The PIONEER CONSORT:  Chris Devine, violin, mandolin, guitar, and woodwinds, Michael Nix, guitars, mandolin, banjo and Banjar (a seven string classical banjo of his own design), and Greg Snedeker, cello and piano, will bring a program of World Chamber Music to the Sunday Afternoon at the ‘Greenough House Parlor Concert Series, dissolving boundaries, and cross-fertilizing genres, The Pioneer Consort will lead their audiences on a sonic tour of diverse cultures and styles - classical, jazz, folk and international idioms - and on a dazzling array of instruments, on Sunday, November 6, 2011, at 3:00 p.m. at the historic Loring-Greenough House, 12 South Street, Jamaica Plain.

Afternoon tea follows the program

The Sunday Afternoon at the ‘Greenough House series recreates the atmosphere of 18th and 19th century “musical afternoons” in the 1760 Loring-Greenough House, twice monthly, October to May. Tickets are available at the door: donation $15 ($10 seniors, students and JPTC members). Space is limited; reservations are suggested—call 617-524-3158 or email lghouseconcerts@aim.com.

The Pioneer Consort performs composed and improvised chamber music for Violin, Cello, Guitar, Mandolin, and the Banjar--a seven string classical banjo. Their programs explore unique and colorful arrangements of traditional classical repertoire, Argentine Tango, Brazilian Choro, Classical Neapolitan Mandolin music, American Banjo music, jazz, and multi-genre original compositions with works by Haydn, Mozart, Piazolla, Gershwin, Abreu, Ocarolon, and Nix. The consort is based in the culturally rich Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts. The three musicians of the Pioneer Consort bring together years of concert touring, recording,
and composing in many genres. For further information on the group, see www.pioneerconsort.com/.

For more information about the Pioneer Consort, see www.pioneerconsort.com

Built in 1760, the Loring-Greenough House, a local landmark listed on the Massachusetts and National Registers of Historic Places, is located at 12 South Street (at the Civil War Monument) in Jamaica Plain, MA. It is owned and managed by the non-profit Jamaica Plain Tuesday Club, Inc. as a historic house museum and site for art and music presentations. The Loring-Greenough House is wheelchair accessible. For more information on the Loring-Greenough House, see www.loring-greenough.org.

For reservations or directions, call (617)524-3158, or email  lghouseconcerts@aim.com.