The Presidio Brass
 

Michael Kaeshammer
 

The Black Mountain    Chorus of Wales

Stephen Bennett
 
Revolution - A Tribute to the Beatles
 

2007-2008  
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Sunday, April 6, 2008, 3PM
Revolution - A Tribute to the Beatles
 Mathews High School Auditorium

 

Revolution – a Tribute to the Beatles showcases the greatest hits from the Beatles’ live performances, movies, television appearances, and albums.  Sporting Beatle boots and mop-tops, this four-man group of Beatles impersonators delivers a concert that takes the audience time-traveling through the 60s.  Revolution is the leading worldwide “Beatlemania” touring show, utilizing authentic instruments and costumes, and capturing the very essence of one of the most popular rock n’ roll groups of all time!

Also visit: http://www.revolutionlive.com/

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Earlier Performances

 

Sunday, October 14, 2007, 3PM
The Presidio Brass
Mathews High School Auditorium
 

The Presidio Brass performs live musical programs in an engaging way through varied, accessible repertoire and developing close ties with their audiences. Their performances include music as varied as their own personal and musical experiences, ranging in style from the Renaissance to contemporary jazz and film scores.

Their primary focus is to “musicate” children -- the performing arts’ future patrons -- through innovative educational programs that cultivate musical learning, supplement the core curriculum and promote discipline, sensitivity and respect. They encourage musical excellence in students by utilizing lecture-demonstrations and master classes that target individual and sectional development in school music programs.

The Presidio Brass showcases their high artistic quality through recordings of their unique repertoire and by reaching audiences locally, nationally and throughout the world.

The Presidio Brass include Frank Glasson and Ray Nowak on Trumpet, Mike McCoy on Horn, Sean Reusch on Trombone, and  Scott Sutherland on Tuba.

Also visit: http://www.presidiobrass.com/

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Sunday, November 4, 2007, 3PM
Michael Kaeshammer, Jazz Piano
Mathews High School Auditorium

   
 Michael Kaeshammer is one of the most exciting young jazz pianists and vocalists in the country today.  Still in his mid-20s, he has released a series of award-winning, critically acclaimed recordings and has developed a large international following through his dynamic live performances.  Classically trained in Germany, Michael fell in love with boogie-woogie piano at the age of 13.  By age 20, critics were hailing his “prodigious technique and thunderous left hand bass lines in a repertoire of brilliantly reshaped traditional jazz and blues classics.”

For more, see the artist's web site: http://www.kaeshammer.com

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Thursday, February 7, 2008, 7PM
The Black Mountain Chorus of Wales
 Mathews High School Auditorium

 

Black Mountain Male Chorus of Wales takes audiences on a musical journey through Wales, brilliantly capturing the rich choral tradition of the Welsh people.  Their repertoire includes Welsh classics and lilting ballads, as well as contemporary and American selections.  Drawing upon the finest singers from all corners of the country, the 22-member chorus renders flawless traditional male choral sounds.  Despite its name, the chorus does include one female musician.  Llinos Daniel is the choir’s harpist and soloist.  Her enchanting singing and playing creates a major contrast in texture to the choral sound.  These performers aptly illustrate why Wales is known as “the land of song, a nation of singers.”

 

 

 

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Sunday, March 16, 2008, 3PM
Stephen Bennett, Guitar
Mathews High School Auditorium

 

Stephen Bennett lives in Gloucester VA and is known as a guitar master, one who consistently garners critical praise for his recordings and live performances.  Bennett plays a variety of styles and guitars and is one of the world’s only performers on the harp guitar.  He has created arrangements of classic tunes as well as writing his own songs.  With a standard six-string, an old National steel resonator guitar, his harp guitar, a broad repertoire, relaxed stage presence and quick wit, Bennett engages his audiences with an entertaining show of first-rate musicianship.

For more, visit the artist's web site: http://www.harpguitar.com

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