May 12 - June 15
Radiate works by artists with a connection to south Asia. Curated by visual artist Kathryn Myers.
Radiate is made possible through a generous grant from the Maximilian E. and Marion O. Hoffman Foundation along with additional support from the India Studies Program and the Asian American Studies Institute, University of Connecticut, Storrs.
Participating Artists :Amina Ahmed, drawing, Born: London, England, Shelly Bahl, video, Born: Banaras, India Siona Benjamin, painting, Born: Bombay, India,Sonia Chaudhary, book arts, sculpture, drawing, Born: Norwalk, Connecticut,Neil Chowdhury, photography, Born: London, England, Anjali Deshmukh, painting, digital drawings Born: Bethesda, Maryland, Vijay Kumar, printmaking, Born: New Delhi, India Annu Palakunnathu Matthew, photography, animation, Born: London, England Samanta Batra Mehta, photography, drawing, Born: New Dehli, India, Ebenezer Sunder Singh, video, Born: Tirunelveli, India, Tenzin Wangchuk, sand painting, Born: Tibet. Opening reception, Saturday, May 12, 5-7 PM Members only preview 4:30 PM.

Thursday, May 17, 2012, 6:30 PM
From NYC pop singer and songwriter Ellen Woloshin who has penned numbers for the likes of Dionne Warwick brings her own special blend of spirit, and a charming poetic resonance to the Windsor Art Center for this return engagement. Join us for an evening of song. Suggested donation: $10/door.

Sunday, May 20, 2012, 2 PM
Violinist Peter Ferreira is described in Comunidades USA Magazine as one of the most celebrated Portuguese-born violinist
of the modern era... Peter spent his formative years training as a classical musician, surrounded by many of the violin masters of the ages.

Although classically trained, Peter's crossover performances include music from the classical masterpieces to pop, rock, world music and Latin repertoire to name a few and as opted to "fuse" the new and the old together. He is highly regarded as a virtuoso soloist on
a symphonic stage, but equally as comfortable in front of a club audience with his band behind him.Suggested donation:$10/door

Thursday, June 7, 2012, 6:30 PM
Toronto’s Jon Brooks
Though Jon’s music is filled with grey and morally ambiguous characters living on the outskirts of approval, his mandate is unequivocal: “I’m not interested in ‘happy songs’ – I’ve chosen to write healing songs and, for that reason, I’m obliged to reveal a wound or two now and then. I’m even less interested in writing unhappy songs: I want to write hopeful songs, inspiring songs and I expect I owe today’s listener some hopeful argument – some legitimate reason - as to why we should believe our present world could be improved, or healed. The highest aim of song is to invoke empathy - to offer that rare sight of ourselves in others. In this sense, the folk singer is simply trying to politicize love, hence, my contention that today’s songwriter should be a lobbyist for compassion to be our principle representative in government office.

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June 10, 2012, 2:00 PM
Indian Music
Singer and guitarist Stan Scott, recipient of the 2011 Mumbai Music Circle Award for "Contribution to the Cause of Indian Music by an Overseas-Resident Personality," will perform North Indian classical and devotional music from his new CD The Weaver's Song: Bhajans of North India, accompanied by Steve Gorn on bansuri bamboo flute, Monish Dave on tabla, and the Rangila Chorus.

Dr. Scott teaches Indian music at Yale and Wesleyan Universities. Steve Gorn has recorded with Paul Simon and the Paul Winter Consort, and performs regularly on prominent stages in India and throughout the world. Monish Dave and the Rangila Chorus are promising young performers in Dr. Scott's Rangila School of Music, centered in Middletown, Connecticut.Suggested donation: $10/door

 

