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Nashua Public Library Nashua Public Library Gregg Pauley returns July 12. Rasa Vitkauskaite plays August 16. The Fred Moyer Jazz Trio performs August 23 (details, p.2). Bach’s Lunch Concerts | Wednesdays at 12 noon Keep your Wednesday afternoons open this summer for our Bach’s Lunch Concerts, which return to the library in the newly renovated Chandler Memorial Wing. Sponsored by the Ira F. Harris Trust Fund, the Moses Hunt Trust Fund, the Zylonis Fund, and the Nashua Public Library. Please note: Bach’s Lunch Concerts are not appropriate for children under 5. Pianist Gregg Pauley Symphony NH Chamber Players Boston Ballet Saxophone Quartet The library is pleased to kick off the 2017 sea- The members of this wind sextet are primarily Tom Ferrante (soprano sax), Terry Anthony (alto son with virtuoso pianist Gregg Pauley, praised principal players with Symphony NH and have sax), Don Bravo (tenor sax), and Gregory Newton by critics for having “perfect dynamic nuances” also played with most of the major perform- (baritone sax) offer Broadway show music, light and “playing with a maturity that belied his ing ensembles in New England including classical, and a sprinkling of jazz for their Bach’s age.” Gregg has performed at Lincoln Center the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Lunch reprise performance. Individually, they and Carnegie Hall and live on radio and TV from Pops, Boston Ballet, Boston Lyric Opera, and have appeared with such groups as Boston New England to Italy. He recently completed a Opera Boston. On the program today are Jean Pops, Boston Ballet, and Symphony NH, and at three-year, nine-concert series of the 32 piano Françaix’s “Sixtour” and Leos Janácek’s “Mládí.” the Wang, Shubert, and Colonial Theaters. sonatas of Beethoven. Wednesday, July 26, 2017, at 12 noon Wednesday, August 9, 2017, at 12 noon Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at 12 noon Soprano Rebecca Hains Pianist Rasa Vitkauskaite Fin de Siecle Enjoy a program of operetta and classical Lithuanian pianist Rasa Vitkauskaite has won This period-instrument string quartet features pieces with Rebecca Hains, whose performance the Grand Prix at the Mendelssohn Cup Piano Sarah Ibbett and Katharina Radlberger, violin; highlights include Mabel in The Pirates of Competition in Italy, in addition to top prizes at Karen McConomy, viola; and Jennifer Morsches, Penzance at the International Gilbert and numerous prestigious piano competitions. The cello. Performing on gut strings, they explore Sullivan Festival in England as well as appear- pianist of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, an evocative palette of colors and dynamics. ances with Longwood Symphony Orchestra Rasa performs around the world, and we’re Today’s performance includes two masterpieces: at Jordan Hall. An alumna of the Tanglewood proud to present her this summer in her Schubert’s Quartet in A minor, “Rosamunde,” Festival Chorus, she was a semifinalist in the Bach’s Lunch debut. and Debussy’s only string quartet. William C. Byrd Young Artist Competition. Wednesday, August 16, 2017, at 12 noon Wednesday, July 19, 2017, at 12 noon Wednesday, August 2, 2017, at 12 noon (continued on p.2) Marc Berger Band kicks off the season on July 13. The Veronica Robles Mariachi Band performs on July 27. Summer Concerts on the Plaza Bring a lawn chair or a blanket, pack a picnic basket, and chill out to music on the library Bach’s Lunch lawn this summer on Thursday evenings at 7 pm. Summer Concerts on the Plaza are continued... held in the library’s Chandler Memorial Wing if it rains. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library and the Bloomfield Trust. The Fred Moyer Jazz Trio Marc Berger Band Jason Anick Gypsy Trio The Fred Moyer Jazz Trio creates a score by transcribing every note of a favorite Marc Berger’s brand of folk and Americana Check out the newly minted sound of this jazz performance and then approach- is inspired by his lifelong love affair with the acoustic jazz trio, influenced by the classic Hot ing that score as they would a chamber American West. His music captures its vastness Club of France yet wholly contemporary. They work of Beethoven or Mozart: preserv- and romance while exploring its roots in the perform dynamic, lyrical arrangements of both ing the notes and staying true to the American psyche. Marc has performed at the gypsy jazz standards and original compositions, style, but interpreting the music in their South by Southwest Music Festival and has drawing on diverse international rhythms and own way. The result is an entertaining, opened for Bob Dylan. musical idioms. swinging celebration of the best in jazz. Thursday, July 13, 2017, at 7 pm Thursday, August 10, 2017, at 7 pm This one-of-a-kind ensemble features Fred Moyer on piano, Peter Tillotson on Branches Steel Orchestra Low Lily (pictured