Benefit Concert: Steven Santoro and String Quartet

Support the expansion of a public library. Libraries are for all! This event is a beenfit for the Tilton Library Expansion in South Deerfield, MA.

“here. gone.” is a modern, eclectic song cycle for voice and string quartet filled with a sense of deep love and humor. This is not a classical endeavor. Although composed for these Western European instruments, “here.gone” is imbued with inflections of Jazz, Disco, Rock, Blues, Film music as well as other contemporary styles. And at times, the quartet breaks into improvisation.

Steven is a professor at Berklee College of Music and was first signed to Atlantic Records, by the legendary Ahmet Ertegun. He has toured with Sting as a background vocalist and has sung on many national TV advertising campaigns. These compositions are sophisticated, yet accessible to the popular ear, while the intensity and soulfulness of Steven’s voice will reach out and grab you.

"Steven Santoro's voice caresses the soul. [His] songs are the perfect fusion of contemporary jazz and popular music, coupled with technique, style, spirit and originality."
- Tickets Vienna

"The New York Observer wrote, “He’s a wildly accomplished performer with a soulful intensity and movie-star sex appeal. [He] takes risks and lands on his feet every time.”
- New York Observer

"His arrangements highlight organic attractions of love and personal expression, and with a translucence of effect that allows any listener’s interpretations to glow through.”
- All About Jazz

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