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We are looking forward to a busy and fun year! Lea will be doing several concerts, lectures and residencies throughout the year in Europe and the states. 2011/2012 Schedule coming soon! Upcoming Concerts and Workshops 2011 February 19 and 20 - Umoja Gaelica! Centerstage Theatre, Kilmarnock Scotland St. Andrews on the Square Glasgow, Scotland February 26 - DvM, Aalst, Belgium May 11, 2010 - Public Justice Center - Live at 25! May 14, Umoja Gaelica CD Release Concert Creative Alliance, Baltimore, MD July 23, "Pass it Down!", Creative Alliance 8:00pm August 20, "How to Sing the Blues," Archie's Barbershop, Washington D.C. 11am - 1:00pm September 23, 24 and 25 Gospels for Damien - Live CD Recording! Genk, Belgium (more details to come) October 28 - November 5 Gospels for Damien Tour, Belgium 2010 February 27, University of the South, Gospel Comcert, Sewannee, TN 7:30pm April 17, Washington Community College, Marietta, Ohio "SANGMELE" (a/Walt Michael and Ralph Gordon) WORLD PREMIERE!!! UMOJA GAELICA Saturday, May 1 and Sunday, May 2 8:00pm Center Stage Theatre Kilmarnock, Scotland June 2 and 12, International Gospel and Spirituals Festival, Chartes, France June 25, Night of the Blues w/Magic Slim, Carpentras, France August 1, Blues Oan De Stoazze, Hamme, Belgium September 11, Godfrey Daniels w/Bev Conklin, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 8:00pm OCTOBER EUROPEAN BLUES TOUR 08.10. Torino (I), Il Magazzino di Gilgamesh 09.10. France or Italy - tbc 10.10. Calvari (I), Muddy Waters 12.10. Emmendingen (D), Mehlsack 13.10. Kandern (D), Chabah 14.10. Menen (B), CC de Steiger 15.10. Luxembourg (L), Sang a Klang 16.10. Tremblay (F), Espace JR Caussimont 19.10. Seclin (F), Le Croque Notes 21.10. Trittau (D), Wassermuehle 22.10. Hermalle (B), CC Engis 23.10. Schmallenberg (D), Blues Party 24.10. Kassel (D), Theaterstuebchen 25.10. Ruiselede (B), Banana Peel GOSPELS FOR DAMIEN* *November 5, Gospels for Damien, Genk November 6, Salute to Norbert Dataeye, Belgium *November 7, Gospels for Damien, Koksijde December - Private Concerts HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!! Friday, May 29, 2009 - Gabriel-Michael Gilmore's Graduation! June 2009 June 26 - 29 - Old Songs Festival, Traditional Music and Dance Festival Atramont Fairgrounds, Altramount, NY Lea opens the festival on Friday, June 26 7:00pm w/A.J. Bodnar Gospel music workshops and choir Event schedule: http://www.oldsongs. org/festival/pdf/2009_festival_schedule.pdf www.oldsongs.org July 2009 July 6 - 10 Common Ground on the Hill Music and Arts Festival McDaniel College, Westminster, MD Lea teaches "Women and the Blues" July 11 and 12 - Music and Arts Festival www.commongroundonthehill.org July 31 - August 11 - France - Private venues October and November 2009 October 11 - Singing from the Soul Gospel Brunch October 31 - November 17 - Gospels for Damien Tour Various Cities in Belgium (details and dates to come!) December 2009 Saturday, December 5 - Christmas Concert, Zeltate, Belgium Sunday, December 6 - Gospel Concert PAST CONCERTS AND EVENTS JANUARY 2009 January 18 - Baltimore, MD Celebrant for the service in Memory of Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. at the First Unitarian Church of