MUSIC OUT OF THE BOX Comes to The Hatbox

An eclectic series of music concerts launches its second season at the Hatbox Theatre. Called, "Music Out of the 'Box", the concerts will be once a month on Fridays from January to August (except July). The series will once again feature acts from many genres, including jazz, classical, pop, soul, world music and country. Ticket prices are, Adults: $17, Students, Seniors, Members: $14, Senior Members: $12. Tickets can be purchased at www.hatboxnh.com or reserved by calling the box office at 603-715-2315.

Hari Khatiwada has been performing, teaching, and sharing folk and classical music of northern India for several decades. She holds a Masters' degree in music from the Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi, India. Since moving to the US in 2011 and NH in 2014 Hari has been performing for religious and cultural celebrations in Indian, Bhutanese, and Nepali communities throughout the northeast. Hari sings in the Hindustanic tradition and plays the harmonium; a portable hand pumped reed organ. The harmonium is found in many south Asian homes and nearly every Hindu and Sikh temple. Hari often accompanies other musicians on the double drum or tabla, a common South Asian instrument. In 2014 she was recognized as an outstanding teacher by the Bhutanese Community of New Hampshire. Hari and accompanying musicians are available for performances statewide.

Prem Sagar Khatiwada has been teaching and performing eastern folk and classical tabla music for over twenty years. He received his Masters' degree in tabla music from Banaras Hindu University and taught tabla music for five years at Tribhuvan University and the Nepal Music Center in Nepal. The tabla, a common South Asian double-drum instrument, is played using the fingertips and heals of the hands to produce varying sounds in frequency and rhythm. Prem can perform solo or accompany other singers or musicians on the flute or harmonium, a portable hand pumped reed organ. Since moving to the U.S. in 2011, Prem has performed in Texas, Massachusetts, Vermont, North Carolina, Connecticut and New Hampshire. In 2014 he received an Outstanding Teaching Award by the Bhutanese Community of New Hampshire.

Dave Nugent made Irish harps and early historical string and wind instruments when he first moved to New Hampshire around 1980. He has played lute for early music groups, flute and cello in a baroque trio, cello with a Scottish dance trio, cittern with the Elizabethan broken consort The Goodmorrow Consort, and was the Uilleann piper for the Irish group Odd Men Out. He studied sarod briefly under the great Pandit Buddhadev DasGupta and considers himself extremely lucky to have recently met Ms. Adhikari and Mr. Khatiwada, both of whom are trying their best to teach him the right way to play this complex and beautiful music. Dave owns a tool and die shop with his son and spends much of his time designing architectural hardware.

The mission of Hatbox Theatre is to create a cooperative community to develop unique, intimate experiences for audiences and artists as well as provide an affordable theatre space to local production companies. This is reflected by a diverse season of shows where artists can develop, flourish, and explore new ways of communicating with audiences. Hatbox Theatre is located at the Steeplegate Mall, 270 Loudon Rd, Concord, NH, 03301.