A “Fiddling With Traditions” concert with fiddler/tunesmith Gretchen Koehler will take place on Thursday, November 7th at 6PM, hosted at the Frederic Remington Art Museum.
Admission:
Adults: $20
Museum Members: $15
Under 18: $10
Museum Members: $15
Under 18: $10
Only 40 seats available.
5PM: Doors open for a gallery viewing and cocktail hour.
6PM: Concert begins
The concert will take place in The Tiffany Room at the Frederic Remington Art Museum. A cash bar by Hosmer's will be on-site serving drinks. Light refreshments will be provided by the Museum.
The concert will be 120 minutes with an intermission.
-----------About Gretchen Koehler-----------------
For nearly two years, fiddler and tunesmith Gretchen Koehler immersed herself in the world of Northern New York State folk arts. She interviewed a variety of artists to learn about their traditions, study their hands and aesthetic of their work environment, and adapted these ideas to her family's music tradition. From these sessions came an exciting new fiddle suite, "Fiddling With Traditions."
Fiddling With Traditions is a fun, imaginative, muti-media concert that features fiddler/tunesmith Gretchen Koehler & pianist Daniel Kelly sharing original fiddle tunes that evoke everything from sweeping paint strokes, to intricate stitching, to the fiery forging of American folk traditions. From heart pumping musical arrangements to peaceful panoramas, their expressive soundscapes capture the spirit of rug braiding, blacksmithing, ice harvesting, quilting, silversmithing, paper making, knitting, baking, painting, maple sugaring, beekeeping and wood working. Audiences of all ages will enjoy this captivating musical adventure enhanced by a backdrop of gorgeous film and photography.
Gretchen Koehler is a champion fiddler with an atlas of musical styles at her fingertips. Her left hand has an Irish brogue, her bow arm provides a distinct American Old Time drive while her feet hammer out accompaniment on the floorboards in typical Quebecois style. An early standout in the American and Canadian fiddle contest circuit, TIME Magazine identified Koehler as “astonishingly good.” In 2012 she was inducted into the North American Fiddlers’ Hall of Fame (NY State rep.) www.gretchenkoehlermusic.com
Daniel Kelly is an award-winning pianist and composer. Blending jazz, classical and folk music into a signature sound, Kelly has been called “stunningly original.” He has performed with jazz legends Michael Brecker, hip-hop star Lauryn Hill, modern classical giants the Bang on a Can All-Stars and toured throughout Southeast Asia and India as a part of the US State department-sponsored Jazz Ambassador program.
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This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by the St. Lawrence County Arts Council