Baltimore, corner of Charles and Franklin Streets, http://www.firstunitarian.net/ 410-685-4133. January 31 - EQUALITY ROCKS! - 8:00pm, Creative Alliance, Tickets are $40 ($35 for Creative Alliance members) and all proceeds will benefit Equality Maryland, Maryland's largest civil rights group working to eliminate prejudice and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals. The ticket price includes event admission as well as food and drinks during the cocktail hour. FEBRUARY 2009 Saturday, February 7 - BLUES! Bethlehem, PA 8pm, 10pm if a second show is added, Godfrey Daniels with BC & Company with and Georgie Bonds. www.godfreydaniels.org . 610) 867-2390 Box Office Hours: 2 PM - 6 PM, Tuesday through Saturday. Friday, February 20 - Saturday, February 21 - February 21 Sewanee, TN University of the South Classes and choir training. Concert Saturday featuring the University of the South Choir. Office of Minority Affairs, Music and other departments. 931-598-1241. Tuesday, February 24 - Sugar Grove, IL Waubonsee Community College, class and full concert, 11 AM, at the Dickson Center, 630-466-2317 Thursday, February 26 - Stevens Point, WI, The University of Wisconsin celebration of Black History Month. Choir traning and joining concert with the UW Choir. MARCH 2009 Fri 6 - Singing from the Soul Workshop, DvM, Aalst, Belgium Sat 7 - "In the Spirit" - Celebrating the music and dedication to human and civil rights of Mahalia Jackson. Gent, Belgium. More details to come. Friday, March 13 - "In the Spirit" at Blues aan De Stazze; Marc Bouillon, 21: 00 - LIVE CD RECORDING! Het Parochiehuis, Petrus Van Der Jeugdlaan - 9220 Hamme more info on www.bluesoandaastoazze.com VZW Blues Oan Daa Stoazze "Marc Bouillon" <marc.bouillon@telenet.be> Saturday, March 14 - “In the Spirit” - Diksmuide, 20:00 Belgium CONTACT: Katrien Moyaert, katrien.moyaert@scarlet.be Sint-Andreaskerk Woumenweg 8600 Woumen BELGIUM Sunday, March 15 - ACOUSTIC BLUES - AALST with Marc Borms, Luc Borms and Dirk Doyen. The Crazy Bol Jazzclub Café Windsor, 0477/813809 Monday, March 16 - Workshop DvM Thursday, March 19 - American School of Switzerland (TASIS) Saturday, March 28 - An Evening with Lea Gilmore - Cultural Center FORUM, 16 Speiestraat 8940-Wervik (Belgium) 8:00pm Paul De Raeymaecker - GC Forum Speiestraat 16 8940-Wervik Tel 056/300117 - fax 056/300119 paul.de.raeymaecker@wervik.be APRIL 2009 Sunday, April 5 - Singing from the Soul – Gospel Music Workshop and Concert Sint-Egidiuskerk Brusselsestraat, Dendermonde Wouter Rogiers rogierswouter@hotmail.com September Saturday, September 20 - The American Songbook Cabaret with Joyce Scott and Marc Steiner; 8:00pm. Purchase tickets at www.creativealliance.org Friday, September 26 - Lea's Birthday!! October October 3 - Towson, MD with Sangmele - more to come October 11- Benefit performance in Cambridge, MD October 12 - Lea with Sangmele at The Mainstay Folk Club November 16 - Singing from the Soul for the Creative Alliance - SOLD OUT June 2008 Month off and CD recording begins! July 2008 July 7 - 11, Common Ground on the Hill Music and Arts Camp Lea is teaching "Women and the Blues" with the fabulous Scott Anslie July 8 - Blues Night at Common Ground July 12 and 13 - American Music and Arts Festival For more information on all the above, click here May 2008 Sunday, May 4, "Sounds of Hope and Change": Celebrating Diversity Through Music 2:00pm Beth Am Synagogue 2501 Eutaw Place Baltimore, MD Fundraiser Brunch before the concert? 