A Little Lunch Music Explained

A Little Lunch Music
Founder:Charles Wright
Key People:Patrick McCurry
Purpose:Musical
Location City:Auburn, Alabama
Location Country:United States
Parent Organization:Auburn University

A Little Lunch Music was a weekly free-concert series hosted every Thursday at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art in Auburn, Alabama that presented primarily classical music.[1] [2] The series was founded and organized by musician Charles Wright up until 2009, when high school friend and fellow musician Patrick McCurry took over as series coordinator.[3] It was originally hosted near the Museum Café.[4]

History

Founded in 2007, the program began as a music show held every Thursday. Wright, a cellist, began the series by playing his own music. In 2008, Wright invited Patrick McCurry, who played the saxophone and flute alongside Wright. In early 2009, a Steinway Grand Piano was donated to the museum, and pianist Barbara Acker-Mills joined the duo, now known as the Woodfield Trio.[5]

Acker-Mills moved to North Carolina, while Wright moved to Florida. This left Patrick McCurry, who took over as series coordinator. The program began attracting an average of 40 attendees, and McCurry began recruiting sponsors to pay musicians who played at the event.[6]

During 2010, the program was held in the same space as an exhibit, "On the Silk Road and the High Seas." exhibit, from 12 pm to 1 pm.[7]

Musicians from diverse backgrounds performed at the shows, including composer and percussionist Nathan Davis,[8] saxophonist James Houlik, Ken Vandermark,[9] [10] the Attacca Quartet, which complemented the "Rembrandt, Rubens, Gainsborough, and the Golden Age of Painting in Europe" exhibition,[11] [12] violinist Lorna Wood,[13] two fellows of the Montgomery Symphony Orchestra Ahrim Kim and Robin Scott,[14] guitarist Edoardo Catemario,[15] composer and soprano Rosephanye Powell,[16] saxophonist Mars Williams who joined an improvised music group from Chicago,[17] and concert pianist Tzu-yi Chen.[18] McCurry occasionally performed alongside other musicians.[19]

On 12 March 2020, the last concert was performed by pianist Beibei Lin.[20]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A Little Lunch Music . Encyclopedia of Alabama . 18 April 2024 . 17 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240417182352/https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/media/a-little-lunch-music/ . live .
  2. Web site: A Little Lunch Music: Samford University String Quartet . All Events . 18 April 2024 . 18 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240418150248/https://allevents.in/auburn/a-little-lunch-music-samford-university-string-quartet/200019034395922 . live .
  3. Web site: Moseley . Rebecca . Museum hosts "A Little Lunch Music" to break up the day . The Auburn Plainsman . 18 April 2024 . 20 September 2012 . 18 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240418152759/https://www.theplainsman.com/article/2012/09/museum-hosts-a-little-lunch-music-to-break-up-the-day . live .
  4. Web site: Jule Magazine – Fall 2018 . ISUUU . 11 August 2018 . 18 April 2024 . 10 . 18 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240418150247/https://issuu.com/jcsmauburn/docs/4_jule_fall_2018 . live .
  5. Web site: The Woodfield Trio . The Woodfield Trio . 26 April 2024 . dead . 18 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141218122850/http://woodfieldtrio.com/ .
  6. Web site: Patrick McCurry . The Jazz Session . 17 April 2024 . 25 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230325043053/https://thejazzsession.com/press/120630_mccurry.pdf . live .
  7. Book: Gibson . Brittany . Auburn Living . 4-5 . 18 April 2024 . 18 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240418152801/https://www.calameo.com/read/001033926e20917955d8c . live .
  8. Web site: Sutton . Amber . Percussionist, composer to perform free concert on Thursday in Auburn . AL.com . 18 April 2024 . . 9 March 2013 . 18 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240418150249/https://www.al.com/entertainment/2013/03/percussionist_composer_to_perf.html . live .
  9. Web site: Vandermark . Ken . timeline for gigs . live . 19 April 2024 . Ken Vandermark . 19 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240419184537/https://kenvandermark.com/timeline-for-gigs/ .
  10. Web site: 29 January 2018 . A Little Lunch Music, 2/1/2018: Acclaimed Improvisor Ken Vandermark Performing with His Quintet . https://web.archive.org/web/20230921110940/http://jcsm.auburn.edu/a-little-lunch-music-2-1-2018-acclaimed-improvisor-ken-vandermark-performing-with-his-quintet/ . 21 September 2023 . 20 April 2024 . Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art.
  11. Web site: 2014 . Quartet in Residence for 'The Met' performs against the backdrop of 'Golden Age of Painting' on Oct. 28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141023143129/http://jcsm.auburn.edu:80/index.html . 23 October 2014 . 20 April 2024 . Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art.
  12. Web site: 28 October 2014 . JCSM presents the Attacca Quartet, 2014–2015 Quartet in Residence at 'The Met' . 20 April 2024 . YouTube . 21 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240421051431/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPy5gYGrMfM&gl=US&hl=en . live .
  13. Web site: Lorna Wood, Violin . . 18 April 2024 . 18 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240418150249/https://csoga.org/lorna-wood . live .
  14. Web site: Sutton . Amber . Montgomery Symphony violinist and cellist to perform free concert in Auburn on Thursday . AL.com . 18 April 2024 . 13 February 2013 . 18 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240418152755/https://www.al.com/entertainment/2013/02/montgomery_symphony_violinist.html . live .
  15. Web site: McCurry . Patrick . 18 October 2017 . A Little Lunch Music, 10/19/2017: Award-Winning Italian Classical Guitarist Will Perform . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171024203151/http://jcsm.auburn.edu/a-little-lunch-music-10192017-award-winning-italian-classical-guitarist-will-perform/ . 24 October 2017 . 20 April 2024 . Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art.
  16. Web site: 22 January 2018 . A Little Lunch Music, 1/25/2018: Two AU Faculty Sopranos Leading Mixed Recital . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20230921121714/https://jcsm.auburn.edu/a-little-lunch-music-1-25-2018-two-au-faculty-sopranos-leading-mixed-recital/ . 21 September 2023 . 20 April 2024 . Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art.
  17. Web site: McCurry . Patrick . 20 January 2015 . Musicians from Chicago's free-jazz tradition improvise program for 'A Little Lunch Music' . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150309070118/http://blog.jcsm.auburn.edu/ . 9 March 2015 . 20 April 2024 . Auburn's Art Museum.
  18. Web site: limited . Okamoto . Sandra . CSU graduate assistant Tzu-Yi Chen performs in Auburn today . Ledger-Enquirer . 18 April 2024 . 13 September 2012 . 21 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240421035748/https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/latest-news/article29240098.html . live .
  19. Web site: A Little Lunch Music: McCurry, Norton to close season . subscription . Opelika-Auburn News . 18 April 2024 . 29 August 2012 . 17 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240417185310/https://oanow.com/news/a-little-lunch-music-mccurry-norton-to-close-season/article_ac6c505a-bd16-5b8f-a430-c526f11aacce.html . live .
  20. Web site: Lin . Beibei . Events . Beibei Lin . 18 April 2024 . 18 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240418164000/http://www.beibeilin.com/events.html . live .

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