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Boxwood shares and explores of the roots of musical traditions in educational outreach programs for adults, kids, and professionals. Boxwood has established a worldwide presence celebrating and sharing musical traditions. The Boxwood Festival & Workshop is a non-profit organization that aims to provide opportunities for the dissemination, sharing, presentation and celebration of traditional music. Since 1995 Boxwood has fulfilled this mission through festivals, workshops, classes, concerts, and a variety of media including sound, video and the web. Boxwood invites a multicultural and intergenerational dialogue between performers, teachers, scholars, students, instrument makers and members of local communities with annual gatherings taking place in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Waipu, New Zealand and Williamsburg, VA. Our programs emphasize the deep connections between music, dance & language and ultimately seek to strengthen and bridge communities while to helping adults and children develop their artistic potential.
Boxwood has presented workshops in Canada, The United States, Europe and Asia. This work has been recognized and supported by governments, organizations and individuals worldwide including: Culture Ireland, Canadian Heritage, Canada Council for the Arts, The Canadian Chancellery of Honours, The Senate of Canada, The Nova Scotia Parliament House of Assembly, CBC Radio Canada, Town of Barga (Italy), Creative New Zealand, Rotorua Energy Charitable Trust (NZ), College of William and Mary (USA), University of Wisconsin (USA), Taichung University (TW), The Highland Trust (UK) and many more.
Boxwood Festival, Ltd is a 501(c)3 non profit organization in the United States. All contributions are tax deductible in the US.
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Musique Royale presents the Best of Boxwood 2017 in Shelburne, Ste. Anne de Ruisseau, Iona, Tatamagouche, Port Williams and Bridgetown. The ‘Best of Boxwood’ Musique Royale tour throughout the province traditionally follows the Boxwood Festival and Workshop each July in Lunenburg. Programs combine originality, intelligence, fun, and sheer mastery that have garnered respect from audiences, presenters, and colleagues alike in North America, Europe and Asia. The music brings to life the energetic traditional dance music of Maritime Canada, Scotland, & Ireland. At the heart of the group is Chris Norman, whose brilliant and imaginative flute playing has contributed to groups as diverse as the The Baltimore Consort, Skyedance, Helicon, Chatham Baroque, Concerto Caledonia, as well as Hollywood soundtracks and many solo recordings. His influential work as a performer, composer, recording artist, educator, and director of the Boxwood Festivals & Workshop has played a significant role in reviving the flute in traditional Scottish and Canadian music. Sun, July 30 at 3 pm - Osprey Arts Centre, Shelburne Mon, July 31 at 7 pm - St. Anne’s Church, Ste. Anne du Ruisseau Tues, August 1 at 7:30 pm - Highland Village Museum, Iona Wed, August 2 at 7:30 pm - Sharon United Church, Tatamagouche Thur, August 3 at 7:30 pm - St. John’s Cornwallis Church, Port Williams Fri, August 4 at 7:30 pm - Dawn Oman Art Gallery, Bridgetown Ticket information will be posted http://boxwood.org/ and http://www.musiqueroyale.com/events/
Best of Boxwood Tour: Port Williams
Musique Royale presents the Best of Boxwood 2017 in Shelburne, Ste. Anne de Ruisseau, Iona, Tatamagouche, Port Williams and Bridgetown. The ‘Best of Boxwood’ Musique Royale tour throughout the province traditionally follows the Boxwood Festival and Workshop each July in Lunenburg. Programs combine originality, intelligence, fun, and sheer mastery that have garnered respect from audiences, presenters, and colleagues alike in North America, Europe and Asia. The music brings to life the energetic traditional dance music of Maritime Canada, Scotland, & Ireland. At the heart of the group is Chris Norman, whose brilliant and imaginative flute playing has contributed to groups as diverse as the The Baltimore Consort, Skyedance, Helicon, Chatham Baroque, Concerto Caledonia, as well as Hollywood soundtracks and many solo recordings. His influential work as a performer, composer, recording artist, educator, and director of the Boxwood Festivals & Workshop has played a significant role in reviving the flute in traditional Scottish and Canadian music. Sun, July 30 at 3 pm - Osprey Arts Centre, Shelburne Mon, July 31 at 7 pm - St. Anne’s Church, Ste. Anne du Ruisseau Tues, August 1 at 7:30 pm - Highland Village Museum, Iona Wed, August 2 at 7:30 pm - Sharon United Church, Tatamagouche Thur, August 3 at 7:30 pm - St. John’s Cornwallis Church, Port Williams Fri, August 4 at 7:30 pm - Dawn Oman Art Gallery, Bridgetown Ticket information will be posted http://boxwood.org/ and http://www.musiqueroyale.com/events/
