NAFDA North 2009 Cooperman Frame Drum Festival

NAFDA North 2 – 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)

INFO – http://www.nafda1.com/nafdanorth.php

RESERVATIONS: nafda1@gmail.com

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)

Frame Drum Festival in Italy – May 28 – June 1, 2009.

Frame Drum Festival in Italy – May 28 – June 1, 2009.

Info: info@tamburimundi.de

Web: http://www.tamburimundi.com

Featuring workshops by:

ANDREA PICCIONI (ITALY – TAMBURELLO)
NANDO CITARELLA (ITALY – TAMMORRA )
BRUNO SPAGNA (ITALY – TAMMURRIATA- and PIZZICA-DANCE)
ALESSIA LO GRASSO (ITALY – TAMMURRIATA- and PIZZICA-DANCE)
MURAT COSKUN (GERMANY/TURKEY – FRAME DRUMS)
DAVID KUCKHERMANN (GERMANY – FRAME DRUMS)

NAFDA Canada – Canadian Frame Drum Festival Toronto

NAFDA Canada – Canadian Frame Drum Festival – June 14, 2009 – Sunday in Toronto!

Featuring artists from Canada, India, Ireland, USA, and Iran.

Workshops: June 14, 2009 – SUNDAY – 9:00 am – 6:00 pm

  • Trichy Sankaran – Kanjira Techniques & Style
  • Patrick Graham – Mediterr-Asian Tambourine Techniques
  • Ziya Tabassian – Persian Daf & Dayereh Techniques & Rhythms
  • N. Scott Robinson – Modern Bodhran Techniques
  • Alan Hetherington – Brazilian Pandeiro Techniques & Rhythms
  • Steáfán Hannigan – Irish Bodhrán Techniques & Rhythms

Concert: June 14, 2009 – Sunday – 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Featuring

Trichy Sankaran & Suba Sankaran,

Steáfán Hannigan (percussion, uilleann pipes, tin whistle & laptop)
with Cairdeas: Saskia Tomkins (fiddle, nyckelharpa), Elizabeth Barlow
(voice & harp), Oisin Hannigan (bodhrán) & dancers Eile Hannigan and
Ayisha Hannigan,

N. Scott Robinson & K. S. Resmi (Carnatic vocals),
Patrick Graham & Debashis Sinha (percussion & electronics),
Ziya Tabassian,
Todd Roach,
Alan Hetherington & Escola de Samba de Toronto,
& Alderville First Nation Drummers (all-female singing frame drummers)!VENDOR: Cooperman will have a booth with frame drums for saleLocation:

The Royal Conservatory of Music
273 Bloor Street West
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1W2 Canada

COST – $90.00 Canadian ($75.00 US) – all-inclusive (lodging, travel &
meals not included)

RESERVATIONS – nafda1@gmail.com

INFO – http://www.nafda1.com/nafdacanada.php