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Program: 

Michael Daugherty (b. 1954), “Six Riffs after Ovid” for solo oboe

I. Maceo Parker (Pan)

II. Buddy Holly (Phaeton)

III. Joni Mitchell (Niobe)

IV. Jim Morrison (Bacchus)

V. Prince (Narcissus)

VI. Aretha Franklin (Arethusa)

Titus Underwood, oboe

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–91), Oboe Quartet in F major, K.370/368b

I. Allegro

II. Adagio

III. Rondeau. Allegro

Titus Underwood, oboe

Francesca Bass, violin

Katja Yeager, viola

MaryGrace Bender, cello

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875–1912), Five Negro Melodies for Piano Trio, from Op. 59, No. 1 (1906)

I. Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child

II. Was Way Down a Yonder

III. Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel

IV. They Will Not Lend Me a Child

V. My Lord Delivered Daniel

Titus Underwood, oboe

Julia Harguindey, bassoon

Megan Gale, piano

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Brian Raphael Nabors (b. 1991), Sonata for Oboe and Piano (2016)

I. Restless

II. Contemplative

III. Con moto

Titus Underwood, oboe

Megan Gale, piano

Benjamin Britten, Phantasy Quartet for Oboe & String Trio, Op. 2

Titus Underwood, oboe

Francesca Bass, violin

Katja Yeager, viola

MaryGrace Bender, cello

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Gareth Pearson, known as “The Welsh Tornado,” is a talented acoustic guitarist known for his fingerstyle pyrotechnics and explosive lead runs. He has a unique style that covers various genres, from country to pop to jazz, and has been influenced by musicians such as Chet Atkins and Tommy Emmanuel

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“The General Dance will be released on 2/7/25.

This album features 11 of my original compositions played by a world class group of musicians that I feel lucky to work with and call my friends. 

Saxophonist Gary Wheat, pianist Choko Aiken, bassist Nick Walker, drummer CJ Brown, and I spent a couple days recording at Ivy Manor in Sheffield back in July. It was a special couple of days recording because we were all comfortable with the material, felt at home in the studio, and at ease working with each other as well as our engineer Jared Przybysz and his crew. 

After that, the album was mixed by Jared and then mastered by Dave Darlington at Bass Hit Recording, NYC. Faith Carpenter did the art and design for the full album that you see in the video above plus album art for two singles. 

Videographer, Blake Butler filmed and edited the video you see above as well as full length videos for the albums two singles. 

It's been quite the process to get this all together, but it's almost here and I can't wait to share it with you all!! 

Ist single - "Fertile Ground" - 1/10/25 

2nd single - "Hope" - 1/24 

full album - THE GENERAL DANCE - 2/7 

Album release show at Tangled String Studio 2/28

Don’t miss Austin Tx. style good times at Tangled String

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Triplets and high-energy musicians from the farmlands of Iowa and now based in Nashville, Tennessee, The Lubben Brothers have spent the last 15 years pioneering an original sound steeped in lyrical sensitivity, rich vocal harmonies, and the multi-instrumental flair of the American folk tradition.

The Brothers have soloed at venues ranging from South Florida's Meyer Amphitheater and Broward Center for the Performing Arts, to The Gardens Hockey Arena of Northern Minnesota. Their music has aired on radio stations across the United States, was chosen as an encore for NPR’s “Live from Here” with Chris Thile, and featured in Netflix’s premiere film of the 2021 Christmas season, Love Hard. Composers as well as musicians, the Lubben Brothers have written multiple musicals, and actively write, record, and release new music to an ever expanding catalogue now streaming everywhere

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Program:

Three Romances for Violin and Piano, Op. 22 -- Clara Schumann

Three Romances for Oboe (Flute) and Piano, Op. 94 -- Robert Schumann

Intermission

Trio No. 1 for Piano, Violin and Cello in B major, Op. 8

I. Allegro con brio

II. Scherzo: Allegro molto

III. Adagio

IV. Allegro

About the Program:

There are few composers whose lives became as intertwined as those of Robert Schumann, Clara Schumann, and Johannes Brahms. At the urging of his friend, the violinist virtuoso Josef Joachim, young Brahms introduced himself to the Schumann’s in 1853, with Robert later writing that Brahms was a genius who was destined to be the heir of Beethoven’s legacy. Brahms would struggle with this proclamation throughout his whole career, relying on the advice of friends like Joachim and Clara Schumann until the end of his life.

