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Celebrate summer with vibrant chamber music that connects new sounds, the environment, and the community.

Vigorous Tenderness is an immersive outdoor concert series that amplifies marginalized voices in classical music and democratizes new / experimental music. This summer solstice event resembles an art museum experience, with chamber music in harmony with the landscape while the audience follows a path of listening and reflection.

Please arrive between 6 and 6:45pm and move through the installation at your own pace.

Sliding scale donations are welcomed: suggested ticket price is $30 but please pay what you can based on need.

Cash and venmo are accepted; everything goes to the musicians and to sustaining future concerts. venmo: @VigorousTenderness

This concert involves moving over uneven ground, navigating some wide trails that are relatively flat, and visiting musical sites up to .5 miles from the parking lot. For more information about accessibility and trail conditions, please reach out to vigorous.tenderness@gmail.com.

Please bike or carpool; parking will be limited!

The rain/snow date for this event is Saturday, June 21st.

People of all ages are welcome; this is a family friendly event.

Featuring music by Shruthi Rajasekar, Carlos Simon, Wu Man, Daijana Wallace, William Grant Still, Melika Fitzhugh, and Alexis Lamb

Performed by Tracey Jasas-Hardel, Christina Chute, Jordan Guerette, Kal Sugatski, Katherine Liccardo, Sam Schuth, Kate Beever, Fred Edelen, Nate Lesser, Nicole Rabata, Christina Edelen, March Steiger, Kate Campbell Strauss, Carolyn Lanigan, Zoe Hardel, and more.