Sound, Spirit, and Séance – Excursions in New Music, concert by Peter H. Bloom

Flutist Peter H. Bloom, whose playing has been called “brightly gorgeous” (Gapplegate Music Review), “stirring and technically impressive (AllAboutJazz.com), and “a revelation for unforced sweetness and strength” (The Boston Globe), is honored to be the recipient of an Artist Fellowship Grant from the Somerville Arts Council and the Mass Cultural Council. With the support of the Fellowship, Peter will perform a Community Benefit Concert, free and open to the public, on Saturday, September 23, 2023, at 7:30 pm, at Clarendon Hill Presbyterian Church, 155 Powder House Boulevard, Somerville, MA 02144.  For information: 617-776-8778 or rhd@amwks.com   The concert – Sound, Spirit, and Séance – will showcase diverse works written for Bloom over the last 50 years by distinguished composers Elliott Schwartz, Karl Henning, John McDonald, Marianela Maduro-Lang, Timothy Bowlby, Len Detlor, and Sean Burns, plus the premiere of Meditation XI Shakuhachi Opus 143 (2019, for alto flute alone) by Avrohom Leichtling.

Hailed for “amazing versatility” (ArtsFuse),”expansive creativity” (AllAboutJazz.com), and “exquisite melody” (JazzImprov), Bloom will provide an engrossing tour of wide-ranging music for concert flute, alto flute, piccolo, bass flute, baroque flute, piano, voice, crotale and kickdrum (for one performer).  Bloom will guide the audience through an array of sonic environments, exploring the colors and textures of the instruments, and the contrasting voices of the composers. The idea, says Bloom, “is to celebrate the singular sound of each piece, to evoke the spirit of each composer, and, for those composers who are no longer with us, to bring them to life through the medium of their music.”