. Plymouth Congregational Church, 582 Pleasant St, Belmont MA. More info at the BSFC workshop page. May-7 BSFC workshop flyer
May 6 Arlington MA: MVO program. house concert in Arlington MA, + open jam afterwards! 7:00pm concert start time. $20 suggested donation. For reservations & more info: baab@comcast.net (781) 640-4991. May-6 concert flyer
Apr 16-30 (with continued access through June!): CBDD online course offering — Though the live workshops are done, you can take this course from the edited & indexed workshop videos and abundant resources, all accessible for the next several months.
Mar 17: St Paddy’s Day duo performance with Maria Blair (aka “The DaM Duo”), at ColdFire Brewery in Eugene OR, 5-7pm. No cover charge.
Feb 26-Mar 12: Course Offering: Making Tunes with Intention (MTI). [Cancelled]
Jan 28: Lecture Demo & Tune Workshop, George Fox University, Bauman Auditorium, 414 N Meridian St, Newberg OR 97132. 11:00-1:00. Free admission.
2022
Dec 4: Solo concert, Astoria OR (private event)
Dec 2: Official digital release of Multiple Voices for One (solo CD).
Nov 29: My Patreon Page has launched! MVO Bandcamp page is up too!
Nov 15: New solo CD has ARRIVED! More info at Multiple Voices for One (solo CD).
Oct 16-30: CBDD course offering, CBDD home page, participant resource pages
Oct 9: Vivaldi & the (Forty) Four Seasons, with Byron Schenkman & Friends, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 7pm.
May 3-14:
Salish Sea Music Festival concerts, with Jeffrey Cohan (baroque flute), Susie Napper (viola da gamba), and Elisabeth Wright (harpsichord).
Times & Locations:
• May 3 (Tue) 7:30pm, Vancouver (Knox United Church, 5600 Balaclava St) 604-261-3747, www.knoxunitedvancouver.org.
• May 4 (Wed) 7:00pm, Skagit Valley (Fir-Conway Lutheran Church, 18101 Fir Island Rd) 360-445-5396.
• May 5 (Thu) 7:30pm, Seattle (Faith Lutheran Church, 8208 18th Ave NE), 206-523-9636, www.faithseattle.org.
• May 6 (Fri) 7:00pm, Bellingham (St Paul's Episcopal Church, 2117 Walnut St).
• May 7 (Sat) 12:00noon, Lopez Island (Grace Church, 70 Sunset Lane) 360-468-3477, gracelopezisland.org.
• May 7 (Sat) 7:00pm, San Juan Island (Brickworks, 150 Nichols St in Friday Harbor) fhbrickworks.com.
• May 8 (Sun) 2:00pm, Port Townsend (St Paul's Episcopal Church, 1020 Jefferson St) 360-385-0770.
• May 9 (Mon) 12:00noon, Vashon Island (Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit, 15420 Vashon Highway SW) www.holyspiritvashon.org.
• May 9 (Mon) 7:00pm, Tacoma (St Luke's Memorial Episcopal Church, 3615 North Gove St) stlukestacoma.org.
• May 10 (Tue) 6:00pm, Orcas Island (Orcas Adventist Fellowship Church, 107 Enchanted Forest Rd, Eastsound) 360-376-6683.
• May 11 (Wed) 7:00pm, Whidbey Island (St Augustine's in the Woods Episcopal Church, 5217 South Honeymoon Bay Rd, Freeland) 360-331-4887, staugustinesepiscopalchurch.org.
• May 13 (Fri) & May 14 (Sat) in Spokane vicinity. For details, email the Salish Sea Festival.
July 24-Aug 6:
EMV 2022 Vancouver Bach Festival concerts & workshops, as artist-in-residence along with David McGuinness.
Sep 24: Hayloft concert, Salem OR, 7pm, freewill donation. For more info, contact Sharon Moore by email or phone.
2021
Nov 21-Dec 5
Course: Cape Breton Deep-Dive (CBDD): Focus on CB Power Plays
Oct 17-31
Course: Cape Breton-Baroque Interactive (CBI)
Aug 1-8
Fiddle camp (in-person & on-site!):
Rocky Mountain Fiddle Camp
May 2-16 Course: Cape Breton Deep-Dive (CBDD)
Apr 18 Workshop: NW Scottish Fiddlers, online, 2-4pm PDT, Free (tip jar available)
2020
Dec 20 (Sun) Celtic-Advent concert, with Linda Zaerr (celtic harp) and Nicholas Ertsgaard (voice), for St Paul’s Episcopal Church (Salem OR). Available from the St Paul’s Music Guild Concerts webpage at 4-5pm PDT on Dec 20, and for some days afterwards.
October 11,18,25 (Sundays) Next offering of CBDD fiddle and piano courses! Piano class at 11am Pacific (1 hr), fiddle class at 2pm (2 hrs). See Cape Breton Deep-Dive Page for more info.
September 27 (Sun) free Zoom workshop at 2-4pm Pacific. Come have a taste of my upcoming workshop and course offerings! This 2-hour workshop will consist of many short sections, including focuses on Cape Breton style (both fiddle and piano), Baroque violin techniques, slow-air expressive techniques, fiddle accompaniment (while playing the tune too!), creating bass lines and harmony lines, and some of my own eclectic compositions. Email me for the Zoom link.
