Community & Culture

This concert will feature fiddlers Dr. Melinda Perttu, professor of music at Westminster and director of the Strathgheny School of Scottish Fiddling; guest fiddle instructor David Gardner of Williamsburg, Va.; and Dr. Daniel Perttu, professor of music at Westminster, on keyboard.

Crawford Perttu is a sanctioned Scottish FIRE judge, as well as a U.S. National Scottish Fiddling Champion and author of “A Violinist’s Guide to Scottish Fiddling.” She earned an undergraduate degree from Duquesne University and a master’s degree and Ph.D. from The Ohio State University. Gardner, also a sanctioned Scottish FIRE judge, is a professional fiddler and the director of the Williamsburg Strathspey & Reel Society and a Fulbright teacher exchange scholar in music.

This concert is free and open to the public.

The Strathgheny Fiddlers Concert will feature student participants from the annual Strathgheny School of Scottish Fiddling. This week-long Scottish fiddling camp, held on Westminster’s campus, allows participants from all over the U.S. to work with Dr. Melinda Perttu, professor of music at Westminster and director of the Strathgheny School of Scottish Fiddling and guest fiddle instructor David Gardner, the director of the Williamsburg Strathspey & Reel Society.

This concert is free and open to the public.