Wildflower Music Festival 2008
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The Wildflower Music Festival is an outdoor event. Be sure to bring a lawn chair or blanket. In the event of inclement weather, performances are held at the air-conditioned auditorium of the Wallenpaupack Area High School, Hawley, PA. If in doubt on the day of performance, call 570-253-5500 after 12 p.m..
Saturday performances are at 6 p.m. Seating area opens at approximately 5 p.m. on a first-come basis.
Sunday performances are at 4 p.m. Seating area opens at approximately 3 p.m..
Program subject to change without notice.
Tickets can be purchased online, by telephone, by mail, or in person and are not refundable.
saturday, June 28 6:00 p.m.
GRASSTOWNE
Come hear the hottest bluegrass band on tour today. They won the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America's 2008 Album of the Year award for "The Road Headin' Home" and they have the #1 hit single, "Dixie Flyer." This band combines three multiple award-winning veterans with two young, up and coming players. The group received 11 SPBGMA nominations this year in various categories and took home two.
saturday, July 5 6:00 p.m.
SYNERGY BRASS QUINTET
This young, energetic band—new to Wildflower for the Fourth of July—has garnered praise across the country with their summer pops program. In addition to enjoying classical music by Bach and Mozart, you will be able to tap your toes to the music of Duke Ellington, Sousa, Glenn Miller, and to songs from Porgy and Bess, and West Side Story.
saturday, July 12 6:00 p.m.
CHATHAM BAROQUE
Bring a bottle of Italian wine to enjoy with your alfresco picnic for this concert while thinking of far off Tuscany and Milan. The group's performance entitled "La Dolce Vita" is zesty, infectious, and spirited with a combination of 17th Century Italian baroque and Italian folk music. They rank among the Pittsburgh Post Gazette's "Ten Best Classical Performers of the Year."
saturday, July 19 6:00 p.m.
DAVID LEONHARDT JAZZ GROUP
"Swingin', Jammin', and Tappin'," one of their most popular CDs, describes the performance of this lively group. You will love watching as much as listening to Dave perform on the keyboard as he pours his soul into familiar and original jazz tunes. The bass and drums act as counterpoint to David's fast and flexible fingering.
saturday, July 26 6:00 p.m.
NEW CENTURY SAXOPHONE QUARTET
Be prepared for a dazzling display of top-flight saxophone quartet music making. Although saxophone groups are normally associated with jazz, this saxophone group will entertain with their classical skills, ranging from Bach to Beethoven and beyond.
sunday, July 27 4:00 p.m.
CUBAN TRES
Steppingstones Concert CUBAN TRES In partnership with Marywood University, Scranton, Wildflower presents the third annual Steppingstones Concert to honor the memory of former artistic director Jane Zwillinger Ables. The concert features Marywood students Eva Blanco, clarinet; Daiyana Rodriguez, guitar; and Giselle Pedrazza, lute. FREE ADMISSION.
saturday, August 2 6:00 p.m.
DRY BRANCH FIRE SQUAD
This band has been performing mountain soul and memorable bluegrass to countless fans across the country for nearly 30 years. Leader Ron Thomason, singer, mandolin-picker, and satirist/humorist, has become an "elder statesman" among bluegrass lovers. His droll and boisterous wit sets this group apart, but it is the music that will capture your soul.
saturday, August 9 6:00 p.m.
THE 5TH DIMENSION
Remember "Up, Up, and Away?" Relive the 60s with "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In," "One Less Bell to Answer," "Wedding Bell Blues," and more of their golden hits. Original members Florence LaRue and Lamonte McLemore, and three other singers create an evening of fun and happy memories. The Atlantic City Press says, "Personnel changes have done little to affect the overall quality of The 5th Dimension sound."
Pre-sale tickets sold out!saturday, August 16 6:00 p.m.
LUBA MASON
This talented singer/actress appeared on Broadway in such hit musicals as Jekyll & Hyde (replacing Linda Eder), How2Succeed (starring Matthew Broderick), Chicago, The Capeman and Sunset Boulevard. Her singing blends an electrifying mix of Latin, pop, jazz, folk—and of course—Broadway.
Program subject to change without notice.