Celtic Spring Concert is Sunday, March 29, at Unitarian Universalist Society of Laconia

LACONIA — Shelby Trevor and Noelle Beaudin present A Celtic Spring — a vibrant, foot-stomping celebration of high-energy fiddle and piano music from Cape Breton, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Scotland, Ireland, Galicia, and Wales. The concert takes place at 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 29, at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Laconia.

Tickets may be reserved by calling 603-848-2469 or emailing uuslfundraising@gmail.com. The church is located at 172 Pleasant St. Light refreshments will be served.

Trevor is a performing artist, composer, and educator whose work explores sound and musical ideas beyond the limits of any single genre. He is a founding member of Cosmic Collection Service, an ensemble pushing into new sonic territories with original albums available on Spotify and YouTube. Trevor’s past projects reflect a wide-ranging and dynamic career. He is the founder and former director of the Amelia Island Community String Orchestra, a founding member of both the Subtropical String Trio and the Spiral Song concert series, conductor for the Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestra, staff musician for the Berklee College of Music, and a founding member of the Granite String Band. As a violin soloist, he has appeared with the Suzuki School of Newton Faculty Orchestra, the Lakes Region Symphony Orchestra, and First Coast Opera. His work as an orchestral and studio musician includes collaborations with the Cape Ann Symphony, First Coast Opera, WGBH Studio Orchestra, the Beantown Swing Orchestra, and many others. In addition to performance, Trevor has held teaching and leadership roles as faculty and concertmaster of the Great Woods Chamber Orchestra at Wheaton College, faculty member at the Suzuki School of Newton, and program developer and educator with both the Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival and Arts Alive Nassau.

Beaudin (piano and hurdy-gurdy) studied piano performance and composition at the Boston Conservatory and was an active performer throughout the Boston area before continuing her musical career in France and the United Kingdom. Now based in the Lakes Region, she maintains a thriving teaching studio and music summer camp, while performing widely across New England as both a soloist and accompanist.

Beaudin is also recognized as one of the leading hurdy-gurdy performers and educators in the United States. As co-founder of GurdyWorld.com, her dynamic online presence has attracted a rapidly growing international following. She has released two genre-bending albums — "Savage" and "Wisp" — which showcase her innovative approach to the piano, organ and hurdy-gurdy. She is also featured in a forthcoming film, "DOWNBEAT," set to premiere at South by SouthWest Film Festival in 2026.