Q: I saw that the Roswell Music Club is looking for homes to host their monthly events. I’m not familiar with this club. Would you tell me about it?
A: The Roswell Music Club presents concerts from 3-6 p.m. on the third Sunday of each month in intimidate home settings in the Roswell area. The club has 145 members. Previous musical performances include a cellist, violinist, baritone and pianist.
Relocating from Austin, Texas, to Roswell in the spring of 2019, concert pianist and Memphis native, David Troy Francis and husband Mike Boustead created the music club at the end of 2019. It was an extension of the club the pair had in Los Angeles, Francis said.
“We thought it would be a great opportunity for us to meet some of our neighbors and it’s been incredibly successful,” he noted.
“... The RMC provides a serene and elegant respite from the troubles and stresses of our lives. Neighbors come together to experience brilliant artists performing their craft,” Boustead wrote. “There are no political disagreements, no rancor, no arguments; rather, hearts are opened, perspectives are broadened and spirits are uplifted.”
October’s artist is tenor Nathan Munson followed by award-winning harpist Tyler Hartley on Nov. 21.
“The Roswell Music Club recital is something I’m really looking forward to because I know this audience will really appreciate the program I’ve planned, which includes works by Salzedo, Debussy, Grandjany, Tournier, and Andres,” Hartley wrote.
The website is usually updated about one month before the next month’s concert.
“... I encourage the artists to provide a variety of shorter works representing different styles that can also include theatrical, film, pop – whatever is their comfort level. We don’t want people to go, ‘that was boring’,” said Francis.
Admission is $20, seating is limited and attendance is capped based on the capacity of the host’s home. Appetizers and drinks are served before, during intermission and after the concert.
“The RMC fills a huge void in Roswell. Where restaurants and bars abound, classical music is in short supply. David Francis and Mike Boustead have provided a top notch form of entertainment in Roswell and done so at a minimal price to its devotees. Here’s a classy way to spend a Sunday afternoon in the presence of fascinating people, fine musicians, good food and wine for a nominal price, all while appreciating music usually found only in concert halls,” wrote Paul and Barbara Cossman in an email to the AJC.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit https://roswellmusicclub.com/
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