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Please join Free Range Asheville, a fresh organization connecting culture and counterculture that crosses disciplines, traditions, and genres for people of all ages and economic backgrounds, on Tuesday February 23, 7pm at the Diana Wortham Theatre for their kick-off event featuring the New York City based, forty two piece, orchestral collective ‘The Knights’. The Knights ignite the concert experience by engaging listeners and defying boundaries with adventurous performances that showcase their expansive repertoire rooted in the classical tradition and passion for artistic innovation. They are also serious about having fun. The Asheville program will include works by Beethoven, Sufjan Stevens, and João Gilberto. Proceeds from the evening will support Free Range Asheville in bringing future cultural events to Asheville. Tickets are on sale for $10, limited VIP tickets are $30 and will include priority seating and a Free Range Survival Kit. Tickets are available online by visiting: dwtheatre.com or at the door. For more information on Free Range Asheville visit freerangeavl.org. For more information on The Knights please visit: theknightsnyc.com
More About The Knights
“An adventurous young orchestra that has established a strong reputation for polished performances and imaginative programming.” -The New York Times
The Knights evolved from late night chamber music reading parties with friends at the home of violinist Colin Jacobsen and cellist Eric Jacobsen, who now serve as co-artistic directors. Among the group’s diverse talents are composers, arrangers, singer-songwriters and improvisers who bring a range of cultural influences. The musicians are graduates of elite music schools, and members have performed as soloists with the New York Philharmonic, Chicago and San Francisco symphony orchestras. Each opportunity for these busy, versatile musicians to perform together as The Knights is a special occasion that they consider, quite literally, playtime.
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