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Fontana String Trio Concert - August 9
Expires [Thursday, August 09, 2012]

CONTACT: April Bishop
Cultural Arts Coordinator
(913) 339-6700 ext. 157

EVENT: Fontana String Trio Concert

DATE: Thursday, August 9, 2012

TIME: 7:00 p.m.

LOCATION: Oak Room, Leawood City Hall Community Center
4800 Town Center Drive, Leawood KS 66209

ENTRY FEE: Admission is free.


LEAWOOD TO HOST FONTANA STRING TRIO CONCERT

The Leawood Arts Council will host a free concert Thursday, August 9th featuring the Fontana String Trio beginning at 7:00 pm. The concert will be held in the Oak Room of Leawood City Hall, 4800 Town Center Drive. Enter the Community Center through the north doors on the lower level of City Hall.

Fontana is a professional performance group based in Kansas City. They frequently perform for special events throughout the area. Many of the trio’s selections are of their own arrangement. Fontana stretches the limits of expectations for a classical string trio.

The concert will include popular tunes as well as classical favorites. They love to play a diverse repertoire featuring everything from Tango, Ragtime, Jazz, and Broadway to Classical.

Members of the trio include violist, Nell French, violinist, Ziva Patt-Rappaport, and cellist, Jenny Shyver. Individually they hold impressive resumes of award winning careers in music. Together they are the talk of special occasions and venues across town.

Nell French moved to the area from her native California. She works freelance as a violist for the Kansas City Symphony, Wichita Grand Opera, Kansas City Baroque Consortium and many more. A graduate of the University of Colorado, she maintains a private studio for violists of all ages. Nell serves on the faculty of KCKCC and coaches chamber music at Blue Valley North.

Violinist, Ziva Patt-Rapport is a native of Haifa, Israel. She has performed in Israel, Europe and all over the United States. She works freelance as a violinist for the Kansas City Symphony and serves as concert master of the St. Joseph Symphony. A graduate of the Indiana University School of Music, Ziva taught on the faculty of Tulane University and currently teaches private violin students here in the Kansas City area.

Jenny Shyver, the Fontana cellist is a native of Johnson County. With degrees in music from the University of Kansas and the University of Illinois, she performs with local professional orchestras including the Kansas City Symphony. Jenny teaches cellist of all ages and coaches chamber music at Blue Valley North. She was first introduced to the cello by the Blue Valley School District.

Don’t miss this opportunity to experience a free Fontana String Trio concert. Reservations are not necessary. For more information please call the Leawood Cultural Arts office at (913) 339-6700 ext. 157.




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