The new year brings a new suite of inspired Free Concert Series performances to the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre!

With nine unique concerts this month, we're highlighting a few selections for your consideration! Read on, learn more, and join us for an intimate music experience.

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Thursday, January 12, at 12:00 PM
Snapshots of a Carnatic Opera
Subhadra Vijaykumar, violin; Arvind Venkataraman, mrdangam; Dhishan Kandala, violin

This educational lecture and performance features Subhadra Vijaykumar, Founder and Artistic Director of Radha Carnatic Violin Creatures. Together with her collaborators, Vijaykumar will present a snapshot of "Prahlada Bhakti Vijayam," an operatic work in Carnatic music.

Tuesday, January 24, at 12:00 PM
The Shoah Songbook
Likht Ensemble

Likht (ליכט, "light") Ensemble take listeners on a musical journey to reveal a snapshot of the inner creative life of Jewish life within the Kovno and Vilna ghettos of Lithuania. With recurring motifs of springtime, dreams, awakening, suffering, and lost love, beautiful melodies are a vehicle for biting irony and devastating truth.

Thursday, January 26, at 12:00 PM
La cumparsita
Payadora Tango Ensemble

Contemporary chamber music ensemble Payadora Tango Ensemble will perform their own arrangements of traditional and modern tango and Argentine folk music, as well as original songs.

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See our full performance schedule on the Free Concert Series web page!

As always, the Free Concert Series is free for all attendees, but arrive early! Doors open half an hour prior to the performance start time and admittance is granted on a first-come, first-served basis.

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The Free Concert Series in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre is presented by:

Header photo: Karen E. Reeves