Van Wezel to Welcome Black Violin

Blending highbrow and pop culture Wilner "Wil B" Baptiste and Kevin "Kev Marcus" Sylvester bring Black Violin, to the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on Tuesday, January 12th at 8:00pm.

Classically-trained viola and violin players Wil B and Kev Marcus first met playing in the high school orchestra in Fort Lauderdale, FL. The pair started Black Violin more than a decade ago and have since performed an average of 200 shows a year in 49 states and 36 countries. Their music is a passionate blend of classical, hip-hop, rock, R&B, and even bluegrass. "Black Violin works hard, but makes it all look like play. Sometimes they play with the intense seriousness of orchestral soloists; at others they fiddle as if at a hoedown; at still others they strum the violin and viola like guitars." - The New York Times

Tickets are $25-$40 and are available at VanWezel.org, the Box Office, or by calling 941-953-3368.

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