[from the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript] By Dave Anderson Wednesday, June 12, 2013
From a masterpiece by J.S. Bach to an American roots music string band to a concert built entirely around the words and influences of Henry David Thoreau, Electric Earth Concerts is offering a summer series that can best be described as eclectic.
“Fine musicianship crosses all boundaries,” said Artistic Director Jonathan Bagg in a phone interview last week. “We’re more than just traditional classical music. We want to bring in other genres. We’re also trying to bring in the other arts. Building a concert around a poet or a writer, like Thoreau, gives an opportunity for audiences to think differently.”
Even many familiar classical works are being done in a unique way. The summer season opens Saturday with a performance of Bach’s “Goldberg Variations” at the First Church in Jaffrey at 7:30 p.m. But this won’t be the traditional version for a single pianist. [read the full article on the Ledger-Transcript web site]
