Dear friends, It's hard to believe that Crossroads is now celebrating its tenth anniversary. Our fall 2012 schedule (plus a few events for 2013) is now complete, and I look forward to seeing you at the concerts, which include music from every continent except Australia. You can find the full schedule at the end of this email as well as at www.crossroadsconcerts.org, but there are several things I especially want to mention.
First, early ticket sales help us plan ahead and mean we miss fewer opportunities to book great concerts for you. Until September 2, we'll automatically discount all online purchases over $50 by 5% and all purchases over $100 by 10% at checkout. Second, you may notice that we've expanded our children's programs: there is now a free children's concert about once a month through January. We hope to continue this schedule in the future, but each event costs about $500 and the startup funding for this will not last forever. If your children enjoy these events, please consider making a tax deductible donation - you can designate all or part of it for this program. Third, as you may know, Crossroads only gets about 60% of its costs through ticket sales. Most of our grant funding comes late in the season, so other contributions are especially important this time of year. Donations are fully tax-deductible, while memberships gain you reduced ticket prices, access to free member rush tickets to try out new kinds of music, and (at higher levels) some advance tickets are free as well. Thanks again for all your support and encouragement. I look forward to another ten years listening to wonderful music with you. Daniel Flaumenhaft Director, Crossroads Music CONCERTS (at Calvary Center for Culture and Community, 801 South 48th Street) September 8, 9, 12 and 15 at 7:30 pm Part of the Philadelphia Fringe Festival Duende Musical The Legend of Nahia A multi-disciplinary production presenting the healing journey of a woman who is a rape survivor, through live music, story telling, performance art, dance, and theater. The program includes folk songs in Spanish, Spanish dialects, and Basque, and flamenco and Latin American music and draws on folklore and mythology. Wednesday, September 19 at 7:30 pm Part of the Philadelphia Fringe Festival Sao Paolo Underground Sunny melodies, beats, noise, sounds & songs from Rob Mazurek (Chicago) & Mauricio Takara, Guilherme Granado, & Richard Ribeiro (Sao Paulo, Brazil). Sunday, September 30 Moira Smiley & VOCO American & Eastern European vocal harmonies and body percussion "A truly phenomenal act, combining the energy of urban street singing with first-rate musicianship, folk roots and traditions from throughout the world. Their body percussion sets are a sight to behold" - Folkworks Magazine Sunday, October 14 at 7:30 pm AquaAria Sicilian songs of the sea "A great singer. Sings the songs in true folk style, the melodies swooping between the standard scales, finding what sounds like the 'notes between the notes' of old songs almost lost to the standardization of modern notation." - RootsWorld Sunday, October 21 at 7:30 pm Cantrip High-energy traditional Scottish music "One of the most intriguing sounds in Celtic music today. An instrumental sound that travels from the darkness to the light. An unmistakable style and is enormously versatile. Cantrip both has its feet solidly in tradition, and sees innovation clearly from where it is standing." - Celtic Beat Magazine Sunday, October 28 at 7:30 pm Tim Eriksen & Friends Hard-core Americana "Best known for his haunting music for the film Cold Mountain... helped ignite the string band revival with Cordelia's Dad... focused fresh attention on 19th-century shape note singing with Northampton Harmony. Wild, beautiful, and full of unexpected moments; at once sweepingly epic and as intimate as a lover's whisper." - Boston Globe Wednesday, November 7 at 7:30 pm Debashish Bhattacharya Hindustani Slide Guitar "You will likely never hear better acoustic slide playing than this. Debashish Bhattacharya takes the listener to a place of deep emotional experience beyond the bounderies of time" - Henry Kaiser, Acoustic Guitar Magazine Sunday, November 18 Stephen Wade Virtuoso banjo player, folklorist, and historian "Wade is a wonderful emissary, not only in his astounding skill and unflagging energy, but through his mesmerizing passion and devotion to the music and to its master musicians. He has made himself known to them, and they have given him back some secrets in return." - Washington Post Sunday, December 2 at 7:30 pm Contemporary West African music “A startlingly catchy and energetic album. A voice of substance and strength. Introspective in theme, majestic in performance. A young musician who has served her time under some of the greats and has a considerable future ahead of her. Hats off.” Sing Out! Sunday, December 16 2012 Shtreiml High-octane klezmer "Shtreiml just gets better. For an outstanding band, that is no small feat. This Montreal-based klezmer band mixed Yiddish song with new and old klezmer instrumentals in a way that makes everything feel fresh and wonderful." - Ari Davidov Sunday, January 20 at 7:30 pm International Guitar Night Martin Taylor (Scotland), Solorazaf (Madagascar), Guinga (Brazil), and Brian Gore (US) "One of the most important showcases for contemporary guitar" -San Francisco Chronicle Sunday, January 27 at 7:30 pm Peter Tang Ensemble Traditional and modern Chinese music Peter Tang, the erhu (Chinese violin) soloist of the Beijing Central Singing and Dancing Ensemble, moved to Philadelphia in 2000 and founding the Peter Tang Chinese Ensemble. His acclaimed musical group offers an aural and visual performance of classical Chinese music featuring instruments such as the erhu and the guzheng (zither). ---- FREE CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS (at Calvary Center for Culture and Community, 801 South 48th Street) Children’s programs begin at 6:00, last 30-40 minutes, and are free to children under 12 and their parents or other caregivers. Seating is first come, first served. Please, no unaccompanied children. September 15 at 6:00 pm Duende Musical Folk music from Spain Sunday, October 14 at 6:00 pm AquaAria Sicilian songs of the sea Sunday, December 2 at 6:00 pm Kaïssa Contemporary West African music Sunday, December 16 at 6:00 pm Shtreiml Klezmer Sunday, January 27 at 6:00 pm Peter Tang Ensemble Traditional and modern Chinese music ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity-Announce." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. 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