Best of Boxwood Tour: Tatamagouche
Musique Royale presents the Best of Boxwood 2017 in Shelburne, Ste. Anne de Ruisseau, Iona, Tatamagouche, Port Williams and Bridgetown. The ‘Best of Boxwood’ Musique Royale tour throughout the province traditionally follows the Boxwood Festival and Workshop each July in Lunenburg. Programs combine originality, intelligence, fun, and sheer mastery that have garnered respect from audiences, presenters, and colleagues alike in North America, Europe and Asia. The music brings to life the energetic traditional dance music of Maritime Canada, Scotland, & Ireland. At the heart of the group is Chris Norman, whose brilliant and imaginative flute playing has contributed to groups as diverse as the The Baltimore Consort, Skyedance, Helicon, Chatham Baroque, Concerto Caledonia, as well as Hollywood soundtracks and many solo recordings. His influential work as a performer, composer, recording artist, educator, and director of the Boxwood Festivals & Workshop has played a significant role in reviving the flute in traditional Scottish and Canadian music. Sun, July 30 at 3 pm - Osprey Arts Centre, Shelburne Mon, July 31 at 7 pm - St. Anne’s Church, Ste. Anne du Ruisseau Tues, August 1 at 7:30 pm - Highland Village Museum, Iona Wed, August 2 at 7:30 pm - Sharon United Church, Tatamagouche Thur, August 3 at 7:30 pm - St. John’s Cornwallis Church, Port Williams Fri, August 4 at 7:30 pm - Dawn Oman Art Gallery, Bridgetown Ticket information will be posted http://boxwood.org and http://www.musiqueroyale.com/events/
Best of Boxwood Tour: Iona
Musique Royale presents the Best of Boxwood 2017 in Shelburne, Ste. Anne de Ruisseau, Iona, Tatamagouche, Port Williams and Bridgetown. The ‘Best of Boxwood’ Musique Royale tour throughout the province traditionally follows the Boxwood Festival and Workshop each July in Lunenburg. Programs combine originality, intelligence, fun, and sheer mastery that have garnered respect from audiences, presenters, and colleagues alike in North America, Europe and Asia. The music brings to life the energetic traditional dance music of Maritime Canada, Scotland, & Ireland. At the heart of the group is Chris Norman, whose brilliant and imaginative flute playing has contributed to groups as diverse as the The Baltimore Consort, Skyedance, Helicon, Chatham Baroque, Concerto Caledonia, as well as Hollywood soundtracks and many solo recordings. His influential work as a performer, composer, recording artist, educator, and director of the Boxwood Festivals & Workshop has played a significant role in reviving the flute in traditional Scottish and Canadian music. Sun, July 30 at 3 pm - Osprey Arts Centre, Shelburne Mon, July 31 at 7 pm - St. Anne’s Church, Ste. Anne du Ruisseau Tues, August 1 at 7:30 pm - Highland Village Museum, Iona Wed, August 2 at 7:30 pm - Sharon United Church, Tatamagouche Thur, August 3 at 7:30 pm - St. John’s Cornwallis Church, Port Williams Fri, August 4 at 7:30 pm - Dawn Oman Art Gallery, Bridgetown Ticket information will be posted http://boxwood.org and http://www.musiqueroyale.com/events/
Best of Boxwood Tour: Ste. Anne de Ruisseau
Musique Royale presents the Best of Boxwood 2017 in Shelburne, Ste. Anne de Ruisseau, Iona, Tatamagouche, Port Williams and Bridgetown. The ‘Best of Boxwood’ Musique Royale tour throughout the province traditionally follows the Boxwood Festival and Workshop each July in Lunenburg. Programs combine originality, intelligence, fun, and sheer mastery that have garnered respect from audiences, presenters, and colleagues alike in North America, Europe and Asia. The music brings to life the energetic traditional dance music of Maritime Canada, Scotland, & Ireland. At the heart of the group is Chris Norman, whose brilliant and imaginative flute playing has contributed to groups as diverse as the The Baltimore Consort, Skyedance, Helicon, Chatham Baroque, Concerto Caledonia, as well as Hollywood soundtracks and many solo recordings. His influential work as a performer, composer, recording artist, educator, and director of the Boxwood Festivals & Workshop has played a significant role in reviving the flute in traditional Scottish and Canadian music. Sun, July 30 at 3 pm - Osprey Arts Centre, Shelburne Mon, July 31 at 7 pm - St. Anne’s Church, Ste. Anne du Ruisseau Tues, August 1 at 7:30 pm - Highland Village Museum, Iona Wed, August 2 at 7:30 pm - Sharon United Church, Tatamagouche Thur, August 3 at 7:30 pm - St. John’s Cornwallis Church, Port Williams Fri, August 4 at 7:30 pm - Dawn Oman Art Gallery, Bridgetown Ticket information will be posted http://boxwood.org and http://www.musiqueroyale.com/events/
The Best of Boxwood Tour: Shelburne
