A Celebration of Music
With Glenn Donnellan from
 the National Symphony Orchestra

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February 25, 2011

4:00pm

at MSU Center, West Liberty, KY

The Kentucky Arts Council, in partnership with the National Symphony Orchestra, proudly presents 2011 American Residency Outreach Program.


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Presented locally by the Appalachian Heritage Alliance and Morehead State University Center at West Liberty, KY.




Thanks to Mt. Telephone of West Liberty, KY for providing lunch for the students and for the food at the post-performance reception.

"A Celebration of Music"

Featuring Glenn Donnellan
of the National Symphony Orchestra
and
Students of Eastern Kentucky
playing
Traditional Oldtime Mountain and Bluegrass Music

Glenn Donnellan
Glenn Donnellan, violinist with the National Symphony Orchestra

Hardanger Fiddle.  Chinese Fiddle  Bat-o-lin 

Glenn demonstrates various fiddles and fiddle styles: Classical, Irish, Norse (Hardanger fiddle,) Old Chinese (Erhu fiddle,) Bluegrass, and the "Electric Slugger."

Glenn and students.

Fiddlers Glenn, Meghan Bryant, Lindsey Russell with Jesse Wells on guitar.

The Students from Nine Eastern Kentucky Counties

Dulcimers.  Cowan Creek Passing the Pick and Bow. 
Meghan Bryant and Derrek Lawson.  Fiddle and guitars. 
Powell County students.  Mandolin, guitar, bass.

Glenn and students.

Glenn Donnellan with students.

Guitar.  Guitar.  Banjo. 
banjo.  fiddle  guitar. 
Mandolin.  Mandolin.  Bass. 
 

Roland Dunn with group.

Noted Bluegrass musician Roland Dunn performing with students.

The Musicians

Jon Brewer, Junior: 11th grade, Wolfe County High School, Wolfe Co.; plays guitar and open-tuned guitar.
Jordan Brey: 10th grade, Lee County High School, Lee Co.; plays guitar and flamenco guitar.
Meghan Bryant: age 11, Home Schooled, Floyd Co.; plays fiddle
Joshua Cantrell: 12th grade, Morgan County High School, Morgan Co.; plays guitar, sings.
Stephany Cato: 11th grade, Wolfe County High School, Wolfe Co.; plays dulcimer.
Levi Caudill: 8th grade, Cowan Elementary, Letcher Co.; plays guitar.
Corey Centers: 12th grade, Wolfe County High School, Wolfe Co.; plays guitar.
Autumn Dollarhide: 7th grade, Cowan Elementary, Letcher Co.; plays fiddle.
Logan Dollarhide: 8th grade, Cowan Elementary, Letcher Co.; plays banjo.
Glenn Donnellan: National Symphony Orchestra: plays violin, fiddle, and baseball bat.
Roland Dunn: legendary local bluegrass musician, Wolfe County.
Zebadiah Faulkner: Age 12, Powell County Middle School, Powell Co.; plays mandolin, singer.
Andrew Hiner: 12th grade, Magoffin County High School, Magoffin Co.; plays guitar, singer.
Houston Howard: 10th grade, Magoffin County High School, Magoffin Co.; plays guitar.
Derrek Lawson: 12th grade, Mt. Carmel High School, Breathitt Co., lives in Wolfe Co.; plays mandolin, guitar, singer.
Daxson Lewis: 12th grade, Morgan County High School, Morgan Co.; plays banjo.
Chelsea Mays: 11th grade, Rowan Co. High School; Rowan Co.; plays mandolin, singer.
Lindsey Beth Russell: 8th grade, Herald Whitaker Middle School, Magoffin Co.; plays fiddle, singer.
Whitney Stamper: 9th grade, Letcher County Central High School, Letcher Co.; plays guitar, singer.
Rebecca Standifer: 8th, Cowan Elementary, Letcher Co.; plays fiddle and mandolin.
Vintrece Tackett: 9th grade, Wolfe County High School, Wolfe Co.; plays dulcimer.
E.B. Tyra: 11th grade, Wolfe County High School, Wolfe Co.; plays dulcimer.
Alicia Wasson: Age 16, Powell County High School, Powell Co.; plays mandolin, guitar, bass, and sings.
Darren Wasson:  Age 14, Powell County Middle School, Powell Co.: plays guitar and mandolin.
Nathan Watson: Age 12, Powell County Middle School, Powell Co.; plays guitar.
Ricky Wooten: 10th grade, Lee County High School, Lee Co.; plays guitar.


A special "Thank You" to: Rich Kirby from Appalshop for relating a history of the music of Appalachia; The MSU Center at West Liberty for providing the auditorium; to Sara Wasson from Powell County; Stacy Dollarhide from the Cowan Creek Community Center; Chuck Caudill from PEP in Beattyville, Hugh Hale, music teacher at Wolfe County High; artist and musician John Haywood; Janine Musser from AHA; and to David Musser for organizing the event.