Wildflower Music Festival 2010
The Wildflower Music Festival is an outdoor event. Be sure to bring a lawn chair or blanket. In the event of inclement weather, performances are held at the air-conditioned auditorium of the Wallenpaupack Area High School, Hawley, PA. If in doubt on the day of performance, call 570-253-5500 after 12 p.m..
Saturday performances are at 6 p.m. Seating area opens at approximately 5 p.m. on a first-come basis.
Sunday performances are at 4 p.m. Seating area opens at approximately 3 p.m..
Tickets can be purchased online, by telephone at 570-253-5500, by mail, or in person and are not refundable. General admission tickets can be purchased on the evening of the performance.
Program subject to change without notice.
saturday, July 3 6:00 p.m.
Spectrum Brass Quintet
Come enjoy another Fourth of July listening to Sousa marches, The Armed Forces Salute, Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess" medley, Bernstein, and Copland. Founded by five of America's top freelancers, the Spectrum Brass Quintet create a unique presentation of great music. Give your ears—and your spirit—a great treat with this patriotic performance.
saturday, July 10 6:00 p.m.
Max Zorin & Sonya Ovrutsky
Young, talented, and wonderfully energetic, Max (Violin) and Sonya (Piano), will delight you with their mastery of the classics by Ravel, Prokofiev, Saint Saens, and more. Max, a Franco-Israeli violinist, graduated from both Juilliard and Yale and has performed all over Europe including the Great Hall of Moscow. He has been acclaimed at Alice Tully Hall, Aspen Festival, Penns Woods, as well as on radio and TV. Sonya is the director and founder of the Main Line Music Academy in Philadelphia (Ardmore, PA)., graduate of the Juilliard School, internationally acclaimed performer and winner of national and international competitions.
saturday, July 17 6:00 p.m.
Chris Brubeck's Triple Play
Like father, like son—music to while away a lazy summer evening under the stars. Wildflower welcomes back the son of noted jazz pianist and composer Dave Brubeck. Chris and company performs a compilation of jazz, folk, and blues played with joyous verve and spontaneity. They "groove no matter what they're doing and it's tremendous fun."
SPECIAL FREE CONCERT
sunday, July 18 4:00 p.m.
Wildflower Steppingstones Young Artist Concert
Wildflower presents the fifth annual Steppingstones Concert to honor the memory of former artistic director Jane Zwillinger Ables. The concert features Penn State University student Brett Detweiler, viola, and former PSU student Joseph Kaufman, violin, currently studying at Temple. The Dorflinger Glass Museum and the 1867 Glassworker's House will be open before the concert free of charge. Come enjoy a FREE afternoon enjoying all the Dorflinger-Suydam Wildlife Sanctuary has to offer.
saturday, July 24 6:00 p.m.
The Music of The Platters
Step back in time listening to some of the greatest songs from the doo-wop era. "The Great Pretender," "Only You (And You Alone)," "One in a Million," "You'll Never Know," and more from a current version of one of the 50s and 60s top singing groups. Their smooth vocal harmonies of rhythm and blues classics will transport you back to the early days of wide, white wall tires and rock and roll.
saturday, July 31 6:00 p.m.
An Evening with Crystal Gayle
Special Ticket Required $30 Known for her country-pop crossover hit "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue," she had eighteen #1 country hits during the late 70s and 80s. A winner of multiple awards, including Grammy's, Academy of Country Music Awards, Country Association Awards, Crystal also earned American Entertainment Magazine's Best Female Entertainer Award in 2007, and had her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame unveiled in 2009.
saturday, August 7 6:00 p.m.
Celtic Crossroads
On their first American visit from Ireland, audiences spread the word of their excellence, creating sold out concerts wherever they went. This group of nine talented, young, upbeat performers "will do to Irish music what Riverdance did to Irish dance." You will not be able to resist the base-driven inventive arrangements or the beautiful high-kicking dancers. Come and be charmed and entertained like never before.
saturday, August 14 6:00 p.m.
Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper
The International Bluegrass Music Association's (IBMA) three-time Instrumental Group of the Year, Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, led by seven-time IBMA Fiddle Player of the Year Michael Cleveland and consisting of Tom Adams on guitar and vocals, IBMA's Mandolin Player of the Year Jesse Brock on mandolin and vocals, Jessie Baker on banjo and vocals and bluegrass legend and IBMA's Bass Player of the Year Marshall Wilborn on bass and vocals, unites bluegrass veterans with exciting younger musicians to create a fresh sound with deep bluegrass roots. With Flamekeeper, Cleveland has found a band equal to his relentless drive and inventiveness, and together they create music that is a tribute to classic bluegrass while extending beyond the borders of the musical genre. The jaw-dropping intensity of their live performances has already made them a favorite on the bluegrass circuit. With songs from the forefathers of bluegrass to recently-penned original material, Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper offers the listener ample opportunity to get to know each member through their hard driving instrumentals and top-notch vocals, making their own mark as a highly awarded and respected band.
saturday, August 21 6:00 p.m.
Laurie Krauz & The Daryl Kojak Band
Laurie Krauz explodes onto stage "moving from a whisper to a joyous howl within the space of a bar." (JazzReview.com) ) — a Jazz singer who integrates Blues, Gospel, R&B and anything else she can get her voice on to be creative, original and refreshing. Each is powerful - together it's something truly special. Along with the Daryl Kojak Band, Laurie Krauz is an entertainer in the classic sense of the word as she effortlessly navigates the waters of emotion and musical sophistication from earthy to elegant, fiery to fragile, and wild to wistful. She can be "bright and breezy or hot and steamy" (WBAI-FM) — and when she's ready, Krauz comes straight at you with both barrels blazing. A crossover artist bringing theatre to jazz and jazz to theatre. Part Sarah Vaughan, part Bette Midler, part Nina Simone – ALL Krauz.
Program subject to change without notice.