Below is information and a poster for the
Fiddle School 2024 Concerts
Haugaard's West Denmark Fiddle School Concerts
The Instructors' Concert will be held at West Denmark Lutheran Church on Tuesday evening, June 25, at 7:30 pm. Tickets can be purchased at the door, or in advance by using your credit card. Some tickets are reserved seats ($25) and others are open seating ($20).
There will be 100 advance tickets available for the Instructors' Concert. Advance purchase is recommended. If you purchase tickets in advance you will get a receipt. Please print out the ticket or save it on your cell phone and bring it with you to the concert. If you purchase an advanced reserved seat ticket which will be located in the first 3 rows, you will get an additional email confirming your purchase and the location of your seat. Please note that when you use this credit card service there is an option, if you choose to do so, to make a tax deductible donation to the West Denmark Heritage Council and another option to donate to the service that we use that makes it possible for you to pay by credit card.
Purchase tickets for the
Instructors' Concert by clicking on the link below
or using this QR code:
Link to Purchase tickets:
The Finale Concert will be open to the public and will be held outside behind
the West Denmark Parish Hall at 7:00 pm. There will be as many as 60 musicians who
have traveled from all over the US to attend Haugaard's West Denmark Fiddle
School plus our 6 teachers who come from Shetland, Denmark, and Massachusetts
USA. There is no admission charge but we will welcome a donation to go toward
funding future events at West Denmark and for scholarships. We look forward to having a great
audience come to West Denmark on Thursday evening to hear what these wonderful
musicians have accomplished over the past week! We will have brats and hot dogs
for sale but you are welcome to bring a picnic supper. You will need to bring a lawn
chair or blankets to sit on. In the event of inclement weather, this
concert may be moved to Luck High School.
Check wdfiddleschool.org
for potential changes and updates.
Please check this page for updates.
Past Concerts.
Concerts for Fall 2023
Kevin Henderson (Fiddle)
Neil Pearlman (Piano)
West Denmark Lutheran Church
Saturday, November 4, 2023 at 7:00pm
There will be a fiddle and accompaniment workshop in the afternoon for 2 hours sometime between 1 and 4. For more details about the workshop, call Mark at: 715-529-0830 or send email at: mark@westdenmark.net
Kevin Henderson is a fiddler who draws on the rich fiddle music tradition of his native Shetland and his experience with leading bands including Boys of the Lough, Fiddlers Bid, Session A9 and Nordic Fiddlers Bloc to create an expressive and adventurously individual musical style. “Kevin Henderson’s fiddle playing is all effortless grace and skill”, Kit Bailey – BBC2 Folk & Acoustic
Neil Pearlman is recognized throughout the Celtic music world and beyond for his distinctive approach to the piano. He has worked with many of the world’s top folk music artists and is in demand internationally as a collaborator, session musician and educator. Neil also hosts the podcast TradCafe which features his conversations and collaborations with influential artists from a wide variety of music traditions.
Tickets are $20 for general admission and $5 for students through high school, the workshop is $30 and for both the workshop and concert is $45. You can purchase tickets by clicking on this link, purchase tickets or using the QR code below:
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Past Concerts Below:
Mads Hansens Kapel will be at the West Denmark Lutheran Church on Thursday, October 12, 2023 at 7:00 pm. These young musicians are extremely talented and make for an energetic evening of music. And will be performing mainly music from their home country of Denmark. You will find that their arrangements of traditional Danish music will be fun to listen and you will enjoy their wonderful musicianship. Their instrumentation is clarinet, fiddle, bass, keyboard, and guitar. You can purchase your tickets by credit card in advance by clicking on the link below or scanning the QR code. The first 40 people to purchase tickets will get reserved seating in the first 3 rows. All other advanced seating will be first come first served.
Click here to purchase tickets or scan the QR code below:
You
can right click on the image below, select save or print the poster.
Mads Hansens Kapel Poster
Kristian Bugge (Fiddle) Sonich Lydom (Button Accordion)
Concert and Dance Friday, September 22 at 7:00 pm
Mads Hansens Kapel (Fiddle, Clarinet, Guitar, Bass, Keyboard)
Concert Thursday, October 12 at 7:00 pm
Kevin Henderson (Fiddle) Neil Pearlman (Piano)
Workshop and Concert Saturday, November 4 at 7:00 pm
Willowgreen Christmas Concert
Tentative - December 2023 More information when and if details can be confirmed.
Haugaard's West Denmark Fiddle School June 23-28, 2024
Instructors' Concert -Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Finale Concert - Thursday, June 27, 2024
Below are posters for the Fiddle School 2023
Haugaard's West Denmark Fiddle School Concerts
The Instructors' Concert will be held at West Denmark Lutheran Church on Tuesday evenin
There will be 100 advance tickets available. If you purchase tickets in advance you will get a receipt. Please print out the ticket or save it on your cell phone and bring it with you to the concert. If you purchase an advanced reserved seat ticket which will be located in the first 3 rows, you will get an additional email confirming your purchase and the location of your seat. Please note that when you use this credit card service there is an option, if you choose to do so, to make a tax deductible donation to the West Denmark Heritage Council and another option to donate to the service that we use to make a credit card donation to the service that makes credit card purchases possible.
Purchase tickets by clicking on the link below
or using this QR code:
Link to Purchase tickets:
The Finale Concert will be open to the public and will be held outside behind
the West Denmark Parish Hall at 7:00 pm. There will be over 55 musicians who
have traveled from all over the US to attend Haugaard's West Denmark Fiddle
School plus our 5 teachers who come from Shetland, Denmark, and Massachusetts
USA. There is no admission charge but we will welcome a donation to go toward
funding future events at West Denmark. We look forward to having a great
audience come to West Denmark on Thursday evening to hear what these wonderful
musicians have accomplished over the past week! Bring a picnic supper and lawn
chairs or blankets to sit on.
g, June 13, at 7:30 pm. Tickets can be purchased at the door, or by using your credit card in advance. Some tickets are reserved seats ($25) and others are open seating ($20).
Check wdfiddleschool.org for potential changes and updates.
Please check this page for updates.