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SUMMARY:Dialogues in Dual Languages
DESCRIPTION:When people speak in different languages\, how do they develop empathy and understanding? When the world is full of noise and misinformation\, how do we learn to listen and to hear each other?  This show presents thirteen pairs of visual artists and poets in collaborations that seek to illuminate\, advance\, reflect and resonate with one another. \nOn view June 6 – July 18\, 2026 \nOpening Reception: Sunday\, June 14\, 3-5pm
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SUMMARY:Music Masterclass (Performance Workshop)
DESCRIPTION:WHAT IS A MASTERCLASS? \nA music masterclass is a unique learning experience for musicians that combines performance\, critique\, and observation. \nPerformance: Musicians perform a work in progress in front of an audience. \nExpert Instruction: A highly skilled musician\, often a renowned performer or teacher\, leads the masterclass. \nTargeted Critique: After the performance\, the instructor critiques the musicians’ technique\, interpretation\, and stage presence\, offering guidance for improvement. \nLearning for All: The masterclass setting allows not just the performing student but also the audience (other musicians and sometimes the general public) to learn from the expert’s insights and the student’s performance. \nMusicians watching other musicians perform and being exposed to the instructor’s approach can be inspiring and informative. \nPerforming in front of an audience\, even with potential critique\, helps build confidence and stage presence.
URL:https://www.fivesparks.org/event/music-masterclass-performance-workshop/2026-06-23/
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SUMMARY:Collective Listening: Coexisting in Music (with Judith Gordon and Rhonda Rider)
DESCRIPTION:Judith Gordon and Rhonda Rider lead a mid-festival open discussion/exploration of the complexities and nuances found in both rehearsing and performing.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \nRHONDA RIDER  For over two decades\, cellist Rhonda Rider was a member of the Naumburg Award-winning Lydian Quartet and Triple Helix Piano Trio. An advocate of contemporary music\, Rider has premiered and recorded works by composers including John Harbison\, Lee Hyla\, Yu-Hui Chang and Raven Chacon. Her interest in bringing classical music to unusual places has led her to artist residencies at Grand Canyon and Petrified Forest National Parks. She has served as a panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts\, Chamber Music America and adjudicated at the Fischoff\, Stulberg and Concert Artists Guild Competitions. Recently\, she has performed with Shelter Music Boston\, Castle of Our Skins\, the New Gallery Series and the Radius Ensemble. During the summer\, she performs and teaches at festivals including Green Mountain\, Music from Salem\, Tanglewood\, Harvard Music Festival and the Asian Youth Orchestra (Hong Kong). Rider holds degrees from Oberlin and Yale and is Professor of Cello at Boston Conservatory at Berklee where she was twice awarded Outstanding Teacher of the Year. www.rhondarider.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nJUDITH GORDON  Pianist Judith Gordon explores diverse repertoire as a soloist and with a wide range of instrumentalists and singers. A featured player for ChatterABQ\, she has been heard recently at Music Mountain\, Apple Hill\, Santa Fe Chamber Music\, The Cello Seminar and Music from Salem. She was an associate professor of music at Smith College from 2006-2020. \n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.fivesparks.org/event/collective-listening-coexisting-in-music/
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