Kleine Musik ensemble

The second performance in our new series In Different Voices. The concert is free and open to all.

KLEINE MUSIK interweaves selections from the Kleine Geistliche Konzerte, a vocal and instrumental collection by the 17th century German master, Heinrich Schütz, with new settings of the same texts by the wonderful contemporary British composer Ivan Moody. With Moody’s blessing it has been reworked and shaped to fit an ensemble of two sopranos, two recorders/baroque flute, viola da gamba, and theorbo by former Piermont resident Johanna Maria Rose and soprano Karol Steadman, and had its US debut in February in New York City. Schütz’s music is highly Italianate and florid, making a wonderful foil for Moody’s more dissonant, almost trance-like settings, which use some of Schütz’s gestures, but are also influenced by the eastern sound of orthodox sacred music. Don’t miss the Rockland County debut of this unique work at the Piermont Library!

This project is made possible, in part, with funds from the Community Arts Grants program of the Arts Council of Rockland and the Decentralization Program of the New York State Council on the Arts.

The Friends of the Piermont Library have also contributed to the series.

Registration is required. Please call in advance to schedule your child's 15-minute reading session.

Tail Waggin’ Tutors is a reading program developed by Therapy Dogs International for children who are reluctant to read aloud. The main objective of this program is to provide a relaxed atmosphere, which allows students who are self-conscious in a classroom environment to practice the skill of reading.

By sitting down next to a dog and reading to the dog, all threats of being judged are put aside. The child relaxes, pats the attentive dog, and focuses on the reading.

Reading improves because the child is practicing the skill of reading, building self-esteem, and associating reading with something pleasant.

Print out the TailWagging Tutors poster (PDF).

Monthly series: 1st Friday of every month.

Free and open to public.

June 1st film: LOST IN TRANSLATION (2003), written and directed by Sofia Coppola, starring Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson and Giovanni Ribisi. An exquisite, low-key comedy that's laugh-out-loud funny, melancholic and deeply moving all at once, LOST IN TRANSLATION adeptly rides the strange and often hilarious dislocations between two sets of cultures: the US and Japan... and women and men.

The third performance in our series In Different Voices, this is a unique multi-media solo performance inspired by the life of Charles Darwin. Performer-vocalist-videographer Lisa Karrer is featured with an arresting assortment of sonic and visual backdrops, including video sequences linked with original soundtracks and musical arrangements, triggered theremin and voice, and acoustic and electronic compositions performed live with David Simons. These combined elements illuminate an interwoven collection of theoretical concepts, associations and stories that mirror Darwin’s complex and thorough exploration of evolution and universal connectedness. Lisa created Schismism as a guest artist at NYC’s Living Theatre and it has since been performed at universities and festivals across the U.S. David Simons is a composer and performer specializing in percussion, theremin, electronics, homemade instruments and World Music who also teaches Cross-Cultural Perspectives at Fairleigh Dickinson University.

This project is made possible, in part, with funds from the Community Arts Grants program of the Arts Council of Rockland and the Decentralization Program of the New York State Council on the Arts.

The Friends of the Piermont Library have also contributed to the series.

Registration for Summer Reading 2012 begins on June 25th!

Summer Reading 2012 "Dream Big: Read!" pre-literacy program for ages 3 - 5 will be held Mondays, June 25 - July 30 from 1:00 - 1:45 p.m.

The pre-literacy program will be a guided story and craft time with Nancy, our children's librarian.

Download/print the Summer Reading 2012 flyer (PDF).

Registration for Summer Reading 2012 begins on June 25th!

Summer Reading 2012 "Dream Big: Read!" for independent readers entering grades 1 - 5 will be held Thursdays, June 28 - August 2. Drop-in listening hours will be held 3:00 - 6:00 p.m.

During drop-in listening hours, children will:

--report what they've read to Nancy, our children's librarian
--participate in a craft project
--select prizes to take home
--select more books to check out and read for next week!

Download/print the Summer Reading 2012 flyer (PDF).