Bob Culbertson, master of the Chapman Stick, will perform this Friday in a Concert with Conversation at the Tallman Hotel. Courtesy photo.

UPPER LAKE – This Friday, Feb. 27, music fans will have the opportunity to hear a unique stringed instrument called the Chapman Stick as played by one of its true masters.

Beginning at 6 p.m., the audience will meet acclaimed Lake County musician Bob Culbertson together with cellist Clovice Lewis at a reception in the lobby of the beautifully restored and historic Tallman Hotel in Upper Lake.

Blue Wing Saloon Chef Mark Linback will be serving hearty hors d’oeuvres paired with Ceago wines poured by Barney Fetzer.

The evening continues in the warm setting of Riffe’s Meeting House next door with an intimate concert and dialog with the artists.

Tickets at $40 can be obtained by calling the Tallman Hotel at 275-2244. Ten percent of the proceeds of the Tallman series are donated to the Soper-Reese Theatre Fund.

With well over 100,000 albums sold, and many students to his credit, Bob Culbertson has become one of the most influential touch soloists in the world today. An early adapter of the Chapman Stick, Bob is famous not only for his technique on the instrument but for his compositional talent. Inventor Emmett Chapman calls Bob Culbertson “the Segovia of the Stick.”

Together with Chapman, Bob created an acoustic version of the originally electrified instrument and he has recently released a CD called AcouStick.

The audience on Friday night will enjoy the smooth blend of this instrument with the cello accompaniment of Lake County Symphony member Clovice Lewis.

Bob tours extensively worldwide and has released seven CDs. His appearance at New York’s Carnegie Hall prompted this reaction from Carnegie music director Mary Leb: “Bob Culbertson is a virtuoso of his craft. His concert was absolutely beautiful and entertaining. He will be back.”

The Tallman Concerts with Conversation series continues on the last Friday of each month from January through May.

Cellist Clovice Lewis also will perform at the Friday concert. Courtesy photo.

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