festival
Submitted by Ester on Wed, 05/28/2008 - 11:58am
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The Savannah Music Festival has grown to be world-class over the last 5 years, with nearly 100 concerts spread throughout the city over 17 days in late March and early April.
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The Savannah Music Festival has grown to be world-class over the last 5 years, with nearly 100 concerts spread throughout the city over 17 days in late March and early April. This year the Charles H. Morris Center was inaugurated in a site dating from 1733 and one of the nation’s top new bluegrass groups was chosen to launch the venue. The Steep Canyon Rangers are a creative bunch of young guys who write their own music but are steeped in the traditions of the past.
The Rangers include : Graham Sharp (banjo, lead and harmony vocals), Woody Platt (guitar and lead vocals), Charles R. Humphrey III (bass and harmony vocals), Mike Guggino (mandolin and harmony vocals), & Nicky Sanders (fiddle and harmony vocals). Constant touring, intense rehearsing, and most importantly, creative songwriting, sets them apart from the field.
In 2006 the International Bluegrass Music Association voted Steep Canyon Rangers the Emerging Artist of the Year.
Savannah Music Festival
SteepCanyon.com
episode_airdate:
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 5:00pm
Submitted by Ester on Tue, 05/27/2008 - 1:43pm
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Set in the South's premier city, the Savannah Music Festival captures audiences' imaginations by "presenting a world-class celebration of the musical arts by creating timeless and adventurous productions that stimulate arts education, foster economic growth, and unite artists and audiences in Georgia's first city."
Description:
Set in the South's premier city, the Savannah Music Festival captures audiences' imaginations by "presenting a world-class celebration of the musical arts by creating timeless and adventurous productions that stimulate arts education, foster economic growth, and unite artists and audiences in Georgia's first city." The annual event began in 1988 as the Savannah Onstage International Arts Festival, when a group of community leaders sought to enhance cultural tourism. In 1994, the American Traditions Competition was first held at the Festival. The competition is a weeklong series of vocal performances that displays the myriad of musical genres that "encompass American characteristics of excellence and artistic integrity."
In 2002, the event became known as the Savannah Music Festival, and in the spring of 2005, attracted more than 36,000 attendees. Lead by director Rob Gibson, the Festival features an array of performances by renowned jazz, blues, bluegrass, classical and international artists. To learn more about the festival and the schedule of performances for 2006, visit the website.
episode_airdate:
Sunday, January 1, 2006 - 2:30pm
