Sean Fleming’s ragtime orchestra to play at RFA Lakeside Theater July 18
RANGELEY — Join Sean Fleming and his Dam’ Rag Scotta Orchestra for the “Real Ragtime Concert,” a collection of classic, early-20th century rag tunes, at 7 p.m. Friday, July 18, at the RFA Lakeside Theater. Performed in the original styles and tempos rarely heard today, the concert will feature compositions by Confrey, Hayden, Joplin, Lamb, Marshall, Morton, Scott, and Shepherd.
Included will be several works from the “Red Back Book,” a collection of ragtime orchestral arrangements published in the early 1900s. Upbeat favorites such as Joplin’s “The Entertainer,” “Maple Leaf Rag,” and “The Easy Winners” will be mixed with slower pieces such as Lamb’s “Ragtime Nightingale” and Joplin’s “Solace.”
The piano solo “Jelly Roll Blues,” an early jazz piece, will be played, as well as the novelty piano piece “DizzyFingers,” which is played as fast as its title would indicate.
The Dam’ Rag Scotta Orchestra consists of Chuck McGregor, bass; David DeBolt, bassoon; Mitch Kihn, clarinet; Allen Millett, drums; Linda Brunner, flute; Carolyn MacDonald, violin; and Sean Fleming, piano.
Tickets are $15 and are available at the Rangeley Lakes Chamber of Commerce and at the door.
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