One down, four to go!

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A huge thank you to everyone who came to the kick off of the Charlie Brown Christmas Tour at Medallion Opera House in Gorham, NH this past Sunday afternoon!  What a wonderful and appreciative audience!  Here’s a little sample:

So that’s one down, and four more to go!

Next, we bring the show to Laconia, NH this coming Thursday, December 13th to Pitman’s Freight Room for an 8 p.m. show.   $10 at the door, BYO.

Then, on Friday, December 14th, the quartet will take the stage at Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center in Fryeburg, ME starting at 7:30 p.m.  The folks at Lake Region Caterers are offering a special buffet dinner on site before the concert.  Yum!  Sounds like a perfect family night out to me!

We’re bringing this show to Cambridge, MA! Saturday, December 15th, we’ll be at The Lily Pad for a 7 p.m. show.

Finally, we wrap up the tour in Norway, ME on Sunday, December 16th with a 3 p.m. concert at the First Universalist Church at 479 Main St.

Tickets are still available for these shows at www.heatherpierson.com so get yours today!

Here’s wishing you a very happy and healthy holiday season!  And thanks, as always, for your continued love and support.

Love,
Heather
xo

It’s almost time for A Charlie Brown Christmas!

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Cambridge, Charlie Brown Christmas, First Universalist Church, Fryeburg, Gorham, Heather Pierson, Heather Pierson Quartet, Joe Aliperti, Laconia, Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Lily Pad, Maine, Matty Bowman, Medallion Opera House, music, New Hampshire, Norway, Norway UU Church, Pitman's Freight Room, Shawn Nadeau, Vince Guaraldi

Winter has been trying to gain a foothold here in the Northeast.  One day, it’s snowing and sleeting, blustery and cold; then the next it’s mild, blue-skied and sunny!  That won’t last long, though – the snow that now caps Mount Washington will soon make its way down into the valley.  Of course, the snow and cold has put me in the right frame of mind for the Charlie Brown Christmas shows, which are starting this coming Sunday!   I am so excited to bring these shows to even more venues this year, and even more psyched to be presenting this music as a quartet – with Shawn Nadeau on bass and Matty Bowman on drums, and with the addition this year of sax man Joe Aliperti.   (Want a taste of last year?  Watch this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m2GqmgFjPE)

Here are the shows:

Sunday, December 9th at 3 p.m. at Medallion Opera House in Gorham, NH

Thursday, December 13th at 8 p.m. at Pitman’s Freight Room in Laconia, NH

Friday, December 14th at 7:30 p.m. at Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center in Fryeburg, ME

Saturday, December 15th at 7 p.m. at The Lily Pad in Cambridge, MA

Sunday, December 16th at 3 p.m. at First Universalist Church in Norway, ME

We have a very special concert planned that will bring you and your family some honest-to-goodness holiday cheer!   Vince Guaraldi’s timeless collection of music has been a joy for us as a quartet to learn, explore and to put our own spin on, and we’re really looking forward to sharing it with you!

Tickets and more information are available at www.heatherpierson.com.  (You can also buy Gorham tickets at White Mountain Cafe in Gorham, and Norway tickets at Books ‘n’ Things in Norway.)

Hope to see and hear from you soon!  Happy Holidays!

Love,
Heather
xo

A great night in Eaton – plus the July wrap-up!

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Wow, what a fantastic night in Eaton last Friday! And boy, was it warm in that church! It felt like a typical night in New Orleans! Thanks to all the brave and supportive souls who came and sweated it out with the quartet and listened to our musical offerings. I can’t wait for the next jazz show this Friday (details below)!

Here’s what else I’m up to for the rest of this month:

Thursday, July 19th

A new venue and a new duo! Alto sax man Joe Aliperti and I will be bringing a jazz and blues duo show to Pitman’s Freight Room in Laconia, NH. A beautiful BYO hall, this place has a gorgeous Steinway grand that I can’t wait to play! $10 cover, doors at 7:00, music at 8:00.

Friday, July 20th

The Heather Pierson Quartet brings the jazz show to Medallion Opera House in Gorham, NH! 7 p.m. start and tickets ($12/$6) are still available at www.heatherpierson.com. Get ’em quick!

Saturday, July 21st

Holy cow, it’s a triple! First, I’ll be doing a short solo set for Art In The Park in Bridgton, ME at 9:30 a.m. Then it’s off to Founders’ Day on Paris Hill in South Paris, ME for an 11:00 a.m. performance with Kristen Short and Rusty Wiltjer. I’ll end the day in North Conway, NH at White Mountain Hotel, 6 to 10 p.m.

Sunday, July 22nd

Shawn and I will perform in another newly formed group – this time, in a trio with Davy Sturtevant at Waterford World’s Fair at 10:30 a.m. When Davy and I play as a duo, we call ourselves “Stew and Pie”. So with Shawn, we’ll be “Stew, Pie and Dough”. Oh, and it’s Shawn’s birthday this day, too! Wooo!

Tuesday, July 24th

I’ll be the featured performer at Jazz Night in the conservatory of the Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods, NH. 9 p.m. set. You *have* to come hear this gorgeous Steinway! (Free show, too!)

