On Sunday, April 19, 2015, the Alameda Free Library will host Ross Thompson on guitar and Erica Ward on violin in a concert at 2:00 p.m. in the Stafford Room of the Main Library, 1550 Oak St.
The program, titled “Bach’s Beats: Explorations of Treasured Baroque Works for Solo Guitar and Violin,” will feature the works of J.S. Bach, Telemann, and S.L. Weiss.
English-born composer and guitarist Ross Thompson has performed locally and internationally. He is on the faculty of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and the Alameda String Academy. He has graduate and post graduate degrees from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and the Royal College of Music in London. Erica Ward, violinist, is the director of the Alameda String Academy. A native of Portland, Oregon, she has studied, collaborated, and performed nationally and internationally and has degrees from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and the Cleveland Institute of Music. The Alameda String Academy is a music school in Alameda offering lessons in violin, viola, cello and guitar for students of all ages, with a particular focus on chamber music.
Thompson and Ward have performed at the West End Branch, however this will be their debut at the Main Library. No registration is needed for this free event.
