TRIPHAMMER ARTS -

Triphammer Arts is delighted and excited to present

Drive-In LIVE!
at the CRS Growers Farm

LIVE JAZZ CONCERT THIS WEEKEND at the CRS Growers Farm!

Join Peter and the trio this Sunday for a concert of cool sounds and thoughtful improvisations, inspired by classic jazz in the spirit of Chick Corea, Gary Burton, and Sonny Rollins.

Here is our NEW ticket policy:
Tickets will be available at the gate – there will be no advance sales. When you arrive, you will be directed to your socially distanced parking space in the large field below the barn. Please remain near your car throughout the hour-long, amplified concert. Lawn chairs will be available or feel free to bring your own. A masked attendant will come to your car to collect your suggested donation of $20 per car, payable by cash or check to "Triphammer Arts". If you'd prefer to donate electronically, you can donate through PayPal or on Facebook.
The gate opens at 6:00 pm.

 

photo Dede Hatch

SUNDAY, JULY 19, at 7:00PM Peter Chwazik Trio Peter Chwazik, bass Vince Ercolamento, saxophone and flute Jimmy Johns, vibraphone Rochester bassist Peter Chwazik has been a presence on the Upstate New York jazz scene for over 30 years. He has performed in concert halls, theaters, and nightclubs across the US, Canada and Europe. Peter can be seen with a wide variety of artists including Ronnie Leigh, Nancy Kelly, and Rochester jazz groups Higher Ground and Freedom Trio, and he is a visiting lecturer in the jazz program at Cornell University. Peter has collaborated with Steve Stull on the CD's, Opera Cowpokes and Christmas from the Heart of New York, the DVD, Opera Cowpokes Alive! and many live performances.  Rochester-based saxophonist Vince Ercolamento is well known for his masterful playing and composing. He has recorded CDs under his own name (Delightful Eyes, Inner Soul), with the band Prime Time Funk (Ready and Willing, Hear and Now), and with Spyro Gyra guitarist Chet Catallo (First Take), among many others. He received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to study with jazz saxophone legend George Coleman. Vince has frequently been a featured artist at the Rochester International Jazz Festival. Jimmy Johns has been a first-call jazz drummer and vibist in Central New York for 40 years. He has performed with jazz artists Hank Jones, Slam Stewart, Cedar Walton, John Pizzarelli, Ralph Lalama, Sal Nistico, Joshua Breakstone, Nick Brignola and J.R. Montrose, to name a few. Jimmy was staff percussionist at Syracuse Stage for over 40 musical theater productions and has been an adjunct instructor at Hamilton College and Colgate University for over 20 years. He leads his own group, The Vibes Trio and can be heard every Wednesday night at his 19-year-long engagement at Pastabilities in Syracuse.     SATURDAY, JULY 25 (Rain Date SUNDAY, JULY 26) at 7:00PM Hannah Martin, Paul Merrill, Steve Stull, John White With dancers Jeanne Goddard, Karen Koyanagi, Risa Lieberwitz, Lesley Tillotson This programming is made possible in part with funds from the Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and administered by the Community Arts Partnership of Tompkins County. Additional funding comes from the Tompkins County Tourism Program and NYSCA-A.R.T./New York Creative Opportunity Fund (A Statewide Theatre Regrant Program), and our generous donors. To join our supporters, please visit triphammer.org

 

 

SATURDAY, JULY 25 (Rain Date SUNDAY, JULY 26) at 7:00PM

Hannah Martin, Paul Merrill, Steve Stull, John White
With dancers Jeanne Goddard, Karen Koyanagi,
Risa Lieberwitz, Lesley Tillotson


Dear Friends,

Our most heartfelt wish is that and your loved ones are safe and well. We at Triphammer Arts/CRS Barn Studio are all healthy: Jeanne is in the studio daily, creating new dances, soon to be performed. Our organic vegetable farm is going full speed, and Steve is in the field tilling, planting, and harvesting every day – as well as collaborating on “virtual” projects with the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra and Opera Ithaca.

And the seeds of new ideas are also sprouting, as we re-envision and re-invent “live performance” at the farm, and we are delighted to introduce Drive-In LIVE!!  -  safe, small-scale, LIVE outdoor performance events feasturing musicians and dancers. A new outdoor performance space has been cleared in the field below the barn, with beautiful views in three directions. New stage platforms are being constructed, to allow safe distancing for performers.

Audience members will park in clearly defined, distanced spaces and we ask that you remain in or near your car during the hour-long show. Sound will be amplified. Admission prices will be affordable, and ticketing will be done on line…although you may notice a donation bucket as you begin to drive away….

Like all performing arts organizations, Triphammer Arts Inc. is adjusting daily to the changes required during the COVID-19 pandemic. While the 2020 season is still a “work-in progress,” please know that we are moving forward.  We love a challenge, and we will update you about future projects that can be accomplished with the utmost regard for safety for audience and performers.

Our motto for the future is: MOVE…GROW…CHANGE…..Triphammer Arts supports racial equality on the stage, in the studio, in our community, and in the community at large.

This programming is made possible in part with funds from the Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and administered by the Community Arts Partnership of Tompkins County. Additional funding comes from the Tompkins County Tourism Program and NYSCA-A.R.T./New York Creative Opportunity Fund (A Statewide Theatre Regrant Program), and our generous donors. To join our supporters, please visit triphammer.org 

 

The Cocoa Cantata  - postponed until 2021

Music by Robert Paterson, Libretto by David Cote

World premiere coming in 2021! A brilliant boutique chocolatier... a global chocolate brand...A “supercocoa” engineered by a confectionary chemist...The business of chocolate is not as sweet as the product!

Triphammer Arts is commissioning award winning composer Robert Paterson and

librettist/playwright David Cote to create a new mini-drama for our time - inspired by J. S. Bach’s Coffee Cantata. Scored for three singers, string quartet, flute and keyboard, the new piece explores fair-trade practices, the chemistry and symbolism of chocolate, and gender dynamics in the corporate boardroom. The piece will be accessible to anyone who loves chocolate—or great music!

https://robertpaterson.com/

https://www.davidcote.com/

 

We need your help!

We're partnering with The Arts at Grace in Cortland and The Society for New Music in Syracuse for this brand new piece. The Triphammer Arts' share of the Commission to pay the composer, librettist, and engraving costs is $18,000. We have paid our first two installments, help us finish the task!

To donate via US Mail, please send your check to:

Triphammer Arts Inc.

CRS Barn Studio, 2622 N. Triphammer Road, Ithaca, NY 14850; 607-257-2043

Steven Stull, Executive Director; Jeanne Goddard, President

director@triphammer.org

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