Creative Strings Festival 2012

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Students study jazz violin and improv outdoors
Jazz violin duo showing off their improv skills

Join us for Creative Strings Festival 2012

For the ninth 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: Marcelo Vieira, Billy Contreas, Jason Anick, Claudio Peña, Hamilton Hardin, Cedric Easton, Andy Reiner, Paul Brown, and Christian Howes.

Register for the Creative Strings Workshop 2012!

 

2012 Schedule

all performances free unless otherwise noted)

Dick’s Den June 21 – 25 10 pm – 2 am ($4)

Tuesday June 21
Pearl Market 11 am – 1:30 pm
Park Street Tavern 8:30 pm – 12 am

Wednesday June 22
Columbus Commons 12 – 1:30 pm
North Market – 12:30 – 2 pm
Global Gallery Coffee Shop 7-9 pm
Espresso Yourself Music Cafe 7-9 pm

Thursday June 23
North Market – 12:30 pm – 2 pm
Global Gallery Coffee Shop 7-9 pm
Espresso Yourself Music Cafe 7-9 pm
McConnel Arts Center 8-10 pm ($8 online. $10 door)
Woodlands Tavern 10 pm

Friday June 24
Pearl Market 11 am – 1:30 pm

Saturday June 25
Clintonville Farmer’s Market 10:30 – noon
Bluegrass Musician’s Supply Shop 10am – 2pm
McConnel Arts Center (Youth Program Showcase) 12:30 – 2 pm
Comfest Jazz Stage 4:40-5:40 pm