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The Violin Shop & Music City Baroque Present: How the Fiddle became the Violin 9/27
September 27 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
$15
Brandi Berry Benson and MCB musicians present a concert teaser and participatory
jam session in a joyful exploration of Baroque ornamentations and fiddle tunes.
Adults $15/ Students (under 18) $5
jam session in a joyful exploration of Baroque ornamentations and fiddle tunes.
Adults $15/ Students (under 18) $5
About Brandi Berry Benson: Violinist and 3Arts awardee Brandi Berry Benson, whose “four–string acrobatics” and
“indispensable skill” (TimeOut Chicago) have been praised as “alert [and] outstanding” (Chicago
Classical Review), as her “riffs.. powered by a flashing blur of bow arm, [as they] rolled out with
irresistible glee” (Washington Post). She has appeared with numerous ensembles including
Newberry Consort, Ars Lyrica Houston, Ensemble Phoenix Munich, King’s Noyse, as
soloist/concertmaster of Chicago Arts Orchestra, Mountainside Baroque, St. Louis’s Kingsbury
Ensemble, and others. Brandi has also performed throughout North America including at the
Library of Congress, Mexico City’s UNAM, the Boston, Berkeley, Bloomington, Indianapolis, and
Madison Early Music Festivals, Early Music Now, and others, and recently released her album Silver Linings (2023). Brandi has also been heard on WFMT, WPR, Chicago Irish Radio, WGN–
“indispensable skill” (TimeOut Chicago) have been praised as “alert [and] outstanding” (Chicago
Classical Review), as her “riffs.. powered by a flashing blur of bow arm, [as they] rolled out with
irresistible glee” (Washington Post). She has appeared with numerous ensembles including
Newberry Consort, Ars Lyrica Houston, Ensemble Phoenix Munich, King’s Noyse, as
soloist/concertmaster of Chicago Arts Orchestra, Mountainside Baroque, St. Louis’s Kingsbury
Ensemble, and others. Brandi has also performed throughout North America including at the
Library of Congress, Mexico City’s UNAM, the Boston, Berkeley, Bloomington, Indianapolis, and
Madison Early Music Festivals, Early Music Now, and others, and recently released her album Silver Linings (2023). Brandi has also been heard on WFMT, WPR, Chicago Irish Radio, WGN–
AM, and WNUR. As Artistic Director of the Bach & Beethoven Experience (BBE), she premiered
a new work called The Story of Pa I Sha, based on her Chickasaw ancestors. Brandi serves as
faculty at Northwestern and DePaul Universities and is a recipient of EMA’s Thomas Zajac
Memorial Scholarship. For more info: brandiberrybenson.com and bbexperience.org.
a new work called The Story of Pa I Sha, based on her Chickasaw ancestors. Brandi serves as
faculty at Northwestern and DePaul Universities and is a recipient of EMA’s Thomas Zajac
Memorial Scholarship. For more info: brandiberrybenson.com and bbexperience.org.
