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Fri 6/19 - Karen Ashbrook CD Release
Friday June 19th, Institute of Musical Traditions presents Karen Ashbrook at Church of the Ascension in Silver Spring MD.
633 Sligo Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910 | 7.30pm | tickets $25 in advance (+$2 processing fee), $30 at the door | webcast tickets $25 (+$2 processing fee).
Join Karen Ashbrook on hammered dulcimer with Sophie Chang on cello and Paul Oorts on harp guitar, cittern, and 10-string classical guitar for an IMT concert including music from Karen's new recording "Hands of the Healer–Gentle Music for the Spirit." The music represents her 50-year journey of travels with the dulcimer, with music from 5 continents and also lush contemporary compositions. It will be will be live streamed as well.
The live stream will be available for 7 days after the concert.
Karen is an international pioneer and advocate in the revival of the hammered dulcimer. Along the way she added Irish wooden flute and pennywhistle.
Her career has spanned performances and teaching throughout Europe and Asia. She performs frequently with her husband Paul Oorts, a multi-instrumentalist from Belgium. Her strong commitment to using her music as a healing art led her to become a therapeutic musician, founding Music for the Spirit-healing hammered dulcimer music.
Karen is a board member of the Cimbalom World Association, which promotes all forms of the dulcimer internationally.
ONLINE TICKETING FOR THIS EVENT IS NOW COMPLETE, TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR.
Previous events
4/25 - Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas
Cultural Arts Center: Theatre One, 7995 Georgia Ave , Silver Spring, MD 20910
Saturday April 25th, Institute of Musical Traditions and Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center present Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas at 7:30pm. Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center, Main Stage 7995 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910
General $25, MC Student $5, Student $10
All ticket sales are final. If you can not attend an event please contact us at office@imtfolk.org.
4/13 - Breabach (children's admission)
Saint Mark Presbyterian Church, 10701 Old Georgetown Rd, Rockville, MD
All ticket sales are final. If you can not attend an event please contact us at office@imtfolk.org.
Friday March 6th, Institute of Musical Traditions presents the Say Sister! Guitar Festival at 7:30pm. Seekers Church | 276 Carroll St NW, Washington, DC 20012 | 7.30pm | Tickets $30 adv (+$2 processing fee), $35 door.
Saturday February 28th, Institute of Musical Traditions presents Joe Troop & the Truth Machine at 7:30pm. Seekers Church 276 Carroll St NW, Washington, DC 20012 | 7:30pm
2/13 - Skye Consort & Emma Björling
Cultural Arts Center: Theatre Two, 7995 Georgia Ave , Silver Spring, MD 20910
Friday February 13th, Institute of Musical Traditions and Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center present Skye Consort & Emma Björling at 7:30pm.
Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center, Theater 2 7995 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Tickets are priced at $5 for MC Students, $10 for “other” students, and $25 for general admission. Tickets are now available at
General $25, MC Student $5, Student $10
Thursday January 29th, Institute of Musical Traditions and Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center present Frigg at 7:30pm. Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center, Theater 2 7995 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910
General $25, MC Student $5, Student $10
12/15 - Annual Celtic Holiday Show w Robin Bullock, Ken Kolodner & Elke Baker (adult admission)
Saint Mark Presbyterian Church, 10701 Old Georgetown Rd, Rockville, MD
All ticket sales are final. If you can not attend an event please contact us at office@imtfolk.org.
12/15 - Annual Celtic Holiday Show w Robin Bullock, Ken Kolodner & Elke Baker (childrens' admission)
Saint Mark Presbyterian Church, 10701 Old Georgetown Rd, Rockville, MD
All ticket sales are final. If you can not attend an event please contact us at office@imtfolk.org.
12/1 - Windborne (adult admission)
Saint Mark Presbyterian Church, 10701 Old Georgetown Rd, Rockville, MD
All ticket sales are final. If you can not attend an event please contact us at office@imtfolk.org.
12/1 - Windborne (childrens' admission)
Saint Mark Presbyterian Church, 10701 Old Georgetown Rd, Rockville, MD
All ticket sales are final. If you can not attend an event please contact us at office@imtfolk.org.
11/3 - Corey Harris (adult admission)
Saint Mark Presbyterian Church, 10701 Old Georgetown Rd, Rockville, MD
All ticket sales are final. If you can not attend an event please contact us at office@imtfolk.org.
10/27 - Ensemble Galilei (childrens' admission)
Saint Mark Presbyterian Church, 10701 Old Georgetown Rd, Rockville, MD
All ticket sales are final. If you can not attend an event please contact us at office@imtfolk.org.
10/27 - Ensemble Galilei (adult admission)
Saint Mark Presbyterian Church, 10701 Old Georgetown Rd, Rockville, MD
All ticket sales are final. If you can not attend an event please contact us at office@imtfolk.org.
10/11 - Nicol-Brown 42nd Amateur Invitational Contest
Saint Mark Presbyterian Church, 10701 Old Georgetown Rd, Rockville, MD
FREE ADMISSION, thanks to the EUSPBA, The Piobaireachd Society, and other generous donors. Your donations are welcome at the door or online for the benefit of the Nicol-Brown and IMT. Support the future of piping.
10/10 - Nicol-Brown Amateur Invitational Contest Judges' Recital
Saint Mark Presbyterian Church, 10701 Old Georgetown Rd, Rockville, MD
FREE ADMISSION, thanks to the EUSPBA, The Piobaireachd Society, and other generous donors. Your donations are welcome at the door or online for the benefit of the Nicol-Brown and IMT. Support the future of piping.
All ticket sales are final. If you can not attend an event please contact us at office@imtfolk.org.
All ticket sales are final. If you can not attend an event please contact us at office@imtfolk.org.
Garnet Rogers has established himself as ‘One of the major talents of our time”. Hailed by the Boston Globe as a “charismatic performer and singer”, Garnet is a man with a powerful physical presence – close to six and a half feet tall – with a voice to match. All ticket sales are final. If you can not attend an event please contact us at office@imtfolk.org.
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