Banjo virtuoso and composer Béla Fleck will be in Sewanee Wednesday–Sunday, July 16–20, for an exciting series of events during the final week of Sewanee Summer Music Festival. Showcased will be Fleck’s newer works, including the world premiere of a work for banjo and chamber orchestra on July 19 and a performance of his critically acclaimed work, “The Imposter,” with the Sewanee Symphony on July 20.
Béla Fleck is considered the premiere banjo player in the world. He has collected 15 Grammys and more than 30 nominations in more categories than any other artist.
At the Artist Faculty Series at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, July 19, there will be a world premiere of a work for banjo and chamber orchestra . Tickets to this concert in Guerry Auditorium are $12 in advance, $15 at the door.
The Cumberland Orchestra will perform at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, July 20, with guest conductor Soo Han. Works will include “Finlandia” by Sibelius and Mozart’s “Symphony No. 25 in G Minor.”
Fleck and the Sewanee Symphony will perform at 3:30 p.m., Sunday, July 20. The conductor will be Rossen Milanov, director of Princeton Symphony Orchestra and Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias in Spain. Tickets for both concerts are $26 online and $30 at the door.
In conjunction with Fleck’s visit, at 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 16, there will be a showing of the documentary “Béla Fleck: How to Write a Banjo Concerto” at the Sewanee Union Theatre, followed by a question-and-answer session with Fleck. Tickets are $7. Tickets can be purchased online at <www.sewaneemusicfestival.org>. Children age 12 and under are free, but reservations must be made by emailing <ssmf@sewanee.edu> by July 15. Children must be accompanied by a paying adult. Sewanee Summer Music Festival combines a month-long program for advanced music students and a professional concert series. For more information go to <sewaneemusicfestival.org>.
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