Westminster College to Host Scottish Fiddlers Concerts

Westminster College will host two Scottish fiddlers’ concerts as part of the Strathgheny School of Scottish Fiddling camp. Both concerts, held in Anderson Amphitheater, are free and open to the public. Those attending should bring a lawn chair.

Monday, June 22, at 8 p.m. will be an instructors’ concert featuring Dr. Melinda Crawford Perttu, Westminster assistant professor of music and school director, and David Gardner. They will be accompanied on Scottish piano by Dr. Daniel Perttu, associate professor and chair of Westminster’s Department of Music.

Crawford Perttu is a sanctioned Scottish F.I.R.E. judge and U.S. National Scottish Fiddling Champion. She earned an undergraduate degree from Duquesne University and master’s degree and Ph.D. from The Ohio State University.

Gardner, also a sanctioned Scottish F.I.R.E. judge, is a professional fiddler for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and a Fulbright teacher exchange scholar in music.

Friday, June 26, at 8 p.m. will be a concert by the students who participated in the weeklong fiddling camp.

Visit www.melindacrawford.com/strathghenyschool or contact Crawford Perttu at 724-946-7271 (email perttumh@westminster.edu) for additional information.

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