Musique Royale presents the Best of Boxwood 2017 in Shelburne, Ste. Anne de Ruisseau, Iona, Tatamagouche, Port Williams and Bridgetown. The ‘Best of Boxwood’ Musique Royale tour throughout the province traditionally follows the Boxwood Festival and Workshop each July in Lunenburg. Programs combine originality, intelligence, fun, and sheer mastery that have garnered respect from audiences, presenters, and colleagues alike in North America, Europe and Asia. The music brings to life the energetic traditional dance music of Maritime Canada, Scotland, & Ireland. At the heart of the group is Chris Norman, whose brilliant and imaginative flute playing has contributed to groups as diverse as the The Baltimore Consort, Skyedance, Helicon, Chatham Baroque, Concerto Caledonia, as well as Hollywood soundtracks and many solo recordings. His influential work as a performer, composer, recording artist, educator, and director of the Boxwood Festivals & Workshop has played a significant role in reviving the flute in traditional Scottish and Canadian music. Sun, July 30 at 3 pm - Osprey Arts Centre, Shelburne Mon, July 31 at 7 pm - St. Anne’s Church, Ste. Anne du Ruisseau Tues, August 1 at 7:30 pm - Highland Village Museum, Iona Wed, August 2 at 7:30 pm - Sharon United Church, Tatamagouche Thur, August 3 at 7:30 pm - St. John’s Cornwallis Church, Port Williams Fri, August 4 at 7:30 pm - Dawn Oman Art Gallery, Bridgetown Ticket information will be posted http://boxwood.org and http://www.musiqueroyale.com/events/
Big Boxwood Ceili Dance & BBQ
Bring your dancing shoes for a rollicking ceili dance in one of Canada’s most historic venues with callers Elizabeth MacDONALD and Pauline HINGSTON. An exhilarating ceili dance with Boxwood’s monster staff on the bandstand (visit our artists page). Undoubtably one of the best dances in Nova Scotia all year! This event is free and open to all ages. No tickets are necessary and dances will be taught. Food will be available for puchase.
Boxwood Finale Concert
Boxwood's remarkable finale concert has become an eagerly anticipated annual event in Lunenburg. This year we feature performances by some of the most powerful and exciting traditional musicians on the scene today: Michael ROONEY- Celtic harp June McCORMACK - Irish flute Nic GAREISS - percussive dance Lisa ORNSTEIN - Quebecois, Old-Time and Cajun fiddle Chris NORMAN flutes, pipes & songs Mary Jane LAMOND - Gaelic song and Puirt-a-beul The remarkable Boxwood Flute Choir with Andra BOHNET ...and many more. For complete info on these stellar musicians visit our artists page at http://www.boxwood.org/canada_artists.php . Tickets will be available for purchase after June 1 at: The Shop on the Corner, 263 Lincoln St, Lunenburg The website: http://boxwood.org/canada_events and at the door, approximately 30 minutes before the performance. $30/15
Boxwood Baroque Concert
Boxwood's baroque concert features some of the finest early music performers from Canada, Europe, Australia and the USA. Music of the French baroque, J.S. Bach unaccompanied suites violin, and much more! Rachel BROWN- baroque flutes and recorder Adrian BUTTERFIELD - baroque violin Chris NORMAN - flute Adrianne GREENBAUM - Klezmer & baroque flute Marie BOUCHARD - harpsichord Tony McMANUS - guitar Rachel JOHNSTON - cello Tickets are available through The Shop on the Corner in Lunenburg (after June 1), through the website at http://boxwood.org/canada_events or at the door approximately 30 min before the start of the performance. $25/10
Boxwood's Opening Concert
Fintan VALLELY- Irish flute, Uillean pipes, whistle Magnus HOLSTROM - one of the world's great nyckelharpa players Tony McMANUS- One of the guitar world's all-time-greats Eamon O'LEARY- Gorgeous guitar player & ballad singer Nick HALLEY - Percussion & keyboards ...and guest appearances from the rest of the Boxwood artist roster. Tickets available from http://boxwood.org/canada_events or at The Shop on the Corner (Lunenburg, after June 1) or at the door, approximately 30 minutes before the performance. $25/10
Magnus Holmström Music
Just TEN SHORT WEEKS away! We're incredibly excited about this year's artist line-up. http://boxwood.org/canada_artists
Boxwood Canada www.boxwood.org
Join us in beautiful Lunenburg, Nova Scotia to discover music, ballad, and dance traditions amid one of North America's most exquisite 18th century seaside towns. Boxwood presents a full range of classes with world renowned artists in the realms of traditional folk, early music, and dance. The flute is center stage along with fiddle, harp, guitar, concertina, whistle, pipes, cello, harpsichord, bouzouki, percussion, song and dance. Boxwood will inspire the creative spirit of every participant with its concerts, dances, sessions, classes, and lectures along with handmade local food in the heart of Nova Scotia's beautiful South Shore. The Boxwood experience brings together kindred spirits from all over the world, creating lasting friendships, nourishing music, and soulful fun in a unique, non-competitive festival and workshop program. Programs are available for adults, teens and children.
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