Celebrating Great Poets of the Great American Songbook

Please join Wilton Library for an interactive concert with the internationally acclaimed Bloom/Funkhouser Duo with Peter H. Bloom (flute) and John Funkhouser (piano). Audience members will be invited to read the lyrics before each tune is played and the musicians will respond with inventive musical interpretations.  This a fun and engaging way to experience the power of music and literature combined.

Peter H. Bloom performs in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Asia, New Zealand, and Australia, and appears on 48 CDs. Acclaimed for virtuosity and versatility, he performs widely with both classical and jazz ensembles. A 47-year veteran with the famed Aardvark Jazz Orchestra, he has shared the stage with Sheila Jordan, Jaki Byard, Geri Allen, Ricky Ford, Charles Neville, and other jazz luminaries.

John Funkhouser has appeared with notables like Joe Lovano, Steve Gadd, Bobby Watson, Esperanza Spalding and Luciana Souza. He has performed at Birdland, Blue Note and Dizzy’s in New York, the Kennedy Center, and in top venues from Kansas City, New Orleans and Chicago to Paris, Singapore, and Hong Kong. He taught at Berklee College of Music from 2001 to 2021.

Registration is suggested. Register on the Wilton Library website.