Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Benefit Concert on March 29, 2008 with Kimberley Fraser and Troy MacGillivray
Our annual spring Benefit Concert sponsored by the First Parish Social Action Committee in conjunction with the Folk Song Society of Greater Boston is
featuring
Kimberly Frasier and Troy Mac Gillivray
Saturday, March 29, 2008, 8pm
First Parish of Watertown
35 Church Street, Watertown
Admission: $15 for adults, $10 for children (12 and under), maximum of $35 for a family
Coffee and Refreshments will be served
Kimberley Fraser was born on Cape Breton Island, and nurtured with its rich musical heritage. She first began to impress audiences at the age of three with her step-dancing talents. Soon after that she took up both the fiddle and the piano.
The Cape Breton Post says this about Fraser: "She has matured to become one of the stellar players of the Cape Breton fiddle tradition." Kimberley is also in demand for her piano skills, accompanying various Cape Breton fiddlers at home and abroad. In 2000 Kimberley received the Tic Butler Award for significant contribution to Cape Breton culture.
By the age of six, Troy MacGillivray was already impressing audiences with his step dancing skills. By 13 he was teaching piano at the renowned Gaelic College of Celtic Arts and Crafts in St. Anne's, Cape Breton. He has completed grade seven of the Toronto Conservatory of Music for classical piano, spent four years in a stringed orchestra, and has earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in music from St. Francis Xavier University. In 2004 Troy was the recipient of the "Auleen Theriault Young Tradition Award" from the Goderich Celtic Roots Festival in Goderich, Ontario. This award is given to an artist that shows outstanding talent and love for traditional and roots based music.
This concert will benefit the Matenwa Community Learning Center
The Matenwa Community Learning Center is a community based initiative for transformational change and sustainable development. It began in 1996, and was the vision of Chris Low and Jean Abner Sauveur. Recognizing every child's right to a meaningful education, and that education is the entry point for the eradication of poverty, the two educator-leaders teamed up to create their own dream. The project revolves around the school in Haiti. Matenwa is located on the island of La Gonave, one of four islands that make up Haiti. It is 30 miles of the coast of Port-au-Prince. The school has a two acre compound on this rural island, with four small buildings and a recreational field, offering classes to 230 children. Classes are given in the native Haitian Creole language with children beginning their schooling at age four. A new preschool is now being constructed. The school is especially concerned with understanding and respect for the environment. A vegetable garden is an active laboratory for the application of traditional studies, but this knowledge is also shared with families at home, so that crop production is increased along with knowledge of nutrition The school is also involved with fish cultivation and a tree nursery to help promote reforestation of the island. There is also a Water Committee working towards making access to water safer and easier. The school also has a breakfast program, an adult literary initiative, and a program to support women artists as well. Contributions can be made to Beyond Borders, PO Box 2132, Norristown, PA 19404-2132 or you may email Chris Low at Chriswlow@aol.com.
(See map and calculate directions on MapQuest )
For public transportation, check the MBTA web site.
featuring
Kimberly Frasier and Troy Mac Gillivray
Saturday, March 29, 2008, 8pm
First Parish of Watertown
35 Church Street, Watertown
Admission: $15 for adults, $10 for children (12 and under), maximum of $35 for a family
Coffee and Refreshments will be served
Kimberley Fraser was born on Cape Breton Island, and nurtured with its rich musical heritage. She first began to impress audiences at the age of three with her step-dancing talents. Soon after that she took up both the fiddle and the piano.
The Cape Breton Post says this about Fraser: "She has matured to become one of the stellar players of the Cape Breton fiddle tradition." Kimberley is also in demand for her piano skills, accompanying various Cape Breton fiddlers at home and abroad. In 2000 Kimberley received the Tic Butler Award for significant contribution to Cape Breton culture.
By the age of six, Troy MacGillivray was already impressing audiences with his step dancing skills. By 13 he was teaching piano at the renowned Gaelic College of Celtic Arts and Crafts in St. Anne's, Cape Breton. He has completed grade seven of the Toronto Conservatory of Music for classical piano, spent four years in a stringed orchestra, and has earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in music from St. Francis Xavier University. In 2004 Troy was the recipient of the "Auleen Theriault Young Tradition Award" from the Goderich Celtic Roots Festival in Goderich, Ontario. This award is given to an artist that shows outstanding talent and love for traditional and roots based music.
This concert will benefit the Matenwa Community Learning Center
The Matenwa Community Learning Center is a community based initiative for transformational change and sustainable development. It began in 1996, and was the vision of Chris Low and Jean Abner Sauveur. Recognizing every child's right to a meaningful education, and that education is the entry point for the eradication of poverty, the two educator-leaders teamed up to create their own dream. The project revolves around the school in Haiti. Matenwa is located on the island of La Gonave, one of four islands that make up Haiti. It is 30 miles of the coast of Port-au-Prince. The school has a two acre compound on this rural island, with four small buildings and a recreational field, offering classes to 230 children. Classes are given in the native Haitian Creole language with children beginning their schooling at age four. A new preschool is now being constructed. The school is especially concerned with understanding and respect for the environment. A vegetable garden is an active laboratory for the application of traditional studies, but this knowledge is also shared with families at home, so that crop production is increased along with knowledge of nutrition The school is also involved with fish cultivation and a tree nursery to help promote reforestation of the island. There is also a Water Committee working towards making access to water safer and easier. The school also has a breakfast program, an adult literary initiative, and a program to support women artists as well. Contributions can be made to Beyond Borders, PO Box 2132, Norristown, PA 19404-2132 or you may email Chris Low at Chriswlow@aol.com.
(See map and calculate directions on MapQuest
For public transportation, check the MBTA web site.