Midday Concert Featuring 45th Parallel on May 24

Forty-Fifth Parallel to perform a Midday Concert @ 1:00 on May 24 at Ellsworth Community Music Institute (ECMI)

The concert will be held at the Moore Community Center Theater at 125 State Street in Ellsworth, Maine. The series is sponsored by Ellsworth Community Music Institute (ECMI) with funding assistance from The City of Ellsworth. Admission is free to the public.

 Chris Nemeth, violin; Laura Gallucci, viola; and Timothy Garrett, cello - ensemble group FORTY-FIFTH PARALLEL

Forty-Fifth Parallel began as a trio in the spring of 2020 when they were hired to perform at a wedding.  Since then, they have continued to play stirring music and have forged a connection rooted in admiration and respect. 

Chris Nemeth, violinist, has performed throughout the United States, Latin America, Europe, and Canada, and has participated in numerous festivals including the Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival in Blue Hill, the Ravinia Festival (Chicago, IL), and the International Youth and Music Festival (Vienna, Austria), and has been heard on Missouri Public Radio, WFMT (Chicago), and National Public Radio. 

Laura Gallucci is the Principal viola of the Bangor Symphony and freelances with a variety of top-level groups in Maine.  She is co-founder of the hard folk band, St. Huckleberry, in which she has played electric viola, violin, fiddle, bass, and piano.  She and her husband, singer/songwriter Michael Gallucci have co-written and recorded more than 100 original pieces of music. 

Solo, chamber, and orchestral cellist Timothy Garrett's eclectic career has taken him from Carnegie Hall to outdoor rock festivals, little jazz clubs, recording studios, theaters & countless other concert venues. He has been a faculty or otherwise participated at the Bowdoin International Music Festival, the Bar Harbor Music Festival, the Winter Harbor Music Festival, the Pierre Monteaux School, and the Medomak conductor's retreat to name a few.