From Denise Gallager Many of you may know Jacqueline Schwab’s evocative, heart filled, at times tender, at times energetic piano soundtracks to Ken Burn’s documentaries, such as the Civil War, the National Parks series. Lucky for us here in Fairfield, she has agreed to do a house concert this Thursday of her personal faves drawing from a wide range of musical genres. Where: at Rob Steinburg’s home: 1100 Louden Drive. Go to South Main, go east on Fillmore, take the 3rd left onto Louden Drive house is on left When: Thursday October 30th 7:30 to ~ 9:15 we will limit the seating to 45 so please let Denise know if you want to come! at deeg@lisco here is a bit about Jacqueline: Pianist Jacqueline Schwab creates spirited and meditative arrangements on traditional and vintage tunes from America, England, Scotland and beyond—spinning out stories, in her variations on the themes. In Ken Burns’ words, “Jacqueline Schwab brings more feeling and intensity to music than anyone I know. Her playing is insistent, physical, heartfelt and ... unusually moving.” Playing with “the jazz/classical improvisational spirit of Keith Jarrett and the touch of George Winston ....” (New England Folk Almanac), Schwab has performed on over a dozen of Burns’ documentaries, including his Grammy-winning Civil War, his Emmy-winning Baseball, Lewis and Clark, Mark Twain, The War, The National Parks, and Dust Bowl. She has performed on The Irish in America, Ric Burns’ New York: A Documentary Film and other PBS documentaries. She has performed at the White House for President Clinton, celebrating Burns’ Lewis and Clark series, and also, with Scottish singer Jean Redpath, on public radio’s A Prairie Home Companion and CBS’ Late Show with David Letterman. She has four solo recordings: Mad Robin, Down Came an Angel and Mark Twain’s America, and True Blue Waltz (partly funded through Kickstarter). She is married to Rev. Edmund Robinson, minister of the UU Meeting House of Chatham, and they live on Cape Cod. For more information, see Jacquelineschwab. Schwab has performed her solo arrangements at concerts and festivals throughout the US, including the Savannah Music Festival and the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. She draws on a wide repertoire—Stephen Foster and Civil War song tunes from North and South, Victorian ballroom dance tunes, Scots and Irish songs and dance tunes brought over by settlers, hymns and spirituals, ragtime—plus Latin waltzes and tango, Billie Holiday blues, Celtic music, and klezmer music. Jacqueline’s arrangements of and stories about American “heart songs” honor the historical, improvisational spirit of community music making but also link to the present day.
Posted on: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 02:17:23 +0000