Saturday, July 12th, 2008
Longest Walk 2008
A walk from San Francisco to Washington DC to bring attention to Indigenous Sacred Sites, featuring Native Musicians and Speakers. FREE
The National Mall
Washington, DC
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
WORLD ARTS FESTIVAL: "Creating Community" event
3:00 pm
Workshop - Native American Music
National Museum of the American Indian collaboration
Music Room 124, Montgomery College Rockville Campus
Rockville, MD
FREE
240-567-5209
7:30 pm
Three Sides Taagi Classical Native Trio with Multimedia
Original Music by Mohawk Composer, Dawn Avery as winner of the Smithsonian's NMAI Expressive Collaboration Grant
featuring Dawn Avery, cello and voice/ Tara-Louise Montour, violin/ Steven Alvarez, percussion
with Jan Longboat, Ceremonial Leader/ Janet-Marie Rogers, poet-performance artist/ Chris Bose, videographer
National Museum of the American Indian collaboration
Music Recital Hall, Montgomery College Rockville Campus
Rockville, MD
FREE
240-567-5209
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
The Gathering & WORLD ARTS FESTIVAL
Native Women's Voices
11:00 am Film and Discussion
12:00 pm Reception, informal discussion
2 : 00 pm Native Women Speak
Jan Longboat - Mohawk Elder and founder of I da wa di o Women's Project with
Janet-Marie Rogers - Mohawk/Tuscadora Poet/Performance Artist
National Museum of the American Indian collaboration
Music Recital Hall, Montgomery College Rockville Campus
Rockville, MD
FREE
240-567-5209
Thursday November 6th, 2008 - 12:30PM
WORLD ARTS FESTIVAL "Creating Community" Event
Native Women's Voices
National Museum of the American Indian collaboration
RC 203, Montgomery College Takoma Park/Silver Spring campus
Takoma Park, MD
240-567-1619
Friday, November 7th, 2008 -
7:30 PM
WORLD ARTS FESTIVAL "Creating Community" Event
Three Sides Taagi Classical Native Trio with multi-media
National Museum of the American Indian collaboration
University of Maryland Department of Ethnomusicology
Kay Theatre, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
College Park, MD
301-406-ARTS
Sunday, November 9th, 2008 -
1:00 PM
WORLD ARTS FESTIVAL "Creating Community" Event
Three Sides Taagi Classical Native Trio with multi-media
National Museum of the American Indian collaboration
Rasmussen Theatre,
Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Washington, D.C.
202-633-1000
Monday, December 1st, 2008 -
7:30PM
MC World Ensemble, directed by Dawn Avery
Music from Latin America, West Africa, Hawaii and more!
Suggested Music Scholarship Donation $5
Robert E. parilla Performing Arts Center, Montgomery College Rockville Campus
Rockville, MD
240-657-5209
Thursday, Februart 12th, 2009 -
7:30PM
WORLD ARTS FESTIVAL "Creating Community" Event
Okenti with Dawn Avery and guests
Contemporary Mohawk music
Music Recital Hall, Montgomery College Rockville Campus
Rockville, MD
240-567-5209
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009 -
7:30PM
WORLD ARTS FESTIVAL "Creating Community" Event
MC World Ensemble, directed by Dawn Avery
Water Music for Life
United Nations Initiative
Robert E. Parilla performing Arts Center
Montgomery College Rockville Campus
Rockville, MD
240-567-5209
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008. 8:00 PM
Second Concert of Women's Work 2008
Greenwich House Arts announces the second concert of Women's Work 2008.
The concert features ModernWorks (Madeleine Shapiro, director/cello). The program includes works that take their inspiration from African and Native American traditions and also a work using electronics based on American songbirds. Composers include Ada Gentile, Jacqueline Fontyn, Vivian Fung, Dawn Buckholz Avery and Judith Shatin. Performers will be Ms. Shapiro, cello; Dawn Avery, cello/vocals; Tiye Giraud, African drums/vocals; and Jenny Lin, piano. Additional funds for this concert were made possible through the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust.
Admission to this concert is $15 general, $10 for students and seniors, with tickets available at the door starting at 7:30 PM. For more information, please contact the Greenwich House Music School at 212-242-4770. For more information other GH Arts performances, visit http://www.gharts.org/UpcomingPerformances.html. Visit the Women's Work MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/womenswork
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Tuesday,
March 25th, 2008.
8:00 PM
Montgomery College, Rockville |
Friday,
March 28th, 2008. 7:30PM
University of Maryland, College Park
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RHYTHM & STRINGS
The MC Arts Institute and UMD School of Music present as part of their World Arts Festival a concert called RHYTHM & STRINGS, featuring:
Dawn Avery (Mohawk) on cello and Haudenosaunee percussion and vocals, Amadou Kouyate (Manding) Kora and Djembe, Thomaz DeCastro (Brazilian) Berimbau and percussion, Behfar Bahadoran (Persian) Tar, Setar, Daf and Tombek - an evening of traditional indigenous and contemporary innovation!
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008.
8:00PM
Montgomery College Worl Ensemble
College World Ensemble under the direction of Dawn Avery with special resident artists Amadou Kouyate, Didier Prossaird, Thomaz DeCastro and Melanie Pinkert
in a Performance of Hera (Peace, Manding) composed by Dawn Avery and Amadou Kouyate for chamber orchestra, choir, djembe orchestra, solo voice and African kora based on traditional Mandinke themes, as well as Latin Samba and Salsa, Bollywood dance, and Korean drumming
Montgomery College Theatre Arts Arena
Rockville, MD
Monday, May 5th, 2008.
7:30PM
African Drum Ensemble and Strings
University of Maryland African Drum Ensembles and String Players with the Montgomery College World Ensemble under the direction of Amadou Kouyate and Dawn Avery
in a premiere performance of Hera (Peace, Manding) composed by Dawn Avery and Amadou Kouyate for chamber orchestra, choir, djembe orchestra, solo voice and African kora based on traditional Mandinke themes
University of Maryland
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Kay Theatre
College Park, MD
