The Bean Blossom Music Series
Music to touch the spirit!
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The Bean Blossom Music Series features performances by regional and nationally known artists in a wide variety of traditions, from classical sacred music to folk, jazz and contemporary choral works.

Children are welcome! Admission is free - donations to the Music Series are gratefully accepted. St. David’s is located at the intersection of State Road 135 and State Road 45, five miles north of Nashville in Bean Blossom, Indiana. The Bean Blossom Music Series is sponsored by SAINT DAVID'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

DIRECTIONS to Saint David's


Next concert of the 2009 season - JONATHAN & DEBORAH HUTCHISON, November 8

The Bean Blossom Music Series concludes its 2009 season with a performance by singer-songwriters and recording artists Deborah & Jonathan Hutchison, on Sunday, November 8 at 7 pm.

"Strong, exciting and moving," their music is a unique mix, from folk to rock, classical to jazz, R&B to gospel, featuring trademark vocal harmonies accompanied on guitar, flute and piano. Their songs of hope and celebration encourage listeners to join in.

Admission is free, but donations are welcome.

First Concert of the 2009 Season - Tom Shinness 
On Sunday, June 28 at 7 pm, composer/recording artist/session musician Tom Shinness opened our 2009 season with music that's been described as ...genre-bending works for solo harpguitar and unconventional instruments...a warm fusion of new age, contemporary jazz, and folk...passion and inspiration..conviction and comfort. Tom's music has been featured on NPR and PBS. He comes to us from Big Nashville - the one in Tennessee.
Second Concert of the 2009 Season - The Chicago Reed Quartet 

On August 23,Bean Blossom heard the Indiana premier performance of this brand-new ensemble. Masahito "Mas" Sugihara, Saxophone, arranges most of the music and teaches saxophone and chamber music at Northwestern University and Roosevelt University. Cory Tiffin, Clarinet, is a founding member of the Anaphora Ensemble and newly named Principal Clarinet for Green Bay Symphony Orchestra. Tim Sawier, Oboe, is a Curtis Institute of Music alumni and a former member of the CYSO (Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra). Jason Carlson, Bassoon, is also staff accompanist at Northwestern University.

Visit Mas Sugihara's site to hear some of his transcriptions.


Our 2008 Season 

On Sunday, October 19 at 7 pm, the Bean Blossom Music Series presented dulcimer virtuoso and Brown County performing artist Jon Kay in a hauntingly lovely evening of music and storytelling.
On Sunday, September 28, 2008 the Bean Blossom Music Series presented The Steve Allee Trio, featuring Grammy nominee, pianist and jazz composer Steve Allee, with bassist Frank Smith and Kenny Phelps on drums.
On Sunday, May 18, 2008 Moira Smiley and VOCO presented a concert of original street singing, vocal improvisation, Shape Note singing and Southern Hymnody. Moira was in town for the Bloomington Early Music Festival, and it was a joy to welcome her to Bean Blossom!


Previous Artists in the Series
Songwriter and lap-steel guitarist Pat Wictor closed out our 2007 season. In 2006, Pat was nominated for the International Folk Alliance’s Emerging Artist of the Year award and the Independent Music Awards’ Best Gospel Song.

In August '07, pianist George Cullinan and Miss Loretta Gooden gave a concert of R&B flavored gospel.

Sunday, July 15, 2007 - Kara Barnard...


...with Laura Connallon

Sunday, May 6, 2007 - Krista DeTor

"Krista Detor is one of the finest singer/songwriters I've run across in years...with a voice that could sing the telephone book and make it sound beautiful and compelling!" -Carrie Newcomer


Ensemble Hermitage On Friday, November 10, 2006 the Bean Blossom Music Series presented ENSEMBLE HERMITAGE, a professional vocal ensemble from St. Petersburg, Russia, performing Russian folk tunes and the sacred music of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Our August 2006 concert, A Tribute to Women in Jazz, featured an outstanding ensemble including vocalist Janiece Jaffe, Carolyn Dutton on violin, pianist Monika Herzig, and Jennifer Kirk on bass, with drummer Lawrence Clark III.
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Adam McCord

   

The Bean Blossom Music Series finished its outstanding 2005 season with classical saxophonist extraordinaire and I.U. doctoral candidate Adam McCord, who gave the final concert of the current season on Saturday, November 19, featuring  compositions by Debussy, Schumann, Saint-Saëns, Ravel and others. Mr. McCord was accompanied on piano by Haruko Murphy of the IU music faculty.


Other 2005 artists were The Hot Club of Naptown (on left below), who played 1930’s swing jazz, jump blues standards and original tunes in September, and  Heartsounds (on right below), our pastors, who offered a summer concert of their original folk-rock-jazz music.

Heartsounds performance
Singing in Baghdad performers
Singing in Baghdad presented Middle Eastern music.
Bonham & Norton
Gordon Bonham and Stuart Norton played acoustic blues.

Rounder/Philo recording artist Carrie Newcomer is a repeat performer in the series.

Malcolm Dalglish leads singing
Malcolm Dalglish led singing...
Oolites sing & dance
...the Oolites performed original choral music by Dalglish & others.
Voces Novae and conductor
Voces Novae perform an eclectic range of choral music.
Other performers have included:
  • Lynne Arriale -- internationally acclaimed jazz pianist
  • Sara and Rachel Caswell Quartet -- jazz vocals & violin
  • Diane Schneider -- healing harp music
  • Sharon Bedel, Jane Goodman, and Michelle Merrill -- The Three Sopranos
  • Larry & Hildy Bonhaus -- violin and cello
  • Fran McKendree -- singer/songwriter
  • John Dillon & Vivian Nesbitt -- Southwestern songs
  • Tomfoolery -- Tom & Julie Townsend, old-time music
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    Saint David's Episcopal Church, PO Box 1798, Nashville, IN 47448
    Office Phone: 1.812.988.1038 -- Office email: stdavids@stdavidsbb.org