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Beau Bledsoe and Ezgi Karakus, guitar and cello, In Concert

Details
Date:

October 29

Time:

03:30 pm - 04:30 pm

Event Category:

Casual Concert Series

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Organizer

Kansas City Guitar Society Concert Series

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Venue

Colonial Church in Prairie Village

7039 Mission Road, Prairie Village, KS 66208

Prairie Village, KS, US, 66208

Beau Bledsoe and Ezgi Karakus, guitar and cello, Live In Concert

Beau Bledsoe performs and records classical music, jazz, and folkloric music from around the world as he seeks to integrate different musical cultures with diverse audiences. Through his many varied projects and ensembles, Beau has toured extensively throughout Europe, Russia, South America, and North America in addition to producing fifteen recordings under his recording label Tzigane. Beau is currently the artistic director and founder of Ensemble Iberica, which explores the music of Spain, Portugal, and other areas of the world connected to the Iberian diaspora.

Ezgi Karakus is a highly accomplished Turkish cellist whose musical journey began at the age of eleven. Her talents were duly recognized as she won the concerto competition three times during her conservatory education. After moving to the United States, her exceptional skills were awarded first prize in the Belle and Lynum Jackson Balshaw Music Competition. She completed her Doctor of Musical Arts in Cello Performance at the prestigious UMKC Conservatory of Music & Dance. Ezgi has performed internationally with renowned orchestras like the Topeka Symphony, Tulsa Symphony, and Kansas City Symphony. She was also featured as a soloist at the esteemed Springfield Symphony and Yo-Yo Ma’s Master Class at the Kauffman Center of the Performing Arts. Furthermore, she is currently a co-director of Soundwave Academy and an accomplished cellist of Ensemble Iberica.

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