Annisquam Village Church has announced the opening of the 2024/25 Music Series on Saturday, October 19 at 7:30 pm with Devil’s Box and Glory of God: The Soul of the Violin from Paganini to Penderecki to Bach, Bluegrass, and Beyond. Violinist, composer and AVC Artist-in-Residence Scott Moore embarks on this musical journey celebrating the violin at the Annisquam Village Church on Saturday, October 19 at 7:30 pm.
A solo recital/lecture led and performed by Moore answers the questions, “When is a fiddle a violin, and why has it been called ‘the devil’s box’?”, “How did a gourd become a $20 million work of art?”, and “What were the dark secrets behind Nicolò Paganini’s otherworldly abilities on the instrument, and did history’s first rock star really make a deal at the crossroads?”.
In this tour -de-force Moore illuminates how music is also geometry, physics, theology and a window on the cosmos itself; and how Bach can inspire us to be better humans, 300 years after his death. David Benjamin, Chair of the AVC Music Committee, looks forward to this unique evening of music, ” Join Moore, our multi-talented AVC Artist-in-Residence, on a thousand-year musical journey, fiddle in hand—no magic carpet required!…