Saline, April 12, 2013. Fiddlers ReStrung announced their Spring Hometown Concert on Saturday, May 11 at 6:30 pm featuring Hanneke Cassel, Mike Block and Keith Murphy as guest performers. The concert will be in the Ewing Performing Arts Center at Saline High School at 1300 Campus Parkway in Saline, Michigan.
"Exuberant and rhythmic, somehow both wild and innocent, delivered with captivating melodic clarity and an irresistible playfulness," says the Boston Globe about Hanneke Cassel's playing. Such charismatic fiddling has brought the native Oregonian many honors and awards. She is the 1997 U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Champion, she holds a Bachelors of Music in Violin Performance from Berklee College of Music, and she has performed and taught across North America, Europe, New Zealand, Australia, and China.
Mike Block on cello and Keith Murphy on guitar will be joining Hanneke.
Fiddlers ReStrung is a 21-piece string ensemble featured at over 60 performances annually consisting of students at Saline High School, all of whom share in producing a unique ensemble truly their own. The organization is officially sponsored and supported by Saline Area Schools and Saline Community Education. Students are chosen based not only on musical talent, but personal maturity as well as balancing a demanding performance schedule while maintaining high standards in other school activities, sports, and academics.
There will be a workshop on Sunday, May 12, 2013 from 11:00am – 12:30pm with Hanneke in the Saline High School Orchestra room. Tickets are $15 at the door. All string players are welcome!
For additional information on this event or Fiddlers ReStrung, please contact Rebecca Groeb-Driskill, Cultural Arts Specialist, Saline Area Schools at (734) 429-8000 ext. 2338 or at groebr@salineschools.org. You can also visit the group’s website at www.fiddlersrestrung.com or call (734) 663-8923, 8:00am to 8:00pm to purchase general admission and reserve tickets
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Fiddlers ReStrung is proud to sponsor the 2nd annual Mike Block String Camp in Saline from July 29 to August 3, 2013 at Saline High School. Additional information on the camp can be found at www.MikeBlockStringCamp.com/Michigan