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Thursday, June 21, 2012, 6:30 PM
Tempo del Fuoco with Nick Cutroneo, guitar and Sarah Larsen, violin
Nick Cutroneo and Sarah Larsen are graduates of the Hartt School of Music. Cutroneo and Larsen first worked together in 2008 as members of Performance 20/20, a full scholarship honors program for chamber music at the Hartt School of Music. Having performed together dozens of times over various projects, the duo recently began working on a project encompassing the development of tango. The Tango Como Arte tour embraces and celebrates the tango from the perspective of traditional composers such as Astor Piazolla, and looks forward to the future of tango with interpretations of works by Terry Riley. The tour also contains premieres of works commissioned by Tempo del Fuoco from composer Thomas Schuttenhelm, among others. Suggested donation: $10/door

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Sunday, June 24, 2012, 2:00 PM
The Sultans of Sax is a seven piece saxophone choir which plays both classical and popular jazz music from the early 1900's through today. The group is based out of Boston Massachusetts, and features unique saxophones ranging from the tiny Eb sopranino saxophone to the rarely seen massive Bb bass saxophone. Suggested donation: $10/door.

 

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Thursday, July 5, 2012, 6:30 PM
Flute & Guitar Duo
flautist Melanie Chirignan and guitarist Scott Hill will be performing a multicultural program including works by: the Argentinian composer, Piazzola, a newly commissioned piece by Japanese composer, Masatora Goya, Italian classical composer, Giuliani, a Venezuelan folk song, El Diablo Suelto, and a piece by a Cuban American, Jose Lezcano, written for the Alturas Duo. Suggested donation: $10/door.

 

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Sunday, July 8, 2012, 2:00 PM
Classical Guitarist, Stanley Alexandrowicz returns to the Windsor Art Center to play some contemporary favorites. Suggested donation: $10/door.

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July 14 - August 4, 2012
Rough Around the Edges III Sarah McKay curator. Participating artists include John O'Donnell, installation, Alivia Atwood (Painter/ printmaker/ illustrator), Alexia Lalande (Printmaker/ illustrator/ film), Andre Rochester (Painter), Carlos Fonts (Photographer), Matthew Francis Rubino (Printmaker/ illustrator) and Elizabeth Dargie, , Chris Creath, Phil Morgan, Catalina McKay, Dean Batteson, Dave McKay. Ashleigh Kay, and Tyler Leslie. Music by John Parson and three other bands. Silent Auction. Opening reception and events, Saturday, July 14, 5-10 PM. Members only preview 4:30 PM

 

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Thursday, July 19, 2012, 6:30 PM
Atwater & Donnelly. Every performance is surprisingly different and always entertaining, exciting and educational with the award-winning duo Atwater~Donnelly, who provide a unique and thrilling blend of traditional American and Celtic folk music and dance, along with original songs and poetry.

The highly praised husband-wife duo blends gorgeous vocals with an astounding array of instruments including the mountain dulcimer, old-time banjo, tin whistle, guitar, mandolin, harmonica, limberjacks, feet and more. Suggested Donation: $10/door.

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Thursday, August 2, 2012, 6:30 PM
Lorraine Liswell, vocals, composer, Bill Liswell, 6 and 7 string guitars, vocals, composer/arranger, Joe Gaudette, tenor and soprano saxes, flute, arranger Joe and Bill will perform unique instrumental arrangement s of jazz standards and Beatles songs. Lorraine and Bill will entertain with original compositions and jazz standards, joined by Joe’s soulful horn on several numbers: Suggested donation: $10/door.

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Saturday, August 4, 2012, 6:30 PM
Beat City Beauties – known as Hartford's premier (and only) burlesque troupe in the final act of Rough Ariound The Edges IIII. Suggested donation: $10/door.

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Thursday, September 6, 2012, 6:30 PM
Horizon Blue with Monique Hill - guitar, mandolin, banjo, strum stick, and songwriter. Pete Hill - guitar, mandolin, bass, banjo, and strum stick. Mark Annulli - resonator guitar and accordion return to the Windsor Art Center. The trio plays bluegrass, country, blues and rock and is best described as “Contemporary Americana.” with original songs that are suited for all audiences (family friendly). Suggested donation: $10/door.

