Manuel De Falla (1876-1946)
Concerto for Harpsichord & Five Instruments
I. Allegro
II. Lento (giubiloso ed energico)
III. Vivace (flessibile, scherzando)
Vanessa Holroyd, flute
Raf Natan, oboe
Peter Arvantely, clarinet
Marji Gere, violin
Jacob MacKay, cello
Dan Sedgwick, amplified harpsichord
Recorded live in concert at the Mystic Activity Center in Somerville, MA
June 7, 2025
"A Moondog Mixtapestry" (2024)
Music by Louis "Moondog" Hardin (1916-1999)
arranged for ensemble by Jacob Barton
(premiere performance)
Marji Gere: violin, drum set, glockenspiel, finger cymbals, Monologue synth, kazoo, vocals
Zoe Kemmerling: viola, melodica, triangle, stump drum, kazoo, vocals
Eric Rory Farnan: double bass, shaker, güiro
Dan Sedgwick: piano, ghatam, shekere, wooden flute, mouth siren, thunder tube, güiro, autoharp, slide whistle, guitar, vocals
Recorded live in concert at the Mystic Activity Center in Somerville, MA
October 26, 2024
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
Contrasts, for Violin, Clarinet, & Piano
III. Sebes (Fast Dance)
Marji Gere, violin
Eric Thomas, clarinet
Dan Sedgwick, piano
Recorded live in concert at the Mystic Activity Center in Somerville, MA
June 10, 2023
Stevie Wonder
"Tree," from Journey Through "The Secret Life of Plants" (1979)
Live video light show by Vidumami
Music arranged by Dan Sedgwick
Harshitha Krishnan, vocals
Marji Gere, violin
Dan Sedgwick, piano
Alexis Fridman, guitar
with the Around Hear All-Ages Community Choir & All-Ages Violin Class
Recorded live in concert at the Mystic Activity Center in Somerville, MA
December 17, 2022
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67
III. Largo
IV. Allegretto
Marji Gere, violin
Tony Rymer, cello
Dan Sedgwick, piano
Ashton "Stiggity Stackz" Lites, dance
Recorded live in concert at the Mystic Activity Center in Somerville, MA
February 8, 2020
Around Hear Student Performance
Thelonious Monk – "Blue Monk"
Claudarmelle Marcelline, piano
Dan Sedgwick, bass
Marji Gere, drums
Recorded live in concert at the Mystic Activity Center in Somerville, MA
February 8, 2020
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Trio for Horn, Violin & Piano, Op. 40
I. Andante
Shachar Ziv, horn
Marji Gere, violin
Dan Sedgwick, piano
Recorded live in concert at the Mystic Activity Center in Somerville, MA
October 26, 2019
"The Belly and the Body Members" (2019)
an original miniplay by Marji Gere,
based on a fable attributed to Aesop.
Music adapted/excerpted from works by L.V. Beethoven, J.S. Bach, F. Schubert, J. Dowland, and W.A. Mozart.
Jacob Barton – Mouth
Dan Sedgwick – Hands
Marji Gere – Feet
Will Green – Belly
Rohan Gregory, violin
Raf Natan, violin
Ashley Frith, viola
Jacob MacKay, cello
Recorded live in concert at the Mystic Activity Center in Somerville, MA
June 1, 2019
W.A. Mozart
"Der Hölle Rache” (Queen of the Night’s Aria)
arr. for udderbot & piano
Jacob Barton, udderbot
Dan Sedgwick, piano
Recorded live in concert at the Mystic Activity Center in Somerville, MA
June 1, 2019
Chen Yi
"Memory," for solo cello (2011)
Jacob MacKay, cello
Recorded live in concert at the Mystic Activity Center in Somerville, MA
June 1, 2019
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736)
Sinfonia in F Major
III. Adagio
IV. Presto
Max Zeugner, bass
Dan Sedgwick, piano
Recorded live in concert at the Mystic Activity Center in Somerville, MA
March 9, 2019
Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983)
Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano
III. Assez lent
IV. Final: Très vite
Marji Gere, violin
Dan Sedgwick, piano
Recorded live in concert at the Mystic Activity Center in Somerville, MA
March 9, 2019
Thelonious Monk
"Pannonica" (solo piano transcription)
Dan Sedgwick, piano
Recorded live in concert at the Mystic Activity Center in Somerville, MA
March 9, 2019
Around Hear Student Performance:
John Coltrane – "Equinox"
Claudarmelle Marcelline, piano
Dan Sedgwick, piano
Recorded live in concert at the Mystic Activity Center in Somerville, MA
March 9, 2019
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
Sonata for Violin & Piano, Op. 134
II. Allegretto
Musically-inspired, mixed media visual art collaboratively made by campers during Marji and Dan's volunteer visit to The Welcome Project Summer Camp at The Mystic Activity Center, summer 2018
Marji Gere, violin
Dan Sedgwick, piano
Recorded at the Mystic Activity Center in Somerville, MA
January 2019
Meditations on Home (2018, premiere)
text by Tamara Plummer
music by Dan Sedgwick
Tamara Plummer, spoken word
Marji Gere, violin
Dan Sedgwick, piano
Recorded live in concert at the Mystic Activity Center in Somerville, MA
December 8, 2018
Season 2, Concert II
Antonin Dvořák (1841-1904)
Piano Trio No. 4, Op. 90 "Dumky"
IV. Andante moderato — Allegretto scherzando — Quasi tempo di marcia
poetry by Thanhha Lai
Marji Gere, violin
Adrienne Taylor, cello
Dan Sedgwick, piano
Alejandra Arreguin, reader
Recorded live in concert at the Mystic Activity Center in Somerville, MA
December 8, 2018
Around Hear Student Performance
Frances Clark – "Bedtime"
Cordelia Vides, piano
Dan Sedgwick, piano
Recorded live in concert at the Mystic Activity Center in Somerville, MA
December 8, 2018
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Winterreise, D. 911
7. "Auf dem Flusse" (On the River)
Text by Wilhelm Müller
Arranged for mezzo-soprano & string quartet by Richard Krug
Jazimina MacNeil, mezzo soprano
Marji Gere, violin
Shadwa Mussad, violin
Lila Brown, viola
Patrick McGuire, cello
Cartoons by Marji Gere
Abstractions by Sunshine Martin
Recorded live in concert at the Mystic Activity Center in Somerville, MA
January 22, 2018
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
44 Duos for Two Violins
13. "Wedding Song"
watercolor paintings by Srivi Kalyan
Marji Gere, violin
Shadwa Mussad, violin
recorded @ Dell St. Studios in Somerville, MA
November 5, 2018
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)
Sonata for Solo Violin, Op. 31, No. 2
I. Leicht bewegte Viertel
with Sappy Sonnet & Cranky by Marji Gere
Marji Gere, violin
recorded April 2017
Music by Georg Philipp Telemann, Paul Hindemith, and Mario Davidovsky
Marji Gere, violin
visual art by Marji Gere
recorded April 2017