Sunday, October 26th, 4pm,

$20 advance, $25 at the door. To reserve Venmo @PayPeterSeward or email seward.peter@gmail.com.

Esther Baker will share two original pieces using pre-recorded audio with her acoustic cello. One work is inspired by cellist Eugene Friesen who focuses on meditation and improvisation. The original concept for the second piece is artist Sterz Imrie who monitored his own brain tumor with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to create a score for three cellos, with projections by artist Roseminna Watson. Esther lived in Saranac Lake, Keene Valley, and now Rochester. With her husband, Gene Baker, they presented the Bakery Concert Series at Lake Flower Landing in 2017.

Patricia Santos describes herself as a singing cellist and songwriter. Lucid Culture magazine called her a “dark, diverse cello rocker.” With classical training, she melds the cello with non-classical styles and exploratory techniques for blues, rock, folk, and pop. Patricia is half of the duo, Petty Larceny, and in the parlor rock big band, Kotorino. She has worked with Hurray for the Riff Raff, Martha Redbone, Charming Disaster, and The Orange Peels, among others. She serves on the Board of Directors of the New Directions Cello Association, an alternative-style cello festival. 

Tara Hannish’s interest in multiple genres took her cello career from orchestral and traditional chamber music to theater and new music chamber groups to supporting artists like the Foo Fighters and Kanye West. She writes and records string arrangements for various musical projects. Tara and Patricia are also present as a singing cello duo, The Whiskey Girls.