SCFA presents MARK O'CONNOR - AN APPALACHIAN CHRISTMAS
December 11, 2015
7:30 PM
Doors Open: 7:00 PM
Doors Open: 7:00 PM
The Singletary Center for the Arts Signature Series presents master fiddler and Grammy Award winner Mark O'Connor - "An Appalachian Christmas" in the SCFA Concert Hall.
A product of America's rich aural folk tradition as well as classical music, Mark O'Connor's creative journey has earned him eight Grammy nominations, two Grammy Awards, six consecutive years of being named Musician of the Year by the Country Music Association, and seven National & Grand Master fiddling championships - all testaments to the outstanding skill and dedication of one of America’s finest instrumentalists of any genre. O’Connor has stood as student, peer, and leader of a number of musical giants including folk fiddler and innovator Benny Thomasson, who created the modern era of American fiddling, French jazz violinist, Stephane Grappelli, considered one of the greatest improvisers in the history of the violin, classical violin icons Isaac Stern, Itzhak Perlman, and Yehudi Menhuin, as well as contemporaries Edgar Meyer, Yo-Yo Ma, Chris Thile, and Allison Krauss. With his body of work including 45 feature albums of mostly his own compositions, Mark O’Connor has melded and shaped these influences into a new American Classical music, and a vision of an entirely American school of string playing.
“An Appalachian Christmas” is now in its fifth nation-wide tour, combining the familiar melodies of traditional Christmas songs with O’Connor’s world-class musicianship. The Associated Press called the concert “Heavenly,” and the Boston Globe remarked, “All Christmas music should be played so elegantly on violin.”
A product of America's rich aural folk tradition as well as classical music, Mark O'Connor's creative journey has earned him eight Grammy nominations, two Grammy Awards, six consecutive years of being named Musician of the Year by the Country Music Association, and seven National & Grand Master fiddling championships - all testaments to the outstanding skill and dedication of one of America’s finest instrumentalists of any genre. O’Connor has stood as student, peer, and leader of a number of musical giants including folk fiddler and innovator Benny Thomasson, who created the modern era of American fiddling, French jazz violinist, Stephane Grappelli, considered one of the greatest improvisers in the history of the violin, classical violin icons Isaac Stern, Itzhak Perlman, and Yehudi Menhuin, as well as contemporaries Edgar Meyer, Yo-Yo Ma, Chris Thile, and Allison Krauss. With his body of work including 45 feature albums of mostly his own compositions, Mark O’Connor has melded and shaped these influences into a new American Classical music, and a vision of an entirely American school of string playing.
“An Appalachian Christmas” is now in its fifth nation-wide tour, combining the familiar melodies of traditional Christmas songs with O’Connor’s world-class musicianship. The Associated Press called the concert “Heavenly,” and the Boston Globe remarked, “All Christmas music should be played so elegantly on violin.”
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