252 Community Concerts for a Cooler Climate
CONCERT #63: Sunday, Aug 11, 3 pm at the Athens Brick Meeting House,
2 Meetinghouse Rd, Athens VT
Featuring pianist David Feurzeig with Will Danforth and Matt Shea.
FREE Admission - Donations accepted to benefit the Grafton Nature Museum www.nature-museum.org
David Feurzeig, a professor of music at UVM, specializes in genre-defying recitals that bring together music of an astonishing variety of musical styles, from ancient and classical to jazz, avant-garde, and popular traditions. These striking juxtapositions, peppered with informative and humorous commentary, create eye- and ear-opening programs that will change how you hear all kinds of music.
In Athens, David will be joined by local musicans Matt Shea and Will Danforth to play some environmentally-themed songs of Will's. David will play a sonata by Muzio Clementi written in 1780, the year Athens was chartered, and Mozart's beloved variations on "Twinkle Twinkle" written in 1781, the year the town was organized. Two Polonaises by the 7-year-old Chopin will mark the year of the Meeting House's construction, and Mary Gibbons' 1871 Athenian March will honor the town's storied name, As with every concert in the project, this one will include its own unique sonata by Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata no. 63 for this sixty-third concert in the project. And in honor of (the other) Athen's reputation as a birthplace of democracy, David will play Robert Buechel's 1913 "Democratic Fun: A Campaign Cake-Walk". Other solo pieces will round out the program.