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Grammy winner Edgar Meyer, son George to perform in Oak Ridge

Posted at 7:17 am January 27, 2020
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Edgar Meyer and George Meyer
Edgar Meyer and George Meyer

Father and son Edgar and George Meyer, a Grammy-winning bassist and a violinist, will perform in Oak Ridge in February.

The Meyers perform original compositions for violin and double bass duo alongside traditional fiddle tunes, a press release said.

At the heart of the program in Oak Ridge will be their new co-written duo, co-commissioned by Chamber Music Northwest and Bravo! Vail in 2019, the press release said.

The concert will be sponsored by the Oak Ridge Civic Music Association, and it will be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday, February 17, at the First United Methodist Church of Oak Ridge. Tickets for adults are $35 in advance or $40 at the door. Tickets for youths 18 and under are $15.

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Filed Under: Entertainment, Front Page News, Music, Top Stories Tagged With: bass, double bass, Edgar Meyer, George Meyer, Grammy-winning bassist, Oak Ridge Civic Music Association, ORCMA, violin

Reminder: Grammy-winning bassist Edgar Meyer plays today

Posted at 12:24 pm October 12, 2013
By Carolyn Krause Leave a Comment

Edgar Meyer

The internationally renowned Oak Ridge bassist and composer Edgar Meyer, winner of four Grammy awards, will open the Oak Ridge Civic Music Association’s Chamber Music Series with a one-man concert at 7:30 p.m. today (Saturday) at the Oak Ridge High School Performing Arts Center. (Submitted photo)

The internationally renowned Oak Ridge bassist and composer Edgar Meyer, winner of four Grammy awards, will open the Oak Ridge Civic Music Association’s Chamber Music Series with a one-man concert at 7:30 p.m. today (Saturday) at the Oak Ridge High School Performing Arts Center.

Meyer, who grew up in Oak Ridge and graduated from Oak Ridge High School, plays a unique role in the contemporary music scene, with compositions and performances in both classical and jazz traditions, and even in some remarkable combinations of both. He was hailed by the “New Yorker” as “…the most remarkable virtuoso in the…history of his instrument.”

As a solo classical bassist, Meyer has released a concerto album with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra featuring Bottesini’s “Gran Duo” with well-known violinist Joshua Bell, Meyer’s own “Double Concerto for Bass and Cello” with internationally renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma, Bottesini’s “Bass Concerto No. 2,” and Meyer’s “Concerto in D for Bass.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Music, Top Stories Tagged With: Appalachia Waltz, Appalachian Journey, bassist, Béla Fleck, Chamber Music Series, Chris Thile, classical, composer, Double Concerto for Bass and Cello, Edgar Meyer, Goat Rodeo Sessions, Grammy, jazz, Joshua Bell, Mark O'Connor, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Civic Music Association, Oak Ridge High School, ORCMA, Performing Arts Center, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Stuart Duncan, Yo-Yo Ma, Zakir Hussain

Grammy-winning Oak Ridge bassist Edgar Meyer plays Saturday

Posted at 1:32 pm October 8, 2013
By Oak Ridge Today Staff 1 Comment

Edgar Meyer

Edgar Meyer

Edgar Meyer, the world-renowned bassist and composer, will start this year’s ORCMA Chamber Music Season with a Saturday night performance.

The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Oak Ridge High School Performing Arts Center.

Meyer grew up in Oak Ridge, where he learned to play the double bass when he was five. He was taught by his father, the late Edgar Meyer Sr., who directed the string orchestra program for the Oak Ridge Schools. Meyer later went on to Indiana University to study with Stuart Sankey.

“Meyer is noted for achieving virtuosity on an instrument of unusual technical difficulty, and has performed music originally composed for other instruments, such as Bach’s unaccompanied cello suites, which he recorded,” a press release said. “He has also composed a number of classical works, including two double bass concertos, a string quintet, a double concerto for bass and cello, and a violin concerto.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Music, Top Stories Tagged With: Amy Dorfman, Appalachia Waltz, Appalachian Journey, Avery Fisher Prize, bassist, Chamber Music Season, composer, double bass, Edgar Meyer, Emanuel Ax, Goat Rodeo Sessions, Grammy, Mark O'Connor, Oak Ridge Civic Music Assocation, Oak Ridge High School Performing Arts Center, ORCMA, Yo-Yo Ma

ORCMA opens season with ‘Double Dose of Awesomeness’ in October

Posted at 3:00 pm September 4, 2013
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The Oak Ridge Civic Music Association’s 70th musical season, “Excellence to the Second Degree, Bringing you Music that Matters,” will offer Oak Ridgers performances from the Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra, the Chamber Series of concerts, and the Oak Ridge Chorus.

The orchestra, under the direction of conductor Dan Allcott, will open the season in October with “A Double Dose of Awesomeness” featuring music by Johannes Brahms with violinist Wei Tsun Chang and cellist Wesley Baldwin performing the Brahms’ Double Concerto. That performance will be held at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 26 in the performing arts center at Oak Ridge High School. [Read more…]

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