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Thursday, September 13, 2012, 6:30 PM
Jazz guitarist/composer Sinan Bakir made a name for himself in today's music scene with his unique, creative and exciting approach on the guitar. The sound that Sinan is striving for described often as fresh, clean and lively yet intense and full with emotion. His focused, laser-like lines and energetic playing derives melodies from his Turkish heritage. He is hailed not only as a virtuoso player, but also a masterful composer. Sinan's trio album "On My Way"(2009) with Thomson Kneeland and Mark Ferber received great reviews from many respected jazz publications (All About Jazz, Jazz Review, Jazz Chicago.net) and music critics all around the world. "He is definitely on his way to becoming a creative voice in the world of jazz guitar." John Vincent Barron - Jazz Review.com. Suggested donation: $10/door. Co produced with the Hartford Jazz Society.

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September 20, 2012, 5:00-8:00 PM
Windsor Art Center's 5th Anniversary Celebration kicks off its 2012-2013 season with a party that includes the opening of the art exhibition featuring the works of Emmett Wigglesworth and Otto Neals, a sneak preview of the original composition The River which will premiere in May 2013 with music, dance, and film, and music by Mark Mercier, keyboard and vocalist with Max Creek. Save the date. Invitations to follow. The River project is supported through a grant from

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September 20 - November 3, 2012
Emmett Wigglesworth and Otto Neals
are both Brooklyn, NY artists with work in major public and private collections. Otto Neals is an artist, sculptor, and printmaker, Emmett Wigglesworth is an artist and muralist. Both artists have been rooted in African American art and culture for the past 50 years. Opening reception September 20, 5-8 PM.

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October 4, 2012, 6:30 PM
Dixieland Stomp from Massachusetts is a high energy, foot stomping, entertainment combining humorous lyrics and just plan fun. All mixed together for a fun filled time for all from 8 to 80.   Everyone loves Dixieland.The band specializes in music of Louis Armstrong, New Orleans four beat style and up beat Chicago tempos. Suggested donation: $10/door

 

 

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Thursday, October 18, 2012, 6:30 PM
Pianist/composer Danny Fox was born in New York City where he became immersed in the jazz scene from an early age. In high school, Danny was selected as a Presidential Scholar in the Arts and performed at a ceremony for President Clinton. Danny received his B.A. in Psychology cum laude from Harvard University, where he put out two CDs of original music and was awarded the John McCord Prize for excellence in the arts. Since moving back to New York, he has studied with concert pianist John Kamitsuka, performing repertoire including Beethoven, Scriabin, and Prokofiev, as well as jazz pianist Ethan Iverson. Danny has toured with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, the Big Apple Circus, and the Max Weinberg Big Band, with which he performed alongside Bruce Springsteen. Comfortable in a wide variety of settings, Danny has worked as the accompanist for Catherine Gallant Dance, the musical director of the live comedy show Toast of Manhattan, and has performed for various theater and burlesque productions. He has also composed music for film and TV. Don't miss him when he performs at the Windsor Art Center. Suggested donation: $10/door. Co produced with the Hartford Jazz Society.

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Thursday, October 25, 2012, 6:30 PM

The Monticelli Trio
with cellists Gjilberta Gelaj, Min Kyung Lee, Suji Kim in concert. Suggested donation: $10/door

 

 

 

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Thursday, November 1, 2012 6:30 PM
Carol Sudhalter jazz sax
Jazz saxophonist and bandleader Carol Sudhalter belongs to a select group of women who play jazz around New York City, and to an even smaller group who play tenor, baritone and flute. She leads her own quartet, as well as the Astoria Big Band, which she started in 1987. Suggested donation: $10/door.

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Thursday, November 15, 2012, 6:30 PM
Richard Provost, classical guitarist and Founder and chairman of the guitar department at the Hartt School, University of Hartford, will give a solo recital at the Windsor Art Center. Mr. Provost made his solo debut at London’s Wigmore Hall in 1972 and has performed throughout the United States, Great Britain, and Germany. In 1988 he became a member of the Goldspiel/Provost Duo, where he performs and records with his partner Alan Goldspiel. In addition, he has conducted numerous master classes and workshops as well as authoring three books on guitar technique (Professional Guitar Publications) along with The Art and Technique of Practice and The Art and Technique of Performance, (GSP Publications). Suggested donation: $10/door.

