Kaia Kater and René Marie Are Funded Through the Mid Atlantic Tours Program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with Support from the National Endowment for the Arts
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Did You Know? Young people who participate in the arts for at least three hours on three days each week through at least one full year are: • 4 times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement • 3 times more likely to be elected to class office within their schools • 4 times more likely to participate in a math and science fair • 3 times more likely to win an award for school attendance • 4 times more likely to win an award for writing an essay or poem 2 FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY | CES 2018.2019 4 FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY | CES 2018.2019 1.866.TIXX.CES (1.866.849.9237) OR 301.687.3137 | CES.FROSTBURG.EDU 5 Grantors CES is supported in part by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council. On the web at msac.org. Funding for the Maryland State Arts Council is also provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. CES is supported in part by the City of Frostburg. The engagements of Kaia Kater and René Marie are funded through the Mid Atlantic Tours program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. The engagements of Banda Magda and the Christian Sands Trio are made possible through the Jazz Touring Network program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. The presentation of Maryland Symphony Orchestra is supported by the Community Trust Foundation’s Iris and Peter Halmos Community Fund. The 2018 Arts for the School Day program is supported in part by the FSU Foundation. Sponsorships The presentation of LeAnn Rimes is sponsored by Weimer Automotive Group. The presentation of Maryland Symphony Orchestra is sponsored by First Peoples Community Federal Credit Union and by Mrs. Bernice A. Friedland, Ms. Janice S. Keene, Mr. Bill Mandicott and Dr. Lea Messman-Mandicott, the Honorable Mary Beth Pirolozzi, Mr. Victor S. Rezendes and Mr. John E. Minnich, Ms. Sandra K. Saville, Mr. Nicholas J. Scarpelli and Ms. Tama S. Scarpelli, and Mr. Douglas Schwab and Mrs. Betsey Hurwitz-Schwab. The engagement of Carol of the King is co-sponsored by the Enordo “Moose” Arnone Family and by Anonymous in recognition of the Western Maryland Health System Hospice Program. The presentations of René Marie and Banda Magda are sponsored by Dr. and Mrs. Peter Halmos. The presentation of Russian National Ballet is sponsored by Dr. Julianne Ferris and Mr. Daniel F. McMullen, Jr. The presentation of Songs of Ireland is sponsored by the Lewis J. Ort Library in observation of Irish-American Heritage Month. FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, INC. 1.866.TIXX.CES (1.866.849.9237) OR 301.687.3137 | CES.FROSTBURG.EDU 5 6 FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY | CES 2018.2019 1.866.TIXX.CES (1.866.849.9237) OR 301.687.3137 | CES.FROSTBURG.EDU 7 Appalachian Festival Capstone Concert Kaia Kater Special Guests: Anna & Elizabeth Saturday, Sept. 15 | 7:30 PM Frostburg Palace Theatre, 31 E. Main St., Frostburg This engagement of Kaia Kater is funded through the Mid Atlantic Tours program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. As a Montreal born Grenadian-Canadian, Kaia Kater grew up between two worlds: one her family’s deep ties to folk music; the other the years she spent learning and studying Appalachian music in the USA. Her old-time banjo-picking skills, deft arrangements, and songwriting abilities have landed her in the spotlight in North America and the UK, garnering critical acclaim from outlets such as NPR, CBC Radio, Rolling Stone, BBC Music, and No Depression. Kaia started her career early, crafting her first EP Old Soul (2013) when she was just out of high school. Since then, she’s gone on to release two more albums, Sorrow Bound (2015) and Nine Pin (2016). Her most recent album weaves between hard-hitting songs that touch on social issues like the Black Lives Matter movement (“Rising Down,” “Paradise Fell”) and more personal narratives speaking to life and love in the digital age (“Saint Elizabeth”). Nine Pin won a Canadian Folk Music Award and sent Kaia on an 18-month touring journey from Ireland to Iowa, including stops at The Kennedy Center, Hillside Festival and London’s O2 Arena. Kaia is currently working on her next album, due for release in early 2019. Anna & Elizabeth A collaboration between Anna Roberts-Gevalt and Elizabeth Laprelle, the pair’s growing acclaim springs from a shared quartet of talents: Both are historians, storytellers, visual artists, and gifted, intuitive musicians—in combination, a groundbreaking approach. Inspired by the richness and tradition of the music, Anna & Elizabeth gather songs and stories from archives and visits with elders. They bring these songs to life in