The Celtic Society of Southern Maryland
The Celtic Society of Southern Maryland (CSSM) is a 501(c)(3)
nonprofit educational corporation promoting and celebrating the
culture of the seven Celtic nations: Ireland, Scotland, Wales,
Brittany, Galicia/Asturias, The Isle of Man, and Cornwall. For over
30 years, the Celtic Society has successfully produced the Southern
Maryland Celtic Festival and Highland Gathering at
Jefferson-Patterson Park in Prince Frederick, MD. In addition to
this concert and the festival, the Society continually offers many
venues for its members and guests to enjoy and learn about other
aspects of the Celtic culture, such as annual Celtic dinners,
Medieval Feast, traditional music workshops and several
members-only events. Please visit our website for more details
about these events and membership opportunities at:
www.cssm.org
-~Sarah Brenzo, President, CSSM and St. Marys Academy alum.
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SOFIA
The SOFIA club of St. Marys Ryken high school was created in
2008 by a student named Amelia Youhn who wished to see more done to
help the arts. She aptly named the club the Student Organization
For Improving the Arts and since then SOFIA has held annual
concerts in partnership with the Celtic Society of Southern
Maryland. It is only through the continued support of our community
that this is possible, and we are eternally grateful for our donors
and volunteers. It is with great honor that we present Carlos Nuez
in concert and on behalf of the SOFIA and St. Marys Ryken I would
like to welcome you to our school.
-Bridget Flynn, President of SOFIA, SMR Class of 2015
Seven Celtic nations - 12 months of celebration
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Carlos Nuez Guest Performers HIGHLAND BAGPIPERS: Our visiting
highland bagpipers, Charlie and Paula Glendinning met in the City
of Washington Pipe Band (originally called Denny & Dunipace) in
1971, and have been married for 41 years. They have both been very
active in the piping community where Charlie has served as the Pipe
Sergeant and was one of the composers or arrangers of band music.
Paula has studied and taught solo piping, especially Piobaireachd,
for about 45 years. She is a member of the EUSPBA judging panel for
solo piping and pipe bands.For more info on the Glendinnings,
please visit: www.moonstarmusic.com
TAP DANCER: Justin Myles is a native of Mechanicsville, MD, and
spent his childhood surrounded by music, dance and most importantly
rhythm. Tapping since the age of 3, taught by his mom & dance
instructor Gracie, at Gracie's Guys & Gals dance studio, he
graduated from Point Park University in Pittsburgh, PA, with a BA
degree in Dance, majoring in Ballet and Jazz. His performances
include five years of touring with the International percussion
sensation STOMP traveling the US, Canada and Brazil. A former
member of the sensational southern Maryland cover band "The
Piranhas", Justin now continues to write and produce his own music
- much of which is available on iTunes and what some describe as
Acoustical Rock with an R&B Funk style. For more info on Justin
and his music, visit: [email protected]
HIGHLAND DANCERS: Lillian Morrison, Nathaniel Morrison, Bridget
Knott and Kayleigh Davis, The Thistle Dancers are students of Susan
W. Hyams, an accomplished highland bagpiper, member of the British
Association of Teachers of Dancing (BATD), and The Federation of
United States Teachers and Adjudicators of Highland Dancing
(FUSTA). The Thistle Dancers are often accompanied by Susan, their
instructor and director of The Thistle Dancers and Pipers. Many of
the members are currently competing successfully at various levels,
ranging from Beginners to Premier. For more information regarding
availability or instruction in either Scottish Highland Dance or
Bagpipes, please contact Susan Hyams - www.thistledancers.com
Born in 1971 and raised in the Galician port of Vigo, where he
initially picked up the gaita at age eight, Carlos both embodies
and reflects the irrepressible spirit of his native music. But he
also understands the pitfalls of traditional music becoming
incrementally complacent in approach and insulated from innovation.
Under those conditions, even the heartiest music can eventually
slip into predictability. Carlos respects and seeks to safeguard
Galicias musical legacy while also skillfully exploring fresh,
fascinating realms of possibility for it. All of that can be heard
to great effect on his new CD, Inter-Celtic, released by Sony Music
on February 18.
On Inter-Celtic, his latest CD, Carloss range is again exemplary
and exhilarating, abetted by his own core band and another
star-studded roster of special guests. The album gleams from the
first track Mambo (uptempo, free-spirited dance tune composed by
Carlos with bandmate Pancho Alvarez) to the last track Reel Roots
(medley of dance tunes played in an intoxicating combination of
jazz, rock, Irish, and Galician settings).
For a full biography on Carlos and news about his touring with
the band, visit his website: www.carlonnunez.com
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