Free Cello Performance June 17 At Secaucus Library

SECAUCUS, NJ — There will be a free cello performance at the Secaucus Public Library at 6:30 p.m. June 17, a Wednesday.

The performance will be given by Alex Prizgintas, a musician, author and historian from the Hudson Valley of New York.

He will be performing at the town library with an amplified cello.

Expect a night of diverse music, and Prizgintas will also give the audience backstories behind each song. On his amplified cello, he'll play a range of music, from classical Italian opera to jazz from Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie and Dave Brubeck and then veer into the mid-to-late 60's British Invasion with groups like Cream, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Procol Harum, The Kinks and The Zombies.

"Most often, cellists play concerts. I’m a little different in that I try to give a show," he says. "I have three rock selections with personal ties to Jimi Hendrix, an explanation about Bach's Preludes to each cello suite, and where Dave Brubeck found inspiration for 'Blue Rondo a la Turk,' just to name a few. Along with the tunes, my goal is to build a better understanding and a deeper relationship with my audiences."

The Poughkeepsie Journal recently wrote that his work both “inspires and amazes,” while the Times Herald-Record in Middletown, NY states that “he pushes the limits."

To learn more and see other video samples of his music and lectures, please visit alexprizgintas.com