In My Life - David Gordon · McCutcheon, David Wilcox, Jacques O˛ enbach, Hoagy Carmichael,...
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In My Life Six decades of tunes David Gordon Singer/Guitarist/Storyteller Sunday, October 6, 2019 at 3:30pm Music Hall, Monterey Peninsula College, Monterey CA D avid Gordon first strummed a guitar in 1959, and he’s been learning songs ever since. Lots and lots of songs. Now he’s put together a personal retrospective of his favorite tunes from his (nearly) 60 years of singing for audiences. It’s called In My Life. e playlist for this concert will include music and words by Lennon & McCartney, Tom Paxton, Kate Wolf, Robert W. Service, John McCutcheon, David Wilcox, Jacques Offenbach, Hoagy Carmichael, Stephen Foster, Iris DeMent, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Marty Robbins, a medieval French troubadour, and a few more. Yes, all of that crazy variety in 90 heart-filled minutes. In his concerts with guitar David draws on his lifelong love of tra- ditional and contemporary acoustic music. With a rich and sensitive voice and a keen sense of drama, he interweaves songs of love, compas- sion, and laughter with stories, poetry, musings, and his own uniquely goofy brand of humor. roughout his life, David’s intention has been to open hearts through song and story, and share with his listeners the power of words and music and the joys of living and love. Audience Comments from Last Season: “Your amazing and profound performance has deeply touched many hearts.” “A beautiful, healing concert, and a balm for my spirit. Your combination of history, pathos, and humor made my whole day.” “You remind us that there are people who are working to salvage a damaged society through culture, values and courage during a dark time, and of how far those with caring hearts can reach.” In My Life - Six decades of tunes Who: David Gordon - singer, guitarist, storyteller What: A personal retrospective of 19 songs with acoustic guitar, interwoven with stories When: Sunday, October 6, 2019 at 3:30pm Where: Music Hall, Monterey Peninsula College 980 Freemont Street, Monterey CA 93940 Length: 90 minutes, no intermission TICKETS: $35 online or by phone $40 at the door $21 full-time MPC students with ID Purchase Online: inmylife.brownpapertickets.com Purchase by Phone Toll-Free: 800-838-3006 For more details, ticket info, video, audio, maps, please visit: www.spiritsound.com/inmylife Press contact info, do not publish: Contact: Ginna Gordon 831-238-1344 Email: [email protected] PO Box 671, Jacksonville OR 97530 About David T he Washington Post has called David Gordon “a model of style and charm and an irresistible performer.” He’s a life-long troubadour whose compelling voice, keen sense of drama, and oeat humor have charmed audiences worldwide. His international performing career reaches from Bach to country music, from grand opera to jazz, from Mozart to Fats Waller. David began performing with acoustic guitar in the early 1960s and never stopped, despite a four-decade detour into classical music. roughout his international opera and concert career, David has enjoyed a parallel life as a self-accompanied solo musician. He’s especially known for his narrated programs of thought-provoking and upliſting songs from more than a century of great songwriters.
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In My LifeSix decades of tunesDavid Gordon Singer/Guitarist/StorytellerSunday, October 6, 2019 at 3:30pmMusic Hall, Monterey Peninsula College, Monterey CA
David Gordon � rst strummed a guitar in 1959, and he’s been learning songs ever since. Lots and lots of songs. Now he’s put together a
personal retrospective of his favorite tunes from his (nearly) 60 years of singing for audiences. It’s called In My Life.
� e playlist for this concert will include music and words by Lennon & McCartney, Tom Paxton, Kate Wolf, Robert W. Service, John McCutcheon, David Wilcox, Jacques O� enbach, Hoagy Carmichael, Stephen Foster, Iris DeMent, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Marty Robbins, a medieval French troubadour, and a few more. Yes, all of that crazy variety in 90 heart-� lled minutes.
In his concerts with guitar David draws on his lifelong love of tra-ditional and contemporary acoustic music. With a rich and sensitive voice and a keen sense of drama, he interweaves songs of love, compas-sion, and laughter with stories, poetry, musings, and his own uniquely goofy brand of humor. � roughout his life, David’s intention has been to open hearts through song and story, and share with his listeners the power of words and music and the joys of living and love.
Audience Comments from Last Season:“Your amazing and profound performance has deeply touched many hearts.”
“A beautiful, healing concert, and a balm for my spirit. Your combination of history, pathos, and humor made my whole day.”
“You remind us that there are people who are working to salvage a damaged society through culture, values and courage during a dark time, and of how far those with caring hearts can reach.”
In My Life - Six decades of tunesWho: David Gordon - singer, guitarist, storytellerWhat: A personal retrospective of 19 songs with acoustic guitar, interwoven with storiesWhen: Sunday, October 6, 2019 at 3:30pmWhere: Music Hall, Monterey Peninsula College980 Freemont Street, Monterey CA 93940Length: 90 minutes, no intermission
TICKETS:$35 online or by phone $40 at the door$21 full-time MPC students with ID Purchase Online: inmylife.brownpapertickets.comPurchase by Phone Toll-Free: 800-838-3006For more details, ticket info, video, audio, maps,please visit: www.spiritsound.com/inmylife
Press contact info, do not publish:Contact: Ginna Gordon 831-238-1344
Email: [email protected] Box 671, Jacksonville OR 97530
About David
The Washington Post has called David Gordon “a model of style and charm and an irresistible performer.” He’s a life-long troubadour
whose compelling voice, keen sense of drama, and o� eat humor have charmed audiences worldwide.
His international performing career reaches from Bach to country music, from grand opera to jazz, from Mozart to Fats Waller.
David began performing with acoustic guitar in the early 1960s and never stopped, despite a four-decade detour into classical music. � roughout his international opera and concert career, David has enjoyed a parallel life as a self-accompanied solo musician. He’s especially known for his narrated programs of thought-provoking and upli� ing songs from more than a century of great songwriters.
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