Three Romances, Op. 94 by Robert Schumann

The Three Romances, Op. 94 by Robert Schumann (1810–56) were originally written for the oboe and piano (his only chamber piece for oboe), but has entered the repertoire for violin, clarinet, and flute. The set was premiered with the violin in a private concert in 1850 and was not performed on oboe in public until 1863. Robert wrote the pieces on three different days in December, 1849 in order to give them to Clara as a Christmas present. The three pieces highlight several characteristics of his music: they are songs, but without a strong separation of melody and accompaniment, and the alteration of the two contrasting aspects of Robert’s own personality, the Dionysian ‘Florestan’ and the Apollonian ‘Eusebius.’

Three Romances, Op. 22 by Clara Schumann

Clara Schumann’s (1819–96) Three Romances, Op. 22 was written in 1853 and published in 1855, dedicated to Josef Joachim. Indeed, Joachim and another violinist, Wilhelm Joseph von Wasielewski, worked with her on the violin parts. The three movements were almost certainly a reflection of Clara and Robert’s relationship, with the first romance containing several explicit references to Robert’s first violin sonata. Though Clara had composed several works when she was young, these were among the first pieces she had written since 1846 and they became some of the last pieces she ever wrote. Robert’s mental health continued to deteriorate, culminating in a suicide attempt in 1854, after which he was committed to a sanatorium until his death in 1856. Clara stopped composing after Robert’s death, instead committing herself to performing Robert’s music and caring for her family.

Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8 by Johannes Brahms

Johannes Brahms’ (1833–97) Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8 was originally written in 1854, but was heavily revised by the composer in 1889. Brahms seemed to have been displeased with the original version almost right away, telling Josef Joachim that he wanted to make alterations to the piece immediately after it was published. Some have conjectured that Robert’s article praising him as “Germany’s new rising star” pressured Brahms to rush the publication of the work. Brahms had burned several earlier chamber works he deemed not worthy and said “the praise you have openly bestowed on me will arouse such extraordinary expectations of my achievements by the public that I don’t know how I can begin to fulfill them even somewhat.”

In the revised version, Brahms suggested that he merely wanted to rid the piece of its “youthful exuberances,” writing “I didn’t provide it with a new wig, just combed and arranged its hair a little.” In reality, the original version is about a third longer than the revised version, with the second movement the only one that was not heavily revised with themes being rewritten and replaced.

About the Musicians:

Charissa Leung, native of San Jose, CA, is one of Nashville Symphony’s newest members, joining the ensemble’s 2nd violin section in the 2022-23 season. She has most recently performed at the Manchester Music Festival in 2021, received the String Quartet Fellowship at Madeline Island Chamber Music in the summers of 2018 and 2019, attended the Aspen Music Festival from 2013-2016, and made her solo debut with the Prometheus Symphony as the winner of the Khuner Concerto Competition in 2015. Charissa was featured at the Rome Chamber Music Festival in 2017 and 2018, and is a frequent guest artist at Hawaii Chamber Music Festival and Nashville Chamber Music Society. Charissa is passionate about teaching, whether it be giving group lessons at the elementary school in which she grew up, teaching underprivileged aspiring musicians online through a non-profit organization called Through the Staff, or more recently, maintaining a small studio of Yale undergraduates. She is currently on faculty at Covenant Conservatory teaching budding violinists and coaching adult chamber groups. Charissa began her violin studies at age 3 with the Suzuki method, and graduated from the McDuffie Center for Strings where she double majored in Violin Performance and French as a recipient of a four-year Presidential scholarship. In 2021, she completed her Master of Music degree under the tutelage of Syoko Aki and Tai Murray at Yale University. Charissa loves hiking, baking focaccia, and admiring cats from afar.

