John Terlazzo Returns: An Evening of Original Song
November 14 at 7 PM
In the Studio
John Terlazzo & Voices in the Hall
In concert to benefit DreamWrights Center for Community Arts
Saturday, November 14, 7 PM
An evening of original song.
John Terlazzo has been writing songs since he was 16, poetry even longer. Since the mid-1970s he has been performing his original work with various incarnations of Voices in the Hall, sometimes a duo and sometimes an eleven-piece band. He sings his poems: subtle, surreal landscapes inhabited by the kinds of creatures that live deep inside the human heart.
His music has been described as “Modern Surrealist Gypsy Folk,” “Marc Chagall gone aural,” and “Leonard Cohen meets Rumi.” From a recent concert host: “John’s lyrics have a depth, weight, and insight to them that only comes from a life well-lived and a willingness to explore the mystery of one’s own soul. Ursula Le Guin said, ‘The artist deals with what cannot be said in words.’ Through his lyrics, John says, with words, what cannot be said in words.”
Now based in upstate New York, Terlazzo returns to York for one night with a full band. Joining him are Kristina Machusick on flutes and vocals; Paul Wegmann on lead guitar and vocals; Jake Thro on cello, keyboards and vocals; and JD Stillwater on percussion.
Two 45-minute sets with a 15-minute intermission.