Red Rock Rondo
Phillip Bimstein
981 S Lincoln
Salt Lake City, UT 84105
801-519-2583
phillip@bimstein.com  http://pbimstein.googlepages.com/redrockrondo

Availability:  July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008

Ghosts in Grafton, pretty quilts in Rockville and moonlight sonatas in Springdale – a cycle of songs inspired by the history and contemporary life of Zion National Park and its neighboring communities. Songs which celebrate stories and vitality common to communities throughout Utah and the west, and which echo across generational and geographical lines. Performed by an all-star ensemble on a vibrant assortment of guitars, mandolins, fiddles, banjo, mandocello, harmonica, button accordion, oboe, English horn, upright bass and vocals.

Red Rock Rondo is performed by a six-member ensemble consisting of composer Phillip Bimstein (whose works have been performed at Carnegie Hall and on MTV), the internationally-known recording artist Kate MacLeod, Deseret String Band and Cowboy Poetry Gathering founder Hal Cannon, and Phillip’s fellow blue haiku members Harold Carr (of the former UPAT artists the Cowdaddies), Flavia Cerviño-Wood (an improvising virtuoso from Chile) and Charlotte Bell, who also plays oboe and English horn with the Salt Lake Symphony.

Their music is a well-crafted synergy of folk, pop and classical styles.  Go online to hear a live broadcast of Red Rock Rondo in concert or to see live concert photos.

Red Rock Rondo is supported by Continental Harmony and Utah partners Mountain West Center for Regional Studies, the Utah Arts Festival, the Towns of Springdale and Rockville, Zion Natural History Association, Zion Canyon Field Institute, Tanner Summer Series, KRCL-FM and Utah Public Radio.

For more information, including a live concert broadcast and concert photos, please visit the Red Rock Rondo website.

Outreach Options:

Red Rock Rondo offers a variety of outreach opportunities, from demonstrations and workshops on songwriting and storytelling with Phillip, Kate and Hal, to full ensemble performance/demonstrations of their multitude of instruments, to a solo lecture/demonstration or master class on composition by Phillip.  The program may be fashioned for any audience, from youth to adult, from amateur to professional, and for any setting such as a school, senior home, detention center, master class or radio.

Technical Requirements:

Red Rock Rondo requires a professional sound system with experienced engineers and all staging and lighting appropriate for the performance venue.  Technical details available on request.