Classical guitarist Mark Davis, who almost single-handedly kept Music at the Fletch alive during the early pandemic with his weekly ‘Bach in the Garden’ series of 2021, returns with a benefit garden concert Wednesday, August 30, at 6PM. The concert will close out this season’s Music at the Fletch series, and all donations will go toward supporting next year’s offerings. The Grammy-nominated guitarist will focus on works by Bach but will include well-loved works from Spanish, Latin-American and contemporary composers.

Although the baroque master never wrote a note for the guitar, Davis found many of J. S. Bach’s works for unaccompanied violin congenial for his own instrument. “I find that many of Bach’s original works for lute and unaccompanied violin work marvelously well on the modern guitar, which brings a freshness and intimacy to the sound of these pieces,” he said.

Local music fans will be familiar with Hampton native Davis thanks to his work with the Mark and Beverly Davis Duo (Fletcher Library Outdoor Series opener 2018), The Faux Nellies, and the Big Jump Band, as well as with The Providence Mandolin Orchestra.
This free concert will be held in the Butterfly Garden of the Fletcher Memorial Library. Fans should bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating. In case of rain or excessive heat, the concert will be rescheduled for July 29th at 10:30AM.