WHERE: Adam Street Library, 690 Adams St, Boston, MA 02122

WHEN: 2pm Saturday, June 15 2024

Words and Music explores spoken word and poetry in dialogue with classical guitar to create a back and forth of poetic commentary on music with musical response.

Featuring intimate performances from our very own Charles Coe, treating us to his own innovative poetry and prose interspersed with classic works from Langston Hughes, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, D.H. Lawrence and Mark Twain, alongside esteemed classical guitarist Aaron Larget-Caplan who will be showcasing his own original compositions alongside arrangements of classical masterpieces from Bach, Cage and more!

Photo by David Marshall

Aaron previously performed with Convergence Ensemble in the Strings Galore! concert in November 2022 and again in the premiere of Words and Music in December 2023. We are very excited that he continues to collaborate with Convergence Ensemble!