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VENUE CHANGE
*NOTE: Due to high ticket demand, this performance has been moved to Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre, located on the campus of Shenandoah University. Additional tickets are on sale now! Tickets originally purchased for Armstrong Concert Hall will be honored at the door. Please contact the Box Office with any questions.
SOLD OUT
This performance is currently sold out. Any additional tickets that may become available for sale closer to the performance will be announced on Facebook and through our e-blasts.
PERFORMING ARTS LIVE
In the abstract, a banjo duo might seem like a musical concept beset with limitations, but when the musicians are the award-winning Abigail Washburn and Béla Fleck the possibilities are limitless and the results are magical.
Fifteen-time Grammy Award winner Béla Fleck is perhaps best known for his groundbreaking work with the Flecktones, but his virtuosic skills have led to a staggeringly broad array of collaborations throughout the musical world—from jazz duos with Chick Corea and a concerto composition for the Nashville Symphony, to an in-depth exploration of the banjo’s African roots documented in the 2009 film Throw Down Your Heart.
Abigail Washburn, an innovator in her own right, is a postmodern, old-time singer-songwriter. She has drawn critical acclaim for her solo work and collaborations with the all-female American old-time music group Uncle Earl, as well as her folk-music diplomacy efforts in China. Her earthy sophistication blends seamlessly with Fleck’s virtuosic ingenuity, creating a musical partnership like no other.
Visit www.belafleck.com and www.abigailwashburn.com to learn more.
Concessions will be available for cash purchase beginning one hour prior to this performance.
PRE-CONCERT TALKS
Join us on the Sunday of each World of the Piano performance at 2PM in Armstrong Concert Hall for a Pre-Concert Talk! Learn about the artist’s program from Shenandoah Conservatory faculty.
PIANO MASTERCLASSES
Observe the guest artists as they work with Shenandoah Conservatory piano students. Masterclasses are held on the Monday following each Sunday World of the Piano performance from 10AM to noon in Armstrong Concert Hall. Limited seating is open to the public for quiet observation. Please arrive by 9:45AM.
Photos by Jim McGuire