Monday, July 3, 2023

Alex in concert, Harvard Art Museum, Doug's Final Professional Concert

 This blog has photos of Alex in concert for his Spring concert, a visit to Harvard Art Museum, and a exhibition of Colonial Latino art and watercolors, and finally a few shots from my pops concert with the Westerly, R. I. chorus and orchestra, which I have announced as my final professional engagement. 

Alex, Cheryl and Scott's oldest (now 13), flute


This is children's Sunday at Old South Union Church 

The art of colonial South America was mostly very good work by artists practically unknown. 

Artist active in the Peruvian Andes (Cusco School)
The Archangel Michael, 18th. century



Jose Campeche y Jordan  (Puerto Rico)
Tobias and the Angel   1787



Juan Pedro Lopez   (Canary Islands)
Our Lady of Guidance   1765-70



Artist active in the Viceroyalty of Peru
Christ Dragged through the Cedron
   17th. century





Artist active in the Viceroyalty of  Peru
Portrait of Jose Jeronimo Cayetano Vazquez de Scuna Menacho, 
Sosa Zorilla de la Gandera, Leon, y Mendoza, Yturgoyen Amasa y Pastene Lizperguer, 
Andia, Yrarrasebal, 3a Conde
   1775



Artist active in the Viceroyalty of Peru
Annunciation of Saint Catherine and 
Saint Gertrude
   18th. century













Artist active in the Viceroyalty of Peru
The Raising of the Cross   17th. century

detail

And here are some watercolors from the exhibition "Watercolors Unboxed"

John Singer Sargent
Madame Gautreau (Madame X)
  1883



John La Farge
A Bridle Path in Tahiti   1900



Edward Hopper
Highland Light   1930
(I've played the golf course there, one of the most beautiful settings for golf)



Stuart Davis
Boats and Dock, 1937



Charles E. Burchfield
The Back Street,   1931



George Grosz
Uprooted (The Painter of the Hole)  1948



Lyonel Feininger
Untitled   1953



Alfonso Ossorio
Fantastic Octopus,  1942



Dorothy Dehner
Untitled,   1951



Romare Bearden
Madamr's White Bird   1975



Sam Gilliam
Untitled,   1969



And here is Don, playing with the Satuit Band, Friday, June23rd. at Hull, Ma.



And here are all my relatives attending the Westerly Chorus concert, June 24th. 
It was an honor and so rewarding to have my twin, both my sons and their wives, and all of
my grandchildren in attendance.  

in the picture (l-r)
Don, Susan, Scott, Jackson, Carter, Cheryl, Ken, Erin, Jackson's girl friend;
(Missing from picture: Oliver, Alex)

And here is the article found in the program for the evening.  
I had played for this organization for 52 years, all of their regular programs (3 Brahms 
Requiems, 2 Verdi Requiems, Vaughan-Williams, Mozart, etc. and including 
the 42 Pops program, 200 Twelth Night performances); probably over 900
performance over the years. 



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