To the Editor;
Elizabeth Taber continues to put “some snap” back in Marion!!!
In the time of COVID, the legacy of Elizabeth Taber endures and thrives. Not only will there be a statue in her memory in October but there was also a pop up concert series at the Music Hall five Thursdays this summer. Elizabeth Taber built the Music Hall to provide musical performances for the people of her hometown and this year, the lawn of the Music hall resonated with jazz, rock ’n roll, the American Songbook, the Beatles, and the classics.
This was the brainchild of Phil Sanborn, member of the Music Hall Advisory Committee, who gathered local musicians who entertained us with this varied program:
Thursday, July 23 – Charlene Monte, cello and former student Sarah Nichols, cello
Thursday, August 6 – Gilda’s Trombone Quartet: Mike Rocha – tenor trombone, Phil Sanborn – tenor trombone, Mike Gallant – tenor trombone, Travis Blischke – bass trombone
Thursday, August 20 – The Monteirobots; Marcus Monteiro – saxophones, Nick Sanfilippo – keyboards, Chris Bryant – guitar, Eric Falter – bass, Pete Antunes – drums
Thursday, August 27 – The Tri-County Brass Quintet; Toby Monte – trumpet, Bill Kingsland – trumpet, Phil Sanborn – trombone, Liz MacKenzie – trombone
Friday, September 4 – The Furtado String Quartet; Marilyn Melanson – violin, Teresa Ouellette – violin, Susan Bouley – viola, Judith Stotenberg – cello
Our profound thanks to them all. There was very little publicity but the crowd grew by word of mouth. The last concert was a lovely string quartet of four sisters who ended the series with a fitting song – Over the Rainbow.
We think that Elizabeth Taber would be over the moon to see that her legacy is still providing music for her beloved community.
Chrissie Bascom and Margot Stone
Co-chairs of the Music Hall Advisory Committee
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