PERFORMANCE

An Evening with Hafiz of Shiraz

A special evening of ghazals of Hafiz sung and recited in English and Persian, accompanied by classical Persian and Western musicians.

Located at the The Sufi Lodge 245 West Broadway New York City

Tickets $20

MULTIMEDIA PERFORMANCE

2019 National American Indian Heritage Month

Guest presenter Dawn Avery video design by Kate Freer

FILM BROADCAST

“The Warrior Tradition” PBS Broadcast

Music score by Dawn Avery and several Native composers

FILM SCORE PREMIERE

“The Warrior Tradition” world premiere film

Music score by Dawn Avery and several Native composers

Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian

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PERFORMANCE

11th Annual Patuxent River Park Native American Festival

Upper Marlboro, MD

Free

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CONCERT

Traditional and Contemporary Native American Music

Dawn Avery, cello/ voice 

with original compositions performed by Woods Memorial Choir

2PM, Free

Woods Memorial Presbyterian Church Sanctuary

Severna, MD

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CONCERT

World Communion Services

Music from Native American and Sufi Traditions

Dawn Avery, cello/voice with Behfar Bahadoran, Tanbour/ Perc, Choir

Services at 8, 9:30 and 11AM

Woods Memorial Presbyterian Church, Severna, MD

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MULTIMEDIA PERFORMANCE

REACH Opening Festival

New Kennedy Center Building

“50 Shades of Red” Multi-Media Performance

Dawn Avery, Ty Defoe, Larry Mitchell, Thea Hopkins and Kate Freer

Free, Registration required

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OPENING FESTIVAL

Festival celebrating the new addition to the Kennedy Center, The Reach!

ONLINE CLASS

World Music with Dawn Avery

Montgomery College, Rockville, MD

Starting Sept 3rd/9th

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BENEFIT CONCERT

Dawn Avery

The Men’s Home-Historic Christ Church

MULTIMEDIA PERFORMANCE

Beloved
Multimedia Performance

Sufi and Indigenous inspired music
Dawn Avery, Cello/ Voice; Larry Mitchell, Guitars; Behfar Bahadoran, Persian Instruments; Kate Freer, Projection Design

Bed'ia Whirling Dervish

Montgomery College, Rockville, MD

MASTER CLASS

Guitar Master Class
Larry Mitchell, Dawn Avery producer

Montgomery College, Rockville, MD

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THEATER PERFORMANCE

Ajijaak on Turtle Island GOES TO BROADWAY

Written by Ty Defoe

Lyrics by Ty Defoe and Dawn Avery

Music by Dawn Avery, Larry Mitchell, Kevin Tarrant and Ty Defoe

Based on original storyboards written and drawn by Heather Henson (of the Jim Henson Legacy)

The New Victory Theater ON BROADWAY

ONLINE CLASS

World Music with Dawn Avery

Montgomery College, Rockville, MD

CONCERT

New Chamber Music - Pique Collective
World premieres, including works by MC Alumni

Dawn Avery, composer, producer, performer

Montgomery College, Rockville, MD

WORKSHOPS

African Manding Music Workshops
Amadou Kouyate, Dawn Avery producer

Montgomery College, Rockville, MD

THEATER PERFORMANCE

Ajijaak on Turtle Island NATIONAL TOUR

Written by Ty Defoe

Lyrics by Ty Defoe and Dawn Avery

Music by Dawn Avery, Larry Mitchell, Kevin Tarrant and Ty Defoe

Based on original storyboards written and drawn by Heather Henson

FirstWorks Frontier Series - Moses Brown School Woodman Center

THEATER PERFORMANCE

Ajijaak on Turtle Island NATIONAL TOUR

Written by Ty Defoe

Lyrics by Ty Defoe and Dawn Avery

Music by Dawn Avery, Larry Mitchell, Kevin Tarrant and Ty Defoe

Based on original storyboards written and drawn by Heather Henson

Al Ringling Theatre

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CD RELEASE CONCERT

BELOVED SOLO CD Release and Concert

Sufi & Indigenous inspired music

Dawn Avery, cello/voice; Larry Mitchell, guitars; Behfar Bahadoran, Persian Instruments; Kate Freer, Projection Design

Whirling Dervish

JOE'S PUB, Public Theatre

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THEATER PERFORMANCE

Ajijaak on Turtle Island NATIONAL TOUR

Written by Ty Defoe

Lyrics by Ty Defoe and Dawn Avery

Music by Dawn Avery, Larry Mitchell, Kevin Tarrant and Ty Defoe

Based on original storyboards written and drawn by Heather Henson

Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival

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ONLINE CLASS

World Music with Dawn Avery

Montgomery College, Rockville, MD

Winter session begins

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CONCERT

North American Indian Cello Project
Recital of Contemporary Native Composers, performed by Dawn Avery, cello/voice

