TCFA ANNOUNCES FREE SUMMER CONCERT

We celebrate summer and the generosity of our community with a FREE outdoor concert featuring multi-instrumentalist/singer-songwriter, Matt Venuti. Matt is known for creating soul-stirring acoustic and electronic music with innovative instruments that he was among the very first to explore. 

SATURDAY, JULY 12. 5:00 - 8:00pm

TCFA BACKYARD: 5 MCLALLEN ST.

TRUMANSBURG, NY

Food and drink will be available for purchase along with complimentary  popcorn and lemonade.

This program was made possible in part by a grant from the Tompkins County Tourism Program.

FMI: mattvenuti.com

MATT VENUTI

is a national touring multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter. He’s known for captivating his audiences with original music while using rare and expressive acoustic and electronic instruments that he was among the first to bring to the stage. 

Two of Matt’s extraordinary instruments include the Electronic Valve Instrument (EVI) wind synth, and the Hang; an acoustic flying saucer-shaped instrument known for its hauntingly beautiful sounds. He’s toured extensively, offering his “AmeriCosmos” multimedia performance and his “Music and Sound Alchemy” experience, which both feature a great deal of improvisational compositions with Matt’s interplay between 12 different instruments and a looping device. 

His music has been lauded by the likes of Thomas Dolby, Herbie Hancock, George Lucas, Matt Groening and Stan Getz. He just returned to his home area in the Finger Lakes following a tour of 55 venues that circumnavigated the United States. Matt’s performances have been described as immersive experiences that inspire a sense of awe and interconnectedness with our fellow humans, with nature, and with the cosmos. 

Check out Matt’s website at: www.mattvenuti.com

Some quotes:

"A master of his craft"
- LA Times

“A soul-stirring Maestro”
Jill Lawson, Huffington Post 

“Truly a magic-man of music”
-Jordan Ryan, News 9, Oklahoma City

“Musical transcendence…haunting and enchanting”
Jodi Schwarzenbach, Sarasota Sun Post 

“Matt’s sold-out show was awe-inspiring”
Ashley Waite, Director, Bishop Planetarium

“Akin to the Aurora Borealis for your ears”-
James Stimpson, Charlottesville Weekly