Composer Lembit Beecher grew up in Santa Cruz, hearing harrowing tales from his Estonian grandmother about wartime escapes from the Nazis and Soviets, as well as her immigration to America.
Beecher’s music is the focus for the first installment in a three-concert series this season that pairs recent musical works (future installments will feature music by Ben Johnston and Caroline Shaw) with visual artworks.
In this case, the composer and visual artist are one and the same — Beecher’s work also includes a series of animated films based on his own drawings.
