TOURING TOURING ELLINGTON'S NUTCRACKER: FALL & WINTER 2023

Darol's Shows and Events

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BOSTON APPEARANCE! Darol & Mike reunite in Boston, longtime hotbed of advanced string music, for a rare concert of their 45-year irrepressible Duo Magic, with a full set of collaboration with the legendary Berklee World Strings, the flagship bad-ass string orchestra of the Berklee College of Music, at the Berklee Performance Center! A happy return for Darol to where he taught as a Professor of Contemporary Strings for ten years. Featuring the equally legendary Cellist-Composer-Conductor Eugene Friesen.

Darol & Mike present a night of their inimitable Duo-osity, with a full set of collaboration with the legendary Berklee World Strings, the flagship string orchestra of the Berklee College of Music.

Mr Sun returns to a favorite venue with a harvest of vintage Holiday Music: Ellington's Nutcracker Suite. Complant Wine proudly presents a special Holiday Concert with renowned fiddler Darol Anger and Mr Sun (Grant Gordy, guitar; Joe K Walsh, mandolin; Aidan O’Donnell, bass) performing their unique interpretation of Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite. This will be the only North Bay performance and will be a benefit for the Welcome Grange #791 of Napa. Saturday December 16, 3275 Hagen Rd., Napa.
Doors open at 6:30 pm, music begins at 7:30 pm. Food and drink available for purchase. Tickets $35 Welcome Grange #791 is a 501 (c) 10 nonprofit fraternal organization.
There will be a taco truck and desserts. Wine, beer and waters....

Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite contains some of the most beloved and familiar melodies in the Western world. Mr Sun has seized upon the inspiration of Duke Ellington’s brilliant, sly, and urbane re-interpretation of Tchaikovsky’s Suite as an opportunity to salute and re-invent this wildly multi-faceted work anew through the lens of the American string band, a musical format now in a marathon upheaval of innovation and expansion.

Mr Sun Plays Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite in Northern California

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Northern California Shows

Wednesday Dec 13 Freight & Salvage 2020Addison Berkeley, CA https://secure.thefreight.org/13248/mr-sun

Thursday December 14- The Sophia - Sacramento, CA 2700 Capitol Ave Sacramento, CA 95816 https://bstreettheatre.org/music/mr-sun/ https://bstreettheatre.org/box-office/buy-tickets

Friday, December 15 Otter Opry - Monterey, CA Monterey United Methodist Church 1 Soledad Dr. Monterey, CA https://otteropry.org/events

Saturday, December 17 The Grange- Napa, CA https://www.eventbrite.com/e/darol-anger-and-mr-sun-play-duke-ellingtons-nutcracker-suite-tickets-761484459517?aff=oddtdtcreator

Chandler Music Hall is a historic performance venue in Randolph, Vermont. Built in 1907 as a combination music hall and parish house, it has one of the best-preserved period theatrical interiors in northern New England. The building is owned by the town, and is used for entertainment events

$10 - $45

Mr Sun plays Duke Ellington's Nutcracker in New England

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New England Shows

Tuesday, December 5 Wellfleet Preservation Hall - Wellfleet, Cape Cod, MA https://www.wellfleetpreservationhall.org/music

Wednesday, December 6. 7 pm Haymarket Lounge at City Winery - Boston, MA 80 Beverly St. Boston, MA Thursday Dec 7th- The Parlor Room, Northampton, MA 32 Masonic St. Northampton, MA https://www.simpletix.com/e/mr-sun-plays-duke-ellingtons-nutcracker-su-tickets-145527

Friday, December 8 One Longfellow Square - Portland, ME

Saturday, December 9 The Chandler - Randolph, VT Chandler Music Hall 71 N. Main Street https://www.chandler-arts.org/

Sunday, December 10 4:00 pm Valley Stage - Burlington, VT 20 Church St. Richmond, VT https://events.com/r/en_US/tickets/mr-sun-plays-ellington-plays-tchaikovsky-richmond-december-902302

Nov2

Darol Anger at Fiddle Hell Workshop and Jamarama

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Westford Regency Hotel , Westford, MA

iddle Hell will be an entirely in-person festival in November. Meet up and jam with your old friends and make new ones! Sessions will not be recorded for replays online.

SESSIONS: We'll have about 380 sessions, with 20 concerts, 35 instructor-led jams, and 325 workshops! And there will be lots of informal jam spots as always. While all acoustic instruments are welcome, the main tracks are for fiddle, mandolin, guitar, banjo, cello, and singing, at 4 different levels. Have fun with your fellow musicians as you absorb techniques, styles, tunes, and history, from an amazing set of instructors.