MUSIC
FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 2018
7:00 PM

Shawn Jaeger: Places We Know
Areté Venue & Gallery
67 West Street #103, Greenpoint, Brooklyn

$15
https://www.aretevenue.com/events

This is how you make use of American folk music in classical composition. Shawn Jaeger writes this incredibly appealing, highly original music with strong Appalachian folk/hymn elements.  The main event tonight is a new piece for digital piano trio, played by the questing ensemble Longleash, about memory and place, incorporating field recordings from New York City and Kentucky.  There will also be some songs sung by Lucy Dhegrae; when you're married to one of the best singers in New York (or anywhere, really), it only makes sense to write for her.

MAKE A NIGHT OF IT:  The English/Canadian-inflected charmer Chez Ma Tante would be nice after this show.