Cellist MaryGrace Bender is a performer, teacher, and believer in the beauty of music and the important impact it has on how we see the world. As a Suzuki teacher, she leads a studio of cellists in the Huntsville area and co-founded the Huntsville Suzuki Academy. MaryGrace founded the Nashville Chamber Music Society, which is a 501(c)(3) organization and performs regularly with NCMS in a variety of spaces for a variety of audiences. Bender recently taught at StringTime in DC, a festival for young musicians, and previously served as a faculty member and performer for Lincoln Center’s Restart Stages series for BridgeMusik in NYC. She regularly records in Nashville for scoring companies such as Sony, Bungee, Hulu, and Netflix, and enjoys coaching NashvilleCMS program chamber groups. She performed with the McDuffie Center for Strings in Carnegie Hall, as Young Artist for The Rome Chamber Music Festival in Italy, and recorded orchestrally under Philip Glass’s Orange Mountain Music label which The Wall Street Journal reviewed as, “impeccably polished.” MaryGrace’s studies include a master's degree from The Cleveland Institute of Music in Cello Performance and Suzuki Pedagogy, and an undergraduate degree from The Robert McDuffie Center for Strings at Mercer University. She spent summers at The National Repertory Orchestra, Meadowmount School of Music, Brevard Music Festival, Chautauqua Summer Institute, and the Aspen Music Festival and School as a New Horizon's fellow. Past influential teachers include Dr. Melissa Kraut, Hans Jørgen Jensen, Julie Albers, Dr. Felix Wang, and Anne Hall Williams. MaryGrace lives in Huntsville with her husband Blake, their son Charles.  They have a loving dog named Cooper and two chickens, Juanice and Glenna. 

Canadian-American pianist Brendan Jacklin is a performer, teacher, lecturer, and new music advocate. A special interest of his involves performing interdisciplinary and multimedia music, performing works with electronics, video, poetry, and dance. Brendan has presented at conferences across the USA, including topics on recording technology, performance practice, and pedagogy.

Brendan is a co-founder of A Seat at the Piano, an initiative to create a more equitably representative body of piano works, as well as Director of Programming for the Nashville Chamber Music Series. He currently serves as Assistant Professor of Piano at Fisk University. Brendan completed his D.M.A. at the University of Cincinnati, with cognates in piano pedagogy and multimedia music. He received his M.Mus from Bowling Green State University, and his B.Mus at Brandon University with minors in cello performance and history. Previous teachers and mentors include Awadagin Pratt, Michelle Conda, Thomas Rosenkranz, Megumi Masaki, and Leanne Zacaharias. Based in Nashville, TN with his family, when he is not doing any of the above, you can probably find Brendan running, baking, or reading. You can follow his baking at with Instagram (@brendanjacklin) or find upcoming concert and project details at www.brendanjacklin.com

Korean-Australian flutist Danielle Maeng pursues a multi-faceted career and has performed in notable venues across the United States. Growing up in Nashville, Danielle studied with Norma Rogers and Philip Dikeman as a Myra Jackson Scholar at the Blair School of Music of Vanderbilt University. She continued her studies in London at the prestigious Royal Academy of Music where she earned her Bachelor of Music degree. Furthering her education, Danielle studied in Paris, France at l’École Normale de Musique de Paris and subsequently obtained her Masters of Music at Yale University - School of Music.

She was a first prize winner in the Alexander & Buono International Flute Competition and gave her debut performance in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York City. She has spent summers at the Brevard Music Center, Caroga Lake Music Festival and L’Académie Internationale d’Eté de Nice. This summer, she will be a Flute Fellow at the esteemed Classical Tahoe Academy. During the 22/23 season, Danielle was a Flute Fellow in TŌN (The Orchestra Now). Based in New York, TŌN comprises vibrant young performers from across the globe performing regularly at venues including Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. Most recently, she was appointed flute faculty at Brevard Music Center’s Flute Seminar. Currently based in Nashville, Danielle performs regularly with the Nashville Chamber Music Society, an organization dedicated to promoting chamber music in and around Nashville; she is also a dedicated teacher, avid session musician, and frequently performs with various ensembles, including the Nashville Symphony.

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Doors at 6:30.Opening Act is the awesome Alexa Rose

Thanks to our amazing sponsors Irons One Whisky, Yellowhammer Brewing, Touronimo destination management. Carol Shutt Realitor, Downtown Huntsville Inc. and Artemis Music Production.

