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Let Pan Harmonia’s music warm you this February with concerts featuring the young musicians in the GeneratioNext woodwind quintet and the powerful and unique music of the Breton bombard and organ. February features the bombard, a rustic double reed instrument from Brittany, France. The bombard is played traditionally in Brittany for dances, with organ, and in bands of bagpipes and drums. The instrument sounds like the name implies – powerful, bright, and compelling. The concert will focus on the repertoire for bombard and organ as it is traditionally played in Brittany as well as inventive arrangements and a few tunes on its’ sonorous double reed cousin, the bassoon.
GeneratioNext! Young Musicians take the Stage
Sunday, February 7, 3 PM
Pan Harmonia continues its commitment to young musicians by showcasing a talented woodwind quintet from AC Reynolds High School. This program, supported by a grant from The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, provides high school musicians with a unique opportunity for peer collaboration and professional coaching. This is the third year of the GeneratioNext program directed by bassoonist Rosalind Buda.
St Matthias Church, 1 Dundee Street, Asheville Free AdmissionAndalusian Nights – Mesmerizing music for guitar and harpsichord
Sunday, February 21, 3 PM St. Matthias Episcopal Church, 1 Dundee St. Asheville
Guitarist Amy Brucksch tunes up with harpsichordist Barbara Weiss for a program filled with the romance and passion of Mediterranean music. By turns boisterous and eerie, hypnotic and animated, much of the music uses a framework believed to be a precursor to flamenco, rooted in the street music of 400 years ago.
$10 Suggested Donation 828-285-0033 www.stmatthiasepiscopal.comChamber Music Chat: Explore the bombarde and Breton music with Rosalind Buda
Friday, February 26, 3 PM
Learn about and experience the beautiful Breton bombard in preparation for Pan Harmonia’s February 28th concert of bombard and organ music at First Presbyterian Church downtown.
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNCA www.olliasheville.com
Free and open to the publicLa Bombarde! Concert of bombarde, bassoon and organ
Sunday, February 28, 3 PM
Experience the visceral power and beauty of the Breton bombarde and organ. Music will span the ages with a focus on the Celtic Breton tradition of bombard and organ music. Bassoon will also be featured in this concert of pipes and reeds.
Rosalind Buda, bombard & bassoon Barbara Weiss, organ
Asheville First Presbyterian Church, 40 Church Street
Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door, $5 students (plus tax) – Available online at www.panharmonia.orgPan Harmonia
Directed by flutist Kate Steinbeck and based in Asheville, artist collective Pan Harmonia brings professional chamber music performances to audiences of all ages in diverse settings ranging from traditional concert halls to homeless shelters and prisons. Now in its 16th season, Pan Harmonia has been awarded grants from the North Carolina Arts Council, The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts for its artistic excellence.For more information about Pan Harmonia, please visit www.panharmonia.org, or call 828-254-7123. If price is a barrier, contact us at write office@panharmonia.org to volunteer.
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