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Midori, Charlie Daniels, Judy Collins
scheduled
By Jeff Eason
Charlie Daniels
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Midori |
The annual lineup of performers scheduled to appear at An Appalachian
Summer Festival is always varied and diverse. This year that diversity
is even, well, more diverse than usual.
Appalachian State University’s Office of Cultural Affairs
has been hard at work putting together a festival that features
dance, concerts, dramatic works and visual arts presentation that
will offer something for everyone. The preliminary list of performers
includes the Eastern Philharmonic Orchestra, Andre Watts, the
Broyhill Chamber Orchestra, classical violinist Midori, Triad
Stage, the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, Judy Collins, the Reduced
Shakespeare Company, Cherish the Ladies, Doug Varone and Dancers,
the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet and the Charlie Daniels Band.
Visual arts presentations include the 23rd Annual Rosen Outdoor
Sculpture Competition and Exhibition, the Visual Arts Workshop
Series, and the Turchin Center exhibition Dancing with the Dragon:
Contemporary Art from Bejing.
One new feature of this year’s An Appalachian Summer Festival
will be a film festival. The Wild and Scenic Film Festival should
offer fans of exotic locales and outdoor adventure something similar
to ASU’s annual Banff Mountain Film Festival.
Slated to perform at the festival’s closing Outdoor Fireworks
Concert at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Charlie Daniels is the latest
performer to be inducted into the Grand Ole Opry. He was inducted
in a ceremony on January 19th conducted by Opry members Marty
Stuart and Connie Smith.
Daniels’ hits include “Uneasy Rider,” “The
Devil Went Down to Georgia,” “Long Haired Country Boy”
and “The South’s Gonna Do It Again.”
This year Sony Classical recording artist Midori will celebrate
her 25th year of performing before the public. She had her United
States debut at the age of 11 with conductor Zubin Mehta and the
New York Philharmonic.
Over the past quarter century, the celebrated violinist has performed
with Leonard Bernstein, Yo-Yo Ma, Isaac Stern and Pinchas Zukerman,
among many others.
Midori is also the founder of the non-profit organization Midori
& Friends that provides music instruction, workshops and concerts
to children who might otherwise have the opportunity to enjoy
classical music. The foundation is now partnered with the New
York public school system.
Midori will perform with the Eastern Philharmonic Orchestra when
she appears at An Appalachian Summer.
Ticket information and a complete schedule of An Appalachian Summer
performances will be available soon at www.appsummer.org.
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