Join the Concord Community Music School’s for the final Bach’s Lunch series concert of the 2021-22 season, featuring the work of 20th-century master composers and innovators.
The Bach’s lunch concert on June 9 at 12:10 p.m. will be “Imagery Through Music.” Music School faculty members Erin Dubois and David Ross will perform a program that includes “Toward the Sea” by Toru Takemitsu, “Histoire Du Tango” by Astor Piazzolla, and “Homenaje a Takemitsu” by José Manuel Lezcano. Each piece evokes images and references the history of different cultures and time periods.
Takemitsu’s “Toward the Sea,” commissioned by Greenpeace for the Save the Whales Campaign, contains references to Melville’s Moby Dick through the titles “The Night”, “Moby Dick”, and “Cape Cod” and focuses on emphasizing the spirituality of the book, quoting the passage “meditation and water are wedded together.”
In “Histoire Du Tango,” Piazzolla aims to explore the history of the Tango in four movements: Bordello 1900, Café 1930, Nightclub 1960, and Concert d’Aujourd’hui. Each movement paints a picture of the changes that the Tango went through during each age. Finally, in “Homenaje a Takemitsu,” Lezcano pays tribute to the composer Toru Takemitsu.
Dubois (flute) holds an master’s degree in music for flute performance from UMass Amherst, studying with Christopher Krueger, and a bachelor’s degree in flute performance from the University of Southern Maine. Additional studies include Le Domaine Forget, the Julius Baker Masterclass, and the ARIA International Summer Music Academy, performing in masterclasses with Alexa Still, Susan Hoeppner, and Robert Dick. Dubois has an active freelance career throughout the Northeast as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral player, performing with the NH Philharmonic, the Tim Janis Ensemble, and the Precious Metals Flute Ensemble, of which she is a founder. She also teaches privately and in public schools, including directing the Litchfield High School Flute Choir.
Ross (classical guitar) holds bachelor’s degrees in guitar performance and composition and theory from Keene State College and a master’s degree in music and graduate diploma from the Peabody Conservatory at Johns Hopkins University. He has studied classical guitar with José Lezcano, Julian Gray, and Scott Tennant, and jazz with Paul Bollenback, and has performed in masterclasses with Manuel Barrueco, Eliot Fisk, and Pepe Romero. Ross has performed throughout the U.S. as a classical and jazz guitarist and has won several international prizes and awards in festivals and competitions. He has taught music theory, ear training, music history, improvisation, and jazz guitar at Keene State College, Vermont Jazz Center, and Fitchburg University.
This month’s free Bach’s Lunch programs will be held in person at the music school and will be recorded for later viewing via its YouTube channel. Attendees must register in advance, and face masks are required when inside the Music School; please register online at ccmusicschool.org/calendar or call 603-228-1196 to reserve a seat.
The Bach’s Lunch Series is sponsored by The Timothy and Abigail B. Walker Lecture Fund.