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music and dance from kentucky
Berea College Bluegrass Ensemble
For almost 20 years, the Berea College Bluegrass Ensemble from Kentucky, USA
has fascinated the audience with their happy, optimistic music. During the study
at Berea College, the ensemble’s members have the rich possibility to show their
talents on many stringed instruments and as singers and share them with
audiences around the world. The ensemble appears on stage with songs and
music from the Appalachia area and the surrounding states, where they mix
bluegrass and the traditional music from the mountains with modern rhythms.
Berea College Bluegrass Ensemble
The ensemble’s leader and founder, Al White, is working every year with many
talented musicians as a bluegrass director so that every single show is
professionally produced. Their visit to Denmark this year includes
concerts at the DGI-National Meeting in Aalborg, The Rebild
Celebration, and in Vendsyssel before going to Ireland
and then back to America.
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Berea Festival Dancers
Berea Festival Dancers will also be at the
Rebild Festival performing dances at
differenct locations during the day. The
group performs dances from the Regency
period, English Country Dances, Danish
and Irish dances. Berea Festival Dancers
strive to present historic dances as
accurately and professionally as
possible.
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Dr. Lyle Roelofs is the President of Berea College and he
will be Honorary guest speaker at the Rebild Celebration.
Dr. Roelofs is a graduate of Calvin College with a Bachelor of
Science degree with honors in physics and mathem