11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. 2412 Madison Ave. (2 blocks from Beth Am) Cost: $100 (includes priority seating for the concert) Tickets available online at www.kidsonthehill.org or checks can be mailed to Kids on the Hill 2117 Brookfield Ave. Baltimore MD 21217 For more information call 410-383-7200x1 **** Saturday, May 10 - Groove City Jazz & Blues Festival Race & Cedar Streets - FREE!! Lea's set: 2:30pm Cambridge, MD (This is the upper Eastern Shore) http://www.groovecityusa.com/ June 2008 Saturday, June 7 "In the Spirit"- Gospel Concert, Flanders, Belgium Sunday, June 8 - TBD December 29 - Center Stage Theatre - Gospel and Blues Workshop based on the play "Joe Turner's Come and Gone." January 2008 26 - Adelaides, Bath Street, Glasgow, Scotland 7:30pm For more information and tickets: Pete Heywood, director@glaisnock.org 28 - Wallace Hall Academy, Dumfries, Scotland February 2008 Fri 1 - Gospel Music Workshop, Center Stage Theatre, Kilmarnock, Scotland Sat 2 - Common Ground and Celtic Connections, Adelaides, Bath Street, Glasgow, Scotland 7:30pm For more information and tickets: Pete Heywood, director@glaisnock.org Sat 9 20.00 "In the Spirit" - Mahalia Jackson Celebration St.Amanduskerk, Ten Bos (Belgium) 20h - St Amanduskerk Erembodegem-Ten Bos vvk: 8€ kassa 10€ kaarten via email: carladevos@gmail.com of telefonisch : 0494 44 76 77 Sun 10 13.00-17.00 Gospel Music Workshop Canteclaer Hoeven Provinciaal Vormingscentrum Malle Tue 12 AA Music Workshop DvM Humaniora (Aalst) Thu 14 AA Music Workshop DvM Humaniora (Aalst) Sat 16 13.00-17.00 Gospel Music Workshop , Jongerenkoor Artiriacum Thu 21 20.00-21.30 Gospel Music Workshop, Meerdaal Vocaal Fri 22 AA Music Workshop DvM Humaniora (Aalst) Mon 25 and Tue 26, Tasis American School, Montagnola Switzerland Thu 28 10:15- 11:45 Gospel Music Workshop, Sint-Lodewijkscollege Fri 29 21.00 Blues concert Blues Oan Daa Stoazze, Het Parochiehuis, Hamme www.bluesoandaastoazze.com March 2008 Sun 2 13.00-17.30 Gospel Music Workshop, Eligiuskoor Tue 4 AA Music Workshop DvM Humaniora (Aalst) 21 Fri- Southern Blues Night, Heerlen, The Netherlands Lea Gilmore and The Buzztones 22 Sat - Breda Blues Night, Breda, The Netherlands Lea Gilmore and The Buzztones Past Concerts Winter/Spring 2007 January 13-14 - Towson Unitarian Universalist Church Gospel Workshop and MLK celebration January 31 - Gerstell Academy Sat., Feb - Blues Concert with the amazing Bev Conklin (BC!), The Ice House, Pennsylvania, 8pm, $23 in advance at the door, for reservations: www.godfreydaniels.org Feb 23 - March 3 - TOUR OF FRANCE Concerts and lectures focusing on the History of African Americans, our music and more! Cities to visit include Paris, Toulouse, Metz and Lille MARCH 10 and 11 - PREMIER!! Lea Gilmore's The Moody Woman Tour featuring the music of Nina Simone The Creative Alliance, Baltimore, MD staff@creativealliance.org For reservations call: 410-276-1651 Make reservations early!! Limited seating available!! March 22 - School Concert April 28- Marian House Benefit Concert May - taking a month