performance with sparse, atmospheric arrangements using guitar, banjo, fiddle, and the uncanny blend of their voices in close harmony. They accompany their songs with stories—of the lyrics, of the singer, of the quest to learn the song—and they illustrate them in mesmerizing fashion. The two revive the old scrolling picture show, dubbed “crankies”—intricate picture-scrolls illustrating the old songs they sing, which they create in tandem with papercuts, shadow puppets, prints, and embroidered fabric. Anna & Elizabeth met in 2011, and their work has brought them to stages across the world, including the Atlanta Museum of Modern Art; folk festivals in Brooklyn, the Yukon, Chicago, Maine, and Uzbekistan; residencies at universities; summer traditional music schools; and small theaters and folk clubs across the U.S. and U.K. Anna Roberts-Gevalt is a voracious and curious musician who nestles in the space between ancient ballads and new sounds. After spending years in Baltimore’s underground art scene, she now resides in Brooklyn, NY. She fell in love with the sound of banjo in college, moved to the mountains, and learned with master musicians in Kentucky, Virginia, and North Carolina. She has been a fellow at the Berea College Traditional Music Archive and OneBeat (Bang on a Can’s Found Sound Nation); three years artistic director of Kentucky’s traditional music institute, the Cowan Creek Mountain Music School; and co-curator of Baltimore’s Crankie Festival. She is a summer 2017 fellow at National Sawdust in Brooklyn, and recently studied in a workshop with Meredith Monk. Elizabeth LaPrelle is a world-renowned ballad singer who resides on a farm in Rural Retreat, VA. The student of master singer Ginny Hawker and National Heritage Fellow Sheila Kay Adams, LaPrelle was the first recipient of the Henry Reed Award from the Library of Congress at age 16, and won the 2012 Mike Seeger Award at Folk Alliance International. She has been hailed as “the best young Appalachian ballad singer to emerge in recent memory” by UK’s fRoots Magazine. “...plaintive, mesmerizing...writes and performs with the skill of a folk-circuit veteran...” –Rolling Stone “You want some authenticity in your folk music or bluegrass – I give you Kaia Kater.” – John Apice, No Depression “....Kater’s music is somehow ancient and brand new at the same time.” –Tom Power, CBC Radio 2 “Sorrow Bound is a remarkably assured debut album which both honours tradition and declares Kater’s credentials as a distinctive, original artist.” –Steve Hunt, fRoots Magazine UK “I have just seen the Ola Belle Reed of the 21st Century.” –Art Menius, No Depression Social Media Links: The ArtsCentre Carrboro, NC Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/kaiakatermusic Twitter - @kaiakater 1.866.TIXX.CES (1.866.849.9237) OR 301.687.3137 | CES.FROSTBURG.EDU 7 An Evening With LeAnn Rimes Grammy Winner Saturday, Sept. 22 | 7:30 PM Alice R. Manicur Assembly Hall, Lane University Center The presentation of LeAnn Rimes is sponsored by Weimer Automotive Group Biography LeAnn Rimes is an internationally acclaimed singer and ASCAP award-winning songwriter. Globally, she has sold more than 44 million units, won two Grammy® Awards; 12 Billboard Music Awards; two World Music Awards; three Academy of Country Music Awards; one Country Music Association Award and one Dove Award. At 14, Rimes won "Best New Artist” making her the youngest recipient of a Grammy® Award. LeAnn recently inked a worldwide deal with RCA UK who recently released her 16th studio album, Remnants. The album dropped on February 3, 2017 in the U.S. and debuted at No. 4 on Billboard’s Independent Album Chart and peaked at No. 3 on iTunes ® overall charts in its first week. The first single to release in the U.S., “Long Live Love” is has peaked at No. 1 on Billboard’s Dance Chart. She had her first national hit at age 13 with the 1996 release of Blue, which remained at the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s country albums chart for more than three months. 2016 marks the 20th anniversary of her debut album, Blue. Out of the 42 singles she has released throughout her expansive career, LeAnn’s song “How Do I Live”, ranks #4 on Billboard’s “Greatest of All Time: Hot 100 Songs,” and it holds the record for being the second longest charting song ever on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. 15 of her multi-genre singles are top-10 hits, including “Can't Fight the Moonlight”, which went #1 in 11 countries. She had a hand in penning every song on her 2007’s release Family, which received two GRAMMY nominations. Her last album with Curb Records, Spitfire, was released in June 2013 and was immediately a critics darling, debuting at #9 on Billboard’s Top Country Album chart and #4 on iTunes. An album of greatest hits dance remixes, Dance Like You Don’t Give A ....Greatest Hits Remixes, released the summer of 2014 and went to #1 on the iTunes Dance chart.