SUMMER CONCERT at THE BENTON
featuring Balkan Fields
July 25
12:15 - 1 pm
The trio Balkan Fields will present a musical tour of the Balkans and beyond at the museum's lunchtime concert on Thursday.
Melinda Fields, a faculty member in the music department and at the Community School for the Arts, has studied Balkan-style accordion with the legendary Bulgarian accordionist Ivan Milev. She travels extensively and performs throughout New England and New York at folk dance groups and world music festivals.
Joining Melinda will be Melika M. Fitzhugh on electric bass guitar, violin, and recorder, with Helen Marx on percussion instruments native to the Balkans.
For a preview of the music of Balkan Fields, go to http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/melindafields
The Benton Summer Concerts are free, with special thanks to the co-sponsors: The Department of Student Activities Programs Office and the Community School of the Arts.
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