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November 17, 2012- January 5, 2013
Women Artists Collective Holiday Show and Sale.
Opening weekend November 17,18 20% off all work. Reception ongoing throughout the weekend. Show continues through January 5.

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Thursday, December 6, 2012, 6:30 PM
Classical Guitarist, Daniel Harrington is a highly sought after as both a performer and teacher. He is the director of the Connecticut Guitar Society's Guitar Ensemble and serves on the faculty of the Hartt Community Division at the Hartt School, Miss Porter's School, and The Music Academy of the Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra. He completed graduate studies at the Hartt School with Richard Provost and undergraduate studies at the University of Rhode Island with Daniel Salazar Jr. He has performed in many master classes including classes with world-renowned guitarists William Kanengiser, David Russell, David Tannenbaum, and Oscar Ghiglia. Suggested donation: $10/door.

Thursday, January 3, 2013
Ricky Alfonso Trumpet
Master class 3 PM. Concert 6:30 PM
Trumpeter Ricky Alfonso has been a mainstay on the East Coast jazz scene since the early 1970s. A product of the modern jazz movement with a trumpet style reminiscent of Miles Davis and Freddie Hubbard, Ricky has worked with many area jazz luminaries including Mario Pavone, Michael Mussillami, Bill Lowe, Ed Blackwell, Joe Fonda, Nat Reeves and the late Bill Barron. A composer, arranger and educator, Ricky has long since developed his own very personal style on the trumpet.

Performing modern jazz standards and original compositions, his quintet carries on the tradition of high quality swing and modern jazz improvisation. Ricky will give a free, master class at 3 PM. Pre registration is necessary at 860-688-2528. Concert at 6:30 PM. Suggested donation for concert:$10/door. Co produced with the Hartford Jazz Society.

January 19 – March 2, 2013
EdJohnetta Miller, Solo Fiber Exhibition, Opening reception January 19, 5-7 PM
A fiber artist, quilter, teacher, curator and lecturer, she is acknowledged to be one of the most creative and colorful improvisational quiltmakers in the U.S. Widely exhibited in the U.S. and internationally, her quilts can be found in many important museums, corporate and private collections including, The National Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.; Nelson Mandela's National Museum in Cape town, South Africa; and the Wadsworth Atheneum.

Feb 7, 2013 6:30 PM
Dave Palla trio. Dave Palla guitar and vocals, Paul Fuller bass and Dan Scheer keyboard. Suggested donation: $10/door. Co produced with the Hartford Jazz Society.

Thursday, February 21, 2013, 6:30 PM
Jazz singer, Nicki Mathis and guitarist, Norm Johnson. Suggested donation: $10/door. Co produced with the Hartford Jazz Society.

Thursday, March 7, 2013 6:30 PM
Nick Cutroneo, solo classical guitar. Suggested donation: $10/door.

March 16 - April 27, The World of Puppetry
Puppet Exhibition with the Puppet Arts Program of the Department of Dramatic Arts and The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry University of Connecticut, Storrs. Puppeter, Anne Cubberly curator. Opening reception March 16, 5-7 PM

• Thursday, March, 21 – Puppet pot pie

• Sunday, March 24 – John Bell, Director, Ballard Institute & Museum of Pupperty

• Saturday, March 30 – Anne Cubberly

• Sunday, April 7 – talk by Bart Roccoberton, Professor of Puppet Arts University of Connecticut

• Saturday, April 13 – Puppets Alive workshop with Anne Cubberly, puppeteer

• Thursday April 18 – {puppet theater performance (artists to be determined)

• Saturday, April 20th – Shadow Puppet workshop Anne Cubberly, Puppeteer

Thursday, May 2, 6:30 PM
The Gerry Beaudoin Trio with special guest Harry Allen
Collaborations are nothing new in the history of jazz. Ellington and Strayhorn, Bill Evans and Jim Hall, Stanley Turrintine and Kenny Burrell are examples of artists who pooled their talent and ideas to create memorable and moving music. The Gerry Beaudoin Trio with Harry Allen is another memorable musical experience in this jazz tradition. Suggested donation: $10/door. Co produced with the Hartford Jazz Society.

