Join us for a special concert event featuring double bassist Richard
“Dobbs” Hartshorne of Bach With Verse. A superb instrumentalist and
marvelous storyteller, Dobbs performs the Bach Cello Suites and take us
along on his musical adventuresin hilarious comedic stories. He
discusses his transformative work bringing this music to children around
the world in Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestine and Uganda as well as
inmates in US prisons and will present a short documentary film about
his tours. Come join us and see how music can change the world! Dobbs
Hartshorne is a world-renowned double bass virtuoso, composer and
storyteller. A graduate of The Julliard School and Oberlin Conservatory,
Dobbs is a classically trained double bassist who brings a unique
creativity to the art. Dobbs spent six years performing in Latin America
with the Peace Corp as principal bass in several orchestras and was one
of the designers of the free youth music program in Costa Rica. He was a
member of the Apple Hill Chamber Players based in Sullivan, NH for 30
years bringing music to the worn-torn areas of Israel and Arab nations,
Ireland, and the Caucasus Region through their Playing for Peace project
and served as director of their summer festival. In 2004, Dobbs formed
Bach With Verse, traveling extensively to bring music to underserved
audiences in worn-torn areas. Free and open to all thanks to the Friends
of the Hancock Town Library. For more information call the library at
525-4411.
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