September 14, 2009

NAFDA North 2009 Cooperman Frame Drum Festival

October 2-3, 2009 – Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

Featuring artists from Canada, Brazil, India and USA

$100.00 (US) – all-inclusive for 5 workshops & 2 concerts & tour of Cooperman factory
(lodging, travel & meals not included)

Oct. 2 – 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm – LOCATION #1

Tour of Cooperman Factory in Bellows Falls, Vermont, USA

Show up at this address for Cooperman Factory Tour:

1007 Route 121
Bellows Falls, Vermont 05101 USA

9:00 pm – Meet & Greet / Jam Session – LOCATION #2

featuring all artists & special guests, open to all attendees

The Loft
72 Cotton Mill Hill, 2nd Floor – Studio A-209
Brattleboro, Vermont 05301 USA

Workshops: Oct. 3, 2009 – 9:00 am – 6:00 pm – LOCATION #3

The Loft
72 Cotton Mill Hill, 2nd Floor – Studio A-209
Brattleboro, Vermont 05301 USA

Attendees Pick Five Workshops – One from each session

9:00 am – 10:30 am

Todd Roach – INTRO – Frame Drum Compositions

N. Scott Robinson – INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED – Riqq Techniques

10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Todd Roach – INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED – Frame Drum Compositions

N. Scott Robinson – INTRO – Riqq Techniques

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm – LUNCH ON OWN

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Patrick Graham – INTRO – Mediterr-Asian Tambourine Techniques

Marcus Santos – INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED – Pandeiro Techniques

2:30 pm – 4:00 pm

Patrick Graham – INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED – Mediterr-Asian Tambourine Techniques

Marcus Santos – INTRO – Pandeiro Techniques

4:00 pm – 4:30 pm – Break

4:30 pm – 6:00 pm – All attendees

Matt Kilmer – INTRO/INTERMEDIATE – Lap Style / Bodhran Techniques

6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – Dinner on own – Attendees

(Artist soundcheck from 6:15 pm – 7:15 pm in VT Jazz Center)

Concert:

Vermont Jazz Center

72 Cotton Mill Hill, 2nd Floor – Studio 222
Brattleboro, Vermont 05301 USA

Oct. 3 – Concert – 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Doors open at 7:30 pm

(Open to the public – ticket required – $12.00)

Featuring

Marcus Santos, Todd Roach, N. Scott Robinson, Matt Kilmer, Patrick Graham

with guest musicians: Mac Ritchey (oud), K. S. Resmi (Carnatic vocals),

Steáfán Hannigan (Irish bodhrán), Josh Daly (riqq) and Kevin Willingham (riqq)