Interpreting Bach on guitar and in movement

Wednesday, Aug. 7, Emmanuel Church, noon, 218 Main St, Eastsound

Jeffry Steele performs on 8-string guitar music written by J.S. Bach originally for solo violin and cello (BWV 1001 & 1012) with selected movements interpreted in Eurythmy by Andrea Preiss. Eurythmy is expressive movement developed by Rudolph and Marie Steiner for performance, Waldorf education and as a healing art. As with other performances on this weekly Music at Emmanuel series, a free will offering is taken to send local youth to music camp. This program offers a preview of the full-length program “Bach Heals: Music by J. S. Bach with expressive movement and Poetry” taking place later this month.

Bach Heals: Music by J. S. Bach with expressive movement and Poetry

Sunday, August 25, Emmanuel Church Parish Hall, 3 p.m., 218 Main St, Eastsound

Jeffry Steele performs on 8-string guitar music written by J.S. Bach originally for solo violin and cello (BWV 1001, 1004 & 1012) interspersed with Palestinian poetry read by Pedro Lopez de Victoria and Vietnamese poetry read by Monica Steele. Selected music and poems are interpreted in Eurythmy by Andrea Preiss and in Modern Dance by Bianca Cox. Eurythmy is expressive movement developed by Rudolph and Marie Steiner for performance, Waldorf education and as a healing art. Jeffry will offer expressive movement himself, accompanied by Monica performing a Bach/Marcelo keyboard Adagio (BWV 974). Free will offering; all proceeds to benefit UNWRA (United Nations Relief & Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East).