{"id":363,"date":"2007-10-29T09:51:39","date_gmt":"2007-10-29T14:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ezing.me\/transfer\/?p=363"},"modified":"2014-09-23T09:25:27","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T14:25:27","slug":"popular-string-musicians-visit-ford-center-as-part-of-musical-dance-show-oct-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/popular-string-musicians-visit-ford-center-as-part-of-musical-dance-show-oct-30\/","title":{"rendered":"Popular String Musicians Visit Ford Center as Part of Musical Dance Show, Oct. 30"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; margin: 5px; width: 300px; float: left; background-color: #ffffff\" class=\"jce?caption\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ezing.me\/transfer\/wp-content\/uploads\/stories\/news\/popular string musicians visit.jpg\" alt=\"popular string musicians visit.jpg\" title=\"popular string musicians visit.jpg\" style=\"margin: 0pt; float: left; width: 300px; height: 200px\" height=\"200\" width=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"color: #000000; text-align: center; clear: both\" class=\"jce?caption?text\">\nBowfire\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>OXFORD, Miss. &#8211; Bowfire, a popular traveling show combining<br \/>\nthe musical talents of world-class string virtuosos and<br \/>\nfast-paced step and tap dancing, offers audience members an<br \/>\nopportunity to sample different musical genres (Tuesday)<br \/>\nOct. 30 at the University of Mississippi&#8217;s Gertrude C. Ford<br \/>\nCenter for the Performing Arts.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\n<span>Tickets for the 8 p.m. performance are $29, $32 and $35 for<br \/>\nvarious seating. They are available at the Ford Center Box<br \/>\nOffice and the UM Box Office in the Student Union or by<br \/>\ncalling the box office at 662-915-7411.<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span>Most often celebrated for the range of musical styles<br \/>\nrepresented in the performance, Bowfire is the first Celtic<br \/>\ndance show to come to the Oxford campus, said Norman<br \/>\nEasterbrook, director of the Ford Center.<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span>&#8220;It&#8217;s going to differ from other shows in the sense that<br \/>\nit&#8217;s the variety of the types of music that we&#8217;ll hear on<br \/>\nthe stage,&#8221; Easterbrook said. &#8220;It&#8217;s a different dance than<br \/>\nwhat we&#8217;ve seen in the community before, and it&#8217;s a<br \/>\ndifferent type of music than we&#8217;ve seen in the community, a<br \/>\ndifferent treatment of the strings.&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span>The show includes music from genres such as bluegrass,<br \/>\nrock, jazz, classical, Celtic, gypsy, world and Texas swing<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span>Juno Award-winner Lenny Solomon, who has been named<br \/>\n&#8220;Violinist of the Year&#8221; three times by The Jazz Report,<br \/>\nfounded Bowfire in 2000. Since its formation, Bowfire has<br \/>\ntoured internationally, performed on Connecticut Public<br \/>\nTelevision and released a CD and DVD of concert<br \/>\nhighlights.<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span>The show is a part of the Ford Series, which brings popular<br \/>\nmusic and Broadway shows to campus, Easterbrook said. The<br \/>\nseries commenced earlier this month with a performance by<br \/>\nthe Count Basie Orchestra.<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span>&#8220;We hope that it the Ford Series brings just great<br \/>\nentertainment to the people in the community, and we try to<br \/>\nput a variety of shows on the series,&#8221; Easterbrook said.<br \/>\n&#8220;We want people to come and have a good time. It&#8217;s an<br \/>\nopportunity to be distracted by something beautiful and<br \/>\nsomething exciting.&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span>For more information, visit<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.olemiss.edu\/fordcenter\/\"><br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.olemiss.edu\/fordcenter\/<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span>For assistance related to a disability, call 662-915-7411.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Bowfire OXFORD, Miss. &#8211; 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&#8217;s Gertrude C. 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