Our annual season of From Our Collection, Celebrating 40+ years of Bagaduce Music features eclectic concerts of different musical genres represented in our library, taking place in a variety of settings around the region.
2025 “From Our Collection” Season:
January 17-19: Welcome In The Light – Bagaduce Family Reunion Weekend
February 13-15: Time Travel to Tin Pan Alley
March 9-11: Frigg
April 26-27: Mark Tipton Jazz Quartet
May 2-3: Neil Pearlman & Giovanni Kiyingi
June 26-27: Mr. Sun Bluegrass Weekend
July 24: A Far Cry – A Benefit Event at Tinder Hearth
September 5-7: Genticorum
September 20-21: Ezekiel’s Wheels
October 12-14: Plant, Sing, & Dance Weekend
December 19-20: Kongero & Scandinavia Weekend
2024 “From Our Collection” Season:
January 27: Gawler Family’s Winter Fever Reliever
February 10: Ad Libitum Ensemble
March 23-24: Heartwood Trio
May 8: Neil Pearlman
May 31: Rockbound Church Contradance
June 9: Johnny Hoy and the Bluefish
June 27: Americans Who Tell the Truth: Reggie Harris w/ Special Guest Molly Gawler
July 26: Paul Sullivan feat. Ben Foss & Mia Bertelli
August 8: Brooklyn Rider
August 18: Shaker Song Invitational Weekend Final Concert
September 15-16: Scandi Weekend w/ Väsen and Andrea Larson
October 19: Johnny Hoy and the Bluefish: Sequin Shimmy Event
November 13: Benefit for the Music Community in Western North Carolina
November 16-17: The New Klezmer Trio
December 10: Songcrafter’s Showcase
December 11: Final Blue Hill Variety Show
December 12: Final Belfast Variety Show
2023 “From Our Collection” Season:
January 28: Gawler Family’s Winter Fever Reliever
March 27: Väsen at Tinder Hearth
July 8: Undertow Brass Band
July 15: Paul Sullivan at his Palazzo – Celebrating 40 Years of Bagaduce Music
July 22-23: Shaker Song Weekend
July 29: Mark Tipton Quartet in Concert: Jazz at Bagaduce Music
August 12-13: Lute & Viola da Gamba with Ronn McFarlane & Carolyn Surrick
August 19-20: Blind Boy Paxton
Sepetmber 9: Swedish Music and Dance Workshop w/ Andrea Larson
October 6: Brooklyn Rider in Concert
October 28: Johnny Hoy and the Bluefish Live
December 15-17: Kongero Weekend
ABOUT ‘FROM OUR COLLECTION’: LOOKING WITHIN TO SEE THE FUTURE
Our Board of Directors voted to expand our Mission in the fall of 2018—in an effort to remain as relevant and compelling as possible and in order to take advantage of many opportunities beyond the collection and loan of sheet music. Our relatively new and expanded Campus supports our expanded Mission by making use of our very own Performance Hall.
We introduced our signature ‘From Our Collection’ performance series in 2019 and included concerts and programs as diverse as Worksongs Week featuring the many worksongs of days gone by that the fishermen, loggers, and farmers would sing while working, the Lavender Blues program featuring queer music composed prior to World War 2 and the Russian Orthodox music of Maia Aprahamian. Our inaugural series was a hit and we determined we would build upon this initial success in future years.
Why is ‘From Our Collection’ important?
Our vast and diverse collection is the cornerstone of everything we do including our increased emphasis on Music Performance and Music Education. Borrowers of music are certainly now influenced more by technology than when the Bagaduce Music Lending Library began in 1983. How do we remain relevant and take advantage of new opportunities given the changes in the marketplace?
We have consulted a number of friends, colleagues and experts in the field and have been consistently advised to bring our collection of music out into the world in performance settings. This season is the delicious fruit of our efforts. Enjoy!
We are so grateful for the support of these wonderful partners in our greater community:
INDIVIDUAL SPONSORS
PETER & VICKI BARTHOLOW
DEE & DAVID GAUTSCHI
GRACE & BILL GREGOR
MARY & RICH HOWE
JANE C. MACELREE
JUDY & RAY MCCASKEY
SUSAN & CHRIS PAPPAS
JANET SCHLESINGER & JERRY JAFFEE
SCOTT & JOANN THURSTON
HOLLY & GEORGE ‘WOODY’ WOOD
BUSINESS SPONSORS
WERU COMMUNITY RADIO
THE BLUE HILL CO-OP
MAINESCAPE
SEAL COVE BOATYARD
LEAF & ANNA
KAITLYN MILLER STUDIO – OUR 2023 FEATURED ARTIST
With Generous Operating Support by
THE ONION FOUNDATION