Building Community Through Music DPPA Sponsors World-Renowned Cellist Evan Drachman in Free Performance ``Music is neither a luxury nor a frill - it is a necessity! It is rich. It is imaginative. And it is for everyone.'' Cellist Gregor Piatigorsky (1903-1976) Evan Drachman is no ``stuffed shirt'' about classical music. When he speaks about the music he plays, he leaves his listeners with a sense that the composers and the music are alive to them as never before. On Friday, October 11, Drachman performs at the Sacred Heart Music Center at 7:30 p.m., sponsored in part by the Duluth Public-Policy Alliance. The performance is free. (Drachman will also perform in Duluth on Monday, October 7, at 1:00 p.m. in the Duluth Rainbow Senior Center.) Drachman is the grandson of the great Russian cellist and humanitarian Gregor Piatigorsky, who performed not only in the world’s great concert halls but also in small towns and villages. In honor of his grandfather, Drachman founded the Piatigorsky Foundation, whose goal is to make live classical music a part of everyone’s life. Drachman will also be performing on the Iron Range, Ely, and on the North Shore. ``Music is For Everyone: An Evening with Cellist Evan Drachman'' With pianist Thomas Hoppe Friday, Oct. 11, 7:30 p.m. Sacred Heart Music Center, 201 West 4th Street Free and open to the public These articles are retained on the web for historical interest and do not necessarily reflect the views or goals of DPPA today.

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