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“Bach, Bluegrass & Barber”
May 31, 2015 : 6:00 pm - 7:45 pm
$3 – $18“Bach, Bluegrass, and Barber”
David Stewart Wiley, Artistic Director
Sunday, May 31, 6:00 – 7:45 pm
Pre-concert Conversation with the Artists, 5:00 pm
Celebration Hall, Floyd EcoVillage
Floyd, Virginia
Chamber Orchestra, David Stewart Wiley, Conductor
Concertmaster Akemi Takayama
Composer/mandolin virtuoso Jeff Midkiff
– Samuel Barber’s beloved Adagio for Strings
– CPE Bach’s Symphony in C Major
– Midkiff’s Double Concerto for Mandolin & Violin and Midkiff’s Mandolin Concerto, exciting fusions of classical & Appalachian styles
– Massenet’s stirring Meditation from Thais
– Wieniawski’s Polonaise with Floyd violinist Laurel Brooke
– Josiah Sprankle’s “Pilgrim” [premiere]
Hors d’oeuvres Reception, Meet the Artists
Tickets: $15 ($18 at door); Students $3
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