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Carnegie Hall Lewisburg 2011-12 season preview

By Mona Seghatoleslami

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July 25, 2011 · Carnegie Hall Lewisburg has announced its 2011-12 mainstage performance season. The new season includes classical piano, jazz guitar, a vocal group from Africa, and singer/ songwriters from around America.
Carnegie Hall Lewisburg’s season begins September 9th with a concert by West Virginia native Kathy Mattea.

Classical music and jazz are featured next in November. Pianist Barbara Nissman, who has made her home in Lewisburg for over 20 years, will perform a recital of music by Franz Liszt. The year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of the Hungarian composer-pianist. Jazz guitarist Julian Lage, who has appeared on Mountain Stage with Mark O’Connor’s Hot Swing, leads his own band in a performance on November 18th.

December then brings two Christmas shows to the stage at Carnegie Hall. The West Virginia Symphony returns with its “Home for the Holidays” pops concert, and the Preservation Jazz Band will share the New Orleans sound in “A Creole Christmas.”

The second half of the season opens with a performance by all-male South African a cappella singing group Ladysmith Black Mambazo on February 8.

The rest of the spring brings three singer-songwriters from around the US. Irish-American singer Cathie Ryan from Detroit performs Celtic music on March 19. 

Carnegie Hall is partnering with the Lewisburg Chocolate Festival to present “An Evening with Anais Mitchell” on April 14th.

Mitchell, who hails from Vermont, has a literary bent to her work - her music includes Hadestown, an epic “folk opera” retelling of the Orpheus myth.

The season concludes May 11 with a performance by prolific songwriter Greg Brown from Iowa, whose repertoire includes folk songs, blues, and Appalachian music. Brown is the founder of folk record label Red House Records, and he’s been a frequent guest on Mountain Stage.

Tickets for Carnegie Hall Lewisburg’s 2011-12 season go on sale to members Monday, August 1.  Tickets for the general public will become available Monday, August 22.
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