Creative Strings Festival 2013
Join us for Creative Strings Festival 2013
For the tenth year in a row, Christian Howes’s Creative Strings Festival promises to inundate Columbus with the sound of strings! Violins, cellos, violas, and basses will be heard singing and wailing through bluegrass, jazz, rock, Celtic, Latin, blues, avante garde and more at markets, theatres, restaurants, cafes, and clubs throughout Columbus.
Sponsors
Special thanks to this year’s sponsors:
Performances
More than 50 string players from around the world will be led in small ensembles in 25+ performances by world class performing artists.
Confirmed so far are: Billy Contreas, Jason Anick, Hamilton Hardin, Cedric Easton, Paul Brown, Rob Anderson, George Delancey, Alex Hargreaves and Christian Howes.
2013 Schedule
(all performances free unless otherwise noted)
July 1
Java Central Jam (20 S. State St.) – Time TBA
July 2
Crimson Cup Jam (4541 N. High St.)
Jazz Jam @ Park Street Tavern (501 Park St.)
9:00p – 2:00a – Bluegrass Jam @ Dick’s Den (2417 N. High St.) – $5
July 3
Java Central Jam (20 S. State St.) - Time TBA
Crimson Cup Jam (4541 N. High St.)
9:00p – 2:00a – Jam @ Dick’s Den (2417 N. High St.) – $5
July 4
Java Central Jam (20 S. State St.) - Time TBA
Crimson Cup Jam (4541 N. High St.)
9:00p – 2:00a - Jam @ Dick’s Den (2417 N. High St.) – $5
July 5
5:00p – Youth Orchestra Concert @ Batelle Hall (170 W. Park St.)
Java Central Jam (20 S. State St.) – Time TBA
6:00p – Reception for youth orchestra at Music and Arts (on State Street)
7:00p – 10:00p – Westerville Music Hop (See Locations Below)
*Java Central Coffee House (20 S. State St.)
*Old Bag of Nails (24 N. State St. #26)
*Graeter’s Ice Cream (1 N. State St.)
*Local Art Gallery
*Local Winery
9:00p – 2:00a – Jam @ Dick’s Den (2417 N. High St.) -$5
Otterbein University
1 S. Grove St.
Westerville, OH 43081
An excerpt from Chris Deville’s article, Music: Creative Strings Festival.
Classical music can be, for lack of a better word, kinda stuffy. But not if Christian Howes has anything to say about it.
The esteemed jazz violinist hosts his seventh-annual Creative Strings Festival next Monday through Saturday, aimed at helping violinists, cellists and the like learn to improvise and unlock their creative potential.
Howes recruited 12 top innovators in his field as mentors for 25 adults from around the world and a handful of Columbus kids aiming to expand their musical palettes. The fruits of their labor will be on display at public performances throughout the week.
Creative Strings Workshop
Creative Strings Academy
