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Strings is a house concert. The Wednesday evening performances are supported by the members of the Society for the Advancement of Acoustic Music Appreciation. The all-volunteer staff and the Strings' community have made these concerts possible for over eleven years. The philosophy of Strings is to provide a space that brings together outstanding musicians and artists with appreciative and respectful audiences.
Once a year
Strings hosts a "
Visual Concert", an evening of photography to the accompaniment of live music. "Visual Concert" is a multi-media event linking visual and musical talents. This year six photographers were invited to show their work and each chose a theme. It was my pleasure and honor to have been one of the photographers invited to participate in this year's concert and I chose "Performance" as my theme.
Photographers, their themes and the musicians:
Susan Fan-Brown,
"Bel Marin" with Helen Holt, clarinet & Jim Passard, guitar
Suzon Murray, "Animals" with Molly Axtmann, Piano
Toni Ichelson, "New York City" with Joey Lent, Guitar
John Pearson chose three themes.
"Everybody Knows" with Caren Armstrong, guitar & vocal. "Painting with Light" with Joey Lent, Guitar. "Water" with Molly Axtmann, Piano.
Megan Kincaid was scheduled to show her Peru and Bolivia images with Blair Kilpatrick, accordion & Steve Tabak, violin but technical difficulties prevented that from happening.
All in all, it was a fun, pleasant and memorable event.