Tickets Available for Great Musical Event Sunday

Here's a plan for Sunday afternoon: Take in a show by one of the greatest living American composers at an event that will support the next generation of great musicians held in one of the area's best-kept locations for an incredibly affordable price. What's not to like, right?

Well, the great Mark O'Connor - violinist, fiddler, composer, music educator - brings his unique mix of classical, country, blue grass and, well, just about everything else to our area Sunday (May 5). He'll be playing a 4 p.m. concert at The Patriots Theater in the Trenton (N.J.) War Memorial and will be accompanied for a bit by members of the Youth Orchestra of Bucks County.

You can click here to get tickets online and they are available at the door.

O'Connor has produced 40 albums in 40 years, but it's been more about quality and than quantity. He's performed with music legends like Yo-Yo Ma (here's a video) and Wynton Marsalis (here's a video) and earned praise from musicians, music critics and even former presidents.

President Bill Clinton on O'Connor's Appalachia Waltz: "One of the most important pieces of American music in many, many years, uniting the strains of classical music with American Hill Country music..."

Here's a listing with even more information about the event, but here's the bottom line. If you don't go, you'll be missing out on what may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Great music in a great setting ... and supporting a great cause. What better way to spend a Sundy afternoon?