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Leadership is Female, is African, is Muslim Women
Tufts University’s Johnathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life honors Saïda Oumulkhairy Niasse with the Global Humanitarian Citizen Award. From her base in rural Niger, Oumoulkhaïry Niasse (affectionately known as Mama Kiota) leads a Sufi Muslim women's movement with over 200,000 members and branches in six other West African countries. Trained by scholars in the Niassine Tijaniyya Sufi tradition, Mama Kiota is a tireless advocate for women’s rights, broad-based education, and peace. She has spent more than 50 years establishing…
Find out more »New at Noon: Fingerboard, Pedalboard
Organist William Cooper and violists Anna Griffis and Scott Woolweaver gather forces to present new student compositions combining violas and pipes in an informal setting. Meet the composers afterward for lunch in the Goddard Chapel. Free; no tickets required.
Find out more »A Night of Latin Jazz
Grammy-nominated percussionist Wilson "Chembo" Corniel and his quintet perform New York-style, hard hitting Latin Jazz with some of New York's best musicians on the scene today. A well-balanced Latin Jazz group that incorporates many rich traditions, writer Aurora Flores states that the group brings “...a sprinkling of be-bop, a touch of swing with a dollop of bomba, rumba, tango and danzón topped with ‘un chin’ de charanga.” Free; no tickets required. This concert has been made possible by the Granoff…
Find out more »Harvard Early Music Society: St. John’s Passion
First Baptist Church Medford will collaborate with the Harvard Early Music Society in a production of G.P. Telemann's St. John's Passion, organized by Elias Miller, conductor, and Christopher Grills, harpsichord. HEMS’s production will feature legendary singer Charles Humphries as the Evangelist alongside a cast of some of the best young singers in Boston: James Lesu’i (Jesus), Corey Hart (Pontius Pilate), MaryRuth Lown (Soprano Soloist), and Maddie Studt (Alto Soloist). First Baptist Church is participating in this production both as part…
Find out more »Cultural Constructions: Diverse Voices of Islam II
Cultural Constructions was created to provide an opportunity through concerts and workshops for musical artists and their audiences to experience and learn about music of different cultures. Through a multicultural environment, this concert aims to promote an understanding and appreciation of cultural differences, to create an interaction between musicians from different traditions, and to provide a setting for these musicians to reach out to an audience who would not normally be exposed to such music. Diverse Voices of Islam is…
Find out more »Tufts Sunday Concert/Movie: Tufts Wind Ensemble/Frankenstein
Celebrate Halloween with the Tufts University Wind Ensemble and enjoy the classic 1931 monster movie "Frankenstein" with a live music soundtrack composed by Michael Shapiro in 2001. John McCann, director. Free; no tickets required
Find out more »Songs of Resistance
Tufts University music faculty members Paul Lehrman, Ian Goldstein, and Rabbi Jeffrey Summit, plus special guests, present a concert of political and protest songs from the 1950s and '60s. Free; no tickets required.
Find out more »Tufts Sunday Concert: Chorus pro Musica
The Tufts University Sunday Concert Series presents Chorus pro Musica, featuring the world premiere of Andy Vores' "In Childhood's Thicket" for soprano, baritone, chorus, and electronics. Jamie Kirsch, conductor. Free; no tickets required.
Find out more »Sizzle and Swivel for the Arts
Medford Arts Center, Inc. (MACI) presents Sizzle and Swivel for the Arts, a benefit for MARV: the Medford Arts Resource Vehicle, and the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA). Dance to the gentle, infectious sounds of local Brazilian band Sonho Meu, while Medford’s renowned dance duo Dance Caliente shows you how to perform steps to Brazilian dances such as Samba, Carimbó, Capoeira, Forró, and Coco. Oasis Steakhouse will provide delicious free Brazilian appetizers (both meat-based and vegetarian/vegan) plus a free small caipirinha (a Brazilian…
Find out more »Tufts Takht: The Forbidden Love
Tufts Takht, the Arab Music ensemble at Tufts University, presents an ancient Babylonian love story set to original music. Layth Sidiq, director. Free; no tickets required.
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