Christylez Bacon, with guest harpist Abbie Palmer

FREDERICK, Md. (PRWEB)
August 26, 2022

Christylez Bacon (pronounced: chris-styles) is a GRAMMY® Nominated Progressive Hip-Hop artist and multi-instrumentalist from Southeast, Washington, DC. As a performer, Christylez multi-tasks between various instruments such as the West African djembe drum, acoustic guitar, and the human beat-box (oral percussion), all while continuing the oral tradition of storytelling through his lyrics.

In 2011, Christylez began a cross-cultural collaborative concert series in Washington, DC, “Washington Sound Museum” (WSM). WSM is a monthly intimate celebration of music featuring guest artists from diverse musical genres with Christylez Bacon and his progressive hip-hop orchestra. Since WSM’s inception, Christylez has collaborated with artists from various cultural backgrounds, ranging from the Hindustani & Carnatic music of India, the contemporary Arabic music of Egypt, and the music of Brazil. Linked here is his 2011 Ted Talk, “Reinventing Hip Hop”!

With a mission towards cultural acceptance and unification through music, Christylez is constantly pushing the envelope – from performances at the National Cathedral, to becoming the first Hip-Hop artist to be featured at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, composing and orchestrating an entire concert for a 12-piece orchestra commissioned by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the Smithsonian Institute, or recording a Folk/Hip-Hop children’s album. He is the recipient of multiple honors awarded by the Washington Area Music Association including 2013 Artist of the Year, and the Montgomery County Executive Award for Excellence in the Arts, and has even been honored as a 2012 “Library Superhero” by Friends of the Library, Montgomery County.

For the September 3 concert at Sky Stage, Bacon will be collaborating with harpist & singer-songwriter Abbie Palmer. She has been performing and recording since age 11. Grounded in Celtic harp, she expanded her musical training to classical harp at Shenandoah Conservatory. Palmer received degrees in performance and music therapy and also maintains a practice as a board-certified music therapist based in Washington, DC.

About the Frederick Arts Council

The Frederick Arts Council invests in a vibrant and cohesive arts community for the people of Frederick County. The organization fosters an environment where the arts flourish in the community through grants and scholarships, arts advocacy, and links to essential resources. FAC is responsible for large-scale programming such as the Frederick Festival of the Arts, Sky Stage, Frederick Public Art Initiative, Art in the Park, and Arts in Education grants. For more information about the Frederick Arts Council, visit http://www.frederickartscouncil.org.

September 3, 2022 at 8pm

FAC’s Sky Stage

59 S. Carroll St., Frederick, MD

All-ages (under 12 free). Beer/wine for 21+ w/ID.

Tickets $10, online/limited seats available at door, cash or cards.

Doors, 7:30pm.

Ticket link: Eventbrite

Event link: https://fb.me/e/3noikspvB

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