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Doors at 6:30. Opening Act is the awesome Alexa Rose

Thanks to our amazing sponsors Irons One Whisky, Yellowhammer Brewing, Touronimo destination management. Carol Shutt Realtor, Downtown Huntsville Inc, Artemis Music Production

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There is a ferocious Southern engine inside of Billy Allen + The Pollies’ debut album Black Noise. It thrums to life atop a classic rock chassis and expertly weaves in and out of gospel, grunge, funk and soul along its eleven-song journey.

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The band is a hybrid of four piece rock outfit The Pollies and fellow Alabamian, and frontman, Billy Allen. The story of what fused Allen and The Pollies is one that begins in a bar 8 years ago. This particular bar was on Allen’s gig circuit and it just so happens to be where Jay Burgess (founder of The Pollies) was having a drink that evening. While there was intrigue and potential in that first chance meeting, the two would remain ships in the night, each building their own careers, until years later when the stars would align at FAME studios in Muscle Shoals. As the story goes, both Allen and The Pollies, who were all occasional session musicians at Fame, were finally in the room together and the track on deck was Little Richard’s “Greenwood, MS”. To hear Allen retell this part of the story is to hear a man talk about the beginnings of a priceless friendship. “There was an immediate romantic musical connection,” Allen said. “This is my band.” To hear Burgess tell it, the feeling was mutual. Over the subsequent year, the two groups rehearsed, toured, wrote, and gelled together under the moniker Billy Allen + The Pollies. The joining of Billy and Jay (along with the other charter members of The Pollies: Spencer Duncan, Jon Davis & Clint Chandler) was like the clicking of a dislocated bone back into true

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Musicians:

Emera Kandybin

Sasha Kandybin

MaryGrace Bender

Samuel Bender

Mr. Pope and his Army does it again. Don’t miss a DNO show

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Drummers’ Night Out does it again in Tangled String. Never miss a DNO show!

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Poiema Trio, dedicated to sharing the joy of chamber music with audiences of all demographics, infuses their performances with spontaneity, imagination, and storytelling. Formed in the summer of 2023 at the Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival, they are the recipients of the 2024 Gold Medal Prize from the Ninth International Chamber Music Ensemble Competition. The members hold degrees from the Juilliard School and the Cleveland Institute of Music. Their name, "Poiema," means poetry at the intersection of beauty and brokenness, a poignant reminder of an artist's true calling

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Don’t miss this show! Check out Andrew Duhon here.

Check Out His awesome video here!

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It was Leo Tolstoy who said “All great literature is one of two stories; a man goes on a journey or a stranger comes to town,” and in the case of Andrew Duhon and his latest album Emerald Blue, both instances are true. Duhon temporarily left New Orleans, his longtime home and musical muse in 2019, finding himself inspired by the landscape of the Pacific Northwest and notably, its colors—a hue he describes as ‘emerald blue’ for which the album is named, the same shade looking back at him in his partner’s eyes. Had he overlooked the specific shade of her eyes while living below sea level? Or did the change of location open his mind more acutely? The record does just that: examine the familiar in the context of the unfamiliar. Emerald Blue is a probing appreciation of the dailiness of life; a note-taking exercise in living. 

Duhon channeled his new perspective into an eleven song collection, calling on friends and collaborators including Jano Rix on drums, percussion, and harmonies; Myles Weeks on upright and electric basses and harmonies; and Dan Walker on keys and accordion. Duhon returned South for the recording process, finding comfort and creativity in Maurice, Louisiana’s storied Dockside Studios with GRAMMY-award winning engineer and longtime collaborator of Andrew’s, Trina Shoemaker, to capture every inch of vibe and beauty and texture each song had to offer.

