Tuesday Talks: George J. Scharr: Nature’s Symphony

Birds do it, and even whales do it. Here is a look at Mother Nature as the first composer! Music and instruments of the orchestra are only natural. In this multimedia presentation using lots of video and images, we will be introduced to new concepts like playing Jazz on a conch shell, “Jazz for Cows” and “Snowball, the dancing cockatiel.” Do animals have an innate sense of music?

We will discuss the difference between the art and science of bird songs, meet Mozart’s pet Starling and see how Mozart incorporated his song into a composition. But in Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony, the pastorale you will learn how Beethoven weaves together bird songs into an exciting solo section for his masterpiece. The event is on April 9th from 5pm to 6pm. Please buy your tickets at chathamhistoricalsociety.com.

A graduate of New England Conservatory with a major in trombone performance, George Scharr began playing professionally at the age of sixteen.  After a cross-country performance tour, Scharr settled here on Cape Cod. He is married 36 years with three adult children and four grandchildren, the joy of his life.

As a jazz trombonist, Scharr is the recent recipient of the Vince Gannon Award from Bridgewater State College for a May 2003 International Association of Jazz Educators (IAJE) performance.  He is former president of the Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra’s board of directors.