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| Clarinetist Denise Gainey and Poet Mary Ricketson |
An evening of live music and poetry, presented by Denise Gainey and Mary Ricketson
Mary Ricketson, poet, and Denise Gainey, clarinetist, will join to perform five of Mary’s poems set as a song cycle for soprano, clarinet, and piano to Shards of Hope, composed by Andrew Wilson, London, England.
Additionally, Mary will read poems primarily from Tall Flowers and Living Long and Shade and Shelter. Denise will play a selection of clarinet solos. She is an accomplished musician, Distinguished Professor of Music Emerita, University of Alabama at Birmingham, and past president of the international Clarinet association.
The performance will be at First United Methodist Church, 73 Valley River Ave, Murphy, NC. A reception will follow at Cherokee County Arts Council, 33 Valley River Ave, Murphy NC.
This concert is part of the Arts in Appalachia concert series, celebrating original works and meaningful artistic exchange in our region.
Tickets are $10 for adults and free for students with valid ID and anyone under 18. To purchase tickets go to: https://www.cherokeeartscouncil.org/events/shards-of-hope
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