Montgomery College, Rockville, MD

Music Building

WORKSHOPS

Native American Music Workshops

Dawn Avery

Montgomery College, Rockville, MD

Music Building

PERFORMANCE

10th Annual American Indian Festival

Patuxent River Park, Upper Marlboro, MD

CONCERT

Afro-fusion Concert

Amadou Kouyate & Friends, Dawn Avery, producer

Montgomery College, Rockville, MD

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WORKSHOPS

African Manding Music Workshops
Amadou Kouyate, Dawn Avery producer

Montgomery College, Rockville, MD

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CONCERT SERIES

Advancing Indigenous Performance Symposium for Artists
Bellagio Hotel, Las Vegas, NV

PERFORMANCE

Western Arts Alliance, Artist Showcase
Myron’s Cabaret Jazz Theatre, Las Vegas

CONCERT SERIES

Sound Symposium

environmental concerts all around St. John's

St. John’s Newfoundland, CA

CONCERTS/ LECTURES

Indigenous Improvisation: Freedom and Responsibility

Memorial University of New Foundland

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CONCERT

Montgomery College World Ensemble - Water Music

Dawn Avery, director

Samuel Munguia, Resident Artist

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ONLINE CLASS

World Music with Dawn Avery

Montgomery College, Rockville, MD

CONCERT

World Music Concert

Dawn Avery, Producer

Latin Music with Samuel Munguia Ensemble

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WORKSHOPS

World Music Workshops

Dawn Avery, Producer

African Manding Drumming - Amadou Kouyate 

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CONCERT

Rumi Concert

Coleman Barks, Poet

Omar Tekbilek, Instrumentalist, Vocalist

Glen Velez, World Percussion

Zuleikha, Storydancer

Dawn Avery, Cellist, Vocalist

OFF-BROADWAY SHOW

Ajijaack
IBEX Puppetry
Music by Dawn Avery & Larry Mitchell
Produced by Heather Henson
La Mama Experimental Theater Club

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ONLINE CLASS

World Music with Dawn Avery

Montgomery College - Rockville, MD

CONCERT

World Music Concert - FREE

Sufi Inspired Music with Behfar Bahadoran, Dawn Avery, Larry Mitchell

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WORKSHOPS

World Music Workshops
Electric Guitar and Production Masterclass with Larry Mitchell

WORKSHOPS

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MEDITATION

Introduction to Meditation & Guided Visualizations

Dawn Avery

Serenity House

CONCERT

Native American Music Traditional and Contemporary

Mike Jock and Dawn Avery

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WORKSHOPS

Native American Music Traditional and Contemporary

Mike Jock and Dawn Avery

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CONCERT

Sound Alliances: A Celebration of Indigenous Music and Culture
Society of Ethnomusicology Pre-Conference Concert
Dawn Avery, Djanav Zengror, Umav Balalavi, Raven Chacon,

Sara & Risten Gaul, Bearsheart Family dancers,

Plentywolf Singers, and more

PERFORMANCE

9th annual American Indian Festival

Musical Guests: Dawn Avery & Ron Warren

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CONCERT

Ernst Cultural Center, NOVA Collage

Concert of Persian Music

Behfar Bahadoran, Dawn Avery, Steve Bloom, and Guests

RESIDENCY

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Atlantic Center for the Arts       

Ibex Theatre Artist Collaboration

Heather Henson, producer

Ty Defoe, writer/ Kate Freer, animation

Dawn Avery & Larry Mitchell, composition

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PUBLIC THEATER SHOWCASE

Alliance for New Music Theatre       

Afghan music & theatre

Susan Galbraith, producer/ writer

Milad Yousefi & Dawn Avery, composers

Behfar Bahadoran, percussion

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RESIDENCY

Alliance for New Music Theatre

Afghan Music & Theatre

Susan Galbraith, producer/writer

with actors, writers, musicians

Milad Yousefi & Dawn Avery, composer

Behfar Bahadoran, percussion

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PUBLIC SPIRITUAL GATHERING

SEMA Space Sufi, Rumi Meditation

Dawn Avery cello/voice with Whirling Dervishes

COMPOSITION RESIDENCY

Spiderwoman Theater

Dawn Avery, composer

ONLINE CLASS

World Music with Dawn Avery

Montgomery College, Rockville, MD

PUBLIC SPIRITUAL GATHERING

SEMA Space Sufi, Rumi Meditation

Dawn Avery cello/voice with Whirling Dervishes

PRIVATE PERFORMANCE

The Ritz-Carlton

McLean, VA

PUBLIC SPIRITUAL GATHERING

SEMA Space Sufi, Rumi Meditation

Dawn Avery cello/voice with Whirling Dervishes

THEATER PERFORMANCE

Alliance for New Music Theatre

Dawn Avery and Milad Yousofi

CONCERT

MC World Ensemble Concert

Dawn Avery, Director

PERFORMANCE

Love Songs for a Changing World

Dawn Avery