Mondays at the Myrna 2008
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All Mondays at the Myrna performances are at 8:00 pm unless otherwise posted
Jack Gladstone (Fundraiser for the Montana United Indian Association)
June 23
Myrna Loy Center
Adults $18, Students and Seniors $15
Jack Gladstone is one of the leading singers and storytellers in Native American culture. A Montana Blackfeet singer/storyteller , Gladstone weaves song, music, poetry, and storytelling together into a beautiful, heartwarming performance that feels more like a discovery than a concert. This Mondays concert is a benefit for the Montana United Indian Association.
“One of the beauties of Jack Gladstone's show is that you're learning, you're thinking and you're enjoying yourself all at the same time.” – Henry Neufeld, Energion “We all sat spellbound for an hour, and have been humming his songs for the last month. I cannot express the impact that this man made on my family.” - Jim McDaniel , audience member
June 23, 24, 26, 27
Noon Time Performances with MusikantenBaroque vocal ensemble Musikanten returns for its annual free summer recital series at noon in the Myrna Loy Center auditorium.
M. J. Williams Trio with Brad Edwards
June 30
Myrna Loy Center
Adults and Seniors $15, Students $10
Jazz standards and unique originals with maturity, a modern ear, and absolute dedication to the art of improvisation. The M.J.Williams Trio (Williams - vocals, Ann Tappan –piano, and Kelly Roberti – bass) produced their first CD, “I Can Hear Your Heart,” in 1999 and has performed locally and regionally ever since. Williams has performed in Paris at the legendary jazz club, Le Sept Lezard, with The Jobic LeMasson Trio and The Joe Makholm Quintet.
Come watch the M.J. Williams trio, with veteran drummer Brad Edwards, turn the Myrna into a Paris nightclub. A perfect summer evening of exquisite jazz.
Muir String Quartet
July 7
Adults - $18, Seniors - $15, Students - $10
One of the world's most powerful and insightful ensembles returns to Helena, a community they have come to love. The Muir Quartet, together for 29 years, is celebrating their 24th year as Quartet in Residence at Boston University School of Music. often featured at major chamber music series throughout North America and Europe,
"The sound, interpretive depth, and polish to rival the best in the world" New York Times "These four smile a lot when they play. Some groups make it look easy. Muir makes it look fun." The Tucson (AZ) Citizen
July 8 - August 19: Tuesdays at 2
Myrna’s summer film series for kids! All tickets $2. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Films TBA.
Seldom Scene
July 14
Myrna Loy Center
$20
The Seldom Scene is one of America’s most outstanding, influential bluegrass bands. For 35 years the Seldom Scene has thrived on playing bluegrass a little differently than everyone else. If other bands used a fiddler, the Seldom Scene used a Dobro; if others relied on old standards, the Seldom Scene played rock classics like J.J. Cale's “After Midnight.” Through skilled musicianship and an urban approach to bluegrass, the Seldom Scene has become one of the most influential bluegrass bands of our time. Their latest CD, “SCENEchronized,” was nominted for a 2008 Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album.
"The Seldom Scene has a sound like no other. They really gave bluegrass another texture, another gear. " Emmylou Harris "The stunning combination of Duffey’s soaring tenor with Starling’s world-weary baritone was an instant hit. The original Seldom Scene became renowned as much for vocal excellence as for instrumental wizardry.” Sing Out!
July 17
Stop Look Listen with Katherine Kramer
Adults and Seniors $15, Students $10
Tap and contemporary dancer/choreographer Katherine Kramer returns to Helena with a dance and music piece for nine performers that investigates and celebrates the human spirit of play and human connections within the context of our troubled world. A fusion of jazz & world music, tap and contemporary dance. " This piece was co-commissioned by the Myrna Loy Center and the Florida Dance Association
Hand to Mouth Theater “Repeat After Me”
July 21
Myrna Loy Center
Adults and Seniors $15, Students $10
This funky, young theatre ensemble from Portland, Oregon, uses heightened physicality, a cappella song and poetic imagery to create original performance. Praised by the Willamette Week for their “capacity for both wild imagination and careful precision,” Hand2Mouth is equally adept at creating large-scale outdoor spectacles and intimate chamber pieces. Hand2Mouth has performed throughout the U.S., and in town squares, street festivals and villages in Europe, to great acclaim.