Emerald Blue in the news:

“Andrew Duhon looks for a better balance to life on new ‘Emerald Blue’” via Gambit Weekly

Duhon muses on the kindness of strangers and fly fishing for Coastal Angler

“Faintly reminiscent of early M Ward and artists like Beachwood Sparks, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Sparklehorse or Damien Jurado, ‘Emerald Blue’ sits happily at the crossroads of harmony-drenched pop, rustic americana, Appalachian folk and about a half-dozen other styles, all meeting and mixing around the warmth of Duhon’s vocals; world-weary, stretched and full of soul.” -Holler

Duhon is “a teller of stories with an undeniable voice, weighted and soulful.” -KPCW/NPR

No Depression calls the album “effortless,” noting “Duhon reminds us that everything comes in its time: adventure, loneliness, tragedy and — yes, even if it’s fleeting — contentment.”

Fans can watch the music video for “Emerald Blue” at this link, check out previously-released singles “Everybody Colored Their Own Jesus” and “Castle On Irish Bayou.” Duhon’s tour picks back up tonight in Lafayette, LA before continuing throughout the Southeast and then over to the Pacific Northwest in late summer. A full list of dates and ticket information can be found below. 

The Irish Drum Center will be hosting another evening of fabulous Irish Traditional music on Wednesday, October 9th at Tangled String Studios at Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment

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Welcome the next Huntsville Music Collective Concert Series at Tangled String!

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Performers:  Charissa Leung, Anthony Parce, Grace Parce, Brendan Jacklin

Fireball Mail returns thanks to our sponsors Yellowhammer Brewing and Martinson and Beason Attorneys at Law. If you missed the last show here’s your chance to experience bluegrass pickin, singin, and carousin. These guys are amazing!

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Our last Rising Artist Spotlight for this year is a great one! It is the acoustic Album Release for Luna Koi!

LUNA KOI is a rising duo formed in 2022 by NY native singer/songwriter Kelly Joyner, and Huntsville guitarist Chris McDonald. Luna Koi's music is a fusion of Joyner's folk background and McDonald's 90's alternative pop/rock roots, mixed with Americana undertones: lacing thoughtful guitar riffs with haunting harmonies. LUNA KOI recorded their debut album with Grammy award winner Jimmy Nutt at the Nutthouse Studio in Alabama and is scheduled to release in September 2024. They frequently tour as an acoustic duo but also play with cellist Kevin Lay, and with a full band to recreate the intensity of the record.

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comprised of sisters Emma (16) and Bella (14) Burney create music with a maturity and emotional intelligence that belies their age. They write keen and knowing songs while arranging for multiple instruments and structuring unique and resonant harmonies. The result-personal and penetrating music that both connects with and captivates their listener. Their soul nurturing sibling harmonies and tunes are reminiscent of The Avett Brothers, First Aid Kit, Lake Street Dive, The Staves, and Joseph.

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The Irish Drum Center will be hosting fiddler Eimear Atkins and guitarist David McKindley-Ward for an evening of fabulous Irish Traditional music on Friday, August 23, 2024 at Tangled String Studios at Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment. Doors open at 6p, and the show starts at 7p.

Eimear Arkins is an award-winning musician and singer from County Clare, Ireland, now living in St. Louis, MO. She has toured throughout the US, Ireland, and beyond with acclaimed bands like Cherish The Ladies, Téada, and Tomáseen Foley’s A Celtic Christmas. Eimear is also a qualified Irish music and dance instructor and has performed and given workshops at festivals all over the world, including Féile Séamus Creagh (Newfoundland), Catskills Irish Arts Week (NY), Viljandi Pärimusmuusika Festival (Estonia), and Festival Interceltique de Lorient (France).

Award-winning musician and singer David McKindley-Ward grew up in the Washington, DC area steeped in Folk, American, and Old Time music. He has collaborated with numerous Irish musicians including Billy McComiskey, Liz Hanley, and Joey Abarta. He has made a name for himself as a touring artist across the US, Ireland, and the UK, and regularly performs and teaches at festivals including Catskills Irish Arts Week, Baltimore TradFest, and The Philadelphia Céilí Group.

Don’t miss Common Man with McKenzie Lockhart!

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Don’t miss this all time favorite show dedicated to the art of drumming. Performed by the best drummers around TWO SHOWS 6:00 and 8:00

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Welcome back to Tangled String English Guitarist Richard Smith. His unforgettable performance last fall left many asking for a repeat performance. We are happy to accommodate!

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