YOU’RE INVITED TO CELEBRATE OUR 57th YEAR!
Thursday, May 12th, 11:30AM
Country Club of Asheville
170 Windsor Road
Tickets must be purchased by May 1st!
Guild News through the year, by date
FUNDRAISER GREAT SUCCESS!! The Final Count is in: $18,262.32
We are so grateful for all of the participants in the Grant Laughter jewelry fundraising event. A special thanks goes to Grant Laughter for making the event possible. We had many generous donations which included sterling flatware, gold dental crowns, signed costume jewelry pieces, coins, art objects and crystal as well as the previously mentioned gold or silver jewelry, precious stones, etc. Thank you!!
Winter Musical Feasts
It’s been a challenging time for our Guild Musical Feasts.
Because we still face uncertainty about how to safely gather together, we began thinking “outside of the box” to help with our fundraising for the winter months. Now, we are asking you do the same and consider what you can do.
It’s all about fun, friendships — and, of course, the Asheville Symphony Orchestra!
BUBBLES WITH YOUR BUBBLE
Create your own Musical Feast with your personal social “bubble,” and we will provide the bubbles!
Date, event and guests may be decided by you. Sign up to be a host, and invite your “bubble” friends. Be creative, snap some pictures to share, and we will post them on our website! Your support of the Guild and of Asheville Symphony Orchestra will be greatly appreciated.
Suggested donation per guest: $50+
Have questions or want to host? Click here.
FEASTLESS FEAST
No worries. No planning. No cooking. No cleaning. …Sound enticing?
Have a feastless feast in your own home. You can even do it in your PJs. Order take out, light the fire, pour some wine and put on music. Go to the Guild website, make your donation — and that’s it! Any day of the week, any time (we’re not judging), anywhere you are: Enjoy the “event” in our name, while supporting the Asheville Symphony Orchestra.
Suggested donation: ANY amount you want. We told you: No worries!
Sign me up! Click here to make your donations for the “WINTER FEASTS” ….by YOU!
Looking to the Spring
Rest assured we are hard at work to present Musical Feasts for the spring and summer. We are hopeful that, by then, we will be in a better place to be together and enjoy the warmer weather!
Watch for announcements with details about these exciting future Feasts:
- Help! The Beatles, Duke Ellington and the Magic of Collaboration
- Rooftop Bar Tour and Asheville History from above
- Bat Cave and Nature Conservancy Spring Wildflower Hike
- Momentum Gallery Tour with owners Jordan and Shifra Ahlers
- Thoreau to Crowe and Mello Cello
- Dine with Darko
- All Aboard, Youngsters! Thomas the Train on Craggy Mountain Express
- Pops, Blues and Broadway
- An Evening in the South of France
Until then, do stay safe and healthy!
March Program Announcement
We are so pleased to feature Mark Clodfelter, Asheville Symphony Orchestra’s Principal Trumpet, for our March 17th Guild Program in the ASO Conference Room, 10:00AM. Mark will talk about the trumpet and its place in orchestral music and specifically in the Saturday concert. We will also be treated to a sample of his musical talent.
Please mark your calendars to attend and bring a friend. All are welcome—Guild membership is not required.
Mark Clodfelter is a versatile performer of international acclaim and a Grammy nominated recording artist. He was described by Classical Voice North Carolina as “…a stellar world-class trumpeter whose dazzling playing wowed the audience,” and by the International Trumpet Guild Journal as “an exceptionally strong performer.” As a soloist, Mark has appeared in many of the world’s finest performing venues throughout the United States, Europe, Russia, South America, Thailand, Australia, and the People’s Republic of China.
Mark can be heard as Principal Trumpet of the Asheville Symphony Orchestra and the Excelcia Winds Recording Ensemble (Tamp Fl.). At home in a great array of styles, his commercial affiliations have included split lead with the DiMartino/Osland Jazz Orchestra and the Kentucky Jazz Repertory Orchestra. He is member of Covalence, a chamber duo, with Rebecca Wilt, his wife and renowned collaborative pianist. Mark has served as a member of the faculty of the InterHarmony International Music Festival in Arcidosso, Italy, the Aruba Symphony Festival in Oranjestad Aruba, and he is currently on the faculty of the Tennessee Governor’s School for the Arts.
Mr. Clodfelter has recorded extensively in styles ranging from classical to rock. He has also appeared with such headliners as Josh Groban, The O’ Jays, Gladys Knight, Mannheim Steam Roller, the Moody Blues, the Lettermen, Doc Severinson, Bob Mintzer, Frank Mantooth, Lou Rawls, Glen Campbell and Ray Charles.
A dedicated educator, Mark is the Interim Director of the School of Music, and Professor of Trumpet at the University of Delaware. During the past two decades he served as Professor of Trumpet at both the University of North Carolina – Greensboro and the University of Kentucky. In each case, his students continue to garner national and international recognition; winning coveted awards and professional placement. Additionally, he was Co-Conductor of the Blue Grass Area Jazz Ambassadors and the Central Kentucky Youth Jazz Orchestra. Mark entered collegiate teaching as Instructor of Trumpet and Director of Jazz Band at Mars Hill College. He was a member of the faculty of the prestigious Eastern Music Festival and has taught the Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps. Mark was a founding member of the Giannini Brass and has held positions with the Greensboro Symphony, Orchestra Kentucky, the North Charleston Pops, the Western Piedmont Symphony, the Salisbury Symphony, the Greenville (SC) Symphony and the Eastern Philharmonic Orchestra.
Mr. Clodfelter holds a Bachelor of Music Education Degree from Lenoir-Rhyne University and a Master of Music Degree from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.
Mark Clodfelter is an S.E. Shires Performing Artist and plays Pickett Brass custom mouthpieces.
Guild Members Answer the Call!
Guild members answered the call to help the ASO staff reach out to symphony subscribers who had not yet renewed their subscriptions. You may have received a call from one of these members asking if you wanted to keep your seats or were offered a few alternatives if you were not comfortable due to COVID. We would like to thank those who volunteered to help in this important endeavor: Sylvia Cassel, Rhonda Grimes, Jack Anderson, Bolling Farmer, Olivia Zahler, Sharron Davis, Sue Luther, Mary Kirby, and Sarah Van Gunten.
Symphony in the Park
What an incredible event! We were so proud of “our” symphony and “our” city. As volunteers who assisted at the beverage tents, we had the opportunity to experience the gratitude and praise from so many attendees. Great job ASO.
