“Fiddler’s Three” workshops and concert

Date of Event: October 22, 2011

Posted: October 14, 2011

Andy Carlson

GRANVILLE, Ohio—“Fiddler’s Three,” consisting of two violin workshops and a culmination concert with Richard Greene, Randy Sabien and Andy Carlson, will be held at Denison University on Saturday, Oct. 22. The workshops will be held at 1:30 p.m. with Sabien and at 3 p.m. with Greene, both in the rehearsal room of Burke Hall (240 West Broadway). The concert, which features Greene, Sabien and Carlson, will be held at 7 p.m. in Burke Recital Hall (240 West Broadway). Sponsored by the Warner Professorship and the Department of Music, the workshops and concert are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Pamela Hughes at 740-587-6220 or visit www.denison.edu.

Greene first attained prominence with Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys in 1966. It was during this time that he perfected his invention of the “chop,” a rhythmic/melodic bowing technique now universally employed throughout the world of fiddling.

Sabien is known as a jazz violinist with a swinging, rocking, rhythmic and bluesy sound that often plays more like a saxophone than a violin. Currently Sabien is the founding chair of the string department at McNally Smith College of Music in St. Paul, Minn.

Carlson has performed as a soloist and as a chamber musician throughout the United States. He began learning traditional fiddle music from his grandfather at age 5. He has won numerous fiddle contests and has twice been named the Georgia State Champion Fiddler and was named the 2000 Ohio Grand Champion fiddler. An associate professor at Denison, he teaches violin, conducts the chamber orchestra and directs the bluegrass ensemble.

Calendar Listing:

CALENDAR LISTING: Denison University, Granville—“The Fiddler’s Three” violin workshop with Randy Sabien at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22, in the Burke Rehearsal Room (240 West Broadway). Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Pamela Hughes at 740-587-6220 or visit www.denison.edu.

CALENDAR LISTING: Denison University, Granville—“The Fiddler’s Three” violin “chop” workshop with Richard Greene at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22, in the Burke Rehearsal Room (240 West Broadway). Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Pamela Hughes at 740-587-6220 or visit www.denison.edu.

CALENDAR LISTING: Denison University, Granville—“The Fiddler’s Three” violin concert with Richard Greene, Randy Sabien and Andy Carlson at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22, in Burke Recital Hall (240 West Broadway). Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Pamela Hughes at 740-587-6220 or visit www.denison.edu.

About Denison:

Denison University, founded in 1831, is an independent, residential liberal arts institution located in Granville, Ohio. A highly selective college enrolling 2,100 full-time undergraduate students from all 50 states and dozens of foreign countries, Denison is a place where innovative faculty and motivated students collaborate in rigorous scholarship, civic engagement and the cultivation of independent thinking.

For press inquiries:

Name: Barbara Stambaugh
Position Title: Director, Media Relations
Primary Email: stambaughb@denison.edu
Business Phone: (740) 587-8575

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