MPAC's Music Beyond Borders Lunch Concert Series Returns 6/23

Mayo Performing Arts Center and Morris Arts team up to present the 6th annual Music Beyond Borders free lunchtime summer world music concert series on the Morristown Green.

Four concerts will take place between June 23 and August 4. Concerts begin at 12:30 and last approximately one hour.

The Music Beyond Borders series is sponsored by Novartis.

Each Music Beyond Borders concert will feature a performance of world music reflecting the diverse culture and population of the area. Brown bag a meal, stop by while walking your dog and experience a world music celebration while getting to know your neighbors. (In case of rain, concerts will be held indoors at the United Methodist Church.)

The Secret Trio
June 23, 2015 at 12:30 pm
Turkish, Middle Eastern, Macedonian and Armenian music
The Secret Trio performs original pieces and traditional melodies that fuse the microtonal modes and improvisation of the Middle East, dance beats of the Balkans, and elements of jazz, rock, classical and world music. The delicate harmonies, driving rhythms, rapid fire synchrony and intricate counterpoint developed by these musicians -- with separate roots in Turkish, Armenian and Macedonian Roma music -- are extraordinary.

The Conroy Warren Duo
July 7, 2015 at 12:30 pm
Caribbean Music "Pepper Pot"
This talented duo from Antigua has performed extensively throughout the Caribbean and the United States, and includes Patrick Gomes (on steel pan) and Conroy Warren (on guitar and vocals). A graduate of the Berklee School of Music, Conroy Warren brings his unique "Music Pepper Pot," featuring the rich sounds of calypso, reggae, samba, meringue and R&B. Get ready to limbo...the conga line forms on the right!

Barynya
July 21, 2015 at 12:30 pm
Ukrainian Music and Dance
Barynya presents Ukrainian, Cossack, Jewish, Gypsy, and Russian traditional dancing, music, songs, and virtuoso performances on musical instruments including the balalaika, and garmoshka (folk button accordion).

Korean Drum Dance Ensemble with KTDOC (Korean Traditional Dance of Choomnori)
August 4, 2015 at 12:30 pm
Korean Music and Dance
Preserving the rich heritage of Korean traditional dance, KTDOC performs the many traditional dances of the Korean culture including the highly distinctive Drum Dance, in which the dancers simultaneously beat various rhythms/patterns in a synchronized fashion, choreographing their graceful and stylized movements as they turn, bend, swirl and connect their drumsticks to multiple drumheads.

Mayo Performing Arts Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, presents a wide range of programs that entertain, enrich, and educate the diverse population of the region and enhance the economic vitality of Northern New Jersey. The 2015-2016 season is made possible, in part, by a grant the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as support received from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, F.M. Kirby Foundation and numerous corporations, foundations and individuals. The Mayo Performing Arts Center has been designated a Major Presenting Organization by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.