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09/12/2019 12:01 AMElisabeth von Trapp, granddaughter of the legendary Maria and Baron von Trapp of The Sound of Music fame, will be appearing in concert on Friday, Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. at The Lutheran Church of Madison, 9 Britton Lane, Madison.
For von Trapp, growing up in Vermont, the sounds of music were part of her earliest memories. Music was always present and inspiring her at home, from the baroque instruments and four-part harmonies of the legendary Trapp Family Singers to a classical symphony on the phonograph or the voices of The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, and the Rolling Stones on the radio.
“Cold winter nights...I would sit on my bed in the dark, picking out a Joni Mitchell song on my guitar as the sounds of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto on the phonograph would float up the stairs from the living room below where my mother sat knitting,” she says. “Some of my earliest memories are of music...It has had an impact on me and continues to guide me; music has given me a place to be.”
Building on her famed family’s legacy, von Trapp has created her own musical style, at once ethereal and earthy, delicate and powerful. A free-will offering will be taken, a portion of which will go to the 70th Anniversary Fund of the church. After her performance, von Trapp will greet her audience in the church lobby, where her CDs will be available for sale. For more information, visit www.lutheranchurchofmadison.com or call 203-245-4145.