Music

STILL SCHEDULED, STILL OUTDOORS: Josh Lovelace and Band Play Children’s Concert at Levitt Pavilion

98 Degrees Performs Thursday, July 18 in Alive@Five Concert

Storm Large Performs Sept 27 at Wall St Theater in Norwalk: Ticket Sales Start Friday

Two Days After Appearing in Darien, Bob Button Band in Concert Again at Bartlett Arboretum

Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks in Concert at Westport’s Levitt Pavilion

Folk-Style Singer Abbie Gardner Performs on the Dobro Sunday at Bartlett Arboretum

REMINDER: Bob Button Band to Perform Friday Night in Darien Summer Nights Concert

Kind Bud Featured in Latest Darien Summer Nights Outdoor Concert This Friday

Learn About Johan Sebastian Bach in a Four-Part Lecture Series at Darien Library

The Spadtastics Play at Tilley Pond Park Friday in Latest Darien Summer Nights Concert

First 2019 Darien Summer Nights Concert Features Artesian Pizza and the Band ‘Bad Dog Buddy’

‘Milkshake’ Opens Children’s Concert Series on Wednesdays at Westport’s Levitt Pavilion

Darien Summer Nights Concert Series Kicks Off Friday, June 21, with Bad Dog Buddy

Family Concert Series on Four Wednesdays in June at Weed Beach

Darien Music Students Named to All-State Bands, Chorus

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Music and those who create it or present it in and around Darien

Josh Lovelace and his band will play an outdoor children’s concert starting at 7 p.m., Wednesday at the Levitt Pavilion in Westport. Update, Wednesday, 5:32 p.m. — The Levitt Pavilion still plans to host the concert outdoors, despite forecasted rain. — an announcement from the Levitt Pavilion

Josh Lovelace, a Knoxville, Tennessee native and member of the Grammy-nominated rock band NEEDTOBREATHE, has been making music his entire life. His grandparents loved folk songs, especially Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie, both of whom wrote songs for children. Lovelace shared that love of folk music and as a young kid, would sing songs and put on shows for his family and friends.

98 Degrees will perform in the first Alive@Five outdoor concert in Downtown Stamford, with Ryan Clark also on stage. The concert begins at 5 p.m., gates open at 4:30, Thursday, July 18. The pop and contemporary R&B vocal group consists of four vocalists: brothers Nick and Drew Lachey, along with Justin Jeffre and Jeff Timmons. Here’s a medley of the band’s music, from the 98 Degrees website:

Alive@Five is a five week outdoor summer concert series featuring live music from national and regional headliners. 21+ only.
Also on Stage: Ryan Clark
Ryan Clark is an original Nashville recording artist who is quickly making a name for himself in the music industry.

Storm Large publicity photo Wall Street Theater

Musician, actor, playwright and author Storm Large (of Pink Martini) performs at the Wall Street Theater in Norwalk at 7 p.m., Friday, Sept. 27. — an announcement from the Wall Street Theater

Tickets (from $22 to $49) go on sale at 10 a.m., Friday, July 19. Wall Street Theater is at 71 Wall St. in Norwalk.

If you missed the Bob Button Band at the Darien Summer Nights concert on Friday — or if you just can’t get enough of the band — you can spend your Sunday evening at the Bartlett Arboretum in Stamford to enjoy their music. Their concert will take place on the Great Lawn unless there’s rain (in that case it will be cancelled). — an announcement from the Bartlett Arboretum
The concert takes place from 5 to 7 p.m. Bring chairs or a blanket, and a picnic dinner. Wendy’s Weenies food truck will also be on site, serving hot dogs, philly cheese steak wedges, cheeseburgers, grilled cheese and drinks! $5 for members, $10 for non-members, free for children 12 & under.

Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks will perform from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Sunday, July 14 in a free outdoor concert at the Levitt Pavilion for Performing Arts in downtown Westport. — an announcement from the Levitt Pavilion

Grammy-winning multi-instrumentalist and bandleader Vince Giordano and his Nighthawks return to the Levitt Pavilion to deliver an extraordinary evening of classic ‘20s and ‘30s standards. Their music evokes the height of ballroom perfection, combining jazz elegance and swingin’ (or rumba-in’ or cha-cha-cha-in’) style, and gorgeous renditions of ’20s and ’30s chestnuts. “An erupting wellspring of euphoria: that would describe the vintage swing emanating from Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks.”

– New York Times

New York native Vince Giordano has played in New York nightclubs, appeared in films such as The Cotton Club, The Aviator, Finding Forrester, Revolutionary Road, HBOs Boardwalk Empire, performed concerts at the Town Hall, Jazz At Lincoln Center, Lincoln Center’s Midsummer Night Swing, the Newport Jazz Festival and the 92nd St Y for the past four decades. Recording projects include soundtracks for the award-winning Boardwalk Empire with vocalist like Elvis Costello, Patti Smith, St.

Abbie Gardner, an award-winning songwriter, folk-style vocalist and dobro player, will be performing at the Bartlett Arboretum in Stamford starting at 5 p.m., Sunday, July 7. Her performance, part of the Music @ the Bartlett summer concert series, is on the Great Lawn at 5 p.m. Concerts in the series end at 7 p.m. Bring chairs or a blanket along with a picnic dinner. Tickets are purchased on site ($5 for members, $10 for nonmembers). The Bartlett is located at 151 Brookdale Road in Stamford. — More about Abbie Gardner below —

About the Music @ the Bartlett Series
Outdoor concerts take place from 5 to 7 p.m., Sundays on the Great Lawn on the Bartlett Arboretum grounds.

