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2021 Blandford Summer Concerts
Jeff Gavioli & The Bad News Jazz & Blues Orchestra, Herdís Guðmundsdóttir and Liam Kaplan, and the 26th Annual Bel Canto Opera.
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The White Church of Blandford 4 North Street Blandford, MA 01008
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2021 SUMMER CONCERT SERIES
Saturday, August 7 at 7:30pm: JEFF GAVIOLI & THE BAD NEWS JAZZ & BLUES ORCHESTRA
The Bad News Jazz & Blues Orchestra, back by popular demand, is an 18 piece Big Band playing favorites and classics from the Big Band Era, from Glenn Miller, Count Basie, and Duke Ellington to the Blues Brothers and Earth, Wind and Fire. This Holyoke-based group performs throughout Western Massachusetts.
Saturday, August 21 at 7:30pm: HERDÍS GUÐMUNDSDÓTTIR AND LIAM KAPLAN
Herdís Guðmundsdóttir is a violinist from Reykjavik, Iceland who has performed with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and the Oberlin Contemporary Ensemble. Liam Kaplan is a pianist and composer who has released two solo albums and recently wrote a new violin concerto for Herdís. They will play works by Bach, Debussy, Tailleferre, and Ysaye.
Saturday, August 28 at 7:30pm: 26th ANNUAL BEL CANTO OPERA
What began as a fundraising effort has continued to bring spectacular up-and-coming opera talent to the hilltowns each year. Eve Queler, Music Director Emerita of Opera Orchestra of New York and part-time Blandford resident, is the force behind this longstanding event. Please join us for this enjoyable à la carte performance – a wonderful taste of opera.
For more information, visit https://thewhitechurch.org or email summerconcerts@thewhitechurch.org.