Bravo! Presents The BOWFIRE Canadian Tour coming to the Sanderson Centre
in Brantford on October 15, 2009
Brantford, September 9, 2009 ? The worldwide hit show BOWFIRE is thrilled
to announce a show at the Sanderson Centre in Brantford on October 15 as
part of the 2009 Canadian Tour.
As seen on Bravo!, an ensemble of world-renowned Canadian musicians takes
audiences on a spectacular journey that moves seamlessly from Classical,
to Jazz, to Bluegrass, to Maritimes Celtic, to Rock. BOWFIRE is a must-see
performance renowned as “the total string experience.”
Hailed as “enormously entertaining” by The Washington Post, BOWFIRE’s
unique combination of master musicians, choreography and vocals is
complemented by stunning design and backed by an equally gifted ensemble.
Created by acclaimed violinist and JUNO Award winner Lenny Solomon, and
Directed by Broadway’s Stafford Arima (Ragtime, Altar Boyz), BOWFIRE is a
fully staged theatrical event, earning standing ovations and repeat
bookings worldwide.
From the violin to the traditional fiddle to the exotic Chinese erhu,
BOWFIRE has been impressing audiences worldwide since forming in 2000 and
continues to do so with hundreds of live show dates since. BOWFIRE has
recorded 2 concert CD’s. A concert was recorded in High Definition in May
2007 at Centre in the Square in Kitchener, Ontario, and has been shown as
an HD TV special “BOWFIRE Live” on PBS stations in the U.S., and as a
Cineplex Big Screen event in Canada.
“BOWFIRE demonstrates what the violin and fiddle can do in the hands of
masters? an evening of show stopping hits strung together in glorious
sequence? awesome!”
– The Record
“High-energy entertainment… a show that’s slick, but celebratory rather
than pretentious”
– The Globe and Mail
Lenny Solomon, BOWFIRE’s founder and artistic director, has built a
reputation as one of the world’s most skilled and innovative jazz
violinists. He has won a JUNO Award, toured extensively in the United
States, Canada and Japan with The Lenny Solomon Trio, was a three-time
winner of the annual Violinist of The Year Award presented by The Jazz
Report, has appeared as a featured guest soloist with many orchestras.
Solomon conceived of and cast BOWFIRE, arranged the program, and wrote and
arranged several of the numbers.
The show is directed by Olivier-nominated stage director, Stafford Arima,
whose extensive list of credits in the musical theater world include the
critically-acclaimed New York smash Altar Boyz, the West End production of
Ragtime, Chef’s Theater at New York City’s Supper Club, and A Tribute To
Stephen Sondheim at the Boston Pops.
“BOWFIRE is enormously entertaining.”
– The Washington Post
For ticket information, please visit http://www.sandersoncentre.ca or call
519-758-8090 or 800-265-0710
For more information on BOWFIRE, cast, and tour dates, please visit
www.bowfire.com