Saturday, March 9
7 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church
840 S. 17th St.
Alasdair Fraser was first on the Arts for the Soul series in the spring of 2014, creating an evening of energy and joy that was talked about long afterward. This time he returns with his longtime partner, cellist Natalie Haas.
Alasdair Fraser is one of the greatest carriers of the Scottish fiddle music tradition, a fiddler whose warmly expressive playing, mastery of his instrument and deep understanding of his native music as a venerable and continually evolving art is an inspiration to generations of musicians.
Fraser has a concert and recording career spanning over 30 years. Since 2003 Alasdair has featured in a duo with cellist Natalie Haas, restoring the wee fiddle and big fiddle partnership that flourished in eighteenth-century Scotland to contemporary prominence at the cutting edge of tradition-rooted creativity. Their debut album, Fire and Grace, was voted Album of the Year at the Scots Trad Music Awards 2004.
In 2011 he was inducted into the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame. Haas, a graduate of the Juilliard School of Music, is one of the most sought-after cellists in traditional music today.
Alasdair and Natalie will also be conducting a fiddle workshop on Saturday, March 9, 2:00-4:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church. The workshop is free and open to the public.
For more info and to purchase concert tickets, go to the First Presbyterian Church website:
http://fpclincoln.org/music/arts-for-the-soul-16-17/alasdair-fraser-scottish-fiddle/
Ticket prices are: $18 for adults, $15 for seniors (62 & over), $12 for OLLI members, $8 for students, children 12 & under free. For further information contact First Presbyterian Church at (402) 477-6037, or go to the church website at: http://fpclincoln.org/ and click on Arts for the Soul.
Tickets may be purchased at the church Mon.-Thurs. from 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. & Friday 8 to noon by check or cash, or online with a credit card or PayPal account. Also available at the door the evening of the concert if tickets remain.