First Parish Bedford UU

CHOPIN BY CANDLELIGHT

A 4-part concert series celebrating the 200th anniversary of Chopin’s birth

Part III:  Nocturne

Acclaimed scholar and musician Harrison Gradwell Slater will perform readings from his new novel Nocturne, a mystery about the lost Chopin diaries, as well as piano music integral to the story.

Released in November, 2009, Nocturne tells the tale of an impetuous young photographer who travels to Paris, Warsaw and Nohant to collaborate with a handsome musicologist on an article about Chopin’s 200th anniversary. When the musicologist purchases a diary reputedly belonging to Chopin’s first love, disturbing parallels come to light and danger lurks. Slater will perform Chopin’s Nocturne in c sharp minor; Étude in A Flat Major, “Aeolian Harp”; Étude in f minor, “Bees”; Prélude in e flat minor; and Nocturne in e minor to illuminate his reading. We'll provide the gentle light of candles to illuminate the Sanctuary.

Proceeds from the Chopin by Candlelight concerts will benefit the work of First Parish.

Suggested ticket donations: Individual event--Adults $15, Students/Seniors $10; Two events--Adults $25, Students/Seniors $17; Three events--Adults $35, Students/Seniors $24; All four events--Adults $45, Students/Seniors $30; Accompanied children 12 and under are welcome free of charge.
Advance tickets are available in the Church Office, or by calling 781-275-7994.

Please note: A special collection to benefit the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee/Unitarian Universalist Association’s joint Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund will be taken at the concert.