September 19 (Sat) Cape Breton tune workshop (Zoom) for Boxwood Festival’s “Artist Huddle” series at 5-6pm Pacific. Access limited to BW’s Patreon subscribers; you can subscribe at www.patreon.com/boxwood.
August 2-9: Rocky Mountain Fiddle Camp, Golden Bell Camp, Divide CO
—Canceled due to coronavirus measures—
June 22-26: Suzuki Institute - Scottish/Cape Breton fiddling workshops, Washington DC
—Canceled due to coronavirus measures—
June 20-July 18: Cape Breton Deep-Dive course, in-depth course in Cape Breton style (Zoom)
June 14: Live-streamed performance on Ripple FX Cape Breton, 2:30-3pm PDT (5:30-6pm EDT, 10:30-11pm BST)
May 24: CB workshop follow-up session #2 (Zoom), 11am-1pm PDT, free, email me for Zoom link
May 16: CB workshop follow-up session #1 (Zoom), 5-6pm PDT, free, email me for Zoom link
May 12: Baroque Fiddle—from Corelli to Cape Breton (with Brandon Vance & Henry Lebedinsky), Pacific MusicWorks Underground, Capitol Cider, Seattle WA (ages 21+), 7:00pm
—Canceled due to coronavirus measures—
May 10: Cape Breton fiddle workshop (via Zoom), 1:00-2:30 PDT, free (with virtual tip jar)
May 10: Baroque Fiddle—from Corelli to Cape Breton (with Brandon Vance & Henry Lebedinsky), Pacific MusicWorks Underground, Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue WA, 3:00pm
—Canceled due to coronavirus measures—
May 9: Baroque Fiddle—from Corelli to Cape Breton (with Brandon Vance & Henry Lebedinsky), Pacific MusicWorks Underground, St Augustine’s Episcopal Church, Freeland WA, 7:30pm
—Canceled due to coronavirus measures—
Apr 18: Bach Meets Cape Breton, South Harwich Meetinghouse, Cape Cod MA
—Canceled due to coronavirus measures—
Mar 19: Bach and Tunes (solo violin/fiddle), Lebanon Public Library, Lebanon OR
—Canceled due to coronavirus measures—
Feb 20: Bach and Tunes (solo violin/fiddle concert & demonstration), Sweet Home Public Library, Sweet Home OR, 6:30pm (free admission)
Feb 16: Airs of Caledonia (with Musica Pacifica), The San Francisco Early Music Society, St Mark’s Lutheran Church, San Francisco CA, 4:00pm
Feb 15: Airs of Caledonia (with Musica Pacifica), The San Francisco Early Music Society, St John’s Presbyterian Church, Berkeley CA, 7:30pm
Feb 14: Airs of Caledonia (with Musica Pacifica), The San Francisco Early Music Society, First Presbyterian Church, Palo Alto CA, 8:00pm
2019
Nov 28: The Queen’s Delight (with Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien), Théâtre du Château, Eu FR
Nov 27: The Queen’s Delight (with Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien), Salle Cortot, Paris FR, 8:30pm
Nov 3: Allegria: Italian Baroque Concerti, St Paul’s Episcopal Church, Salem OR, 4:30pm (free)
Nov 2: Allegria: Italian Baroque Concerti, Grace Memorial Episcopal Church, Portland OR, 7:30pm
Sep 29: Autumn Any Day Now (duo concert with David McGuinness), Sackville Festival of Early Music, Brunton Auditorium, Marjorie Young Bell Conservatory, Mount Allison University, Sackville NB, 3:00pm
Sep 28: Autumn Any Day Now (duo concert with David McGuinness), Musique Royale, All Saints Anglican Church, Bedford NS, 3:00pm
Sep 26: Autumn Any Day Now (duo concert with David McGuinness), Musique Royale, Dawn Oman Art Gallery, Bridgetown NS, 7:00pm
Sep 25: Autumn Any Day Now (duo concert with David McGuinness), Musique Royale, St Barnabas Anglican Church, Blue Rocks NS, 7:00pm
Aug 1: Festival Baroque de Tarentaise, La Notte & Le Quattro Stagioni (Vivaldi), Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien, Église Saint-Grat, Albertville FR, 8:30pm
Jul 27: Rencontres musicales de Conques, solo recital Bach au Cap-Breton, Eglise de Saint-Austremoine, Salles-la-source FR, 7:00pm
Jul 25: Nuits Musicales Uzès, Purcell Songs & Dances, Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien, Uzès FR, 9:30pm
Jul 16: Celtic Tearoom Ceilidh, Cape Breton fiddle concert with Doug MacPhee, St. Ann's Bay United Church, 46715 Cabot Trail, Indian Brook CB, 7:30pm
Jun 24-28: Suzuki Institute - Scottish/Cape Breton fiddling workshops, Washington DC
Jun 21-22: Festival Montréal Baroque (concert specifics on FMB website), Montreal QC
May 19: Solo Recital at Bemidji State University, Thompson Recital Hall, Bemidji MN, 3pm CDT
May 4-5: Concerts with Elektra Women’s Choir & Suzie LeBlanc, Vancouver & Salt Spring BC
Apr 26-28: Celtic Cultural Retreat for Beltane, Ancient Arts Center in Alsea OR
Apr 19: Bach Meets Cape Breton, Corvallis-Benton County Public Library, 12-1pm