2017 Southern Sound Series: Sierra Hull
McCelvey Center 212 East Jefferson St., York, South Carolina 29745
The McCelvey Center presents Sierra Hull, a bluegrass child prodigy turned full-fledged mandolin virtuoso. Hull has played the White House, Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center, and now she's going to play the McCelvey Center. Hull was the first bluegrass musician to receive a Presidential Scholarship to the Berklee College of Music. With four albums to her credit, Hull’s most recent release, “Weighted Mind,” was produced by Bela Fleck and includes vocal harmonies by Rhiannon Giddens, Alison Krauss and Abigail Washburn. “Weighted Mind” was nominated for 2016’s Album of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) and contains Hull’s “Black River,” which received an IBMA nomination for Song of the Year. Hull was awarded IBMA’s Mandolin Player of the Year and co-hosted the 2016 IBMA awards on Sept. 29.
Tickets are $25 for CHM members and $30 for general admission.
Season pass, member: $90 (10% discount)
Season pass, non-member: $108 (10% discount)
Tickets are available online here, or call (803) 909-7313 or (803) 909-7488.
This concert was originally scheduled for Jan. 7 but was rescheduled to Jan. 15, due to inclement weather.