presents
“Fiddles and Kilts”
featuring Champion Fiddler, Shane Cook
Jaunty jigs,
rollicking reels and lots of foot-stomping fun will be on the programme for the
International Symphony Orchestra’s upcoming Celtic Extravaganza, “Fiddles and
Kilts”. Performances will take place Friday, January 20th,
7:30 p.m.,
Imperial Theatre, Sarnia, and Saturday, January 21st, 7:30 p.m.,
McMorran Theatre, Port Huron. Under the direction of conductor emeritus, Jerome
David Summers, featured guests will include: award-winning Fiddler Shane Cook;
Stepdancer Tiffany Fewster; and our Pipe and Drum Ensemble, under the direction
of pipe major, Tom Rankin.
Featured performer, Shane Cook, "rates at the top of the short list of the finest fiddlers in the world today," says the Canadian Fiddlers' Hall of Fame. Shane has distinguished himself as a master of an array of fiddle styles and is one of Canada's most highly awarded Canadian Old-Time fiddlers: a three-time Canadian Open National Champion, a three-time Canadian Grand Masters Champion, a Grand North American Champion, and is the only foreigner to have ever won the US Grand National Championship.
Shane captivates
audiences with his danceable playing that is as adventurous as it is technically
thrilling. He performs regularly with several ensembles, including
the PBS hit Bowfire, with which he has toured Canada, United States, Germany,
England, China and Taiwan. Shane also leads his own group and has four solo
recordings, while his most recent project with Troy MacGillivray received an
East Coast Music Award.
Shane is a graduate of UWO and resides in London, Ontario. He teaches both privately and at several annual fiddle camps, sharing his deep understanding of Canadian fiddle.
Tiffany Fewster from Woodstock, Ontario, has been Step Dancing singe 1991. Within months of her first lessons it was evident that she had a natural talent, and she began competing and entertaining. Since then, she has been delighting audiences across North America with her contagious joy of “the dance”.
In 1996, at
the age of thirteen, Tiffany won the Ontario Youth Talent Search by performing a
number she choreographed herself. She since has created many of her own steps,
some of which have become her “trademark”. Her dance style and creativity have
been described as “brilliant” by accomplished professionals in the field of
step-dancing. At the age of 15, Tiffany made her professional stage debut as a
Principal Dancer at Toronto’s Royal Alexandra Theatre, in the production of
“The Needfire”, a colourful and energetic Celtic music celebration which ran
December 1999 – February 2000.
A highlight of these evenings is always the Pipe and Drum Ensemble, comprised of performers drawn from throughout the area. This year, following their traditional ceremonial entrance, the group will be featured with the orchestra in selections including: Skye Boat Song, Scotland the Brave, and Meeting of the Waters
This
gala celebration, Fiddles and Kilts, will also feature the orchestra in several
selections, including: John
Williams’ music from the movie Far and Away; the beloved Danny Boy,
and other Celtic favourites.
Admission
to “Fiddles and Kilts” is by subscription, or individual tickets,
which may be purchased at:
the Symphony Office,225 Davis St.,
Sarnia,
McMorran Theatre
Box Office, Port Huron,
or by calling: (519) 337-7775 or (810) 984-8857
tickets may be ordered by e-mail –
iso@rivernet.net
website: www.theiso.org
Friday,
January 20th; (CDN) Adult $31,
Senior $27, Student $8 (Canadian Concert – includes HST) plus a $3 theatre
surcharge
Saturday,
January 21st; (US) Adult $27,
Senior $24, Student $7 (American Concert)
The International Symphony Orchestra is appreciative of the following
sponsorship support:
Friday, January 20th, ESSO Imperial Oil Foundation
The International
Symphony Orchestra also recognizes the assistance of
The Ontario Arts Council and the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural
Affairs and the National Endowment for the Artsin making possible our
2011/2012 Season, “Old and New”.