Tryon Concert Assoc Concert Series - Jon KimuraParker
Join us and enjoy the phenomenal talent of this great musician in the second of four performances in our 2009-2010 concert series.
Known to everyone as "Jackie", Jon Kimura Parker is one of the world's leading classical pianists, playing as many as 100 concerts annually, everywhere from New York's Carnegie Hall to London, Tokyo, Frankfurt, and even Tasmania and Zimbabwe. He has given two command performances for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, has recorded as guest soloist with Andre Previn and P.D.Q.Bach, jammed in an impromptu concert with Doc Severinsen and the original Tonight Show Orchestra, was profiled in the Japanese fashion magazine "Jiyu Jikan", and was a celebrity guest on the children's television program "Under the Umbrella Tree" on the Disney Channel. On New Year's Eve, 1995, Jon Kimura Parker traveled to Bosnia in an AmeriCares airlift and performed in Sarajevo in a concert which was covered by CNN and broadcast live in 59 countries.
The Tryon Concert Association subscription is $75 covering all four performances. Student subscription is $20 each. Out-of-town guests may attend performances for $25 each.
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Tryon Fine Arts Center
http://www.tryonarts.org 34 Melrose AveTryon, NC 28782
Located in the heart of Tryon, the Fine Arts Center has been a focus for entertainment and the arts since 1969. View outstanding performances or learn a new craft. Affiliates include Carolina Camera Club, Tryon Arts and Crafts, Tryon Little Theater, Tryon Concert Association, and Tryon Painters and Sculptors.
How to get here...
From Hendersonville, Asheville and points to the north of Tryon NC
Interstate 26, Exit 67 (Columbus, North Carolina). Turn right onto Hwy 108. Head towards Tryon approximately 6.5 miles.
Hwy 108 joins Hwy 176 at traffic light (Texaco at corner). Count this as first traffic light and continue on Hwy 176 east until you reach fourth traffic light. (Big wooden horse across and right of intersection.) At fourth traffic light turn right onto Pacolet Street, up over railroad tracks, then make second left onto Chestnut Street (before the Bank of America Building). Drive to top of hill and turn right onto Melrose Avenue. We are the second building on the right. (34 Melrose Ave.)
From Spartanburg, Greenville and points to the south of Tryon NC
Interstate 26, Exit 1 (Landrum, South Carolina)
Turn left on Hwy 14. Head towards Landrum approximately 2 miles. When you reach the town of Landrum proper, turn right at 2nd traffic light. (It's just after you cross the railroad tracks.)
You are now on Hwy 176 west heading toward Tryon, NC. Using landmarks, look for the Tryon IGA on the left and El Jalisco Mexican restaurant also on the left, at approximately 3.5 miles.
Approximately 500 yards further up the road turn left onto McCown street. (Just before the railroad line crosses Hwy 176.) Drive to the end of McCown street, (big wooden horse on right of intersection) and turn left onto Pacolet Street, then turn left onto Chestnut Street (before the Bank of America Building). Drive to top of the hill and turn right onto Melrose Avenue.
We are the second building on the right. (34 Melrose Ave.)
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