Classical guitarist Aaron Larget-Caplan performs his album 'Guitar America: Revolutionaries and Rockstars' in a semi-acoustic, all-ages concert.
Aaron Larget-Caplan plays The Eastside Jewish Commons on Friday, October 16, from 12 PM to 1 PM. The concert is part of the venue's free monthly series, and this particular program is titled Guitar America - Revolutionaries and Rockstars.
It's built around Larget-Caplan's album Guitar America 250 - Revolutionaries and Rockstars, which traces the American story through guitar, poetry, and protest. The material spans the pre-Civil War era through the World Wars and into the 20th century, and it includes new works by living composers. The performance is semi-acoustic and open to all ages.
Larget-Caplan is a composer and classical guitarist who describes his work as searching for the life in music and music in life. Raised in Colorado and now based in Boston, where he teaches at the New England Conservatory, he's premiered more than 120 compositions. He directs the Spanish music and dance ensemble ¡Con Fuego! and curates the New Lullaby Project commissioning endeavor and the Now Musique recital series. His arrangements of John Cage, published by Edition Peters, are the first sanctioned by the John Cage Trust and have earned international accolades. He's released 12 solo albums, which have drawn more than 14 million streams, covering J.S. Bach, John Cage, Spanish romantic and flamenco composers, contemporary writers, and his own music.
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The concert is at the Eastside Jewish Commons (EJC) at 24th and Glisan in Portland. Admission is free, though registration is requested, and there's an option to donate to EJC programming when you sign up. It runs from 12 PM to 1 PM on Friday, October 16.
