Edgar Meyer & Amy Yang at the Salida Aspen Concerts Summer Series

Edgar Meyer, double bass, and Amy Yang, piano, will perform Saturday August 8th, at the Salida Aspen Concerts 50th Anniversary Summer Series.

The cherished summer tradition, presented in partnership with the Aspen Music Festival and School, brings world-class musicians to Salida for six Saturday evening performances running weekly from July 11 through Aug. 15.

Edgar Meyer, double bass, and Amy Yang, piano. Meyer’s styles include classical, bluegrass, newgrass and jazz. He has won seven Grammy Awards and been nominated 10 times. Visiting professor of double bass at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, he has performed with many other musicians and in a great variety of venues. Yang has played in most major music venues from Carnegie Hall to Salida. She is an alumna of the Curtis Institute of Music, the Juilliard School and the Yale School of Music.

Salida Aspen Concerts, Inc., is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization and its Summer Concert Series is a collaboration with the renowned Aspen Music School and Festival. Regular admission is $30, with free admission for all K–12 students. An adult accompanying a K–12 student receives half-price admission.

Tickets are available at the door and online through SalidaAspenConcerts.org.