Clinton Township Newsletter

2 1 a p r i l 2 0 2 2 R a R i T a n R i V e R m u s i C Award-Winning Chamber Music Festival Announces The 33rd Raritan River Music Festival Serving the Community with Concerts Live In-Person plus Online Streaming Raritan River Music Festival, winner of the National Award for Adventurous Programming from ASCAP/Chamber Music America, will present a series of four concerts throughout the month of May. All details about performers and composers, online streaming, and Covid safety precautions for the festival concerts can be found at: www.RaritanRiverMusic.org. The festival will present internationally-renowned ensembles and soloists in concert – live and in-person, in addition to online video streaming provided by The Animal House music production studio. Performers include the Bergamot String Quartet, 9 Horses, fiddler Eileen Ivers with her band unIVERSal Roots, and a concert of five guitarists: Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo, Yenne Lee, Hannah Murphy, and Phil Goldenberg. Michael Newman, the other Founding Director of Raritan River Music adds, "In a world where artistic categories are often so narrowly defined, we are excited to offer a wide range of musical programs, crossing myriad stylistic boundaries, that embrace performers and composers from Cuba, France, Ireland, Singapore, South Korea, Brazil, Canada, Germany, as well as Maine, California, Tennessee, Indiana, Texas, Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey! We are thrilled to present to the festival audience these outstanding musicians who reflect the vast cultural wealth and diversity of America today." • Bergamot Quartet: "New Releases" Friday, May 6 at 7:30 pm Stanton Reformed Church – 1 Stanton Mountain Rd, Stanton, NJ 08885 • Eileen Ivers, Feat. unIVERSal Roots "Scatter the Light" Saturday, May 14 at 4:00 PM. Blue Army Shrine – 647 Mountain View Rd E, Asbury, NJ 08802 • Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo Feat. Yenne Lee, Hannah Murphy, Phil Goldenberg: "Guitar Extravaganza from Mannes" Saturday, May 21 at 7:30 pm. Old Greenwich Presbyterian Church – 17 Greenwich Church Rd, Stewartsville, NJ 08886 • 9 Horses (Mandolins, Violin, Hardanger d'Amore, Bass) "Acoustic/Electric" Join us for four concerts in May that will bring the beauty, joy, and strength of music directly to you. Take comfort and find peace with the magical mastery of the devoted artists of the 32nd Raritan River Music Festival. In addition to the festival, Raritan River Music continues to provide innovative enrichment presentations to school and health care facilities throughout the region. We are currently designing new programs – working with teachers at area high school and middle schools, along with leaders in senior services – to live-stream and provide video content to serve the community at home and in senior-living facilities. The mission and goals of Raritan River Music are to create our cultural heritage today, to keep music alive, and to bring the music to YOU. The Raritan River Music Festival and Artists-in-the-Community Program are made possible by the generous support of the Augustine Foundation, Hunterdon County Cultural & Heritage Commission (a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts), The Large Foundation, June & Ira Kapp Foundation, Nancy Baron, Americas Society, WWFM, Westech Computer Services, Costco, Lucinda Chou, CPA, and Made To Order of Clinton. a L L i e d s m i L e s O R T h O d O n T i C s Dr. Allie DeGeorge was born and raised in Clinton Township. After completing her training at the University of Pennsylvania, she has returned home to open Alliedsmiles Orthodontics, which specializes in braces and Invisalign. Please call: 908.735.0612 or visit: www.AlliedSmiles.com to schedule a free consultation!

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