About Music Informance Series
The About Music series offers a pathway to greater enjoyment, appreciation and understanding of music featured in our concert programming.
After increased audience attendance at our 2025-2026 About Music presentations, we are increasing our program offerings to 4 dates this season. These interactive discussions will be led by guest musicians and scholars - including 2026-2027 performing artists - and will explore topics related to the technique and substance of upcoming concerts.
Each "Informance" event is brought to the community by the Wolfeboro Friends of Music in partnership with the Wolfeboro Public Library. Attendance is open to the public and is free but we encourage you to reserve your spot at info@wfriendsofmusic.org.
Additional program details will be provided throughout the season.
2026-2027 ABOUT MUSIC SERIES
Old and New Traditions in Acoustic, North American Music
6PM - Thursday, October 15, 2026
New Acoustic/ American Contemporary Fundamentalism
The evolution and fusion of Bluegrass, Appalachian, and Maritime Music
Real Live Acoustic Music vs. Studio manufactured Popular Music
“Swing, Jazz, and The Big Band Era"
6PM - Thursday, November 12, 2026
The wide array of musical forms we call “Jazz”:
How does “Swing” fit in?
Is the Big Band Era” Musical History? What is its artistic Legacy?
20th and 21st Century “Art Music”, Is Post Modernism Classical Music?
Wednesday, February 10, 2027
Dissonance and Minimalism: Stravinsky, John Cage, Kronos Quartet, Philip Glass
“To Be or Not To Be”, what is real music/ testing the limits!
And
New American Music: A Fusion of Classical/ Jazz/ Blues/ Rock/ Folk
Innovations, an evolving “Art Music”/ The next generation of American Masters
“The Black Spirituals and Gospel Music”, African American sacred musical influences
Wednesday, May 5, 2027
Musical litury in the “Black Church”
Mined in Slavery, The sounds of despair and captivity transition to
The sounds of hope and joy!
2026 ABOUT MUSIC: AMERICAN JAZZ TRADITIONS
with Professor Chris Klaxton, an accomplished jazz trumpeter/educator and UNH faculty member
Images taken by Anthony Riso Photography
