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Arts society has seven concerts in new season Blues, bluegrass, rock, Celtic music all on schedule The Greater Cincinnati Performing Arts Society (GCPAS) has released the line up for the 2012-2013 concert season. The series is comprised of seven performances featuring Grammy nominated and award-winning artists and runs from September through May. The organization was founded in 2007 by Pete Ellerhorst and Rob Ellig, who were so moved after seeing guitar virtuoso Tommy Emmanuel that they decided to get into the concert promotion business in an effort to bring Emmanuel to Cincinnati. “This has been 10 times the work I ever thought it would be, but it has been incredibly rewarding and very educational,” says Ellerhorst, who is the president of the organization. “I have always been pretty much a classic rock guy but this has opened my eyes and gave me a real appreciation for the incredible musicianship and talent in areas such as folk, bluegrass and Celtic that I would never have known otherwise.”
Celtic Crossroads will perform in the Greater Cincinnati Performing Arts Society season on Saturday, March 2, at St. Xavier High School Performance Center. PROVIDED
The popular Riders in the Sky will perform as part of the Greater Cincinnati Performing Arts Society concert series at Harrison High School on Saturday, April 6. PROVIDED Ellerhorst is a musician himself, performing with the Cincinnati group The Remains who have been performing in the Cincinnati area for over 25 years. Ellig is a luthier and owner of Ellig String Instruments in White Oak, and does work for many of the prominent musicians throughout the Tristate. The series will kick off Sunday Sept. 9 with the Tommy Emmanuel at the McAuley Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the show are $35 in advance and $40 the day of the show. Emmanuel has become one of the favorites of the series and his popularity has grown significantly over the last several years. He is a two-time Grammy nominee and a protege of
the late Chet Atkins. Emmanuel became a master of the finger-picker style made famous by Atkins and eventually met his mentor in 1980. They became instant friends and eventually recorded “The Day the Fingerpickers Ruled the World” which would be nominated for a Grammy. It would also be Chet Atkins last recording. Sara Watkins, formerly of the multi-Grammy award winning group Nickel Creek, will perform at the St. Xavier Performance Center Saturday, Oct. 13, at 7:30 p.m. Watkins has just released her second solo effort, “Sun Midnight Sun,” to critical acclaim and is currently opening for Jackson Browne. Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 the day of
the performance. Blues singer Ruthie Foster will appear at the Martin Marietta Theater at Harrison High School, Saturday, Nov. 17, at 7:30 p.m.. Foster is a two-time Grammy nominee and released her latest effort, “Let It Burn,” in January. This is Ruthie’s sixth CD effort and is rapidly gaining traction in the Blues and Roots genre. Tickets are $30 in advance, $35 the day of the show. In January, two-time Grammy nominated Bluegrass group Blue Highway will hit the stage at the St. Xavier Performance Center. Blue Highway has been a force in the bluegrass scene for 17 years and released its 10th CD in 2011. The show will take place Saturday, Jan. 26, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 in advance or $35 the day of the show. Saturday, March 2, will feature Celtic Crossroads, a touring group form Ireland, which celebrates traditional Celtic music, song
and dance. The show is acclaimed as one of Ireland’s best stage music shows. It is an explosion of youthful energy and dazzling musicianship. The performance will take place at the McAuley Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $35 in advance, $40 the day of the show. The legendary Riders in the Sky will be making a return to Cincinnati on Saturday, April 6, at the Martin Marietta Theater in Harrison at 7:30 p.m. Many will remember Riders from their regular Saturday afternoon broadcasts on WVXU, “Riders in the Sky Radio Theater.” A number of the shows were broadcast live from the Emery Theater on Central Parkway. Riders has been the recipients of two Grammy awards and their music was prominently featured in Disney’s “Toy Story 2.” They have been treating audiences to the throwback cowboy music of Gene Autry and Roy Rogers for over 30 years. Tickets for
the show are $30 in advance, $35 the day of the performance. The series will wrap up on Saturday, May 4, featuring the Hit Men form New Jersey at 7:30 p.m. at the College of Mount St. Joseph Theater. The group features former member of the Four Seasons, Tommy James and the Shondelles and The Critters, performing all of the great music they have performed, written or recorded over the years. The show will feature all of the classic music of the Four Seasons as well as the hit recordings they have all been a part of. Tickets for the show are $35 in advance $40 the day of the concert. Season ticket packages and patron ticket packages are available as well as four packs whereby people can select which four shows they would like to attend. For tickets and information on the series, go to www.gcparts.org or call 513-484-0157.
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