Please help spread the word and join us for this amazing upcoming concert on March 11, 2019. We have a very exciting upcoming event on March 11, 2019 at 7:00p.m. a combined concert with Mark Wood and Lawton Chiles, Lakeland Highlands as well as George Jenkins High School. The concert is general admission at Branscomb Auditorium at Florida Southern College. Tickets are on-sale through Eventbrite and a link is here: Mark Wood Electrify Your Strings or you can go to www.lcmamusic.com/EYS If you could spread the work with your family and friends we would greatly appreciate your help! Here’s a little information on Mark Wood: Recording artist, performer, producer, inventor, Emmy-winning composer and music education advocate Mark Wood has spent the past four decades electrifying the orchestra industry – literally. Dubbed “The Les Paul of the Violin World” by PBS, the Juilliard-trained violist (he attended on full scholarship) is the premier electric violinist of his generation, pioneering the entire genre. Wood first turned the string establishment on its head in the early 1970’s with his invention of the first solid body electric violin. His company Wood Violins is now the leading manufacturer of electric string instruments worldwide and he holds the patent for the first-ever self-supporting violin. The company stands behind its claim to have made the most important change to the violin in 400 years and is often referred to as the “Stradivarius of electric violins.” A world-renowned performer who rose to fame as string master and original member of the internationally acclaimed Trans Siberian Orchestra, Mark is a successful solo artist in his own right and has released seven solo albums (his latest, TURBOW, was released in August 2016). He tours with his band The Mark Wood Experience (MWE) which features his wife, vocalist Laura Kaye. His commission credits include The Juilliard School and extensive TV broadcast music including The Winter Olympics and The Tour de France (for which he won his Emmy). In addition to his continued solo and commission work, Wood has collaborated with and appeared alongside some of the biggest names in music such as Lenny Kravitz, Celine Dion, and Kanye West. Wood had the honor of performing with the legendary Billy Joel for both historic final concerts at Shea stadium, sharing the stage with Paul McCartney, Steven Tyler, and Roger Daltry. He also starred in a Kanye West produced national Pepsi TV commercial and has appeared on the world’s most venerable stages including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and Madison Square Garden. But his true passion is music education. His Electrify Your Strings program, now in its 18th year, is an intensive music education experience that boosts student self-esteem and motivation and helps raise money for music education. Today EYS visits upwards of 75 schools per year and there is a waiting list of schools wanting to participate. The program has been featured on The Today Show and CBS Evening News and in countless local media outlets. Mark is recognized as a leader in the music education field and recently premiered his curriculum at the prestigious Ohio State University, at the invitation of Dr. Robert Gillespie. He was also honored to have served a wonderful term as a proud board member (a position he won in a landslide victory) of the American String Teachers Association (ASTA). A genuine family man, Wood runs his operations alongside his wife, business partner, and longtime collaborator Laura Kaye out of their home in Port Washington, New York. Their 23-year old child Elijah is a drum prodigy and has toured with EYS, The Mark Wood Experience and most recently Shania Twain and Kaya Stewart. In addition to EYS, Wood and his family run the annual Mark Wood Rock Orchestra Camp, now in its 10th year, as well as the Mark Wood Electrify Your Music Foundation, a 501(c)(3) dedicated to supporting music and the arts. With more than 100,000 students reached, millions of dollars raised to help high school music departments across the US, and dozens of school orchestra programs saved from the chopping block because of funds raised through his efforts, Mark Wood has proven himself a man of ideas, action and results. Showing no signs of slowing down, the multi-faceted visionary continues to write, perform, record, invent and inspire. As a matter of fact, Mark Wood is just getting started… Find out more about Mark Wood by visitingwww.markwoodmusic.com Comments are closed.
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