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MAC FRAMPTON CONCERT - A Benefit Concert to fund the building of an orphanage in Terrier Rouge, Haiti Mac Frampton has an extensive, beyond impressive history in the field of performing music. Sold out crowds, standing ovations, repeat performances are just the norm for Mac whether he's playing solo, with his trio, or with an orchestra.On September 18, 2010 from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. at Grace Point Church in San Diego, California you will witness an evening with Mac and his Trio that will most likely make you feel like you've been transported to a totally different dimension. Your generation or age won't matter because from the youngest to the oldest you will leave that concert with memories for the rest of your life. Mac's musical selections range from a unique style of classical to current popular theme songs, spiritual music and everything in between. Care to see a sampling? Mac has been referred to as a combination of Horowitz, Liberace, and Victor Borge and who can resist Victor Borge's antics? Critics call it “The ultimate in showmanship”; “Ten fingers that sound like a full orchestra!” Another well-known performer is quoted as saying "Mac Frampton is the one pianist who plays with his heart as well as his head” ~ Roger Williams. There will be a surprise twist towards the end of this performance that you won’t want to miss. If you're interested in the entire biography of Mac Frampton, how he started playing piano at age 3, and the numerous awards he has earned, visit this link to read more! Mac Frampton has a great love for the musical arts and for the building of the new orphanage in Haiti. With his dedication to both, his heart and soul will definitely be in this concert making it one of the best ever. All of this pleasure for us and new home for so many orphans in Haiti. What could be better? Take advantage of Early Bird ticket pricing and thank you for attending. For pricing information or to purchase tickets, please click here.From Mac Frampton's website - The Van Cliburn Competition...The Boston Pops...22 albums...10 original revues...reams of critical raves...unprecedented return engagements. Accolades abound; but the most revealing accomplishment of Mac Frampton's career is the bond he has created and continues to sustain with thousands of audiences the world over. Born in South Carolina, the son of a Presbyterian minister and a mother who sang her way through college during the Depression, Mac started playing the piano at the age of three. His formal training began at five and he was eight years old when he made his professional debut. After his musical studies at Erskine College, he did graduate work at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, where he received the Degree of Doctor of Musical Arts. While a student, Mac gained national prominence as a medal-winning semifinalist in the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. It was at the Cliburn Competition that Mac began to seriously consider an alternative to a classical career. "I was at a farewell reception and some of the contestants who knew I improvised pop and jazz asked me to play a few tunes. I had just started when Van Cliburn himself walked in. He told me he was impressed with my arrangements and that I should consider doing them professionally. With that kind of endorsement, I had to think seriously about going into the pop arena. I went home and started booking myself with a backup group and found I really loved it." The unique style Mac evolved during that period has proved extremely durable. Based on classical technique, drawing liberally from jazz and rock idioms, the "rock-alternative" sound of Mac Frampton continues to build a wider audience with every concert. Over the past twenty-four years, Mac and his group have played over 3000 concerts in the U.S., Canada, South America, Europe, and the Mideast. He holds the record for return engagements at many locations, having appeared as many as twelve times on a single stage. He has teamed with Bill Cosby, Roberta Flack, Victor Borge, Louis Nye, The Fifth Dimension, and Metropolitan Opera star Roberta Peters, among others. Mac is also a successful producer of revues. Over the years he has mounted productions on the music of Cole Porter and George Gershwin, as well as several Broadway shows. In 1995 he found The Hollywood Hills Orchestra, a 16-piece ensemble dedicated to the performance of great cinematic music. Mac Frampton has recorded 22 albums and a motion picture soundtrack. Says the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: “Mac Frampton is colossal -- both impressive and heaps of fun. . . . How one man can bring the rafters down in Symphony Hall as if a full orchestra were playing is a feat in itself. It’s consummate musicianship. Electrifying!” |
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