Fusion String Ensemble performs Newton PorchFest, Saturday, June 3, 2023 at 4:00 PM

 Fusion String Ensemble

plays 

Newton PorchFest

19 Owatonna St.
Auburndale, MA

Saturday, June 3, 2023 at 4:00 PM

CONCERT PROGRAM

SAY IT ISN'T SO by Weezer 

featuring Kevin Martins, guitar & Janet Martins, violin

BAD ROMANCE by Lady Gaga

ADORATION by Florence Price

Selections from WATER MUSIC by Georg Frederic Handel

In F (III., IV. Air, VII. Bourree, VIII. Hornpipe)

In D (II. Hornpipe)

SUPER MARIO BROS. by Koji Kondo

(arranged Claire Straus, viola)

THIS OLD MAN: A Traditional Song

featuring the next generation of Fusion members

5 BAGATELLES by Gerald Finzi

featuring Kwame Lewis, clarinet

3. Carol

 

SPRING from 'THE FOUR SEASONS' by Antonio Vivaldi

featuring Janet Martins, violin

I. Allegro

II. Largo

III. Danza Pastorale

FLOWERS by Miley Cyrus

FUSION STRING ENSEMBLE is:

Violin I / II

Janet Martins, concertmaster

Abe Dewing

Viola

Claire Straus

Jackie Meyer

Cello

Amy Nolan

Bass

Nate Haggett

Next Generation

Craig, cello

Sylvia, violin

Michael, egg shaker

Fusion String Ensemble performs Newton PorchFest, Saturday, June 4, 2022 at 4:00 PM

  Fusion String Ensemble

plays 

Newton PorchFest

19 Owatonna St.
Auburndale, MA

Saturday, June 4, 2022 at 4:00 PM

FUSION STRING ENSEMBLE is:

Violin I

Janet Martins, concertmaster

Abe Dewing

Violin II

Lisa Croteau

Klenda Martinez

Viola

Kim Etingoff

Cello

Boris Goldowsky
Abe Dewing (for Pachelbel's Canon)

A Fusion One Shot: Seeing 2020 (Wedding Stories)

Jamtown Front Lawn

Newtonville, MA 02460

Sunday, August 30, 2020 at 6:00PM

FUSION STRING ENSEMBLE is

Violin I

Abe Dewing, concertmaster

Jenna Terrio

Violin II

Jeff Bezanson

Lisa Croteau

Viola

Kim Etingoff

Samara Schwartz

Brian Diaz

Cello

Joydita Sarkar
Amy Nolan

Bass

Nate Haggett

Fusion String Ensemble Event Performances

Fusion String Ensemble is available to provide live music for your next event. Although, we formed in 2007, our group has been performing at weddings since 2002. We perform classical music, jazz, tangos, rock and popular music. Our venues have included LeLacheur Park, home of the Boston Red Sox Single A affiliate, Lowell Spinners and at Symphony Hall in Boston. Our music has traveled to several areas within the United States and Canada.

Weddings
Amy, Cape Cod, MA - Saturday, April 27, 2002
Stacey & Alan, Land O’ Lakes, WI - Saturday, June 5, 2004
Michelle & Eric, Bedford, MA - Saturday, October 9, 2004
Christine & Paul, Burlington, MA - Saturday, November 6, 2004
Jane & Steven, Providence, RI - Saturday, December 4, 2004
Maria & Jack, Bedford, MA - Saturday, April 16, 2005
Suzanne & Robert, Wayne, PA - Saturday, August 20, 2005
Ann & Chris, Brookline, MA - Saturday, October 1, 2005

Randye & Paul, MA, June 2006
Yoko & David, Wellesley, MA - Sunday, August 27, 2006
Sarah & John, NH, Saturday, June 23, 2007

Stephanie & Lewis, Jamaica Plain, MA, October 2007
Heather & Kevin, Stow, MA - September 20, 2008
Amy & Inga, Cambridge, MA - Saturday, May 15, 2010

