OXFORD, Miss. – Stretch your understanding of the banjo and what it can do Thursday evening (Feb. 5), when Bela Fleck and the Knights come to the University of Mississippi’s Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts for an evening of music that defies easy categorization.
The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $28 for the mezzanine and balcony and $35.50 for the orchestra level. Student tickets are $10. All are available at the UM Box Office in the Ole Miss Student Union.
Fleck, recipient of 14 Grammys and 30 nominations, is pushing the limits of classical music by adding influences from country, bluegrass, jazz and world music. He has been nominated for more different categories than anyone in Grammy history.
His orchestra, known as The Knights, engages listeners by using their roots in traditional classical music and adding a passion for new musical discovery.
“This is a performance that is sure to engage listeners of all types of music,” said Kate Meacham, Ford Center marketing director. “Bela Fleck’s award-winning talent will entertain everyone from music majors to community members.”