Asheville-based chamber music organization AmiciMusic will present a tribute to Paris and the composers who lived there. There will be four performances of “An American in Paris” later this month. The concerts will feature clarinetist Steve Lowe and pianist Daniel Weiser performing music by Gershwin, Ravel, Poulenc, Milhaud, Cole Porter, and others.
Steve, as a former member of the U.S. Marine Band, has played for five presidents. He has also played with the New York Philharmonic and National Symphony.
Daniel, who is the founder and artistic director of AmiciMusic, has played concerts in 15 countries, including Egypt, Thailand, France, and Sri Lanka. He earned his doctorate in music from the Peabody Conservatory, and also spent a year at Harvard Law School.
Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 18, at White Horse Black Mountain (tickets, $15 in advance and $20 at the door, are available at whitehorseblackmountain.com); 7 p.m. on Friday, February 19, at Isis Restaurant & Music Hall in West Asheville (tickets are $15 and available at isisasheville.com); at 3 p.m. on Saturday, February 20, at Cathedral of All Souls in Biltmore Village (tickets are $20 for the general public, $15 for church members, and available at the door and at amicimusic.org); and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, February 21, at The Nightingale Loft in downtown Asheville (reservations are required, and tickets are $35 and are available at amicimusic.org or by calling 802.369.0856).