Wednesday, July 25th

I’ll be back in Bretton Woods again, this time, in the dining room of what I lovingly refer to as “the big hotel in the sky”, 6 to 10 p.m.

Thursday, July 26th

The first of two nights with The Jeremy Dean Band! We hit McGrath’s Tavern in North Conway, NH at 9 p.m. sharp. Face-melting guitar guaranteed!

Friday, July 27th

Second night with JDB and another new venue for me – Tower Hill Tavern in Laconia, NH. Blues blues and more blues! 9 p.m. start.

Saturday, July 28th

Back at “home base” at White Mountain Hotel, 6 to 10 p.m.

Sunday, July 29th

I’ll be one of twenty songwriters chosen to compete in the New England Songwriting Competition at Ossipee Valley Music Festival! Wish me luck – or perhaps I’ll see you at the festival?

Tuesday, July 31st

Kid Dizzy (that’s me on keys and vocals, Jeremy Dean on guitar and vocals, Shawn on bass and Matty Bowman on drums) will give a FREE concert on the Gorham Common in Gorham, NH from 6 to 8 p.m.

There are some really cool things happening in August – I’ll fill you in with the next post! Don’t forget to stay in the loop on Facebook (HeatherPiersonMusic) or with Twitter (@HeatherPierson). Thanks so much for your continued love and support!

First jazz show this weekend!

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I’m so excited about the upcoming Heather Pierson Quartet jazz shows, and the first one is this coming Friday, July 13th at the Little White Church in Eaton, NH! The guys and I have been working hard to bring you a very special and memorable evening of jazz and I can’t wait to share this music with you all! Can’t make it to the show this Friday? Then I hope you can make it to the Medallion Opera House in Gorham, NH for the second show on Friday, July 20th! Tickets are still available for both shows and can be purchased online at www.heatherpierson.com.

I’m also psyched to announce that I am one of twenty songwriters chosen to compete in this year’s New England Songwriting Competition at the Ossipee Valley Music Festival in Hiram, ME on July 29th! Woo!

Lots more happening this month, including a couple of performances with my friend and fellow singer/songwriter Kristen Short (along with percussionist extraordinaire Rusty Wiltjer) – first, at Norway Arts Festival this Saturday the 14th at 10 a.m. and at Founders Day in South Paris, ME on Saturday, July 21st at 11 a.m. And that’s not all! (More in the next post, I promise!)

Hope you’re having a great summer and thanks as always for your continued love and support!

Jazz shows coming up – plus, an anniversary!

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July is here and with that comes a very busy time of year for me!  The next two weeks especially are filled to the brim in my world, mostly with private functions and obligations – but there are a couple of public shows that you should know about:

Wednesday, July 4th

Happy 4th!  I’ll be performing a few songs on my guitar at Schouler Park in North Conway, NH at around 3:30 p.m.  Also on stage at that time will be my dear friend Tina Titzer and her beautiful Act One Dance Company dancers!

Thursday, July 5th

I’ll be performing with Shawn at Andy’s Old Port Pub on Commercial St. in Portland, ME from 7 to 10 p.m.

Friday & Saturday, July 6th & 7th

Two nights at the seat of one of my favorite pianos, located in the dining room of The White Mountain Hotel in North Conway, NH.

I’m so excited that the quartet jazz shows are coming up very soon!  We’ve been rehearsing a bunch lately and really working hard to present a wonderful evening of jazz standards, some not so standards, and some music of my very own.   Will you be there?

Friday, July 13th at The Little White Church in Eaton, NH

Friday, July 20th at Medallion Opera House in Gorham, NH

Tickets are on sale NOW and available at my website: www.heatherpierson.com.  Get yours today!  I can’t wait to share this music with you!

And finally… today is July 3rd and I’m very proud to say that it was on this day, fifteen years ago, that I had my last drink.   Without music, without commitment to my own health, and especially without the unending love and support from good friends — it wouldn’t be possible.   Thank you all, from the bottom of my heart.

Love,
Heather
xo

An evening of jazz with The Heather Pierson Quartet!

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I’m very excited to announce two very special jazz concerts coming up in July with The Heather Pierson Quartet!

Friday, July 13th at 7:00 p.m. at The Little White Church in Eaton, NH

Friday, July 20th at 7:00 p.m. at Medallion Opera House in Gorham, NH

The quartet (that’s me on piano and vocals, Joe Aliperti on alto sax, Matty Bowman on drums, and Shawn Nadeau on bass) will present selected compositions from several of the most prolific and acclaimed jazz composers and performers, including Thelonious Monk, Dave Brubeck, Ray Charles, Dizzy Gillespie and Sonny Rollins. I hope you can make it – I’m super excited to share this music with you all!

Tickets are $12 each for adults and $6 for children under 18.

Eaton show tickets are available at: Eaton Village Store; White Birch Books in North Conway; White Mountain Cafe in Gorham.

Gorham show tickets are available at: Gorham Town Hall; White Mountain Cafe in Gorham; SaVoir Flare in Berlin.

You can also purchase tickets online at www.heatherpierson.com.

Hope to see you at the show(s)! 🙂