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CMR sent notices to 78 statewide arts councils and these are
​the pitches we have so far. They include program proposals. 
After we select and nail down dates and schedules with the committee's favorites, we will then share program choices with the group and shoot for having those finalized by Spring. 

1. Durham-based Venezuelan-Appalachian virtuosic folk fusion duo, Larry & Joe  (harp & banjo)     VIDEO LINK               WEBSITE
2.  Ieva Jakubaviciute  (pianist/associate Professor at Duke)      BIO
   with Itamar Zorman  (violin)   BIO         THEIR DUKE CONCERT A
                                                                                       THEIR DUKE CONCERT B
   
3.  Andrew Finn Magill, a multi-genre violinist and composer from Asheville, North Carolina  featured on PBS, NPR and MTV  and a Fulbright Fellow and North Carolina Arts Council Fellow for jazz composition. 
   VIDEO LINK              WEBSITE         IRISH FIDDLING VIDEO PROMO
   
4.  Raleigh-based Lyricosa Quartet      THEIR WEBSITE         BIOS
   VIDEO from John Q. Walker's Home
5. Gowri Srinivas, a Carnatic musician in the Raleigh area
   ​proposing "Strings and Percussion from South India".
   2022 Concert Video          2019 Concert Video      PINECONE FEATURE
6. Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba is a North Carolina kora-led dance band combining West African traditionals, funk, and elements of jazz into an irresistible and authentic experience.    WEBSITE      VIDEO
   
7. Mac McClure (pianist UNC – taught in Barcelona – teaches in Columbia) specializes in Spanish music tours with Columbian violinist Juan Carlos Higuita - 1st or 3rd week in October (Brahms) $2500 fee - Lamberts willing to support it   SOLO VIDEO     VIOLIN & PIANO VIDEO         BIO
   
8. The Catchfire Collective - Based in Greensboro, North Carolina, Catchfire was founded by six graduates of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in May 2019.​
   WEBSITE       VIDEO    VIDEO B
9. Solomon Eichner (piano) Amit Peled (cello) "America Landscapes" program includes Gershwin, Carter, Copland & Barber
   VIDEO      VIDEO B        AMIT WEBSITE      EICHNER WEBSITE
10. North Carolina Brass Band - The pitch is to present a quintet but they can offer other ensembles as well. The Gabrieli and Boysen videos (9/10-piece groups) show you a couple of examples of other items I included in the program.  ELEVEN         FIVE        NINE       WEBSITE
11. Khemia Ensemble -  pianist Annie Jeng is an NC Resident and Assistant Professor of Music at UNC-Greensboro. The program has three newly-commissioned works by David Biedenbender, Bobby Ge and Florence Maunders.   SIZZLE REEL     VIDEO
12. Simone Baron Pianist, Accordionist, Composer
    WEBSITE     KENNEDY CENTER VIDEO  a chamber jazz ensemble Arco Belo. The instrumentation is string quartet, (violins viola cello), piano/accordion, double bass, and percussion, as well as a beatbox/rapper.
    
13. Elon Contemporary Chamber Ensemble (ECCE).   AUDIO LINK     AUDIO LINK
14. Richard Drehoff; the co-director of the Raleigh-based contemporary ensemble EARSPACE proposing a quartet of clarinet , piano & percussion (2)     VIDEO LINKS    WEBSITE​
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