VIRGINIA TECH PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTS: Gaelynn Lea, Live in Concert and Conversation

Classically trained violinist & singer-songwriter Gaelynn Lea will live-stream a free concert of her haunting original songs and her experimental takes fiddle tunes on Monday, November 8th at 8 p.m. She will also speak about her life as a touring artist, her new initiatives for disability inclusion in the performing arts, and what she's learned along the way as an independent musician.

This hybrid event is a part of the "Music On Mondays" concert series. It will be streamed live from the Squires Recital Salon and available for simultaneous at-home viewing on YouTube. The concert will be followed by a Q&A with Lea that will be open to both in-person attendees and viewers participating through the YouTube chat. The entire event will be closed-captioned.

Lea won NPR Music's Tiny Desk Contest in 2016. Since then, she has performed over 600 shows in 45 states and 9 countries. Lea has opened for well-known bands such as Wilco, The Decemberists, LOW, and the industrial rock supergroup Pigface. She has also shared her perspective as a disabled musician and activist on PBS NewsHour, On Being with Krista Tippett, The Moth Radio Hour, NowThis, The Science of Happiness Podcast, and via two widely-viewed TEDx Talks.

Lea spoke about the upcoming event: “I am so excited to be performing virtually for the Virginia Tech Community - not only to play my music, but also to have an honest conversation afterwards about why authentic representation of disability in the media matters, and how we can all work together to amplify disabled voices and celebrate Disability Culture.”

Lea is currently creating original music for a Broadway production of Macbeth
starring Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga. This iconic Shakespeare play is being directed by Sam Gold and opens in April 2022 at The Lyceum Theatre in New York City. Lea is also working on a memoir about her childhood in Northern Minnesota, touring adventures, and disability advocacy.

SONG LIST FOR CONCERT:
1) Watch the World Unfold (by Gaelynn Lea)
2) Let It Go (by Gaelynn Lea)
3) Boys of Bluehill (traditional fiddle tune)
4) Someday We’ll Linger in the Sun (by Gaelynn Lea)
5) The Long Way Around (by Gaelynn Lea)
6) I Wait (by Gaelynn Lea)
7) Grace and a Tender Hand (by Gaelynn Lea)
8) The Parting Glass (traditional song)

VIRGINIA TECH EVENT LINK: https://www.performingarts.vt.edu/performances/2021/11/sopa-gaelynnleatressler.html

LEARN MORE ABOUT GAELYNN LEA HERE:
Website: https://violinscratches.com/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gaelynnlea
Bandcamp: https://gaelynnlea.bandcamp.com/
Spotify: http://tinyurl.com/streamgaelynn

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gaelynnlea
Twitter: https://twitter.com/gaelynnlea
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gaelynnlea
YouTube: https://youtube.com/user/gaelynnlea