Dec. 20: Clarinetist Glenn Dickson in "Meditations & Dreams"

Renowned clarinetist Glenn Dickson (of Naftule’s Dream and Shirim Klezmer Orchestra) will be performing a special Solstice performance on his "Meditations & Dreams," a solo show of dreamscapes performed on clarinet with electronics on Friday, December 20 at 8 p.m. as part of the Bridges: Follen's Music Event Series at Follen Church, 755 Massachusetts Ave., Lexington, MA. Admission is Pay What You Decide.

Glenn Dickson has taken the processing techniques of Robert Fripp and Brian Eno and applied them to the clarinet, creating an ethereal and haunting atmosphere with the warm humanity of the clarinet sound. His compositions and improvisations draw on a career of playing klezmer, classical, Greek, jazz and rock in different settings to create shimmering other-worldly harmonies and speech-like inflections in the melodies which are meditative and dreamy while keeping compositional interest.

Glenn, as leader of Naftule's Dream and Shirim Klezmer Orchestra, has toured North America and Europe, at venues as diverse as the Berlin Jazz Festival and the Philly Pops. He has collaborated with Maurice Sendak (Pincus & the Pig) and his music has been used by Woody Allen in “Deconstructing Harry.” He has won a Massachusetts Cultural Council Artist Grant for music composition.

Bridges is a monthly series of performances by a wide range of familiar and treasured musicians. Admission is Pay What You Decide – no advance tickets. Further details for each program will be available on the Follen website (follen.org) and Facebook page, or at musicdirector@follen.org

For information visit www.GlennDicksonMusic.com

Summary:

Who: Glenn Dickson

What: solo clarinet concert: "Meditations & Dreams"

When: Dec. 20, 8:00pm

Where: Follen Church, 755 Mass. Ave., Lexington, MA

Admission: by donation

Web Site: www.GlennDicksonMusic.com; www.Follen.org