Pan Jammin’ Steel Drums
Thursday, September 5, 2024
7:00 p.m
WVU PSC, Church-McKee Arts Center
Free Admission
Pan Jammin’ Steel Drums, directed by Fred Kesner, will again kick-off our 2024 – 2025 season with a concert at WVU-Potomac State College.
Last Date: The Floyd Cramer Story with Grandson Jason Coleman
Sunday, October 6, 2024
3:00 p.m.
WVU PSC, Church-McKee Arts Center
Admission at the Door: $20
Pianist Jason ‘Floyd’ Coleman brings new life to the music made famous by his grandfather, Floyd Cramer, in a piano concert of country and pop classics. From humble beginnings on the Louisiana Hayride, to a Hall of Fame recording career in Nashville, to the iconic “Last Date” and signature ‘slip-note’ piano style, Jason plays his way through the musical history of his grandfather to tell the Floyd Cramer story in a way no one else can.
Plus, the concert is much more than just music . . . Jason incorporates multimedia to share his own personal stories, photos, and films of growing up with his “Grandad,” culminating in a series of video duets between Jason and Floyd that bridge the generations and will take your breath away!
Johnny Staats and The Delivery Boys
Sunday, November 3, 2024
3:00 p.m.
WVU PSC, Church-McKee Arts Center
Admission at the Door: $20
Johnny Staats is a bluegrass mandolin, guitar and violin player, born and raised in West Virginia. He has been featured on NBC's Today Show, in People Magazine, on the CBS Evening News and CNN, and has appeared on the Grand Ole Opry. He won Charleston's Vandalia Gathering-Mandolin championships in 1996, 1997, and 1999. In 1997 he also won the guitar title and placed third in the fiddle competition.
He is an avid raccoon hunter. His Johnny Staats Bluegrass Festival is a part of the Parkersburg (W.Va.) homecoming every year. He supports local instrument makers by playing ones made in the Parkersburg area. He lives in Sandyville, West Virginia.
“The Delivery Boys” are Butch Osborne on banjo, Ray Cossin on fiddle and vocals, Doug Cossin on guitar and vocals, David Vaughn on bass and vocals.
West Virginia Brass Quintet
Sunday, December 8, 2024
3:00 p.m.
Presbyterian Church
Admission at the Door: $20
The West Virginia Brass Quintet (WVBQ), formed in June 2009, is one of the most exciting chamber ensembles in West Virginia. This versatile group’s repertoire spans five centuries of music, from Renaissance and Baroque to Contemporary to Dixieland Jazz with an emphasis on traditional American music. With members living more than one hundred and fifty miles apart, the WVBQ goes to great lengths to sustain their passion for music making. From their annual Holiday Residency at the famous Greenbrier Resort to Artist Series Concerts at the Tamarack Center in Beckley and Carnegie Hall in Lewisburg to myriad church services, weddings, and civic functions, the West Virginia Brass Quintet has performed extensively throughout the Mountain State and surrounding areas.
The Westminster Ringers
Sunday, May 4, 2024
6:00 p.m.
Grace Church
Admission at the Door: $20
The Westminster Ringers is the advanced ensemble of Westminster Ringers, Inc. Membership in this ensemble is by audition every June. The Music Director accepts between 15 and 18 members each year. The Westminster Ringers usually ring level 3 through 6 repertoires. Besides performing at the sponsored Winter & Spring concerts, this ensemble performs many more concerts throughout the East Coast and presents many of the workshops for Westminster Ringers, Inc.