BRATTLEBORO-The Brattleboro Music Center (BMC) presents a special concert honoring longtime BMC faculty member Alex Ogle, "Sky, Air, and Wind: A Celebration of Alex Ogle," Sunday, Nov. 2, at 2:30 p.m.
"A professional flutist and flute teacher, Alex was most interested in making music and understanding how music touches our hearts," concert organizers wrote in a news release.
Ogle, 83, died in 2024. His long performing career encompassed a splendid variety of music making, including the original touring production of Jesus Christ Superstar, and productions with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, the local Wantastiquet Players, and the New England Bach Festival Orchestra.
Throughout his career, organizers said, he remained devoted to teaching all ages - from the Waldorf School in Garden City, New York, to Dartmouth, Amherst, and Mount Holyoke colleges.
The program will honor him by featuring pieces that he loved dearly and performed during his career. They include Bach's Flute Sonata in E major, on piano; Haydn's Trio in G major; Roussel's "Deux Poèmes de Ronsard"; and Martin's Trio.
The concert is led by Bart Feller, Ogle's friend and former student. Feller is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music and current faculty at The Julliard School Pre-College and Rutgers University. He is also the principal flute of the New Jersey Symphony.
Feller will be joined by longtime friends and colleagues of Ogle: Alison Hale and Robin Matathias, flute; Kathy Andrew, violin; Judith Serkin, cello; Greg Hayes and Susan Dedell, piano; and soprano Junko Watanabe.
The event takes place at the Brattleboro Music Center, 72 Blanche Moyse Way. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door, and are available at bmcvt.org, by phone at 802-257-4523, or by emailing info@bmcvt.org.
This Arts item was submitted to The Commons.