Béla Fleck & the knights
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“Mr. Fleck can lay claim to the title of the most popular living banjoist, having done much to push the instrumentbeyondbluegrassterrafirmaintojazz,
classical and beyond.” The New York Times
“if we are to talk about the future of classical music in america, sooner or later, the knights will come up…
musicians with a modern sensibility, a wide repertory of works new and old, along
with a crusading musical mission.” The Los ANgeLes Times
January 29-February 12, 2015
PrograM to includerossini Overture to “The Barber of Seville”Flecktones Big Country (with Béla Fleck)adaMs Chamber Symphony....................................................
Fleck Concerto for Banjo and Orchestra “The Impostor” (with Béla Fleck)rossini (arr. E. Jacobsen) Se il mio nome saper voi bramate from “The Barber of Seville” (with Béla Fleck) the knights …the ground beneath our feet (with Béla Fleck)
“[In Béla Fleck’s “The Impostor”] Fleck’s banjo is a multi-faceted character in the concerto, stealing sly duets with cello and clarinet, rolling out confident flourishes and, in the later stages of the last movement, revealing its true bluegrass roots.” NPR Music
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