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nternationally known hammered dulcimer virtuoso and accomplished fiddler, Ken Kolodner comes to Branson for the first time Jul. 22-23, 2005. He will be at the Tri Lakes Center teaching an Old Time Fiddle Work Shop on Friday, Jul. 22 starting at 6:30 p.m., a Hammered Dulcimer Workshop all day on Saturday, Jul. 23 and giving a concert entitled, “Journey to the Heartland” at 7:00 p.m. on the evening of the Jul 23.
As a major part of the rebirth of the hammered dulcimer in the US, Ken Kolodner is recognized as one of “one of today’s most accomplished, musical hammered dulcimer artists. Many players view Ken as the most influential player in the United States and he is well known for his improvisational and expressive style that has been described as “nothing short of astonishing.”
Ken has toured extensively, performing at performing arts centers and major festivals in nearly every state in the continental US as well as Canada and Europe. He has been featured in nationally broadcast concerts and programs on NPR (most recently this past December), German National Radio, the CBC, the Voice of America, as well as countless television and radio broadcasts around the U.S. His 1999 appearance as the featured soloist with a combined chorus (The Baltimore Choral Arts) and chamber orchestra from the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra was broadcast in an Emmy-nominated CBS-TV Christmas special.
Gail Morrissey, one of the sponsors of the event said, “This is a once in a lifetime experience”… “there is such haunting beauty to his technique. The New York Times said, “…Outstanding…soulfully beautiful…”— The NY Times to hear Ken play it is if he has cast a spell on you, there is such a , without leaving the Ozarks.
Tickets for the concert are $10 and will be available at the door. For further information contact Gail Morrissey by phone at 417-334-5016 or 417-335, via email at Bransonworkshops@aol.com or click here.
