Main Street Medina Announces 2009-2010 World Tour of Music Performers (Medina, Ohio- June 2, 2009) – Main Street Medina today announced the upcoming 2009-2010 World Tour of Music Concert Series season. Following the critically successful first year, the second season will continue to bring more diverse, nationally and internationally known performers to Medina. Main Street Medina is particularly excited to feature the St. Petersburg String Quartet from St. Petersburg, Russia. Individual subscriptions for the 2009-2010 season are $80.00, and may be purchased from Main Street Medina. An order form may also be downloaded at www.mainstreetmedina.com. All performances begin at 8pm, and are held at the DeLorre and Lily Jean Haddad Theatre/Broadway Hall, 144 N. Broadway, Medina, OH 44256. The season begins on September 12, 2009 with rising baritone, Scott Skiba, accompanied by Steven Gross, nationally acclaimed pianist, as they embrace some of the most beloved American songs ranging from Stephen Foster, George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, and numerous Broadway favorites! Skiba has sung in countless places including Indianapolis Opera, Pittsburgh Opera, Louisiana Lyric Opera, the Akron Symphony Orchestra, and the Cincinnati Pops. He was a featured soloist on The Young Artists Showcase, on WQXR - The Classical Radio Station of The New York Times. The second show in the series will feature The St. Petersburg String Quartet on November 7th, 2009. One of the world's leading string quartets, this quartet has blazed a trail through international chamber music competitions, winning First Prize at the All-Soviet Union String Quartet Competition, the Silver Medal and a Special Prize at the Tokyo International Competition of Chamber Ensembles, First Prize and both Special Prizes at the Vittorio Gui International Competition for Chamber Ensembles in Florence, Italy, and First Prize and the "Grand Prix Musica Viva" at the International Competition for Chamber Ensembles in Melbourne, Australia. Audiences around the globe give the St. Petersburg Quartet standing ovations.
Perennial Medina favorites, The University of Akron Steel Drum Band, under the direction of Dr. Larry Snider and Matt Dudak, returns for a command performance on February 6, 2010 for an evening of high energy Caribbean rhythms. This Grammy nominated, charismatic group brings you the joyous music of Trinidad and Tobago. Delighting audiences of all ages, this is an evening you will not want to miss.