Jordanna & David, CT, Saturday, August 21, 2010
Stacie & Matthew, Newport, RI - Sunday, September 18, 2011
Alexandra & Josh, Sturbridge, MA - Saturday, September 1, 2012
Kenda & Nathan, Boston, MA - Saturday, September 8, 2012
Klenda & Matthew, Salem, MA - Saturday, April 20, 2013
Erin & Gordon, Topsfield, MA - August 30, 2013
Elizabeth & Jacob, Melrose, MA - Saturday, September 27, 2014
Megan & Kwame, Stoneham, MA - Saturday, June 11, 2016
Natalie & Caryn, Nahant, MA Saturday, July 23, 2016
Emily & Douglas, Symphony Hall, Boston, MA - Saturday, August 27, 2016
Julianne & Jonathan, Plymouth, MA, Saturday, October 1, 2016
Alissa, East Bridgewater, MA, May 21, 2017
Melissa & Craig, Boston, MA, Saturday, February 18, 2018
Tate & Ian, Cambridge, MA, Saturday, February 2, 2019
Sarah & Graham, Harvard, MA, Saturday, June 29, 2019
Jacqueline & Jeff, Plymouth, MA, Saturday, July 6, 2019
Kim & Nick, Winchester, MA, Saturday, September 28, 2019
Lauren & Megan, Boston, MA, Saturday, October 5, 2019
Anna & Nate, Boston, MA, Sunday, November 17, 2019
Emma, Boston, MA, Friday, April 30, 2021

Events
Lowell Spinners, Lowell, MA June 2013
Boston Interactive Media Association Holiday Gala, Boston, MA, December 2013
Boston Interactive Media Association Holiday Gala, Boston, MA, December 2014
Boston Interactive Media Association Holiday Gala, Boston, MA, December 2015
Boston Interactive Media Association Holiday Gala, Boston, MA, December 2016
Boston Interactive Media Association Holiday Gala, Boston, MA, December 2017

Roslindale Open Studios, Roslindale, MA, Saturday, October 21, 2017
Roslindale Open Studios, Roslindale, MA, Saturday, October 20, 2018
Roslindale Open Studios, Roslindale, MA, Saturday, October 19, 2019

Senne Real Estate, Cambridge, MA, Wednesday, October 10, 2018

 

University of Rochester Holiday and New Year's Celebration, Boston Public Library, January 2019

University of Rochester Holiday and New Year's Celebration, New England Aquarium, January 2020
 

Brian Bunnell, Conductor

Unity Boston at Christ's Church Longwood

70 Colchester St.

Brookline, MA 02460

Thursday, August 22, 2019 at 7:30PM

VII. Waltz No. 2 (from Suite for Variety Orchestra) by Dmitri Shostakovich (arr. Abe Dewing) 3:50

Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K.546 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 8:25

The Real Hero (from Avengers: Endgame) by Alan Silvestri (arr. Abe Dewing) 5:56

Serenade for String Orchestra by Norman Leyden 11:06

I. Prelude

II. Fugue 2:10

III. Nocturne 4:17

IV. Cakewalk 8:12

Variation IX (Adagio) "Nimrod" (from Enigma Variations) by Edward Elgar 4:21

(plus Dropkick Murphys hidden track)

FUSION STRING ENSEMBLE is

Violin I

Janet Martins, concertmaster

Sarah Izen

Jeff Bezanson

Violin II

Jennifer Lyons
Abe Dewing
Joanna Ostrander

Viola

Kim Etingoff

Samara Schwartz

Amy Sexauer

Cello
Amy Nolan
Kevin Hedrick

Joydita Sarkar
Bekah Goldstein

Bass

Nate Haggett

Piano
Samara Schwartz

Guitar 
Kevin Martins

Conductor

Brian Bunnell

Kadar Qian, Music Director

throws a

Unity Boston at Christ's Church Longwood
70 Colchester St.
Brookline, MA 02460

Friday, August 24, 2018 at 8:00PM

CONCERT PROGRAM

MOZART: Eine kleine Nachtmusik (Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major), K. 525

SNARKY PUPPY (arr. for strings): Gretel

TCHAIKOVSKY: Andante cantabile from String Quartet No. 1, Op. 11

~ Intermission ~

BLOCH: Concerto Grosso No. 1

BILLY JOEL (arr. Joydita): The Longest Time 

* plus hidden track from HBO's Westworld

FUSION STRING ENSEMBLE is

Violin I

Adriana Heredia, concertmaster

Joanna Ostrander

Sarah Izen

Violin II

Garrett Levesque
Taylor Blankenship
Abe Dewing

Viola

Kim Etingoff

Samara Schwartz

Amy Sexauer

Brian Diaz

Cello

Joydita Sarkar
Bekah Goldstein
Amy Nolan

Bass

Nate Haggett

Conductor, Piano

Kadar Qian

Tickets are available at the door and through Eventbrite!

