BELLOWS FALLS — Gary Stroutsos, who plays flutes from around the world, brings music traditions from the Zuni, Navajo, and Salish peoples to his film, Remembering the Songs: Native American Flute Music, which will be screened on Friday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m.
He will also perform world flute music drawn from traditional cultures, accompanied by Eugene Friesen on cello on Saturday, Oct. 24, at 7:30 p.m.
Both events take place at Immanuel Episcopal Church, 20 Church St., the stone church on the hill.
Stroutsos' work includes internationally acclaimed recordings at sacred sites.
Originally trained as a jazz flutist, (studying with jazz master flutist and composer James Newton, and Afro-Cuban flute master Danilo Lozano) Stroutsos' work now features Native American music and Chinese, Cuban and American jazz songs, reflecting his diverse musical influences. His audiences have the rare opportunity to hear ancient Chinese bamboo flutes seldom heard outside China.
While of Greek, Italian, and Lebanese ancestry, Stroutsos works to preserve Native American music and culture, and collaborated with Navajo flute maker Paul Thompson.
Stroustos has made more than 20 recordings.
He will be joined by Vermont-based cellist and composer Friesen, who has performed widely as a member of the Grammy Award-winning instrumental group The Paul Winter Consort. He is also a soloist, author, and educator and serves as the artistic director of Stone Church Arts and on the faculty of the Berklee College of Music in Boston.