Bach in the Subways: Christopher Gross & Karin McCullough

• Karin McCullough, guitar & piano
• Christopher Gross, guitar

Johann Sebastian Bach — "V. Bourrée" from Lute Suite in E minor, BWV 996 (arr. for 2 guitars)
Johann Sebastian Bach — Selected works ("Choral" & "Minuet"; arr. for 2 guitars)
Johann Sebastian Bach — "Jesus bleibet meine Freude" ("Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring") from Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147 (arr. for guitar & piano)
Johann Sebastian Bach — "Little" Prelude in C minor, BWV 999 (improvisation; solo guitar)

Christopher Gross & Karin McCullough perform Bach arrangements for guitar duo, guitar and piano, and solo guitar.

About Bach in the Subways

Bach in the Subways is an international movement founded by cellist Dale Henderson to sow the seeds for future generations of classical music lovers by generating public interest and excitement for the art form. Every year around March 21, Johann Sebastian Bach's birthday, musicians around the world celebrate Bach in the Subways Day by offering performances in subways, public spaces, and concerts open to all. The music is given freely as a gift, and as an invitation to further explore classical music.

http://bachinthesubways.com/

About Karin McCullough, guitar & piano

Karin McCullough took the less-traveled road to a music career. A serious pianist while growing up in Illinois, she suppressed her aspirations and instead became a paralegal. One day she was asked to accompany opera singers at a Fremont Bistro—a weekly engagement lasting 5 years. By then her popularity as an accompanist, soloist and piano teacher let her trade her life as a paralegal for that of a full-time musician. Karin is a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music in Piano. Karin maintains a flourishing piano studio in Ballard and performs frequently in the Seattle area. She is an active volunteer and member of Seattle Music Teachers Association (SMTA), Principal Organizer for the local chapter of Bach in the Subways, and has served on the boards of SMTA and Musical Experiences, a nonprofit classical music education organization. Karin is the pianist for Third Church of Christ, Scientist.

http://Bachinthesubways.com

About Christopher Gross, guitar

Christopher Gross earns his living as a piano technician but is also an active performer, playing guitar in the rhythm section of North South Jazz swing band; in a couple different rock-n-roll bands; and in a vaudevillian-style show band known as The Fremont Philharmonic, directed by Kiki Hood, which participates in The Moisture Festival each summer. As a former member of the Northwest Chamber Chorus under the direction of Joan Conlon, Chris most recently soloed in "He Is An Englishman" (from H.M.S. Pinafore) in an NWCC reunion concert, "Topsy Turvy," a Gilbert & Sullivan revue. Chris is also a jazz composer: in 1999 The Christopher Gross Ensemble, a jazz fusion band, released two CDs (Hit the Mark and The Hidden Tiger).

https://www.facebook.com/christopher.gross.908/