PUTNEY — Next Stage Arts presents Argentinian duo César Lerner and Marcello Moguilevsky playing their musical fusion of klezmer, tango, jazz, and South American folk music at Next Stage, 15 Kimball Hill, on Saturday, Dec. 2, at 7:30 p.m.
The duo has played together for more than 40 years. "Lerner and Moguilevsky are masters of their craft, threading various cultural ideas together into something new and exciting," Keith Marks, executive director of Next Stage Arts, said in a news release. "The thought that we're bringing artists from around the world to our region feels positive for our community."
Lerner is an Argentinian composer, pianist, accordion player and percussionist. Internationally renowned, he has composed the music for some of the most successful films in Argentina. For more than 20 years, he has been directing "Drum Circle," a platform for inclusion through music in areas of social services, art and education.
Moguilevsky is a multi-instrumentalist musician (clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano sax, recorder, harmonica and piano); composer, singer, and teacher. Since 2011, he has been Director of the Music Department of the National Fund and Professor of Musical Language in Fine Arts of the Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP), in Buenos Aires.
This performance is supported in part by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation and by AARP Vermont. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door, and $10 for access to the livestream at nextstagearts.org. Next Stage will provide a beer, wine, and cocktail cash bar. For information, call 802-387-0102.
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