The Annie Moses Band Premieres Video for "Rhapsody in Bluegrass" via The Wall Street Journal
The Annie Moses Band Premieres Video for "Rhapsody in Bluegrass"
via The Wall Street Journal
13th Season of The Fine Arts Summer Academy Currently Underway, Students to Perform at Iconic Nashville Venues Including The Grand Ole Opry House
Plans To Film TV Special "The Art Of The Love Song" With PBS
The Annie Moses Band
has released a video for their track "Rhapsody in Bluegrass", a unique
reinterpretation of Gershwin's classic 1924 "Rhapsody in Blue," and a
centerpiece of their forthcoming album American Rhapsody. The video premiered on The Wall Street Journal who
remarked on the group's reimagining of the piece: "The Nashville sextet
substitutes viola for the sinewy clarinet that opens the original
piece, and they inject an element of chugging pop into the
arrangement..."
American Rhapsody tracks "Rhapsody in Bluegrass" and "Summertime" are currently available for instant gratification download on iTunes as well as streaming via Apple Music and Spotify.
The band's also recently completed a successful Kickstarter Campaign
to support the production of their new PBS special this summer. "The
Art of the Love Song" will offer a fresh perspective on a selection of
timeless love songs that have been adapted to fit the band's sweeping
orchestral performance style. Filming will take place at the Grand Ole
Opry House in Nashville, and the program will air this December.
Accompanying the band in the production will be the Summer Pops Young
Artists Symphony, drawn from students of the Fine Arts Summer Academy (FASA), an immersive music education program for young artists, founded by the Annie Moses Band. You can find more information about the project at their official Kickstarter page HERE.
While most artists find inspiration
solely through recording and performance, the classically-trained
members of the Annie Moses Band also consider sharing their talents
through the education of young musicians to be a crucial element of
their work. Now in its 13th year, the Juilliard-educated band's Fine
Arts Summer Academy has convened in Nashville, TN from July
11th through 23rd, offering students technical training and
Broadway-level stagecraft, for a music education experience like no
other. The program culminates in a series of student perfomances at the
city's most celebrated venues: Bluebird Cafe, Bluegrass Underground, The
Cannery Ballroom and The Grand Ole Opry House. Learn more about FASA here.
Comprised of six siblings, the Annie Moses Band is a talented
ensemble of songwriters, singers, and musicians, combining
classically-trained technical skill with exhilarating showmanship. The
Nashville-based ensemble has steadily built an international audience
and accepted invitations to perform at Carnegie Hall, the Grand Ole Opry
House and PBS. Following 11 albums, five DVDs and five TV specials,
they plan to release their new record American Rhapsody on
September 11th. In addition to mentoring with FASA, the AMB has an
extensive set of performances scheduled for Summer 2015 and beyond,
listed below.
Annie Moses Band 2015 Tour Dates:
07/19/15 - Nashville, TN - Bluegrass Underground
07/23/15 - Nashville, TN - Grand Ole Opry House
08/23/15 - Chehalis, WA - Southwest Washington Fair
08/30/15 - Ocean City, NJ - Ocean City Tabernacle
09/10/15 - Duluth, GA - Red Clay Music Foundry
09/11/15 - Nashville, TN - Grand Ole Opry House
09/12/15 - Nashville, TN - Grand Ole Opry House
09/17/15 - Rocky Mount, VA - Harvester Performance Center
09/18/15 - Hopewell, VA - The Beacon Theatre
09/19/15 - Rocky Mount, NC - Dunn Center for the Performing Arts
09/21/15 - New York, NY - Highline Ballroom
10/03/15 - Tryon, NC - Tryon Fine Arts Center
10/10/15 - Edgerton, WI - Edgerton Performing Arts Center
10/21/15 - Pigeon Forge, TN - LeConte Center
10/22/15 - Thomasville, GA - Thomasville Center for the Arts
10/23/15 - Fountain Inn, SC - Fountain Inn Civic Center
10/24/15 - Clayton, NC - The Clayton Center
10/25/15 - Asheville, NC - The Cove
11/29/15 - Rochester, NY - Roberts Wesleyan College
12/04/15 - Hyannis, MA - Barnstable Performing Arts Center
12/05/15 - Hyannis, MA - Barnstable Performing Arts Center
12/06/15 - Hyannis, MA - Barnstable Performing Arts Center
12/08/15 - Williamsport, PA - Community Arts Center
12/09/15 - Warren, OH - Packard Music Hall
12/12/15 - Wilkesboro, NC - Walker Center
12/13/15 - Charleston, WV - The Clay Center
12/15/15 - Evans, GA - Jabez Sanford Hardin Performing Arts Center
12/17/15 - Bolivia, NC - Brunswick Community College
12/19/15 - Austin, TX - Life Austin Amphitheatre
12/20/15 - Grand Prairie, TX - Crossroads Christian Church
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