Interpretive Building - Buckeye Room
Violin, Timothy Staron- Tim holds a Master of Music from Kent State University. He was a member of the Cleveland Chamber Symphony for 15 years. He currently performs with the Akron Symphony and Trinity Cathedral Chamber Orchestra. Tim is a founding member of Kentland String Ensemble and performs for weddings and special occasions throughout Ohio. He enjoys teaching young students at Portage Arts Academy and substitute teaches for the orchestras at Stanton Middle School in Kent. He is now teaching at Hiram and is a conductor of the Hiram College Orchestra.
Violin, Janice Hall Moore- Janice has been a professional violinist and teacher of violin for 30 years. She received her degrees in her hometown of Akron, Ohio. She has been a member of Canton Symphony for over 15 years and also performs with the Akron Symphony. Janice is a founding member of Kentland String Ensemble and performs chamber music throughout Ohio. She is a faculty member of Malone
College as an adjunct professor of applied music.
Cello, Robert Rist- Bob is a graduate of Baldwin-Wallace College. His professional activity has spanned the country. He was a member of the New Orleans Philharmonic and a busy performer in the showrooms of Las Vegas, as well as a session player in Hollywood Studios. Back home in Ohio, Bob was a member of the Cleveland Chamber Symphony for 10 years and currently remains an active free-lance performer.
Interpretive Building-Terrace
Vibraphone, Richard Moore- Richard has been playing percussion as a free-lance performer for over 30 years. He studied percussion at Kent State University with Donald Miller of the Cleveland Orchestra. He currently teaches instrumental music in the North Canton City Schools. Richard also is an adjunct professor of music at Kent State University-Stark Campus, teaching concert band and percussion.
Lakeview Picnic Shelter
Hammer Dulcimer, Bill Brennan-The hammered dulcimer has evolved little over the 2,000 years of its history. And while this Persian instrument has made its way into many of the world’s countries and cultures it is still an obscure instrument to many. Bill Brennan brings fourteen years of playing experience on the hammered dulcimer. He has enjoyed playing with Tina Bergmann and Strings & Things and has played in other groups in Richfield and Canton. You will hear tunes of various styles from reels to waltzes and jigs to old time.
Astronomy Building
Guitar,Kerry Kean -Kerry began his music career with a folk-music trio and progressed through rock, blues, and jazz. After spending a year touring the East Coast and the South with a show band, Kerry returned to Ohio, where he studied jazz improvisation and arranging, and played in a variety of groups. Desiring to write and perform a more personal type of music, Kerry concentrated on solo fingerstyle guitar and has opened for artists like John Fahey, John Hartford, Nanci Griffith and others. Gabe McCaslin, writing in Folk World ezine described Kerry’s second cd, “New River Guitarism” as “…strikingly beautiful…a treat for lovers of melodic guitar.” An accomplished and evocative singer and songwriter as well as a virtuoso guitarist, Kerry’s shows typically include elements of blues, country, swing, bluegrass, and a good deal of humor. Kerry lives in Kent, Ohio, where he plays, teaches guitar and tunes pianos. More information and music is available at www.kerrykean.com
Lakeview Bridge Path
Native American Flute-Jacob Laughing Fox-Jacob is a Native American flute maker and performer. He is a decorated Iraqi war veteran who found peace and healing, after his time served, by playing and making Native American Style flutes. LaughingFox Flutes are made with various woods which have only been taken in an honorable way. The fingering holes are burned in the traditional way. The tuning is a crisp, clear, concert sound that will heal the soul when played. The blocks and sometimes the ends are hand carved and painted by LaughingFox with the gifts given to him by Creator. Jacob LaughingFox has been mentored in making flutes by two of the best flute makers in the country, Billy Crowbeak of Woodpecker Creations and Leonard McGann of LoneCrow flutes. When playing the Native American flute, Jacob’s prayers are carried by the notes through the flute and up to Creator. LaughingFox’s music will take you to that place inside you where only peace and healing reside. He will often be found playing at local gatherings, coffee shops and nursing homes.

www.laughingfoxflutes.com
Lakeview Pier
Hal Walker- Hal Walker grew up in Kent, Ohio, blowing the harmonica along the banks of the Cuyahoga River. As a veteran performer in Ohio, Hal is one-of-a-kind. His unique style mesmerizes audiences of all ages. He composes and improvises on the piano, guitar, harmonica and other amazing instruments from around the world that you never knew existed. Hal makes his living as a “teaching artist” in schools around Ohio. He lives in a house full of musical instruments in Kent with his twelve-year-old daughter, Hallie.Plain Dealer:“…virtuosic solo musician Hal Walker plays a fascinating variety of international instruments including a Thai khaen (a vertical harmonica), and African banakulas.”Akron Beacon Journal:“…the amazing, if sometimes carny-awesome, talents of musician Hal Walker. He makes audaciously interesting music from bouncing balls or the boing-boing reverb of a jew’s-harp.”Plain Dealer:“A virtual one-man band, Hal Walker commanded attention with his collection of traditional and invented instruments. He took center stage to play ocarina and Jews’ harp, then sat on the sidelines to make music on concertina, harmonica and a strange contraption that sounded like train whistles playing in harmony. Visit Hal’s website at www.halwalkermusic.com

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