| The Peabody Institute Library welcomes violinist Joshua Peckins for the first time to PIL’s Fall Concert Series on Monday, Nov. 21.
Peckins will perform a recital entitled “Music Speaks” at 7 p.m. in the Sutton Room. Attendees can register on the library calendar. This violin recital takes listeners on a whirlwind tour of musical styles, cultures, and time periods, from the glorious Baroque dances of Bach’s B minor Partita and Ernst’s fiendishly difficult variations on a theme by Schubert, to exciting Cuban dance (Martinez) and ancient Vedic chants of India (Korde). In addition to performing these wonderful pieces, the violinist will share rich commentary about the composers and their music, welcoming the audience into a rich experience of the performance. Ernst, a contemporary of Paganini, wrote “Erlkönig” based on the music by Schubert and famous poem by Goethe. It tells the story of a father’s and son’s flight from the evil Elf King, and contains all the demonic virtuosity and excitement. “Asonancias,” in composer Odaline de la Martinez’s own words, “is a Spanish poetic term for vowel rhyming . . . I have interpreted it as a kind of multiple variations, where the material is seen as one would view a diamond…” Shirsh Korde is celebrated for “integrating and synthesizing music of diverse cultures into breathtaking works of complex expressive layers.” (Musical America) His piece “Vak” brings ancient Vedic chants of India to the violin, accompanied by a beguiling drone chord! For more information about Peckins, go to his website, https://www.joshuapeckins.com/. Concerts are sponsored by the Peabody Institute Library Foundation and the McCarthy Family Foundation. For further information about the concert series of other PIL offerings, contact Gabi Toth, senior adult series and public programming librarian at 978-531-0100 extension 17 or gtoth@noblenet.org. |
