Posted 10:25 pm Friday, October 31, 2008
Symphony Orchestra Association Welcomes Blues Artist Edwin Hold Nov. 8
The East Texas Symphony Orchestra Association presents the premiere of a new blues and soul concert featuring internationally acclaimed blues artist Edwin Holt 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, at Caldwell Auditorium in Tyler.
"Edwin Holt's Rhythm and Blues Review" will feature thirteen musicians from the ETSO, under the direction of Frode Gundersen, will join Holt's band for this special program, marking the first traditional blues pops concert ever sponsored by the association.
Seating is reserved.
Tickets are $30 for adults and $15 for students.
Tickets are $30 for adults and $15 for students.
Holt's first album "Second Time Around," has received praise from blues publications in France, Yugoslavia, Spain, Great Britain, Italy, Canada, Australia, Nashville, Tenn., and Dallas.
An East Texas native, Holt, began his career when he was 18-years-old after attending the Mississippi Delta Blues Festival.
He has spent the last 20 years studying blues while performing shows across the nation. He was tutored by blues performers James Son Thomas and Willie Foster and has opened for artists like Bobby Blue Bland, Jonnie Taylor and Al Green.
His trademark "white man in a black" genre sets the performer apart from any other blues artist today, according to ETSO officials.
Holt and his 12 piece band continue to set the standard in Texas blues as they gain recognition both nationally and internationally.ΓΆΒ?Β?
Also showcased in the concert is Texas blues artist Anson Funderburgh.
Winner of seven W.C. Handy Awards, Funderburgh has worked with notable blues musicians Freddie King, Jimmy Reed and Albert Collins, inspiring his music.
He has toured since 1981.
"Edwin Holt's Rhythm and Blues Review" is sponsored in part by the Women's Symphony League of Tyler and Tyler Junior College.
"Edwin Holt's Rhythm and Blues Review" is sponsored in part by the Women's Symphony League of Tyler and Tyler Junior College.