off! June 3 - ACLU of Maryland 75th Anniversary Gala June 28 - July 14 - Glaisnock, Glasgow Scotland PAST EVENTS Fall 2006 August/September 21 August - Hot August Blues Festival, Maryland 12 Noon 6-9 September, African American Jazz and Cultural Works Blues and Jazz Festival w/ Sangmele Antioch College, Ohio October 2006 Gospels for Damien Flanders Tour - Belgium (All Gospel concerts in Belgium begin at 8:00pm/ 20:00 unless otherwise specified) Wednesday 25 - Aalter - sporthal Friday - 27 - Brasschaat - Sint-Michielscollege Sunday - 29 - Beveren-Leie – Kerk Sint Jan De Doper Tuesday – 31 - Zolder – Oude Mijncentrale November 2006 Wednesday - 1 – 11.00h - Celebration Ten Bos – Erembodegem Friday - 3 - Dilbeek – Sint-Theresiakerk 7-11 - Blues Sur Seine - FRANCE Wednesday - 8 - Master Class, choirs, George Brassens Cultural Center, Mantes la Jolie 4:00pm Thursday -Louis Aragon Library, Mantes la Jolie 10:00am Thursday - 9 - Calcia Hall concert, Guerville, 7:30pm Friday- 10 - Van Gogh High School, 10:00am Friday - 10 - Mantes la Jolie cathedral, Gospel Concert, 9:00pm Gospels for Life Wallonia Tour (All Gospel concerts in Belgium begin at 8:00pm/ 20:00 unless otherwise specified) Tuesday -28 – 08.00 pm. Brussels (SOLD OUT) December 2006 Click Here for Details (Note: All "Gospels for Life" Concerts Sold Out) ***** PAST CONCERTS! January 12 - 14 - Concerts and Lectures with SANGMELE', New Hampshire 21 - 27 - Week long residency, International School of Brussels, Belgium February 18 - Damien Foundation Celebration (tentative) , Belgium 22 - St. Paul School for Boys; morning lecture, Maryland 23 - School Concert 24 - Mercy High School, Concert 10:00am March 10 - "La salle Paul Eluard" de Gamaches 9:30pm (France) 11 - Amiens salle le Safran (France) For information on the above two concerts contact laurie.mcconnell@teledisnet. be 13 - 17 - International School of Brussels, Upper School residency 15 - Evening Concert, ISB 7:30pm, Brussels, Belgium 19 - 22 Venice, Italy 24 - American School in Paris, France Concert, 8:00pm (Paris, France) **** LAST YEAR'S SCHEDULE BELOW: 2005 September 18 - Adam's County Heritage Festival, Gettysburg, PA 24 - Miss B's Stomp and Swing Club, Fundraiser and Birthday Celebration! with Michael Lee, Gordon Parks and Harry "Diamond" Johnson 8 o'clock P.M. ENCORE THEATRE / 4801 LIBERTY HEIGHTS AVENUE 26 - LEA'S BIRTHDAY!! 30 - Mercy High School, lecture/concert October Sunday 30 October Mass at Zwijnarde (Belgium) November (All concerts in Belgium and begin at 8:00pm/ 20:00- Flanders ) Gospels for Damien Wed 2 Lanaken Friday 4: Mol Saturday 5: Mechelen Tuesday 8: Saint Truiden Wed 9 Kortrijk Friday 11: Halle Saturday 12: Scherpenhevel Sunday 13: Zvele (to be confirmed) Tuesday 15: Tongeren Wed 16: Eupen Thursday 17: Oudenarde December (All concerts in Belgium and begin at 8:00pm/20:00 - Wallonie) Gospels for Damien Jeudi 16 novembre à 19h30 EUPEN Samedi 3 décembre à 20h00 DINANT Dimanche 4 décembre à 20h00 BRUXELLES Mardi 6 décembre à 20h00 ENGHIEN Mercredi 7 décembre à 20h00 SOIGNIES Vendredi 9 décembre à 20h00 RICHELLE Samedi 10 décembre à 20h00 LIEGE Dimanche 11 décembre à 20h00 Herve (à confirmer) Mardi 13 décembre à 20h00 NIVELLES Mercredi 14 décembre à 20h00 WAVRE ****** |
Upcoming Concerts and Other Stuff!
