Wednesday | October 4 | 12:30 pm
Alejandro Brittes Quartet
Argentine accordionist Alejandro Brittes is one of the world’s foremost exponents and practitioners of Chamamé music, which originated centuries ago in Northeast Argentina. Chamamé was born out of the merging of Eastern European music brought by immigrant settlers, with local indigenous music and African rhythms. Rarely heard in the States, this is an opportunity to hear and learn about this unique music.
Wednesday | November 15 | 12:30 pm
Dorado Schmitt and Sons, Samson and Amati—
Django Festival All-Stars
Dorado Schmitt is known far and wide as a deserving heir to the legendary Gypsy Jazz virtuoso, Django Reinhardt. Considered one of the leading voices in the Hot Jazz world, he has taught well his sons weli. All three regularly delight and amaze audiences throughout the world.
Wednesday | December 6 | 12:30 pm
Backtrack Vocals
Backtrack Vocals is an award winning 5-person a cappella group renowned for their stellar vocal and beatboxing abilities. They infuse heart and humor into every performance and their versatile repertoire covers Top 40, Motown, classical, show tunes, original music, and more. Backtrack got its start on YouTube, where the group now has over 100,000 subscribers and 12 million views on their channel.
Wednesday | April 17 | 12:30 pm
The Scooches
An eclectic melting pot of original music inspired by world folk traditions, Americana, New Orleans verve and the unfettered exuberance of the 1920's.
Led by banjo player Nick Russo and vocalist Betina Hershey, the band brings together a world-class lineup of standout musicians from New York, Suriname, Sapelo Island (off the coast of Georgia), Mexico, and the Caribbean.
Wednesday | May 8 | 12:30 pm
Dior Quartet
The prize-winning Dior Quartet is one of the Classical Music World’s best young string quartets. It is currently the Quartet-in-Residence at the Glenn Gould School at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto.
The Dior Quartet formed in Fall 2018 at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University under the tutelage of the Pacifica Quartet. They studied with members of the Alban Berg, St. Lawrence, Danish, Artemis, Ébene, and Belcea Quartets. The Dior Quartet was a silver prize winner of the 2021 Chesapeake Chamber Music Competition, Bronze Medalist of the 2019 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, and quarter-finalist in the 2021 Bartok World Competition in Budapest.
