Bach’s Lunch concert series to feature pianist John Newell

The next concert in the Bach’s Lunch concert series will take place Wednesday, March 12, at 12:15 p.m. at the Episcopal Church of Saints James and Andrew, at the corner of Federal and Church streets in Greenfield. Pianist and composer John Newell will perform music by J.S. Bach, Frédéric Chopin and one of his own compositions, “Variations on Amazing Grace.”

The concert is free. Audience members are invited to bring their own lunch to eat during the concert. Cookies and a beverage will be provided.
Newell, a native of Charlotte, North Carolina, has composed a broad range of works for orchestra, chorus, solo instruments and chamber groups. Organizations that have commissioned works include Eight Strings & a Whistle, Bowery Ensemble and Atlantic Sinfonietta (New York), Monday Evening Concerts (Los Angeles), the Enid Symphony Orchestra (Oklahoma), Resinosa Ensemble, Passamaquoddy Bay Symphony Orchestra and Songs From Here (Maine). His work has received support from the American Music Center, the Massachusetts Cultural Council and Meet the Composer. Newell also self-publishes his works through Abierto Music. More information about his work is available at johnnewellmusic.com.
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Newell was the founding director of Quoddy Voices, a community choral ensemble in Eastport, Maine. He currently maintains a private teaching studio and is on the faculty of the SummerKeys adult music program in Lubec, Maine. He and his wife Linda divide their time between Maine and western Massachusetts.

published in the Greenfield Recorder March 6, 2025

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