Fusion String Ensemble
Kadar Qian, Music Director

presents:

NEW YORK, NEW YORK

W83 Ministry Center
150 W 83rd St
New York, New York 10024

Saturday, August 12, 2017 at 7:30PM

CONCERT PROGRAM 

DIVERTIMENTO IN F MAJOR, K. 138 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

SERENADE FOR STRING ORCHESTRA, OP. 20 by Edward Elgar

LIBERTANGO & OBLIVION by Astor Piazzolla

~ INTERMISSION ~

NOCTURNE FROM STRING QUARTET NO. 2 by Alexander Borodin

ROMANIAN FOLK DANCES by Béla Bartók

ANDANTE SPIANATO and GRANDE POLONAISE BRILLANTE, OP. 22 by Frederic Chopin

FUSION STRING ENSEMBLE is

Violin I

Adriana Heredia, concertmaster

Jeff Bezanson

Sarah Izen

Violin II

Abe Dewing

Flora Lee

Viola

Kim Etingoff

Samara Schwartz

Joanna Ostrander

Brian Diaz

Cello

Joydita Sarkar
Kevin Hedrick

Bass

Nate Haggett

Conductor

Kadar Qian

Fusion String Ensemble Concert: DECADE

Fusion String Ensemble
Kadar Qian, Music Director

presents:

DECADE

Unity Boston at Christ's Church Unity
70 Colchester St.
Brookline, MA

Thursday, August 10, 2017 at 7:30PM

CONCERT PROGRAM 

DIVERTIMENTO IN F MAJOR, K. 138 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

SERENADE FOR STRING ORCHESTRA, OP. 20 by Edward Elgar

NOCTURNE FROM STRING QUARTET NO. 2 by Alexander Borodin

ROMANIAN FOLK DANCES by Béla Bartók

LIBERTANGO & OBLIVION by Astor Piazzolla

FUSION STRING ENSEMBLE is

Violin I

Adriana Heredia, concertmaster
Janet Martins

Jeff Bezanson

Sarah Izen

Violin II

Abe Dewing

Klenda Martinez

Flora Lee

Viola

Kim Etingoff

Samara Schwartz

Joanna Ostrander

Brian Diaz

Cello

Joydita Sarkar
Kevin Hedrick

Bass

Nate Haggett

Conductor

Kadar Qian

Suggested Donation of $8 at the door or through Eventbrite.

Fusion String Ensemble performs at Symphony Hall

Fusion String Ensemble performed Elgar's Enigma Variations, The Beatles' Penny Lane and Brandenburg Concerto No.2 at Symphony Hall at the wedding of Fusionites, Doug & Emily.

Fusion String Ensemble: SIMPLE SYMPHONY, SPIANATO AND SUPPE

Fusion String Ensemble
Kadar Qian, Music Director

presents:

SIMPLE SYMPHONY, SPIANATO AND SUPPE

Unity Boston at Christ's Church Unity
70 Colchester St.
Brookline, MA

Friday, August 26, 2016 at 7:30PM

CONCERT PROGRAM 

OVERTURE VON DICHTER UND BAUER (POET AND PEASANT) by Franz von Suppé, arr. for Strings

ANDANTE SPIANATO and GRANDE POLONAISE BRILLANTE, OP. 22 by Frederic Chopin
Kadar Qian, Piano

~ INTERMISSION ~

SIMPLE SYMPHONY, OP. 4 by Benjamin Britten

FUSION STRING ENSEMBLE is

Violin I

Janet Martins, concertmaster

Adriana Heredia

Jeff Bezanson

Sarah Izen

Violin II

Abe Dewing

Jenna Hoopingarner

Klenda Martinez

Flora Lee

Viola

Kim Etingoff

Samara Schwartz

Joanna Ostrander

Brian Diaz

Cello

Kevin Hedrick

Joydita Sarkar

Katherine Miller

Bass

Nate Haggett

Piano Soloist

Kadar Qian

Piano

Brian Diaz

Djembe

Joanna Ostrander

Conductor

Kadar Qian