David Amram
May 30, 2022–To wrap the 50th anniversary of the Kerrville Folk Festival, the Symphony of the Hills Chamber Orchestra is presenting a special evening concert on June 12, 2022.
The Chamber Orchestra will perform under the direction of David Amram, guest conductor, at the Kennedy Outdoor Theater, Quiet Valley Ranch. The concert begins at 7:30 pm, with the ensemble scheduled to perform at 10:30 pm. Regular admission prices apply. Tickets and information are available at info@kerrvillefolkfestival.org, and www.kerrvillefolkfestival.org.
“We are grateful that the Kerrville Folk Festival is bringing us back for this collaboration,” said Dr. Eugene Dowdy, Conductor and Artistic Director of the Symphony of the Hills. “We’ll also be playing a Saint-Saens organ concert at First Presbyterian Church on July 17. This summer is about getting our classical players out of the concert hall and out of their tuxedoes and into the community. It is going to be a blast.”
David Amram is a composer, conductor, and multi-instrumentalist who is considered “the Renaissance man of American music.” A long-time supporter of the Kerrville Folk Festival, Amram has worked with musical legends from Aaron Copland and Stan Getz to Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, Willie Nelson, and Arlo Guthrie. He was composer-in-residence for the New York Philharmonic and has written scores for film and television, including Splendor in the Grass and The Manchurian Candidate.
The ensemble will perform Amram’s compositions as well as accompany several artists including the Flying A’s, Stephanie Urbina Jones and the Honky Tonk Mariachis, and Bobby Bridger, who will lead the KFF Anthem, “Heal in the Wisdom.”
For information on the Symphony of the Hills season, visit www.symphonyofthehills.org.
