Ocean County Library Jackson Branch to Present ‘Sol y Sombras’ Classical Recital

March 22, 2023

JACKSON TOWNSHIP – Welcome the arrival of spring by enjoying a virtuoso performance of flute and guitar. “Sol y Sombras” (“Sun and Shadows”), by Marjorie Koharski and Keith Calmes, will be given at the Ocean County Library Jackson Branch, 2 PM Saturday, April 1.

The New Jersey-based musicians will perform music written by Bach, Carulli, composers with Hispanic roots, and local composer Joseph Virgilio.

Marjorie Koharski’s credits include the Monmouth, Lakewood, and Manalapan Symphony Orchestras and Garden State Philharmonic. She is the founder of the Festive Flutes ensemble that appears statewide, and has performed in master classes with James Galway, Julius Baker and Murray Panitz. Marjorie teaches flute in Neptune and maintains the influential Flute and Friends website.

Keith Calmes’s three-decade career includes his debut at Carnegie Recital Hall as winner of the Artists International Competition, concerts with the Monmouth Symphony Orchestra, and a performance with Maestro Carlos Barbosa-Lima. The Wall Township High School teacher has authored several guitar books and also engages in classical, jazz, rock, fusion and world music on guitar, mandolin, ukulele, steel guitars, and bass.

The musicians share a synergy that is fed by their longtime partnership. Marjorie noted, “Keith and I have been performing together for 17 years at libraries, churches, receptions, art shows, and senior residences throughout New Jersey.”

The late Joseph Virgilio, a former Hazlet resident, studied at Rutgers University, mentored by Louie L. White and George T. Walker. Virgilio dedicated the selection to the two perormers. Selections from his Mr. Joe’s Music Company can be found on YouTube and Reverbnation.

Please register at www.theoceancountylibrary.org/events to attend this free program. For more information, visit the OCL Jackson Branch, 2 Jackson Drive, or call (732) 928-4400.

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