Edwin McCain performed at the inaugural Chords for a Cause fundraiser with the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra in 2009.He’ll be back at Trask Coliseum this year for an Oct. 27 date with 2003 Grammy Award nominee Vanessa Carlton. McCain recorded the hit single “I’ll Be,” while Carlton’s biggest single was “A Thousand Miles.”
The show will also include an appearance by the Hoggard High School Voyagers choir.
Chords for a Cause was founded by Damian Brezinski to unite classical and popular musicians on stage to raise money for local causes. To date, it has raised more than $250,000 for a pediatric ambulance, Mission Ready and the Betty H. Cameron Women’s and Children’s Hospital.
This year, the concert will benefit New Hanover Regional Medical Center and Carolina Canines for Service.
Tickets are $20-$40 and will be available starting at noon July 30 at www.chordsforacause.com.
This year’s opening night event, featuring different styles of jazz, will showcase local piano-man Grenoldo Frazier, then the “beauty & the bass” duo of Melva Houston and Herman Burney. After a brief intermission, we will present two sets of rousing classic jazz with nine of our world class All-Stars, to complete the three hour concert.
On these evenings we will feature our All-Star musicians in seven sets each night, and each set with a different leader, playing their versions of classic jazz tunes. Concerts start at 7:30 and go until midnight! Cash bar available in the concourse.
