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Event
The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc - Workshop, Gainesville, Florida
Workshop: The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc
Monday April 2nd 2019
Workshop begins at 7:00 p.m.
The Comprehensive Women's Center
724 NW 43 St.
Gainesville, FL 32607
Tickets: General Registration $35. Students $25 (elementary through university)
Please register in advance here at Brown Paper Tickets.
For information and help with registration, call Ken Meyer at 352-514-5606.
The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc comprises Olav Luksengård Mjelva (Norway), Anders Hall (Sweden) and Kevin Henderson (Shetland). Individually they are regarded as three of the finest young fiddle players in the international traditional-music universe. Collectively, they are now finding themselves increasingly in demand across the world as a result of their unique collaboration, which is shaped around the striking ancient repertoires of their native Shetland Islands, Sweden, and Norway. http://www.thenordicfiddlersbloc.com/
" Playing just three instruments, Mjelva, Henderson and Hall make music that sounds like its come from a full string orchestra. Exploring all of each instruments possibilities, The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc creates a distinctive sound of clarity, modern edginess, and evocative other-worldliness. Their playing manages the magical balance of exceptionally tight control on the one hand and relaxed, dynamic fluidity on the other Rooted very far in the past, this music is, nonetheless, about optimism and the future."
Jean Ballard Terepka www.theatrescene.net, Symphony Space,
New York, April 2015
The music of The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc combines the three distinctive fiddle styles of the players respective countries and regions to create a special musical sound and experience. This area has produced three of the richest fiddle traditions in the world, with well-documented historical links going back hundreds of years. The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc brings these historical links alive and presents them in a dynamic new fashion that remains faithful to the roots of each rich tradition. Their performances create an orchestral sound that leaves the listener enthralled, and also dumbfounded that all this sound comes from just three fiddles.
The trio will teach some of the most important stylistic and technical aspects of this music, and explore the genres characteristically distinct harmonic and rhythmic qualities. Players of any acoustic string instrument are welcome. While intermediate and advanced musical skills would be most beneficial, a good command of scales in the first and perhaps third positions would suggest sufficient competency. Dont miss this rare opportunity to learn from these accomplished musicians and dedicated teachers.
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The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc will conduct a two-hour workshop beginning at 7:00 p.m. on
Tuesday, April 2nd 2019 at:
The Comprehensive Women's Center
724 NW 43 St.
Gainesville, FL 32607
General Registration: $35.
Student Registration (elementary through university) $25
Please register in advance here at Brown Paper Tickets.
For information or assistance, please call Ken Meyer at 352-514-5606.
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Please note that The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc also will be performing in concert on Monday, April 1st at 7:00 p.m. at Gainesville's Historic Thomas Center, 302 NE 6th Avenue. The cost is $20 for general admission and $15 for students. To purchase tickets, search brownpapertickets.com for Nordic Fiddlers Bloc Concert Gainesville. For more information, and for help in purchasing concert tickets, please call Ken Meyer at 352-514-5606.
Support provided by the City of Gainesville Department of Parks,
Recreation, and Cultural Affairs - a CAPRA accredited agency
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LocationThe Comprehensive Women's Center (View)
724 NW 43 St.
Gainesville, FL 32607
United States
Categories
| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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Contact
| Owner: Ken Meyer |
| On BPT Since: Aug 31, 2017 |
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