Saturday, November 22, 8:00 PM

Buddy Guy
www.buddyguy.net
George "Buddy" Guy (born July 30, 1936) is a five-time Grammy Award-winning American blues guitarist and singer. Well known as an inspiration to Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and other blues and rock guitar legends, Guy is considered an important exponent of the Chicago blues style.

Buddy Guy has been called the bridge between the blues and rock and roll. He is one of the historic links between Chicago electric blues pioneers Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf and popular musicians like Clapton, Beck, Hendrix, and Vaughan. This was what Vaughan meant when he said in a television interview, "Without Buddy Guy, there would be no Stevie Ray Vaughan."

At Buddy's 2005 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, Eric Clapton said "Buddy Guy was to me what Elvis was for others." Clapton, who's not prone to hyperbole, insisted in a 1985 Musician magazine article that "Buddy Guy is by far and without a doubt the best guitar player alive...if you see him in person, the way he plays is beyond anyone. Total freedom of spirit, I guess… He really changed the course of rock and roll blues."

Don't miss this opportunity to see "the real deal" in an intimate setting.

This performance is sponsored in part by the Furman Mathewson Trust of the Edgecombe County Memorial Library.

Tickets: $25 public, $20 senior (65+), ECC faculty/staff,
and students.

Saturday, January 24, 8:00 PM

Emile Pandolfi
www.emilepandolfi.com
It has been said that he plays “luxurious arrangements” with an “ethereal quality”; that he plays in a “free-flowing, emotional manner that seems to go to the music’s very soul.” (Stereophile Magazine)

Without a doubt, when you hear Emile Pandolfi play, you know that you are hearing one of today’s finest pianists. With a degree in piano performance, Emile applies his classical technique to Broadway and Popular music, in addition to classical performance, to the delight of his many fans.

Strong in both technique and musicality, he has performed in many parts of the world throughout his professional career. Best known for his arrangements, Emile’s favorite music to arrange comes from Broadway musicals. “In addition to being melodically fulfilling, these songs usually contain meaningful lyrics and lend themselves to interesting arrangement”. In many of his arrangements, one can hear the influence of Chopin and Debussy, accounting for the sensitivity and passion with which he plays.

Recording since 1991, his lush arrangements of familiar music have sold over two and a quarter million copies nationally. This has earned Emile the distinction of being the top-selling artist in the alternative music industry, distributed primarily in specialty, gift and book shops across the nation.

Tickets: $20 public, $15 senior (65+), ECC faculty/staff,
and students.

Friday, February 27, 8:00 PM

Julianne Hough
www.juliannehough.com
Julianne Hough is an American Emmy Nominated professional ballroom dancer and country music singer. The television newsmagazine 20/20 describes her as one of the "very best dancers on the planet." She has won several international titles, and is the youngest professional dancer ever to have competed on the televised competition Dancing with the Stars. She won the overall title in her first year on the show, as she coached her amateur dance partner, Olympic speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno, to win the competition. She defended her championship on Dancing with the Stars in its very next season, this time paired with Indianapolis 500 champion Hélio Castroneves, matching the back-to-back wins of fellow professional dancer Cheryl Burke. Hough appeared on the sixth season of Dancing With the Stars with actor/comedian Adam Carolla.
                                                                            
In 2007, Hough was signed to Mercury Nashville Records as a recording artist. She has released her debut Mercury single "That Song in My Head" to country radio, and her self-titled debut album was released May 20, 2008. It debuted at #1 on the Billboard Country Album chart and #3 on the Billboard Hot 200 albums. Don't miss Julianne!

Official Event Media Sponsor:

Tickets: $25 public, $20 senior (65+), ECC faculty/staff,
and students.

Saturday, March 21, 3:00 PM

Susana & Timmy Abell

Family Matinee Performance
www.silvertrout.org
Write it…Show it…Sing it…Tell it

Susana and Timmy Abell combine their unique talents to offer dynamic and highly engaging performances centered around a repertoire of unforgettable original songs and stories.                       

Their concerts include an original puppet performance that has captivated audiences around the world, as well as spellbinding storytelling, poetry and award-winning music on seven different instruments.  

Tickets: $10 public, $5 senior (65+), ECC faculty/staff,
student and/or child.

Family Concert at 3:00 PM
Keihin Auditorium

Two children's workshops at 4:15 PM

Puppetry with Susana in Auditorium;
Songs & stories with Timmy in CDC Conference Room.

Sunday, May 17, 7:00 PM

Doo Wop Live!
featuring
Cornel Gunter's Coasters, The Marvelettes, and
The Platters
Come join us for a nostalgic evening of classic Doo Wop music from the 1950's and 60's, featuring three of the premiere vocal groups of the genre working today. Hear the hits you remember performed by the current lineups of the groups who made them famous!

Official Event Media Sponsor:

Tickets: $20 public, $15 senior (65+), ECC faculty/staff &
students