T H E C A P E A N N M U S E U M
p r e s e n t s
Kevin Birch
in
Concert on the Adams
Organ at the
A N N I S Q U A M V I L L A G E C H U R C H
820 Washington Street, Rt 127, Gloucester MA
Friday, November 4 7:00 PM
Celebrating the sounds of the instruments, this special concert,
held at the Annisquam Village Church, is offered in conjunction with Voicing
the Woods: Jeremy Adams, Instrument Maker, on view at the Cape Ann Museum from
October 22, 2016 through February 26, 2017.
Organist
Kevin Birch will perform on both the Jeremy Adams organ and a clavichord, also
built by Adams. The two manual, thirteen-stop mechanical (tracker)
action organ with trompe l’oeil pipe shades referencing
baroque instruments in Brittany, exemplifies the bold and individual
voicing for which Adams is known. The delicate sound of the clavichord invites
another level of listening, and underscores a range of sound and color which,
for centuries, has given rise to great compositions and music-making.
Birch has
performed throughout the United States, Europe and South America.
He holds the Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Iowa with
previous studies at the Sweelinck Conservatory (Amsterdam) and the New England
Conservatory (Boston).
Birch
will play works from the Mulliner Book (composed between 1545 and 1570), Tielman
Susato (1510-c.1570), Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1521), Klaas Bolt
(1927-1990), Louis Marchand (1669-1732), Dieterich Buxtehude (1637-1707) and
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). A reception follows the concert.
The
Annisquam Village Church was established as the Third Parish of Gloucester
in 1728 is located at the head of Lobster Cove at the corner of Washington and
Leonard Streets in Gloucester. The 1830’s building is renowned for its graceful
beauty and extraordinary acoustics.
This
program is $10 for Museum and American Guild of Organists (AGO) members / $15
for nonmembers. Tickets can be purchased by calling (978) 283-0455
x10 or online at Eventbrite.
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