NORWOOD – The Norwood Village Green Concert Series has announced the lineup of performers for its 38th annual season, continuing the tradition for unique program that are free and open to the public.

At one end of the spectrum the SLCMEA pop choral/stage band festival will include 10 school groups representing Massena, Potsdam, Colton-Pierrepont, Madrid-Waddington, Hermon-DeKalb and Norwood-Norfolk Central schools.

At the other end of the spectrum a recipient of France’s highest honor, the Légion d’Honneur and our country’s highest arts award, the National Medal of Arts, Paul Taylor will be represented through his company, Taylor 2.

The series will present Ireland’s revered McPeake family from Belfast, representing four generations of traditional Irish music, as well as a recipient of five Jazz Journalists awards for trombonist of the year, Wycliffe Gordon.

It will bring together a master teacher of guitar and two of his students, one a master of jazz and the other a master of the folk tradition. The series welcomes Dick Stephan, Paul Meyers and Danny Gotham.

It will also feature one of the greatest acoustic guitarists on this planet, Frank Vignola. one of Canada’s brightest young blues guitarists, JJ Jones with his band and Magpie, the folk duo. Added to this mix of world class performers the series welcomes a bevy of local and regional performers, the Bluegrass Gospel Project from Vermont, Don Washington, Six Foot Midget, The Acoustic Brothers, The Debt, Martha Gallagher, Brian Melick, Karen Montanaro, Northern Symphonic Winds, Robin Dow Hopper, the Dave Alderson Quartet with Tiffany Alderson and Sarah Simon, Dan Gagliardi, Bill Viteck and Kyle Tupper, and the Brass Firemen.

All concerts are at 7 p.m. except where noted.

The schedule: Thursday, June 2, SLCMEA Pop Choral/Stage Band Festival (4-9 p.m.); Thursday, June 9, Adirondack harpist Martha Gallagher, percussionist Brian Melick and mimedancer Karen Montanaro, 1 p.m. for Norwood-Norfolk Elementary and 7 p.m. for the general public; Thursday, June 16, Irish folk music family McPeake; Sunday, June 19, The Debt, classic and original rock; Thursday, June 23, Northern Symphonic Winds; Sunday, June 27, Sounds of Summer Festival with young rock band The Acoustic Brothers, blues pianist Don Washington and rock-n-roller band Six Foot Midget (5-9 p.m.); Thursday, June 30, The Wally Siebel All Star Big Band with jazz and gospel trombonist Wycliffe Gordon; Thursday, July 7, folk singer/songwriter Robin Dow Hopper; Sunday, July 10, The Frank Vignola Trio, acoustic guitar virtuoso; Sunday, July 17, The Dave Alderson Quartet with Tiffany Alderson and guest artist Sarah Simon plus Bill Vitek, Dan Gagliardi & Kyle Tupper, jazz, show tunes and the Great American Songbook; Thursday, July 21, The JW Jones Blues Band; Sunday; Sunday, July 24, Paul Taylor’s Taylor 2 Dance Company, modern dance; Thursday, July 28, perennial favorites, The Norwood Brass Firemen; Sunday, July 31, The Bluegrass Gospel Project; Thursday, Aug. 4, Guitar Legends of the North Country with Paul Meyers, Danny Gotham and Dick Stephan; Sunday, Aug. 7, Magpie performs "Under One Sky," environmental songs for the whole family.

For more information, visit www.norwoodvillagegreenconcertseries.org.