The Canadian Brass
The virtuosi of Canadian Brass have made the brass quintet an exciting vehicle for serious concert music. The quintet having just celebrated its 39th season has a long history of recording classical repertoire. They have a special affinity for Baroque music, which requires the brilliance and musical structure that has become the Canadian Brass trademark.
The Canadian Brass has an impressive career total of over 90 recordings to date, The “fabulous five” spend most of their time on tour, and have performed with many major symphony orchestras in the US, Canada, Europe and Japan. They have gained a large international following of their solo performances that offer a large variety of musical styles.
“The enthralling sound of a brass choir … programs that feature virtuosic musicianship, masterful interpretations and flashes of humour … repertoire that encompasses Bach to blues – all these ingredients make the Canadian Brass the world’s leading brass ensemble.These are the men who put brass music on the map: with their unbeatable blend of virtuosity, spontaneity and humour, they brighten the rosters of concert halls, international festivals and orchestra series throughout the world. Their numerous recordings, frequent television appearances and tireless efforts in the realm of music education have resulted in vast new audiences for the Art of the Canadian Brass.”
- Washington Post
Paul Flack
Paul Flack is one of the leading artists in the emerging Who Ha Da-Da movement of American Folk Art. Flack's art fuses urban, suburban and rural influences and combines them with spiritual overtones to create images that promise possibility despite challenging circumstances. Flack’s artistic style entirely reflects his mosaic-like life story.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Paul was attracted to drawing and painting, but his parents didn’t encourage his talents and he put any such interest aside. As the 70’s were winding down, the South caught Flack’s attention. He soon found a home on what was then the outskirts of Atlanta. There, Flack’s career path wandered from international teaching, to marketing, sales, public relations and technology. Despite his many successes, his professional experience proved less than fulfilling.
In the early 1990s, Flack attended a folk art exhibition for the first time. Folk Fest in Atlanta. He perceived a level of “truth” in these artists and their work which was not present in other aspects of his life. A potent combination of a deteriorating environment in his Atlanta community at the hands of real estate developers and severe personal health problems forced Flack to reexamine the “truth” in his own world. Recalling his Folk Fest experience, Flack decided to try painting - something he had turned his back on thirty years before. Flack became intrigued with spiritual concepts and began almost exclusively painting angels -- God's own messengers.
Paul Flack’s artwork is in the permanent collection of the Hurn Museum in Savannah, and was chosen for the theme of the 2006 Mennello Museum’s 5th Annual Orlando Folk Festival. He is invited every year to participate in the prestigious Fearrington Folk Art Show in North Carolina. Flack’s own work is now annually on display at Folk Fest in Atlanta. Most recently, Paul Flack co-founded The Who-Ha Da-Da Outsider Artists' Fellowship, a group of fifty practicing visual artists dedicated to promoting and sustaining the vernacular Southern visual art culture.
Carole Foret
Carole Foret, renowned artist from North Alabama has been painting and teaching art for nearly 20 years and owns her own studio and gallery in downtown Athens, Alabama. Having collectors all around the U.S., Carole paints in oil, acrylic & encaustic with lots of color, texture and energy! With that same energy she teaches workshops here and abroad in Italy with her twin sister, artist Claire Kayser. Carole graduated with Honor from Auburn University, and has been a professional artist since then. Carole has been featured in the news many times including Southern Living in 2008. She was awarded Business Person of the Year 2009 by the Athens, Alabama/Limestone County Chamber of Commerce. In her words, "Living artfully and sharing what I do is my passion! My work and I are all works in progress as I seek to live according to God's call on my life to live at a higher calling each day, both personally and professionally. The ride is thrilling!" Carole is married to Todd and has 2 daughters, Caroline and Sarah. To contact Carole, call 256.232.2521 or find her online at www.caroleforet.com
Belinda Gilliam Ivy
Belinda Gilliam Ivy is a contemporary realist painter specializing in portrait paintings on linen canvases and watercolor painted on archival boards. Her subjects typically include children, family groups, dignitaries, and pets. She prefers to paint her subjects from photographs she takes in their familiar environment while participating in activities or interacting with their pets. It is easy to determine from viewing her work that she has an eye, not just for light, form, and color, but also for personality. Clients describe her work as “alive, sensitive, and expressive.” Her portraits are widely viewed in private and corporate facilities. She has exhibited and won numerous awards in a large number of regional exhibits and one-woman shows. Her works have been featured in magazines and newspaper articles.
She obtained a degree in fine art and art education from The University of Tennessee. She taught art in public schools for 30 years. All her life she has studied the works of historically important artists.
Mark Singer
In a recent issue of Art & Antiques magazine, Joel Groover described Mark Singer as an artist who “deftly paints with a palette knife.” Mr. Singer has also been noted for his lavish application of paint, bold use of color, and wide variety of subjects. With a top range of about $40,000, Singer’s work continues to appeal to collectors throughout the country.
Born in Colorado, Mark Singer has lived in many regions of the United States and in Europe. His paintings may be found in the collections of numerous Fortune 500 companies and in fifteen American states, Indonesia, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Several notable celebrities have Singer’s work in their collections as well.
Patrons of the arts interested in learning more about Mr. Singer can visit his website at MarkSingerArt.com. Here they will find a more extensive biographical sketch, his full résumé, and links to other galleries representing Mark’s work.
Painted Violin Society
Stand and raise your paddle to join the 2010 Painted Violin Society. Along with the generous support of Jerry Damson Automotive you will be proud sponsors of the 2011 Family Concert Series. Each Painted Violin Society member will receive a commemorative Painted Violin poster. Your name will be printed in the Fall and Spring 2010-2011 Huntsville Symphony Orchestra program as a Society member.
Membership
$100.00 per couple donation
$ 50.00 per individual donation
Poster artwork provided by TotalCom Marketing Communications.
