Clinton Township Newsletter

1 3 a p r i l 2 0 1 9 Thirty years ago, guitarists Laura Oltman and Michael Newman began a chamber music festival in rural western New Jersey that operates with an expansive definition of chamber music and its repertory. For this, their 30th season, those values will be fully on display, featuring ensembles that include guitars, harmonica, Irish fiddling and considerable amounts of new music from throughout the New World. Raritan River Music (RRM), has become much more than the annual festival concerts in May, with programs year-round for school kids, seniors and patients at health-care facilities around the region. RRM also creates a legacy of new compositions and recordings commissioned by RRM's patrons, as well as presenting new music at each concert by local school-age composers. O v e r 3 0 y e a r s , h o w e v e r , t h e g r e a t e s t achievement of RRM is the community created by the audiences, volunteers, trustees and patrons of RRM. As Laura Oltman states, "Musicians may not be able to perform surgery or put out fires, but there are times when a concert can heal a mortal wound or dispel the dark clouds for a while and make life worth living. That is what the supporters of Raritan River Music have given to this community, to each other, for thirty years and counting. And, as the founders, that is what they have given to us. Thank you!" Each festival concert will begin with music composed by elementary and high school winners of the 2019 Hunterdon County Young Composer contest. Audience members are invited to meet all the musicians at a reception after each concert, including a gala reception following the final concert, sponsored by Costco in Flemington. Fans of the festival are encouraged to contact the organization with pictures and memories of their experienses with the first thirty years of the event.For more details about the festival, as well as Raritan River Music's nationally recognized educational enrichment programs and the Music from Raritan River CD, and videos and links to the performers' web sites, please visit the Web site: www.RaritanRiverMusic.org. Advance tickets for each festival concert cost $21 for adults; Students up to age 26 are free. Discount subscriptions for the entire festival cost $75 for adults; Seniors $50; Students are free. Prices at the door $25 for adults; Students up to age 26 are free. For more information and reservations: Phone: 908-213-1100. E-Mail: info@RaritanRiverMusic.org Website: www.RaritanRiverMusic.org Visit Raritan River Music on Facebook for photos, feature articles, and other news: www.facebook.com/ pages/Raritan-River-Music/154966031235797. Info can be downloaded from www.RaritanRiverMusic. org. To receive photos and this release via email, and to schedule interviews with the artists, please contact the festival office at 908.213.1100 or email: info@ RaritanRiverMusic.org. W E l c O M E T O T H E T H I R T I E T H R A R I T A N R I v E R M u S I c F E S T I v A l " A m e r i c A s : m u s i c f r o m T h r o u g h o u T T h e N e w w o r l d " May 11 Concert: Eileen Ivers, Irish Fiddle & Band | Beyond the Bog Road: A Celebration of Americana Music and its Irish Roots The Clinton Boy Scout Troop 121 Marching Band is an award-winning band that participates in parades throughout NJ. The band is now accepting audition requests for new members to join in time for their spring and summer parade season. Boys aged 11 to 18 are welcome to join. The band is looking to fill all instrument positions – trumpet, trombone, French horn, tuba, baritone, clarinet, sax, flute, oboe and percussion. Band activities are kept to one rehearsal a month and three to four parades a year. If you are a musician aged 11 to 18 and interested in playing and marching with the band, contact band director Mark Dau at: mark.j.dau@comcast.net or 908.619.6289. Note that if you are already in a Boy Scout troop within the Hunterdon Arrowhead district, you can still play with the band! Celebrating over 80 years in Scouting, Troop 121 is a high-adventure Boy Scout troop committed to the ideals and values of scouting. The oldest Boy Scout Troop in the Clinton area, it is sponsored by and meets at the Clinton Presbyterian Church on Monday nights. For more information or to join Boy Scouting in the Clinton area, visit: www.Clinton121. Mytroop.us. T H E c l I N T O N B O y S c O u T T R O O P 1 2 1 M A R c H I N G B A N d

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