below) bass, and Bob Savine on drums. This authentic steel drum band, with youth and This string and vocal trio, formerly known as Wednesday, August 23, at 12 noon adult members from many Caribbean Islands, Annalivia, explores the roots and branches of Chandler Memorial Wing plays classical, Broadway, and pop pieces in a American folk music with traditional influences rollicking calypso style. The group has played at and modern inspiration that weave together a New meeting the Boston Arts and Cambridge River Festivals; unique brand of acoustic music. First Night in Boston, Providence, and Worcester; Thursday, August 17, 2017, at 7 pm spaces open and at hundreds of town concerts. Thursday, July 20, 2017, at 7 pm The library’s Chandler Memorial Wing officially opened on April 24. The space Veronica Robles Mariachi Band has four meeting rooms of various sizes and a computer training lab, available Known as La Mera, Mera (The Real One) to her for bookings by nonprofit community fans, Veronica Robles has Mexican music in her groups. In addition, two quiet study blood, having learned corridos, rancheras, and rooms can be used for individual work huapangos at her grandmother’s knee. At age or small meetings of both businesses 15 she began a musical career that has includ- and nonprofits. Performance space in ed performances at Lincoln Center, Carnegie the middle of the wing will be used for Hall, the JFK Presidential Library and Museum, Bach’s Lunch concerts and other and Berklee Performance Center. special events. Thursday, July 27, 2017, at 7 pm You’re welcome to bring your lunch, snacks, and covered beverages into Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio the wing’s café area and enjoy them as This group burst onto the national folk scene you read our magazines and newspa- in 2015 with their debut EP, Still She Will Fly. pers, which have been moved into this Experience the depth of Heather Pierson’s new space. songwriting, ranging from folk ballads to If you would like to book a meeting blues to New Orleans traditional jazz, along room, call (603) 589-4603 or visit with intricate instrumental arrangements and nashualibrary.org/visit/meeting-rooms. stirring three-part vocal harmonies. Thursday, August 3, 2017, at 7 pm Try summer school for grown-ups The 2017 title for the 15th annual Nashua Reads: One City, One Book program is Did you know that your library card lets Heat and Light by award-winning novelist you take over 500 continuing educa- tion courses online? Through Univer- Jennifer Haigh. sal Class, you can meet continuing education requirements, improve your About the book technical skills, or learn about starting “Beautiful property you’ve got here.” your own business. You can even take Wedding Planning 101! That’s the first thing the drillers say to home- owners when they stop by houses situated on The classes, which are taught by real the Marcellus Shale in Bakerton, Pennsylva- instructors, are self-paced and include nia. With promises of big money, they entice discussion with other students. CEUs townspeople to lease the natural gas drilling are available for some of the courses. rights to their land. In a small town that thrived Go to nashuanh.universalclass.com to in an earlier industrial age but now suffers eco- get started, or call the library’s reference nomically, the deal offers a second chance. desk at (603) 589-4611. Rich, a prison guard, plans to take them up on it. He wants to quit his job and farm his land, Nashua Library even while his wife thinks a contaminated wa- Jennifer has published short stories in Granta, ter supply will poison their daughter. Mack and The Atlantic, The Best American Short Stories, Rena, organic dairy farmers, refuse to jump on and many other places. The Western Pennsyl- ComicFest the bandwagon, until a charismatic environ- vania town of Barnesboro, where she grew up, mentalist comes to town and fractures their Lady Gwyn, host of the popular Radio served as inspiration for the fictional town of Westeros podcast about Song of Ice and relationship. The environmental threat is all Bakerton, the setting of three of her books. too familiar to the local pastor, whose husband Fire, will be a special guest at this year’s died of cancer after being exposed to radiation A graduate of Dickinson College and the Iowa ComicFest. And comic dealer John in the 1979 Three Mile Island nuclear accident. Writers’ Workshop, Jennifer now lives in the Cimino will be here, showing off the Boston area. most rare and valuable piece of Marvel About the author memorabilia ever, the 1964 Spider-man Beyond the Book: costume of comic-creator Roy Thomas. Jennifer Haigh is the critically acclaimed Also in the works are a cosplay contest author of five novels Heat( and Light, Faith, The An Evening with Jennifer Haigh and the Cosplay Dating Game, a video Condition, Baker Towers, and Mrs.
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