OXFORD, Miss. – Bowfire, a popular traveling show combining
the musical talents of world-class string virtuosos and
fast-paced step and tap dancing, offers audience members an
opportunity to sample different musical genres (Tuesday)
Oct. 30 at the University of Mississippi’s Gertrude C. Ford
Center for the Performing Arts.
Tickets for the 8 p.m. performance are $29, $32 and $35 for
various seating. They are available at the Ford Center Box
Office and the UM Box Office in the Student Union or by
calling the box office at 662-915-7411.
Most often celebrated for the range of musical styles
represented in the performance, Bowfire is the first Celtic
dance show to come to the Oxford campus, said Norman
Easterbrook, director of the Ford Center.
“It’s going to differ from other shows in the sense that
it’s the variety of the types of music that we’ll hear on
the stage,” Easterbrook said. “It’s a different dance than
what we’ve seen in the community before, and it’s a
different type of music than we’ve seen in the community, a
different treatment of the strings.”
The show includes music from genres such as bluegrass,
rock, jazz, classical, Celtic, gypsy, world and Texas swing
Juno Award-winner Lenny Solomon, who has been named
“Violinist of the Year” three times by The Jazz Report,
founded Bowfire in 2000. Since its formation, Bowfire has
toured internationally, performed on Connecticut Public
Television and released a CD and DVD of concert
highlights.
The show is a part of the Ford Series, which brings popular
music and Broadway shows to campus, Easterbrook said. The
series commenced earlier this month with a performance by
the Count Basie Orchestra.
“We hope that it the Ford Series brings just great
entertainment to the people in the community, and we try to
put a variety of shows on the series,” Easterbrook said.
“We want people to come and have a good time. It’s an
opportunity to be distracted by something beautiful and
something exciting.”
For more information, visit
http://www.olemiss.edu/fordcenter/.
For assistance related to a disability, call 662-915-7411.