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Past and Upcoming Symphonic
Appearances:
Atlanta
Symphony Orchestra
Auburn Symphony Orchestra
Boston Pops
Buffalo Philharmonic
Cape Cod Symphony
Charlotte Sympony Orchestra
Colorado Symphony Orchestra
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Florida Orchestra
Irish Chamber Orchestra
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Huntsville Symphony Orchestra
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Missouri Symphony
Nashville Symphony Orchestra
National Symphony (USA)
New Mexico Symphony Orchestra
North Carolina Symphony
Ocean City Pops
Omaha Symphony Orchestra
Pacific Symphony
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Portland Symphony Orchestra
Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra
San Diego Symphony
Signature Symphony (Tulsa, OK)
Spokane Symphony
Utah Symphony Orchestra
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
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Eileen Ivers has become one of the most sought
after Symphony and Pops guest artists. Read
what some of the conductors, programmers and
critics have to say ...
| "Nobody
does it better than Eileen Ivers. Not
only does the orchestra savor her musicianship
and professionalism, but, she never misses
to bring a pops audience to its feet with
thunderous ovations." |
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Marvin Hamlisch, National Symphony and
Pittsburgh Symphony Principal Pops Conductor |
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| "Eileen
Ivers is a consummate artist, and one
of the most innovative of today's Celtic
musicians. Her obvious joy and sincerity
in performing make her an audience favorite,
and her skill and collegiality should
make her a favorite with any orchestra
fortunate enough to engage her." |
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Keith Lockhart, Conductor, The Boston
Pops Orchestra |
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"Eileen Ivers
gave one of the most exciting Pops concerts
for the Portland Symphony Orchestra.
The audience, the orchestra players
and I were glued to her breathless virtuoso
fiddle performance. Eileen's ensemble,
'Immigrant Soul', gave equally high
caliber playing. There were long and
loud standing ovations throughout the
concert. At the end, the audience refused
to let the musicians go off the stage.
We will definitely bring her back.
The message to other
symphony orchestras: You must bring
Eileen Ivers to your community!"
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Toshiyuki Shimada, Music Director and
Conductor, Portland Symphony Orchestra |
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"Eileen Ivers
is one of the most exciting performers
on the World Music scene today. She
has performed with Keith Lockhart and
the Boston Pops at Symphony Hall, at
Tanglewood, on our RCA Victor CD 'THE
CELTIC ALBUM' and on our EVENING AT
POPS TV series. Audiences and orchestras
alike love her.
Having her on your
Pops series is a guaranteed grand slam!
Don't miss out!"
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Dennis Alves, Director of Artistic Programming,
Boston Pops |
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"This letter is
in praise of the performance and program
presented by fiddler Eileen Ivers and
her ensemble with the Atlanta Symphony
Orchestra. She is an immensely talented
artist, a great performer and engaging
entertainer. The musicians in her ensemble
were terrific. The orchestral arrangements
were musically interesting and well-crafted.
Both concerts here earned and were given
standing ovations by the capacity audiences.
Her orchestral program debut with us
was a great success.
I highly recommend
Eileen Ivers for symphony orchestra
concerts."
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Rudi Schlegel, Director, Atlanta Symphony
Orchestra |
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"...the music
that had the capacity audience leaping
to its feet and clapping in unison was
Ivers's incredible fiddling.
...Ivers plays two
violins, a standard acoustic one and
another that is electrified. She may
be the world's fastest fiddler, and
she used this skill effectively, but
she also is a versatile musician, at
home in a variety of idioms and alert
to the links between the popular music
of Ireland and America. ...Still, Irish
music is Ivers's specialty and she performs
it with panache, solo or in ensemble,
in the spotlight or in accompaniment."
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Joseph McLellan, The Washington Post |
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"Ivers took it
over and played in another rooted style,
before launching into one of her amazing
accelerando takeoffs that leaves the
earth behind.
She has charisma and
technique to burn, but she isn't playing
into a mirror - it is all about tradition
and renewal. She followed up with a
bluegrass number by her friend, Ralph
Blizzard, and her instrument streaked
faster than a speeding train."
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Richard Dyer, The Boston Globe |
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night at Heinz Hall, Irish Fiddler Eileen
Ivers bedazzled the Pittsburgh Symphony
Pops audience at the opening concert of
the season, one that put the spotlight
front and center on the versatility of
the violin.
To cap it all, the
relentless excitement of the "Blizzard
Train" finale added four dancers
and left Hamlisch literally reeling
with delight."
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Jane Vranish, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
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