Events - 22 July 23

Peek into the nooks and crannies of Castle Tucker on a Behind Closed Doors Tour, Saturday, July 22 from 10 – 11:30 a.m. There is something new to see whether you are a first-time or repeat visitor on this leisurely in-depth tour that includes rooms and stories not included on the general tour. This unique mansion is filled with the original furnishings and decoration of the Tucker family who lived here for over 140 years. Hear stories of this talented and unusual family as seen through the collection of personal with their furnishings, belongings and décor, including the 1858 parlor and a kitchen with four generations of cooking technology still in place where it was used. Advance ticket purchase is required. Space is very limited. Admission is $15 for members of Historic New England, $25 for nonmembers. Buy tickets at https://my.historicnewengland.org/18687/cat-behind-doors-july-22.

On Saturday, July 22 at 4:00 PM at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Newcastle, plucked-string specialist Timothy Burris will play a program of 19th-century music for classical guitar. A free-will offering will be taken at the door to benefit the St. Andrew’s Community Outreach program.

The program will include works of Spanish guitarist/composers from Julian Arcas to Francisco Tárrega (from the region of Almería) to several composers from Cataluña (José Ferrer, José Viñas, Jaume Bosch i Renard, and the best known, Miguel Llobet). Mr. Burris will sketch the cultural milieu that gave rise to this hotbed of creative fervor for the guitar-and the arts in general.

The guitar used in the program will be a modern copy of Antonio Torres’ FE17 (built for Mr. Burris by Richard Berg of Ottawa). The original was completed in 1864 and given by Torres to a young but promising Francisco Tárrega, from whose hands it eventually passed to the young but preternaturally gifted Argentinian, Maria Anido.

Timothy Burris (lute, theorbo, and guitar) has performed widely in Europe and the US, including many appearances with world-renowned early music specialists. Regionally, he is the lutenist of BOOM, the Baroque Orchestra of Maine; he and cellist Raffael Scheck appear as the duo ScheckMate.

Mr Burris holds a soloist’s diploma from the Royal Conservatory in The Hague, where he studied with the world-renowned lutenist Toyohiko Satoh and the Uruguayan guitarist Antonio Pereira-Arias (who himself studied with Andrés Segovia). He also holds a PhD from Duke University (his dissertation focused on the use of lute and theorbo in ensemble vocal music at the Dresden court).