A Fiddler’s Holiday

Last December’s fiddling frenzy on the stage of Dodd Auditorium can now be viewed in your living room. The UMW Philharmonic performed its annual Holiday Pops concert in 2011 with the Jay Ungar and Molly Mason Family Band. In addition to filming the concert, a television production crew shot footage around campus and at various locations in Fredericksburg. It was all a gamble. The University hoped PBS would pick up the show – and it has. Created by Emmy Award-winning producer Jim Brown, A Fiddler’s Holiday showcases the talents of the UMW Philharmonic and its conductor, Kevin Bartram. PBS has agreed to forward the finished program in its entirety through a national feed to all PBS channels. Thanks in part to UMW alumni requesting it of their local stations, it will be carried on many PBS affiliates. Brown said the concert is appropriate not only to the time of year but also to the time in history. “The music celebrates the winter season, the holidays, and is performed in … [Read more...]