Saturday, October 15, 2016:
The Do Rights, A History of FUNK at Pino’s
The evening’s History of Funk blended party with education as the band presented songs in the genre and a survey of styles. Historical connections drawn to The Do Rights’ own original music and contemporary funk interpretations.
May 6, 2016:
Elegies, A Song Cycle by William Finn
Use of Crossroads Theatre was made available through the generosity of Johnson & Johnson, Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission/Board of Chosen Freeholders and New Brunswick Cultural Center, Inc.
Saturday, October 10, 2015:
Putty Dance Project presents Going, Wanting in the Age of the Selfie
A collaborative dance theater production bringing together modern jazz dance choreography, future jazz music scores, live instrumentation,monologue and digital media into a thematic narrative. At Crossroads Theatre in New Brunswick.
Use of Crossroads Theatre was made available through the generosity of Johnson & Johnson, Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission/Board of Chosen Freeholders and New Brunswick Cultural Center, Inc.
March 13, 2015:
Across the Sea – A Musical Journey from Celtic to Bluegrass featuring Daoine and Kind Strangers
With one band rooted in traditional Irish music and the other in 21st century bluegrass, we will take you on a journey from ‘Old Timey’ Irish tunes to modern bluegrass. Instruments highlighted in this concert include the fiddle, uilleann (Irish) pipes, bodhran, whistle, guitar, banjo, bass, and mandolin.
March 15, 2014: Irish Music and Dancing featuring Daoine
Daoine (pronounce “DEEna”) is the Irish word for “people”. The band Daoine is a group of musicians that love to get together and play great Irish music and to share it with our listeners – from dance music like jigs, reels and hornpipes, to hauntingly beautiful airs and songs. Irish traditional music that, while played for centuries in Ireland and America, continues to inspire and continues to find a new voice with each generation. Our music has a fire and energy to it, while striving to stay true to its roots. Our instruments include fiddle, uilleann (Irish) pipes, bodhran, whistle, guitar and banjo. Grant funding provided by the Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission, Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.
January 25, 2014: An Evening of Classical Indian Dance, featuring two styles of dance – Odissi and Bharatnatyam.
Odissi presented by Sumitra Mattai, disciple of Guru Durga Charan Ranbir; Bharatanatyam presented by Vidushi Sushama Shreyas, disciple of Guru Smt Jyothi Pattabhiram
October 24, 2009: Celtic band Blackwater playing and singing traditional and modern Celtic music. The opening singers, a dozen girls from Highland Park High School who form the ensemble Amandala, also charmed the audience with their amazing voices. Thanks, everyone involved in producing the concert and to those who came out and supported WIMNI (in spite of torrential rain)!
2006: Blackwater played to a full house in 2006 as part of Who Is My Neighbor’s Global Heart concert series. Rooted in Irish and British traditions, the three men and two women perform songs that range from rollicking and thunderous to winsome and poignant. With traditional and modern instruments they make music that is high-spirited or reflective, with plenty of humor in the mix.