The Lenfest Center for the Arts

Susan Wager: Assistant Director, Lenfest Center for the Arts wagers@wlu.edu
Mailing Address: Lenfest Center Box Office 100 Glasgow Street Washington and Lee University Lexington, Virginia 24450 540-458-8000

Concert Guild: John Bullard, classical banjo & Markus Compton, harpsichord

"One of the finest concerts we have ever had." ~MUSIC ON MAIN STREET, WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA

Friday, September 17, 2021 at 8 p.m.
Wilson Concert Hall

All individuals, including those who are fully vaccinated,
are expected to wear masks in public indoor spaces on W&L campus.

No tickets are required.

Over the course of his performing and recording career, John Bullard has invited audiences to share in a transformative revelation: to experience the artistic marriage of banjo and classical music. "Absolutely enchanting" writes critic Graham Rickson of the UK-based The Arts Desk. "A musical education and experience that broke genre barriers," noted Morgan Morrison, program director for the performance space Barns of Rose Hill. With qualities evocative of harpsichord and lute, the banjo makes a natural place for itself, in particular, within the works of Bach and other composers of the Baroque—and Bullard has established a strong repertoire in the music of that period. Yet he continues, as well, to expand the banjo's classical reach, with a growing focus on new commissioned work. Bullard will be joined by Markus Compton on W&L's Watson French Double Harpsichord.