The Bergamot Live In Concert
With screening of their awarding winning film
STATE OF THE UNITY
Followed by Q & A
April 27, 2024 at 7:00 pm
Karen Joy Theatre
Join us as we welcome back to Upland Hills School The Bergamot.
"Brooklyn based husband and wife power-pop duo Nathaniel Paul and Jillian Speece aka ‘The Bergamot’ deliver a soothing and dreamy slice of upbeat indie folk in their debut UK single release PDR." -Record Of The Day.
STATE OF THE UNITY
Is unity possible? That is the question that launched the Brooklyn-based husband-wife duo, “The Bergamot,” on a quest that would take them to all 50 states to unite people through the power of music, community, and collaboration. What began as a simple idea in the band's station wagon, brought about a profound revelation. What is unity and how can we as individuals on this planet reframe the way we perceive and understand it?
On The Bergamot’s 50 state tour they learned from people of all walks of life and from professors like David Anderson Hooker Ph.D. who shared with them this important ideas that, “unity is not a shared narrative of a future, but rather a narrative of a shared future.” It is this type of thinking that can ultimately unite us together. How the duo connected people with their music, touring vehicle and collaborative works started a conversation around unity that continues to this day. Join them in this timely 50,000-mile unity tour in learning about human empathy, perseverance, and love that changed their lives forever.
Theatre Play Shop presents
Three Strong Women - a Japanese Folktale
May 3, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.
Stone Sound Collective Concert
May 11, 2024 at 3:00 pm
Karen Joy Theatre
Our very own percussion teacher Mark Stone will bring the Stone Sound Collective to the Karen Joy Theatre for a family concert. The collective unites diverse musicians and instruments to create a new global soundscape. Led by multi-percussionist Mark Stone, the group brings together celebrated world percussion traditions of Africa and India with the lyricism of saxophone. Stone Sound Collective performs new music drawing on Stone's wide-ranging compositional influences, stretching from American jazz to traditional African music and classical Indian music to European concert music. These established artists freely cross musical boundaries with their dynamic playing and are exceptional improvisers, bringing a wide-range of performance experience and artistry to the Stone Sound Collective.
Upland Hills Trail Run
May 18, 2024
Registration is open at: https://runsignup.com/Race/MI/Oxford/UplandHillsFunRun