Julia Wolfe's STEEL HAMMER Comes To The Phillips Center 11/13

Respected composer Julia Wolfe brings the world premiere of Steel Hammer with the Bang on a Can All-Stars and Trio Mediaeval to the Phillips Center Friday, November 13.

Wolfe and the Bang on a Can All-Stars will partner with Trio Mediaeval, a Norwegian vocal trio known for polyphonic medieval music and contemporary works to bring this exceptional performance to residents in the heart of Florida.

Steel Hammer is inspired by my love for the legends and music of Appalachia. Culling from both the music and oral traditions of the region, the piece focuses on the legend of John Henry, immortalized for his race against ‘the machine.' Wielding a steel hammer he faces the onslaught of the industrial age as his super human strength is challenged in a contest to out dig an engine. With its over 200 versions and myriad of differing details, the tale has been embraced by a wide variety of American communities in the cause and glorification of the worker." - Composer, Julia Wolfe

Bang on a Can All-Stars will add a chorus of instruments including mountain dulcimers, wooden bones, banjo, steel hammers and more. Trio Mediaeval, with their pure and direct sound, will tell the timeless tale. The result is a fusion of musical worlds that meld to create a new genre of art balladry.

Since its inception in 1987, the Bang on a Can Festival has been discovering exciting performers who have committed their lives to the music of our time. From the outset of the Festival more than 17 years ago, six players in particular kept coming back. They were among the Festival's finest artists. With these six players the Festival created the Bang on a Can All-Stars.

Steel Hammer - Bang on a Can All-Stars and Trio Mediaeval
Friday, November 13, 7:30 p.m.
Curtis M. Phillips Center

Ticket Prices: $28.50-$44.50

Web sites: University of Florida Performing Arts: www.performingarts.ufl.edu
Bang on a Can All-Stars: http://bangonacan.org/all_stars
Trio Mediaeval: http://www.triomediaeval.no/

To Purchase tickets, call the Phillips Center Box Office at 352-392-ARTS (2787) or 800-905-ARTS (toll-free within Florida) or call Ticketmaster at 800-277-1700 (toll-free). Tickets may also be purchased in person at the Phillips Center Box Office, the University Box Office at the University of Florida Reitz Union or from any Ticketmaster outlet, or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Cash, checks, MasterCard and Visa are accepted.

UF students may purchase $10 tickets (with a valid student ID) at the Phillips Center Box Office and the University Box Office at the Reitz Union. Other students may purchase $10 student tickets (in the balcony) at the Phillips Center Box Office.

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