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ECOTONES 2: Second Annual Nelson Institute Earth Day Concert

At a Glance

Date: Apr 22
Time: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Location: Memorial Union, 800 Langdon Street, Rathskeller

Come hear Nelson Institute musicians and others present a free concert of environmental music in honor of the 41st Earth Day.

5:00 p.m. -- Nelson Institute doctoral student Chris Bocast and UW-Madison music student Emily Blessing will perform modern ambient music on electric guitar and keyboards, based on environmental compositions by the famed classical composer Claude Debussy.

6:00 p.m. -- Madison "class-grass" ensemble Graminy (Chris Wagoner, fiddle; Shauncey Ali, fiddle and viola; Mary Gaines, cello and vocals; Chris Powers, guitar; and Nelson Institute faculty associate Michael Bell, mandolin) will perform ecologically inspired acoustic music that blends classical and bluegrass traditions.

The concert will conclude with a new piece for Earth Day by Bocast, Blessing, and Graminy.

Sponsored by: Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, Wisconsin Union

For more information:
Contact Steve Pomplun
Call 608-263-3063
Visit http://nelson.wisc.edu/community/programs/earth_day/2011/concert.php

Fee: Free

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