Grayling Visitors Bureau

On Friday, January 28^th at 7pm violinist Gabriel Bolkosky with pianist Michelle Cooker will be performing classical violin music in the Gilbert Stewart Auditorium on the campus of Kirtland Community College.

“We are looking forward to hearing Gabriel perform on our stage.  He will be performing classical works by Debussy and Bach during the first half and after intermission more contemporary selections by Bartok, Gershwin and Bolcom.” Don Wray, the Director of the KCPA, also noted that “Gabriel’s talent and musicianship has made his performance here something that I hope will be well received by those attending. This is a part of our classical series that has brought other talent to our stage over that past few years including The Ahn Trio and Paul Vandizino”.

Bolkosky is a sought-after guest, performer, and teacher at schools and workshops throughout North America, including Harvard, Dartmouth, Brandeis and Princeton and many Suzuki Institutes. In Ann Arbor, Bolkosky directs one of the Phoenix Ensembles signature events, PhoenixPhest!, an annual amateur chamber-music festival held each May, and maintains a private violin studio. This past fall Gabe was Guest Artist at the University of Michigan with the Phoenix Quartet.  He has served as guest artist at many workshops and schools around the country including Harvard, Brandeis, Dartmouth, Princeton, the University of Michigan, the Walden School and the Aspen Music Festival.

Gabriel is the executive director and founding member of The Phoenix Ensemble, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping artists and educational institutions. Through this organization and other projects, he has worked with great composers such as William Bolcom, John Harbison, Thomas Ades, George Tsontakis, Bernard Rands, Sydney Hodkinson, Derek Bermel, Ned McGovern and Christopher Rouse. He has also worked with such great artists as Peter Salaff, Martha Katz and members of the Cavani String Quartet.

Tickets for this event are $16/$14 and are available online at www.kirtlandcenter.com or through the ticket office at 989-275-6777. Student and senior discounts are available.

The Children’s Learning Center will be open for child care and free shuttle service will also be provided from the parking lot. Call the ticket office for more information.

Gabriel’s performance is sponsored in part by The Kirtland Foundation and Eagle 101.5.

Kirtland Community College

News Release

10775 N. St. Helen Road Roscommon, MI  48653 989-275-5000

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Subject: Violinist to perform on Kirtland Stage

Office: PR   Contact: Beth Petrik at 989-275-5000, ext. 397

Date: Tuesday, January 11, 2011     For Release: Immediately

the Kirtland Center for the Performing Arts