Cali Midweek Series: Immersive Residency with The Hands Free and Dance Heginbotham
Get a sneak peek at The Party Scene, a brand-new work by The Hands Free and Dance Heginbotham, presented in a workshop-style performance that invites you into the creative process. The playful acoustic quartet The Hands Free—featuring violin, bass, guitar, and accordion—blends chamber music with jazz improvisation, while the wonderfully whimsical Dance Heginbotham brings the music to life through movement. This Midweek performance offers a behind-the-scenes look at a new work as it takes shape, with an opportunity to experience the artists experimenting, collaborating, and discovering the piece together.
FREE. Reservations Required
Followed by a reception in the lobby
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- Montclair Campus, Leshowitz Recital Hall, Chapin Hall
- Cost
- Free, Reservations Required
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Acoustic Quartet, Classical, Folk, Jazz and Improvisation
The Hands Free is a whimsical acoustic quartet featuring composer-performers James Moore on guitar and banjo, Caroline Shaw on violin, Nathan Koci on accordion, and Eleonore Oppenheim on bass. Drawing from classical, jazz, folk, theater, and experimental traditions, the group creates a vivid blend of joyful melodies, lush textures, and explosive improvisation.
Friends and collaborators for more than 20 years, the members of The Hands Free first came together through New York’s vibrant music and arts scene. The quartet grew out of informal after-hours folk jams and a shared love of creativity, spontaneity, and musical adventure.
Individually, the artists have built wide-ranging careers across concert music, theater, dance, opera, recording, and interdisciplinary performance. Their collective credits include Pulitzer Prize- and Grammy Award-winning work, Broadway productions including Illinoise and Oklahoma!, collaborations with leading composers and ensembles, and performances across classical, folk, jazz, and experimental music.
Dance Heginbotham (DH) is a New York-based contemporary dance company committed to supporting, producing, and performing the work of choreographer John Heginbotham. With an emphasis on collaboration, DH enriches national and international communities with its unique blend of inventive, thoughtful, and rigorous dance theater works.
Learn more about the Cali Immersive Residency Program
CALI MIDWEEK SERIES: Free live music, most Wednesdays, right here at Montclair.
Join us for the Cali Midweek Concerts at Montclair State University’s John J. Cali School of Music, featuring an exciting mix of guest artists and student performances most Wednesday afternoons at 2 PM in Leshowitz Recital Hall, Chapin Hall. Full Schedule
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