Roots Fest

Saturday, Sept. 24 | The Railyard LR

1212 E 6th St, Little Rock, AR 72202
Doors open at 6:30pm, show begins at 7:30pm.

Stuart Montez is a guitarist and vocalist who is well-known on the Nashville scene. He is a 30-year old native of Little Rock Arkansas, where he graduated from Catholic High School. His unique blend of blues, funk, and rock and roll combines original works with well-known favorites and is sure to delight audiences.

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Friday, Sept. 23 | Argenta Plaza

510 N Main St, North Little Rock, AR 72114
Doors open at 6pm, show begins at 7pm.

“One of Arkansas’ best bands” and “great hip-hop ensemble” are phrases often used to describe the collective known as Big Piph & Tomorrow Maybe. However, although they are deserving of both titles, these descriptions have proven to be far too confining. The creativity, discipline, and showmanship that BPTM put into their jazz, soul, funk, and rock infused hip-hop experiences will soon have them recognized as one of the best bands… period.

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Thursday, Sept. 22 | Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub

204 E 4th St, North Little Rock, AR 72114
Doors open at 6pm, show begins at 7pm.

In a raw and moving performance, Ben Grimes recounts his own experiences in military service. Death of Kings is the story of all Soldiers told by one. The play couples some of Shakespeare’s most famous speeches and Grimes’ personal insights to explore the universal costs and collective trauma of war. “Our nation has just exited the longest stretch of sustained conflict in its history. For twenty years we sent men and women into harm’s way. How do we make sense of all the pain and loss? How do we move on?”

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Wednesday, Sept. 21 | New Deal Studio & Gallery

2003 S Louisiana St, Little Rock, AR 72206
Doors open at 6pm, show begins at 7pm.

Performances of pianist Tatiana Roitman Mann have been recognized by the BBC as “formidable…both accurate and with rarely seen joy.”Tatiana has appeared as a soloist and recitalist across North America and Europe; radio broadcasts include H.Villa-Lobos’ Mystic Sextet, on NPR’s Performance Today, and B.Bartok’s Contrasts on New York’s classical music station, WQXR, G. Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue on Little Rock’s KLRE. Mann’s recording of the original, big band version of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue was released on Naxos in the album Jazz Nocturne – American Concertos of the Jazz Age.

The multi-award-winning clarinetist Alexander Bedenko is one of the most prolific artists of his generation and has performed with major conductors of leading orchestras, ensembles and festivals in the United States, Europe and Asia. Alexander Bedenko has won first prizes at the || Moscow International Young Artist’s Competition in 1994, the Interlochen Center for the Arts “Concerto Competition” (1995-1996), the Grand-Prix and Laureate at the International Selmer Clarinet Competition in Kiev, (1999) and was a recipient scholarship of the “New Names” Charity Foundation, Vladimir Spivakov’s Foundation and the named scholarship of The President of Ukraine, from (1997-1999).

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PROGRAM

Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, op.120 #2                                                                       J. Brahms
Allegro amabile                                                                                                  (1833-1897)
Allegro appassionato
Andante con moto

INTERMISSION

Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, FP 184                                                                            F. Poulenc
Allegro tristamente                                                                                            (1899-1963)
Romanza
Allegro con fuoco

Melodie, Op.42                                                                                                            P. Tchaikovsk
Serenade Melancholic, op.26                                                                                                       (1840-1893)
Arr. Alexander Bedenko

“Hommage a J.S.Bach” for solo clarinet                                                                                  B. Kovács
“Sholem Alekhem, Rov Feidman!”                                                                                                 (1937-2021)