Ravinia 2021 - Issue 2

8:00 PM WEDNESDAY, AUG. 11, 2021 SIDELINE † † Ravinia debut CAROUSEL STAGE SIDELINE Sideline is a pedigreed six-piece powerhouse whose style has set the pace in bluegrass for over two decades. Founders Steve Dilling (banjo), Skip Cherryholmes (guitar), and Ja- son Moore (bass) can all claim their own his- torical significance to the genre as members of highly awarded groups, multiple Grand Ole Opry appearances, and years of national and international touring. What started as a side project for the seasoned players soon moved to the front and center and they began to record and release albums in earnest. In 2019, Sideline won the International Bluegrass Music Awards’ Song of the Year honors for their hit single “Thunder Dan.” Listening to Sideline provides a reminder of why generations have fallen in love with bluegrass music in the first place: pulse-pounding drive, songs sung from the heart, perfected timing and dynamics, and visceral emotion in the render- ing. A band that was started as an off-season fun experiment has become a full-time dream team of players and singers, including its latest additions, Zack Arnold (mandolin), Jamie Harper (fid- dle), and Jacob Greer (guitar). Whether live or in the studio, the sextet moves dynamically from hard-hitting, neo-traditional covers of classic songs to new material, all curated by a band with a clear sense of who they are and what they have to say. Combining onstage energy and finesse with powerful and affecting harmonies, strives to fully inhabit the North Carolina Bluegrass sound. The sextet has nationally released five projects and records for the Mountain Home Music Company based near Asheville, NC. Sideline is making its Ravinia debut. 8:00 PM THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2021 CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA MICHAEL STERN, conductor JOSHUA BELL, violin LARISA MARTÍNEZ, soprano † Voice and the Violin ROSSINI Overture to La scala di seta MENDELSSOHN “Ah, ritorna, età dell’oro” from Infelice (1834) * (adapt. Jim Stephenson) Joshua Bell; Larisa Martínez DVOŘÁK/KREISLER Slavonic Fantasy after Songs My Mother Taught Me (adapt. Jim Stephenson) Joshua Bell DELIBES Les filles de Cadix * Larisa Martínez SARASATE Habanera from Carmen Fantasy (adapt. Jim Stephenson) Joshua Bell HÉROLD “Jours de mon enfance” from Le pré aux clercs * Joshua Bell; Larisa Martínez CHOPIN Nocturne in E-flat major (adapt. Joshua Bell / Ben Wallace) Joshua Bell BERLIOZ Overture to Béatrice et Bénédict BERNSTEIN West Side Story Medley (arr. Brohn / Czarnecki) Joshua Bell; Larisa Martínez (adapt. Jim Stephenson) There will be no intermission in this program. † Ravinia debut * First performance at Ravinia Tonight’s concert is performed in honor of Paul B. and Virginia L. Uhlenhop . Joshua Bell’s appearance is made possible in part by the Nancy and George Goldstein Memorial Guest Artist Fund . PAVILION RAVINIA.ORG • RAVINIA MAGAZINE 61