CLEARFIELD – The Clearfield Area Concert Association board, led by President Pat Bishop, met last week to mark the beginning of the 2008-2009 membership campaign. Shows for the upcoming season include musical styles to satisfy many musical tastes. Pavlo, a composer, guitarist and singer, mixes the sounds of Greek Bouzouki with Flamenco and Latin influences. He performs with four musicians, all using authentic regional instruments. Wholly Brass, a quintet comprised of piccolo trumpet, trumpet, trombone, bass trombone and French horn, performs a host of musical styles including classical, jazz, Broadway and Hollywood. Founded in 1996, by then students at The Julliard School, this group dazzles audiences with delightful and informative narrative and brilliant musicianship. Side Street Strutters, a 7 piece authentic jazz band, has taken the sounds of America’s greatest musical heritage throughout the North American continent and to Europe featuring the legendary sounds of jazz greats Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong and Fats Waller. Their show includes colorful costumes, tap dancing, novelty numbers and rare instruments.
Membership in the Clearfield Area Concert Association entitles ticket holders to admission at those three Clearfield performances as well as free admission at reciprocal concerts in the neighboring communities of DuBois, Punxsutawney, Lewistown and Oil City-Franklin. Membership prices entitle the ticket holder to at least 15 top quality musical performances by professional artists. Basic membership prices are: $35-Adult, $70-Adult Couple, $15-Student Larger membership categories are also available and we encourage those who are able to support our Concert Association by selecting one of these membership options: Special Friend-over $500 and up (10 tickets), Sponsor-$250-$499 (6 tickets), Donor-$115-$249 (4 tickets), Patron/Couple-$40/$80 (1/2 tickets), Business Patron-$80 (2 tickets), Family Membership-$85 (2 adult, all students). Those contributing in these larger membership categories will be recognized in each printed concert program and any amount above the basic membership cost is tax deductible.
The board of directors believes access to quality, live music performances, at a reasonable cost, is critical to the growth and betterment of every community. Be a part of Clearfield’s rich heritage of support for music in the community. To become a member of the Clearfield Area Concert Association or for more information please visit our Web site or contact Pat Bishop at 765-7645 or Janet Coons at 765-7253.