{"id":1889,"date":"2022-12-06T16:01:10","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T20:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/?p=1889"},"modified":"2022-12-18T19:09:16","modified_gmt":"2022-12-18T23:09:16","slug":"chamber-music-with-convergence-ensemble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/chamber-music-with-convergence-ensemble\/","title":{"rendered":"Chamber Music with Convergence Ensemble"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Sunday November 20th at Saint Mary’s Episcopal Church in Dorchester, I had the pleasure of collaborating on an exciting program of chamber music for Convergence Ensemble with three wonderful musicians: violinist Heidi Braun-Hill<\/a>, violist Michelle LaCourse<\/a>, cellist Hyun-Ji Kwon<\/a>, and myself. <\/p>\n

Strings Galore<\/strong><\/em> featured music duos with guitar for violin, viola, and cello by John Cage, Antonio Celso Ribeiro<\/a>, and Thomas L. Read<\/a>, as well two quartets for strings and guitar by Roland Dyens<\/a> and Libby Larsen<\/a>. A trio by Beethoven, and two guitar solos by Bach and yours truly rounded out the program.<\/p>\n

Directed by Rachel Goodwin, Convergence Ensemble<\/a> seeks to stimulate, support, and inspire stronger connections within and between New England communities through chamber music concerts and community enrichment programs. <\/p>\n

This was my first collaboration with Convergence Ensemble and the musician, and it was awesome!<\/p>\n

Rarely do I have the pleasure of sharing 40min of chamber music, and relatively new chamber music, in a single concert. <\/p>\n

Huge thanks to Rachel Goodwin, Rose Hegel, and the Convergence Ensemble board for organizing the concert.<\/p>\n

To the composers and friends Antonio Celso Ribeiro and Thomas L. Read, and to the lovely musicians who were gems to create music with.<\/p>\n

We will be performing more, so stay tuned!<\/p>\n