|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Events
2006 LOTUS FESTIVALFree Accordion Workshop
IU GLOBAL EDUCATION PAVILLIONWhere:3rd Street Park, Bloomington, Indiana
Lotus in the Park is a free afternoon of music, art, and hands-on fun. Activities are great for all ages, and Bloomingfoods is on hand with food and drink to keep you fueled. The Accordion Workshop will feature the exciting visiting artists who are masters of button-accordion, piano-accordion, and Cajun-accordion! Participants are encouraged to bring their squeezeboxes and have fun! A few spare instruments will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis! Hoosier Squeeze volunteers and Sophia Travis will be there to lend a hand! Please join us for this first-time offering graciously organized by Lee Williams. The featured artists will perform Irish, Cajun, and Brazilian musical traditions...Rob Curto, Forro for All, www.robcurto.com Brazil
Hosted by Sophia Travis, www.hoosiersqueeze.com City of Bloomington presents Lotus in the Park Lotus Festival Flyer 2006 Printer Friendly PDF flyerThe Lotus FestivalBloomington, Indiana is home to an extraordinary world music festival: the Lotus Festival. Over the years virtuoso accordionists who bring their talent, charisma, and passion have been an integral feature of the musical offerings. An annual extravaganza of concerts, accompanying workshops, and visual artwork enriches our community each year in the fall. Lee Williams, the founder of the Lotus Festival, has been the groundbreaker responsible for raising awareness of the vitality and value of world music from afar. The 13th annual Lotus World Music & Arts Festival will take place October 5-8, 2006. www.lotusfest.org Lotus Blossoms takes place throughout the month of March to bring world music to schools in Bloomington, Indiana and the surrounding region. Hoosier Squeeze is a sponsor of the Adopt-a-School program. Last year this donation helped Lotus Festival artists to visit the Aurora School. Lotus Festival Accordionists who have visited Bloomington. Indiana University School of MusicLatin American Music Center brings our local students and greater community a Latin American Popular Music Ensemble. Local guest accordionists are often invited to play works of music from Argentina, Brazil, and new composers. www.music.indiana.edu/som/lamc/ |
Hoosier Squeeze
|