The Asheville Percussion Festival is being held June 19-21, 2015 in beautiful
Asheville, NC. Come enjoy a creative environment where percussionists and
dancers of all traditions, from around the globe, gather to explore, create and
innovate. All workshops on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday will be held at the
Odyssey Community School.
The Masters Concert, which will feature collaborative
compositions from our world-renowned teaching artists, will be held at the
Diana Wortham Theatre on Saturday June 20 at 8pm. Percussionists wanting more
instruction and collaboration will find it in a week-long intensive program
which begins Monday, June 15 at the Odyssey location.
The thrilling line up for
this year’s festival includes percussion artist BASHIRI JOHNSON who is
unquestionably one of the most visible and recorded percussionists on the
planet. Bashiri has performed and recorded with Michael Jackson, Madonna, Steve
Winwood, The Rolling Stones, Gloria Estefan, Whitney Houston, Paul Simon, Miles
Davis, Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, Aretha Franklin, Sting, Queen, Bob Dylan,
James Taylor and Nina Simone.
Also joining our percussion family this year is
percussionist Jeff Sipe who performs in a variety of genres, including Southern
rock, jam bands, avant-garde rock, avant-garde jazz, and even progressive
bluegrass and the dazzling and charismatic Djembe/Conga artist Monette
Marino-Keta. Joyfully included in this year's stellar line-up are Asheville
local favorites award winning re-percussionist Billy Jonas, River Guerguerian
and "Voted Best World Music group in Western North Carolina 2013" by
the Mountain XPress: Free Planet Radio. Free Planet Radio was awarded a
prestigious grant from the Chamber Music America Classical Commissioning
Program to compose a three-movement piece with special guests The Opal String
Quartet. The premiere of the piece will be on the June 20th Masters Concert at
the Diana Wortham Theatre. This will be the first year that the festival will
also include an art show, displaying colorful and creative works by regional
and national artists at the Odyssey Community School throughout the Festival.
This
Year’s Complete Performing Artist Lineup:
BASHIRI
JOHNSON | MONETTEMARINO-KEITA | JEFF SIPE | MIRANDA RONDEAU | RIVER GUERGUERIAN
| ADAM MAALOUF | APARNA KESHAVIAH | SUPHALA | FREE PLANET RADIO | BILLY JONAS |
BRANDI MIZILCA | MATTHEW RICHMOND | KEVORK GUERGUERIAN
There will
be over 20 Workshops for percussionists of all levels. Topics will include
global rhythms on variety of drums, performance techniques, improvising,
composing, and dancing taught by world-renowned performers. There are many
ticketing options.
A Weekend
Festival Pass includes entry into all workshops on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
at the Odyssey Community School and the concert at the Diana Wortham Theatre on
Saturday evening. The Intensive Program includes 5 hours of classes/rehearsals
per day Monday June 15 - Thursday June 18, a weekend festival pass, and
performing a group piece in the Saturday concert. The Intensive Program is for
experienced percussionists. There will also be an open Collaboration Room for
participants to get together, jam, and share ideas.
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