Friday, April 24, 2009 at 8:00pm
Diana Wortham Theatre
Tickets: $20 for adults, $10 students, $5 children 12 and under

The Blue Ridge Orchestra, under the direction of Ronald D. Clearfield, will present an evening of Spanish inspired music featuring piano soloist Hwa-Jin Kim performing Manuel de Falla’s beautiful “Nights in the Gardens of Spain” for piano and orchestra as well as the Overture to Bizet’s Carmen, Chabrier’s Espana, and Ravel’s Bolero at Diana Wortham Theatre on Friday, April 24th, at 8:00 p.m.

Tickets are $20 Adults,$10 Students, Children twelve and under $5 available at the Theatre. For more information please contact Ron Lambe at 252-0643 or Ron Clearfield at 683-4425

The final concert of the Blue Ridge Orchestra will also include Chabrier’s Espana, a one-movement orchestral piece with hints of guitar rhythms, inspired by the French composer’s travels in Spain. The orchestra will perform Ravel’s famous Bolero, heard everywhere from the orchestra hall to the soundtracks of major motion pictures. Finally, the audience will be treated to excerpts from Bizet’s once-controversial and now much-beloved Carmen.


Ron Clearfield, conductor and music director of the Blue Ridge Orchestra, is a local talent who works professionally as a cellist, composer, conductor and recording artist. An honors graduate from the New England Conservatory of Music, Ron also conducts the Asheville Youth Orchestra. Formerly a member of the Indianapolis Symphony and the Miami Philharmonic, he's also now a member of the Asheville Symphony.

Since its beginnings in 1999, The Blue Ridge Orchestra has established itself in the arts and education community with annual presentations of Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf in conjunction with the Asheville Ballet to thousands of elementary school children. The orchestra, composed of fine musicians from Western North Carolina, performs in venues throughout the region with concerts ranging from light, popular fare to masterworks concerts of challenging orchestral literature.

In addition to the collaborations with Jamie Laval, the March 22 concert will also feature champion guitarist Owen Morrison and include selected Celtic favorites performed by the Blue Ridge Orchestra

TICKET PRICES: $20 FOR ADULTS, $10 STUDENTS, $5 CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER. TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE DIANA WORTHAM BOX OFFICE

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

Ron Lambe at 252-0643 or
Ron Clearfield at 683-4425
http://www.blueridgeorchestra.org/