Greetings from Wilkesboro with The Kruger Brothers

Straight from the Kruger Brothers’ studio in Wilkesboro, NC.

Streamed via YouTube Live and Facebook Live. (The button below will direct you to our YouTube channel. To view on Facebook, simply log in to your Facebook page; be sure to opt in under your notifications settings to receive alerts when our page goes live. Click here for instructions.)

Since their formal introduction to American audiences in 1997, the Kruger Brothers’ remarkable discipline, creativity and their ability to infuse classical music into folk music has resulted in a unique sound that has made them a fixture within the world of acoustic music. The honesty of their writing has since become a hallmark of the Wilkesboro, NC-based trio’s work. In their ever-expanding body of work, the Kruger Brothers — Jens Kruger (banjo and vocals), Uwe Kruger (guitar and lead vocals), and Joel Landsberg (bass and vocals) — personify the spirit of exploration and innovation that forms the core of the American musical tradition.

This event also can be streamed directly from the Appalachian Summer Festival YouTube channel.

Emerson String Quartet

This special preview and Q&A with the chamber ensemble is scheduled in conjunction with the planned appearance by the Emerson String Quartet as part of An Appalachian Summer Festival’s 2021 season.

The Emerson String Quartet has maintained its status as one of the world’s premier chamber music ensembles for more than four decades. “With musicians like this,” wrote a reviewer for The Times (London), “there must be some hope for humanity.” The quartet has made more than 30 acclaimed recordings, and has been honored with nine Grammys® (including two for Best Classical Album), three Gramophone Awards, the Avery Fisher Prize, and Musical America’s “Ensemble of the Year” award. The quartet collaborates with some of today’s most esteemed composers to premiere new works, keeping the string quartet form alive and relevant. The group has partnered in performance with such stellar soloists as Reneé Fleming, Barbara Hannigan, Evgeny Kissin, Emanuel Ax, and Yefim Bronfman.

To learn more about Emerson String Quartet: http://www.emersonquartet.com/

Photo credit: Jurgen Frank

Following its scheduled broadcast, this event will be available to view for the duration of the festival. You may access it here or on our YouTube channel.

Shana Tucker: An Evening of ChamberSoul

Join us for a memorable evening of jazz-infused ChamberSoul, featuring live interviews with cellist/singer-songwriter Shana Tucker and her band, moderated by Todd Wright, Professor of Jazz Studies in the Hayes School of Music. A specially recorded performance for App Summer will follow the interview.

With a deep respect for lyrical storytelling, cellist/singer-songwriter Shana Tucker delivers a unique voice through her self-described genre of ChamberSoul™. Shana’s melodies weave strong hints of jazz, classical, soulful folk, acoustic pop and a touch of R&B into a distinctive rhythmic tapestry. Touted by JazzTimes Magazine as a jazz talent “…whose imprint and vitality has already been quite visible…” Shana’s style and sound as been described as a blend of Dianne Reeves, Joni Mitchell, and Tracy Chapman, with an efficient complexity that is reminiscent of Bill Withers.

To learn more about Shana Tucker: http://www.shanatucker.com/bio

Following its scheduled live stream broadcast, this event will be available to view for the duration of the festival. You may access it here or on our YouTube channel.

Pre-show content begins at 6:50pm, concert begins at 7pm.