Nov 17, 2019 | Past Performance
Cahalen Morrison solo–Saturday, December 14 Cahalen Morrison made a big impression when he visited Fifth Street with Eli West a couple years ago. An amazing songwriter and skilled on guitar, mandolin and banjo, Cahalen is a unique voice in traditional and modern...
Oct 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
Circadian Quartet with Hamid Taghavi Saturday, November 16 For this concert, the Circadian String Quartet–Monika Gruber & David Ryther, violins, Omid Assadi, viola and David Wishnia, cello–teams up with Iranian-born santour virtuoso Hamid Taghavi....
Oct 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
Nuala Kennedy & Eamon O’Leary Thursday, October 31 Long-time friends and musical collaborators, Nuala Kennedy and Eamon O’ Leary have toured together widely, both in duo and as part of reknowned traditional trio “The Alt.” Both are...
Oct 12, 2019 | Past Performance
Friction Quartet with bass clarinetist Bruce Belton Friday, October 18 We’re excited to have Friction Quartet back at Fifth Street. This local quartet with an international reputation regularly commissions and plays new works and is equally adept at presenting...
Sep 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Lowest Pair Saturday, October 12 Fifth Street favorites, this two-banjo-and-guitar duo can’t be beat. Arkansas-born and now homesteading in Olympia, Washington, Kendl Winter sprouts beans in mason jars in the back of the tour van and spreads her songs across...
Sep 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
Amy LaVere & Will Sexton Saturday, September 28 Amy LaVere grew up in Bethany, Louisiana, a small Texas–Louisiana border town in the Piney Woods region, nurtured by musical parents with a passion for traditional country music. Her family moved 13 times by the time...
Sep 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
Theresa Wong, cello & voice Saturday, September 14 Theresa Wong–composer, cellist and vocalist, active at the intersection of music, experimentation, improvisation and the synergy of multiple disciplines. Bridging sound, movement, theater and visual art, her...
Aug 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
Teslim In Turkish, teslim means both “commit” and “surrender.” In Turkish classical music, teslim means “theme” or main melody—a composition journeys away from and returns home to its teslim, which becomes like a beloved character. Commit and surrender are two sides...
Aug 9, 2019 | Past Performance
High Country We can’t say it any better than their website: “High Country has earned its place as one of America’s finest traditional bluegrass bands. Strongly influenced by the classic styles of Bill Monroe, Flatt & Scruggs and the Stanley Brothers,...
Jul 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
Mads Tolling & Dave Macnab This concert is sold out We’re thrilled to have internationally renowned Danish-American violinist and composer Mads Tolling back at Fifth Street. As a member of both bassist Stanley Clarke’s band and the celebrated Turtle Island...
