Sat Nov 07 2009
The Defiance College 2008-09 Schomburg Series will bring another diverse slate of performers to the campus and community as it kicks off its 33rd season with music featuring components of gypsy, jazz, swing, Celtic tunes and folk and contemporary ballads.
The season opens with Neil Jacobs and American Gypsy at 7 p.m. Sept. 23 in the Defiance Arts and Media Center, Wayne Avenue. Internationally acclaimed 12-string guitarist/composer Neil Jacobs, Ukrainian master violinist Arkadiy Gips and award-winning bassist Steven Fox form this soulful, high-energy Gypsy trio. American Gypsy has thrilled and mesmerized audiences across the United States and Europe as they transform Gypsy, jazz and world folk into intriguing new American music.
The performance is co-sponsored by the Hubbard Co.
Dwight Lennox and Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 23 in the former Valentine Theater, Clinton Street. His fluid style lends itself to a vast repertoire from Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, James Ingram, Stevie Wonder and Lou Rawls.
Performing at 7 p.m. Nov. 11 in DC's Schomburg Auditorium is Lee Murdock with his music and stories of the Great Lakes. There is a timelessness in his music. The music is grounded in the work song tradition, from the rugged days of lumberjacks and wooden sailing schooners.
One of the hottest bands on the traditional Celtic music scene will be performing at 7 p.m. March 17 in Schomburg Auditorium. The David Munnelly Band's sextet combines button accordion, fiddle, guitar, mandolin, banjo, piano, bodhrán and flute for a high-spirited instrumental sound colored with jazz and ragtime, topped with the singing of All-Ireland champion Shauna Mullin and the percussive dancing of American Nic Gareiss.
Ernie Hawkins closes the 2008-09 Schomburg Series at 7 p.m. April 7 in Schomburg Auditorium. For many years Ernie Hawkins has been playing concerts, clubs, blues and folk festivals, workshops, colleges, museums and millennium celebrations in the U.S., Canada, Japan and Europe.
Potential season ticket holders will be receiving a brochure in the mail. Season tickets may also be ordered online at www.defiance.edu/pages/schomburg.html. Individual performance tickets are also available at the door.
Support for this year's Schomburg Series is provided in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, Hubbard Co., Time Warner Cable and radio stations WDFM, WZOM, WNDH and WONW.
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