Darien Summer Nights is excited to welcome The Bob Button Band this Friday, July 12 for an encore performance at Grove Street Plaza. — an announcement from Darien Summer Nights

Last summer, the Bob Button Band performed for the first time at Darien Summer Nights to rave reviews. Please join us as we welcome them back. For more than 40 years, The Bob Button Big Band has entertained audiences in the New York Metropolitan area with music from the Big Band Era. A special thank you to the Darien Board of Realtors, who are sponsoring this evening’s concert.

This Friday, July 5, the Darien Summer Nights concert series has Kind Bud returning to Grove Street Plaza for a concert that is certain to add to your holiday weekend fun. — an announcement from Darien Summer Nights

Bud’s acoustic renditions of original music and songs made popular by The Grateful Dead, The Beatles and Bob Dylan have become a favorite for many. Bud travels the region performing at concert venues along the East coast and we are thrilled to have him back in Darien. This season we are thrilled to welcome Flour Water Salt Bread to the evening’s offerings. They will be selling their unbelievable artesian pizza by the slice during the concerts!

Learn about Johan Sebastian Bach, one of the world’s greatest composers from Gil Harel, a musicologist and music theorist, in a series of four Tuesday night talks starting July 9 at Darien Library. — This article adapts various Darien Library announcements and information from elsewhere, as noted. Harel’s lectures, meant for the general public, cover Bach from his early years to his quest for musical perfection. Though under appreciated in his own time, later generations would come to venerate his music in a way that Bach himself surely could never have fathomed. Each lecture starts at 7 p.m.

Darien Library will make each lecture available in an online video here, as it has with has with Harel’s past lectures, including his series on Beethoven, Mozart and liturgical music.

On Friday, June 28, Darien Summer Nights moves to Tilley Pond Park for our annual concert by local Grateful Dead cover band, The Spadtastics. — an announcement from Darien Summer Nights organizers

The Spadtastics will begin at 7 p.m. and play until 10 p.m.

This year we have Melt Mobile, Colony Pizza and Bodega food trucks as well as The Darien Butcher Shop cooking up their bestselling hamburgers. This will be an evening for all ages. Bring your beach chairs and enjoy an evening of music and food at Tilley Pond Park. Our concert in the park has become a fan favorite and we are thrilled to host this free event for all ages to enjoy.

Darien Summer Nights organizer Baywater Properties announced that it’s teaming up with local businesses for its Friday night concert series, which debuts this Friday (with Bad Dog Buddy taking the stage). This Friday, Flour Water Salt Bread, of 20 Grove St., will be selling their artesian pizza by the slice during the concert. Doors at the restaurant open at 5 p.m., and the music starts at 6 sharp, so don’t be late. Fifteen concerts are scheduled in the series, with the last one on Sept. 27.

You and your kids are invited to nine, free outdoor concerts for children and parents from 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesdays at the Levitt Pavilion in Westport, starting with the band Milkshake on June 26. The band is described by the Levitt as offering “quality rock music without sacrificing its craft and spirit.” “The Grammy-nominated Milkshake has released four award-winning CDs, a Parent’s Choice Silver Award winning DVD Screen Play, and has had music videos on Nick Jr., PBS KIDS and the Emmy-winning cartoon ToddWorld. Their fourth CD, Great Day, was nominated for a Grammy for “’Best Musical Recording for Children’”

“Amid all the fun and silliness, Milkshake songs are best known for introducing children to basic concepts of creative thinking, as evidenced in their many songs for PBS KIDS and Nick Jr. Even when we’re dancing, we can still be learning!”

— from the Levitt Pavilion announcement

“Children are welcome to visit the Melissa & Doug Hospitality Tents and enjoy complimentary face-painting for kids (while supplies last)!” the Levitt said in an announcement.

The Darien Summer Nights concert series for 2019 begins at Grove Street Plaza on Friday, June 21, with Bad Dog Buddy, organizers have announced. Fifteen concerts are scheduled, with the last one on Sept. 27. Here’s the announcement:

For each of the last eleven summers, Darien residents have been treated to free concerts in Grove Street Plaza on Friday nights, and this year’s series is promising to be bigger and better than any before it. Join us as we celebrate the 2019 summer season of music on Grove Street Plaza with a few fun surprises along the way!

The Darien Youth Commission is pleased to announce plans for its Family Concert series at Weed Beach. Taking place on four Wednesdays in June, these events are meant to be fun for the whole family. — an announcement from the Darien Youth Commission

Whether you pack a picnic dinner or buy dinner at “Uncle’s By the Shore,” grab a blanket, the beach chairs and come enjoy the evening at the beach. Show time is 6:30 p.m. for all concerts. The cost (per concert) is $4 per person or $10 per family.

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Five Darien High School students were named to either the Connecticut All State Band or Chorus, and seven elementary school students from Darien were chosen to participate in the Elementary All-State Honors Chorus, the public schools Music Department announced. Here are the announcements:
High School
Five outstanding musicians from Darien High School were chosen through a highly competitive state-wide audition process and participated in the Connecticut Music Educators Association 2019 All-State Music Festival. John Fallon, a percussionist, participated in the All-State Band and Amina Mobarik, Caleigh O’Connor, Juliette Kiernan and Eleanor Chase participated in the All-State Chorus. The rehearsals and the concerts for the festival took place at Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford on April 11 to 13 in conjunction with the state-wide CMEA conference. The Darien students had the privilege of working in musical ensembles with Connecticut’s most accomplished high school musicians conducted by nationally renowned conductors and educators.