"Blackbird" - A Benefit Concert for the Stephanie Nelson Memorial Scholarship Fund
Crowell Concert Hall, 50 Wyllys Avenue, Middletown, CT
I'm so excited to be singing with this incredible collection of musicians! An "all-star band" will be performing The Beatles' "White Album" (1968) in its entirety as a benefit concert to create a scholarship fund in memory of Stephanie Nelson. Funds raised will go towards Middlesex Community College students in support of internships at Wesleyan University.There is a limited number of tickets available for a dinner which will be held from 5pm to 7pm before the evening concert at Wesleyan University. The dinner will take place in the Pavilion at Middlesex Community College, located at 100 Training Hill Road in Middletown, Connecticut.Price: $45 dinner and show; $25 show.For tickets: (860) 882-9415 or (860) 983-8625.Please make checks payable to the "MXCC College Foundation," with a note in the subject line that clearly states that it is for the "Stephanie Nelson Scholarship Fund." The "all-star" band will include drummer Andy Chatfield, bassist Mark Crino, and saxophonist Eric DellaVecchia of Stanley Maxwell; Jeff Howard (the founding guitarist from the band The McLovins); lead vocalist Julie Corbalis (who also sang at the performances of Bob Dylan's "Blood on the Tracks" and Pink Floyd's "The Dark Side of the Moon" in 2013, "Led Zeppelin IV" in 2012, and Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" in 2010); James Anderson of Jean-Claude Trans/Am on percussion; keyboard player Glen Nelson (of Spaghetti Cake and High Adventure); lead vocalist Alice-Anne Harwood Sherrill and backup vocalist Shona Kerr (of The Future Heavies); Shawn Persinger (guitarist for Prester John, 11twelve13, The Luck Pushers, and Boud Deun); Stephen Haynes on trumpet; Claire Tuxill McKenney on French horn; saxophonist Dustin Kreidler; Jennifer Berman on flute; Catherine Rousseau on clarinet; Matthew Russo on trombone; Dan Fecteau on violin; Ravenna Michalsen on cello; Wesleyan University Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Nadya Potemkina on viola; and Megan Sesma on harp.
$45 dinner and show; $25 show.