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REDLANDS - Mark O'Connor's Appalachia Waltz Trio, scheduled to pertform Tuesday at to the Redlands Bowl, has changed partners.
Accompanying O'Connor on stage are cellist Soo Bae and pianist Soyeon Lee.
Get ready to take a musical adventure to Appalachia with O'Connor, acclaimed by the critics as the finest and most recognizable solo fiddle player working today.
A violinist, composer, and fiddler, Mark O'Connor is widely recognized as one of the most gifted temporary composers in America. He studied with the Texas fiddler Benny Thomasson and French Jazz violinist Stephan Grappelli and gradually absorbed the knowledge and influence from a multitude of musical styles and genres.
He has appeared at the White House, the Presidential Inauguration celebration and ceremonies of Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Games and has appeared on "CBS Sunday Morning," "Great Performances" on PBS, the "Kennedy Center Honors" and America's celebration of Israel's 50th birthday televised on CBS.
O'Connor has developed his own distinctive performance style, loosely calling it a nouveau Appalachian sound. The Los Angeles Times noted he has "crossed over so many boundaries, that his style is purely personal," and added...