“The kind of promise, fearlessness and energy that the American theater needs, and should encourage.” The Seattle Times
July 23
Wailing Jennys
$25
These three extraordinary voices from the Canadian Plains are wooing progressively larger audiences across North America, Britain, and Europe. They’ve won two Juno Awards, appear regularly on “A Prairie Home Companion,” and recently appeared alongside Rosanne Cash at the prestigious Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow. Soprano Ruth Moody (guitar, banjo, accordion, bodhran) and mezzo Nicky Mehta (guitar, harmonica, ukulele, percussion) are charter members, recently joined by new recruit Heather Masse (piano).
“Infectious, collaborative energy, unpredictable vocal arrangements [and] choir-robe-perfect harmony...” Barnes & Noble “Quiet, warm, subtle, mellifluous, almost too good to be true.” The Independent (U.K.)
The Sparrow Quartet with Bela Fleck
July 28
Myrna Loy Center
$30
It takes some muscular musicianship to keep up with the legendary Bela Fleck. The Sparrow Quartet is an all-star roots music collaboration headed by Uncle Earl banjo player and ethereal singer Abigail Washburn. The other two in the quartet are Casey Driessen (fiddle) and Ben Sollee (cello), who provide verve, voice, and balance to the two banjo legends. This remarkable group has toured China, Tibet, the Deep South, and other exotic locales. Their first full-length CD, “Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet,” was just released May 20.
2nd Annual Helena Short Film and Video Festival
August 4
Myrna Loy Center
$7
Myrna Loy Center once again celebrates local filmmakers with a film shorts competition. Filmmakers compete for the opportunity to create new work and premiere it on the big screen in a film festival environment. There will be prizes awarded to the top three shorts as judged by a committee of local artists.
Beoga
August 11
Myrna Loy Center
Adults $18, Seniors $15, Students $10
One of Ireland’s hottest musical experiences. Beoga (Irish word for ‘lively’) are a five-piece traditional band based in County Antrim, Ireland. Their unique sound features the twin dueling accordions of Seán Óg Graham and Damian McKee, along with four times All-Ireland bodhrán champion Eamon Murray and pianist Liam Bradley. In 2005, Beoga were nominated by Irish Music Magazine for the best traditional newcomer’s award. Earlier this year they earned the Instrumental Cut of the Year Award (for “Jazzy Wilbur”) at the 2008 LiveIreland Music Awards. With the addition of one of Ireland’s premier young singers, Niamh Dunne, Beoga are confirming their reputation as one of the most exciting acts to emerge from Ireland in recent years.
“Mischief catapults Beoga into the upper stratum of trad bands from Ireland today.” The Irish Echo “If you’re looking for tunes for your trad dance class, forget it. For those with broad tastes, this rhythm-oriented contemporary reworking of heritage is unbeatable. Philadelphia Citypaper
Holly Hamper Quartet
August 18
Myrna Loy Center
Adults and Seniors $15, Students $10
Holly Hamper, Rennan Rieke, Mark Walker and Jeremy Slead are collaborating to bring you a soulful new take on jazz. Holly intertwines her musical background in classical and musical theater with her love for jazz and soul to express her rendition of the greats, from Nina Simone to Stephen Sondheim. Backed by Helena's tightest jazz trio, she'll bring you a sound all her own.
August 20
Future Memory at the Archie Bray FoundationA two-day video/dance installation by Ann Carlson and ME Strom at Helena’s famed Archie Bray foundation, featuring world-acclaimed contemporary dancers Eiko and Koma performing outdoors at the site.
Mourning, Eiko & Koma with music by Margaret Leng Tan
August 25
Myrna Loy Center
Adults and Seniors $15, Students $10
Because of its relationship with the National Dance Project, the Myrna Loy Center is privileged to bring some outstanding contemporary dance performances to Helena that local audiences otherwise may never see. This is one of those performances. Eiko and Koma are two of our nation’s most accomplished contemporary dancers. They collaborated with celebrated avant-garde pianist Margaret Leng Tan to create this unforgettable work. Mourning is a haunting, lyrical dance exploring grief, intimacy, death and dislocation in an atmosphere created “to foster both empathy and solitude.” This remarkable performance, debuted in 2007, shows these two contemplative Japanese artists at the top of their form.
A National Dance Project performance
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