May 11 – June 22, 2013
Home Again
Visual Artists Lucia Liao, images of home in China, Art Scholz images of New England & an installation by Shannon Gagne. Opening reception May 11, 5-7 PM

Sunday, May 12, 2 PM
Harpist Danielle Langord performing classical and Celtic harp music for a Sunday afternoon. Suggested donation: $10/door

Thursday, May 16, 6:30 PM
Jazz Saskio Larro and Warren Byrd
World-renowned trumpeter Saskia Laroo and international pianist/vocalist Warren Byrd together create a smorgasbord of music for a wide palette of occasions. Suggested donation: $10/door. Co produced with the Hartford Jazz Society.

Thursday, May 23, 2013, 6:30 PM
Hiroya Tsukamoto is a one of a kind composer, guitarist and singer-songwriter from Kyoto, Japan. He began his musical career playing the five-string banjo when he was thirteen, and took up the guitar shortly after. In 1994, Hiroya entered The Osaka University and while at college in Japan, Hiroya was introduced to a musical and social movement in South America called Nueva Cancion headed by musical legends such as Victor Jara and Violeta Parra. "A Japanese guitarist Hiroya Tsukamoto takes us to an impressionistic journey to Latin America"
-Boston Herald. Suggested donation: $10/door

Saturday, May 25th
World Premiere of The River created by Kathryn Swanson, composer, will focus on the Farmington River and the town of Windsor and its confluence with the River. The piece will be comprised of four sections - Water, Wood, Stone, and will run 45-60 minutes with 8-12 different pieces with varying combinations of specified multimedia and interdisciplinary elements. The multimedia will include newly composed music with acoustic and electronic instrument and electronic manipulations and fixed audio which will include field recordings. Film and dance will weave in and around the composition. Dancers, musical instrumentation and voice will all be live. Invitations and suggested donation of $20.

The creation of The River composition is made possible through a generous gift from the

Thursday, June 6, 6:30 PM
Daniel Heath Ringrose (vocals, guitar) and Jeanne Freeman (fiddle) play and sing traditional and original Irish and Celtic music, with a touch of contemporary folk thrown in for good measure.
Dan has been singing and playing for over 20 years and has appeared with some of the best in traditional Irish music, including the great singer Tommy Makem and Donegal fiddler P.V. O'Donnell Jeanne is one of the region's leading traditional fiddlers. She has performed and recorded with many highly regarded players, including the great Donegal fiddler, P.V. O'Donnell. Her performances routinely draw glowing reviews. Suggested donation: $10/door

Thursday, July 11, 2013
Amy Gallatin & Stillwaters bluegrass at its finest with Amy Gallatin, Roger Williams, JD Williams and Eric Levinson, Suggested donation: $10/door.

Thursday, June 20, 6:30 PM
Pedro Giraudo Orchestra.
As a composer and arranger, Giraudo leads his 13-piece ensemble, the Pedro Giraudo Jazz Orchestra, and has been hailed by critics as one of the most creative and daring bandleaders on the scene today. His compositions combine his love of classical forms, Argentine tango and folk music, and the spontaneity of jazz improvisation. The band, which boasts some of New York's finest jazz musicians, has performed regularly in the most prestigious jazz clubs in the New York City area, including the Jazz Standard, Birdland, The Jazz Gallery, Blue Note, Joe's Pub, as well as abroad. John Murph of Downbeat described Giraudo's music as "an opulent listening experience of modern, orchestral jazz, brimming with passionate improvisations, deliberate contrapuntal melodies and plush harmonies." In October 2011 Pedro Giraudo conducted the Cologne Contemporary Jazz Orchestra opening the WDR Season with an all Giraudo-program. Suggested donation: $20/door. Co produced with the Hartford Jazz Society.