UUCM donates music workshops to Marblehead Charter School

As part of their “Music in Our Schools” project, the Unitarian Universalist Church of Marblehead is sending accomplished musician, Radoslav Lorkovic, to the Marblehead Municipal Charter School on Friday, November 7. The UUCM holds a summer benefit called “All You Need is Love” each summer. The proceeds from this All Beatles benefit go to sending musicians into various schools in town.

As fate would have it, when it became clear that Radoslav Lorkovic was able to make it to Marblehead for this date, a question went out to Adria Smith, music teacher at the Charter School. “Would you be interested in having a pianist come in to do a workshop?” Without hesitation, Adria jumped at the opportunity to have Radoslav come into the school because her students were studying jazz and blues composition. Over the past few years, the UUCM has provided workshops and concerts by Ellis Paul, Anais Mitchell, Tim Mann, Alastair Moock and Kim and Reggie Harris for Adria’s students. She knows how special these events are and how much they are cherished by the students and teachers alike.

A little bit about Radoslav Lorkovic: Drawing from a multitude of influences ranging from elegant classical and jazz styles to the rawest, most basic blues, country and soul, Radoslav Lorković has a way with his favorite instrument: the piano. His tenure on the R&B and folk circuits has culminated in five critically acclaimed solo recordings and numerous appearances on the recordings of and performances with artists including Odetta, Jimmy LaFave, Greg Brown, Richard Shindell, and Ellis Paul and many others. His thirty-year touring career has led him from the taverns of the upper Mississippi River to the castles of Italy, The Canary Islands, The Yup’ik villages of Alaska, The Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall. Lorković currently tours the world regularly appearing at prestigious events such as the Woody Guthrie Folk Festival, WOMAD, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton and Ottawa folk festivals, Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, Mountain Stage, Prairie Home Companion, and eTown.

Tickets for the me&thee performance by Radoslav Lorkovic and Rod Picott are available at the Spirit of 76, Arnould’s Gallery, at the door or at www.meandthee.org. The show begins at 8:00 p.m.