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Concerts for a Cause presents Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas
First Universalist Church, Unitarian Universalist
Auburn, ME
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Concerts for a Cause presents Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas
The musical partnership between Alasdair Fraser, long regarded as Scotlands premier fiddle ambassador, and the sizzlingly-talented young California cellist Natalie Haas may not seem an obvious one. Fraser, acclaimed by the San Francisco Examiner as the Michael Jordan of Scottish fiddling, has a concert and recording career spanning 30 years, with a long list of awards, accolades, television credits, and feature performances on top movie soundtracks (Last of the Mohicans,Titanic). Fraser has been sponsored by the British Council to represent Scotlands music internationally, and received the Scottish Heritage Center Service Award for outstanding contributions to Scottish culture and traditions.
The 25-year-old Haas, a graduate of the Juilliard School of Music, wasnt even born when Alasdair was winning national fiddle competitions on the other side of the Atlantic.
But this seemingly unlikely pairing is the fulfillment of a long-standing musical dream for Fraser, whose cutting-edge musical explorations
took him full circle to find a cellist who could help him return the cello to its historical role at the rhythmic heart of Scottish dance music.
Natalie Haas was just 11 when she first attended Frasers Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddling School in California. She responded to Frasers challenge to find and release the cellos rhythmic soul, and four years later, when Natalie was just 15, Fraser and Haas played their first gig together. Now regularly touring with Fraser and creating a buzz at festivals and in concert halls throughout Europe and North America, Natalie is in the vanguard of young cellists who are re-defining the role of the cello in traditional music. Cellists are coming out of the woodwork to study with Natalie, to learn how she

creates a groove and a whole chunky rhythm section, says Fraser. Its inspiring to hear the cello unleashed from its orchestral shackles!
The duos two recordings, In the Moment and their debut CD, Fire and Grace  both on Frasers own Culburnie Records label  are providing a great deal of inspiration to other players. The CDs display the duos dazzling teamwork, driving, dancing rhythms, and their shared passion for improvising on the melody and the groove of Scottish tunes. Haas is the percussive power to Fraser's fiddle fireworks, providing syncopated, bowed underpinnings to his melodies and solos, writes Kira Schlechter of The Patriot News.
The duo has performs frequently in Europe, and throughout the US and Canada. They have been featured on NPRs Performance Today, the Thistle & Shamrock, and Mountain Stage, and represented Scotland at the Smithsonian Museums Folklife Festival. In addition, Fraser and Haas have busy teaching schedules, including summer fiddle courses in the US, Scotland, and Spain. Natalie also teaches at the Berklee College of Music in Boston.
For more information, go online to www.alasdairfraser.com, or www.nataliehaas.com

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First Universalist Church, Unitarian Universalist (View)
169 Pleasant Street
Auburn, ME 04210
United States
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Categories

Music > Celtic
Music > Folk

Kid Friendly: Yes!
Dog Friendly: No
Non-Smoking: Yes!
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes!

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Owner: Dave Rowe Music
On BPT Since: Jan 25, 2013
 
Concerts for a Cause
www.uuconcerts.org

Attendees

Dennis W.
Monmouth, ME United States
Nov 30, 2016 7:12 PM
Debbie W.
Monmouth, ME United States
Nov 30, 2016 7:12 PM
Sara L.
Jeffersonville, VT United States
Nov 30, 2016 7:02 PM
Mary B.
Brunswick, ME United States
Nov 30, 2016 5:40 PM
Name Withheld
Souderton, PA United States
Nov 30, 2016 4:52 PM

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