2018 Youth Arts Program
Friday, September 28, 4:00 to 7:00PM
Promoting arts enrichment
for youth in our community
The Youth Arts Program is intended to give area youth an opportunity to spend time with world-class artists across the genres of music, theater, and dance—inspiring them to either get involved with or continue the study of arts in their area of interest.
The workshops are approximately 50 minutes and take place on Friday before the festival. Participants can take from 1-3 consecutive workshops of their choice.
The program is free and open to youth ages 10-18.
PARKING FOR THE YOUTH ARTS PROGRAM IS AT GATE 1.
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Oak Grove Stage
4:00 – Build A Tune with Galen Fraser
5:00 – Learn a Tune with Diana Ladio from The Elders
5:40 – The Elders – Interactive Concert
Inside Ponderosa Hall – Side Room
4:00 – Magic Level 1
5:00 – Magic Level 1
6:00 – Magic Level 2
Inside Ponderosa Hall – Main Room
4:00 – Beginner Harp Workshop with Lisa Stine and Sage Po (harps will be provided)
5:00 – Singing workshop with Melanie O’Reilly
6:00 – Irish Step Dancing with Nicole McKeever
Outside at Picnic Tables
4:00 – Art with Christine Nys
5:00 – Art with Christine Nys
The workshops are approximately 50 minutes and take place on Friday before the festival. Participants can take from 1-3 consecutive workshops of their choice.
Magic with Merloch Silvermaine
By popular demand, Merloch will present three classes. The 4:00 & 5:00 classes will be for first timers. The 6:00 class will be for previous attendees. This workshop teaches two professional-quality fully scripted card magic routines. By the end of the workshop every participant will be able to confidently perform the routines to mystify and delight friends, family and strangers. They are entertaining, include some comedy elements and yet focus on the experience of magic. No passive observers allowed – only active participants. Both classes have a limit of 30 participants . Attendees of the first class will be allowed to attend the second class on a space- available basis. There will be an informal gathering for advanced magic afterwards.
Irish Step Dancing with Nicole McKeever
The McKeever School of Irish Dance of Sacramento offers Irish dance lessons to beginner through champion levels, and to both children and adults. They are located in the heart of Sacramento, California. Owner and instructor Nicole McKeever toured the world for seven years with professional dance companies such as Riverdance the show. She also holds her Irish dance teaching certification, or T.C.R.G. as well as a Master’s Degree in Irish Dance Performance from the University of Limerick in Ireland. The McKeever School performers span in age and experience and all have an avid love for this amazing dance tradition.
www.mckeeverdance.com
Build A Tune Workshop with Galen Fraser
Bring your instruments and join in this fun and interactive workshop where you will learn a tune.
Galen Fraser is an accomplished fiddler and composer from Northern California with a love for soul food and spontaneity. His love for singing and writing lead him to pursue music as a career, earning his Bachelors Degree in Songwriting from Berklee College of Music. Now based in Boston and Spain he plays with the high energy Americana band Neversink and the groovy afro-celtic funk band Soulsha. Galen holds residencies at The Landsdowne and Menotomy in Boston and teaches yearly at Alasdair Fraser’s Sierra Fiddle Camp in North San Juan, California. Galen’s debut solo album Mischief Managed is comprised of all original music rooted in the Scottish and American fiddle traditions.
Singing Workshop: Instructor Melanie O’Reilly
Join Dublin-born singer and music educator Melanie O’Reilly for a musical journey into the rich and diverse Irish Celtic vocal tradition, which enjoys a prominent place in World music today. Participants will sing songs of celebration, laments, lullabies, in both Gaelic and English language with also a nod to the “lilting”tradition (mouth music) and students will be able to sing Gaelic by learning phonetically. These classes promise to be fun as well as informative!
Melanie has extensive experience in teaching singing and Irish Song Tradition along with vocal technique and performance. She has taught at the Oakland School of the Arts, the New College of California in San Francisco, UC Berkeley’s CAL Extension, and the Oakland Conservatory of Music among others. She is currently a faculty member of the Veksler Academy of Music & Dance CA, and regularly teaches Irish Song at the California Jazz Conservatory Berkeley as part of their World Music program. She also teaches an annual series on the Art & Craft of Songwriting at Walton’s New School of Music in Dublin, and has taught Gaelic Song & Swing Jazz Vocals at the summer World Music LARK Camp. She was a Visiting Scholar & Musician-in-Residence at UC Berkeley’s Celtic Studies from 2003-2009 .
Diana Ladio and The Elders
This is an amazing opportunity for Intermediate to Advanced players. The Elders are inviting youth performers to join them on the Main Stage on Sunday. Diana Ladio will be teaching the tune(s) to prepare for that. Learn the tune, practice with The Elders and be excited to be on the Main Stage on Sunday with the band!
Since forming in 1998, The Elders have set the music scene on its ear, thanks to a skillful blend of American roots rock and amped-up Celtic folk; a cross-pollination of elements that is high-octane and progressive, yet rooted in tradition. Rightfully regarded as one of the top American Celtic-rock bands, the band employs a variety of instruments including guitars, drums, banjo, accordion, mandolin, piano and fiddle, creating music that transcends the stereotypical notion of Celtic music. Powerful four-part harmonies, blazing instrumentals and songwriting that is unaffected by fads, trends and the giant maw of mind-numbing commercialism – it all adds up to the hottest show in Celtic music today.
Diana Ladio graduated with highest honors from the University of Michigan School Of Music, earning a Bachelor of Music in Music Performance with Teaching Certification. Diana is a studied Americana fiddler, song- writer and classical violist, and makes her living performing, recording, and teaching music. She is a graduate of the Mark O’Connor Strings Conference and Christian Howe’s Creative Strings Workshop, where she later returned as an instructor. She has studied with well-known string players such as Jeremy Kittel (Turtle Island String Quartet), Casey Driessen (Fiddler for Bela Fleck’s The Flecktones), Mike Block, Wendy MacIsaac, Christian Howes, and Alex Hargreaves.
Beginning Harp with Lisa Stine & Sage Po
Learn to play this beautiful and magical beginner -friendly instrument. Lisa and Sage will provide 15 Celtic harps.
Celtic Art with Christine Nys
Make a Celtic Knot from various materials for jewelry, wall hangings or accessories.
Sunday Main Stage Youth Arts Performance
Music teachers Lisa Stine, Rose May Michelson, Randi Soule, Nici Van Kriedt, Annette Dunklin, Sage Po and Amie Fenwick will present our Sunday morning Main Stage Youth Arts performance. To learn more about participating please contact Laurie DesJardins at (530) 613-6556.
