October 3, 2025 | 7 pm @ Mountain Empire Community College
Big Stone Gap,VA–World percussionist and sound innovator Tom Teasley returns to Southwest Virginia with renowned bansuri flutist John Wubbenhorst for a concert of world fusionin conjunction with Pro-Art’s 49thseason and the W. Campbell Edmonds Concert Series. Wubbenhorst’s deeply expressive bansuri flute meets Teasley’s dynamic palette of frame drums, hybrid drum kits, and live loopingin “Raga and Rhythm” on Friday, Oct. 3rdat 7 p.m. in the Goodloe CenteratMountain Empire Community College.Tickets are $15 at the door. Children and students will be admitted free. For more information and to make reservations, visitproartva.org.
Blending the meditative beauty of Indian classical raga with the rhythmic vitality of global percussion,“Raga and Rhythm”offers an improvisational exploration across cultures. The duo utilizes raga (from Sanskrit, meaning “color” or “passion”), one of the ancient traditional melodic patterns in Indian music that provides a framework for improvisation and composition.
Hailed "a percussionist in the widest and most exuberant sense of the word, musical wizard and multi-instrumental genius" by The Washington Post,Tom Teasleyis acritically-acclaimed, award-winning artistwhohas traveled the globe, worked with the National Symphony, and served as artist-in-residence at the Kennedy Center.
John Wubbenhorst is an eclectic world music pioneer whomastersboth the Western flute and the bansuri (North Indian Bamboo flute). Wubbenhorst's decades of instruction from internationally acclaimed Indian flutist Hariprasad Chaurasia and many years of experience with Western greats such as Paul Horn, Jack DeJohnette,and Victor Wooten have made him a unique force on the world music scene.
Pro-Art’s 49th seasonisunderway,and season tickets are on sale now.The seasonoffers anarrayofdance,from balletandstreetto flamencoand Native American traditional,musical experiences that weave across genre, highlightingblues,jazz,beatboxing,old time, Celticandclassical,thefamedBindlestiff Family Cirkus,andtheaterand culturalprogramsto expand the palate and open the mind.Explore the season andreserve ticketsatproartva.org. Season tickets can be purchased online, in person at any show, or by calling (276) 376-4520.Pro-Art is committed to making the arts accessible to everyone, if price is a barrier of entry to you, contact them for available resources.
Pro-Art partners with a variety of venues,for accessibility inquiries or general questions,call (276) 376-4520 or emailcontact@proartva.org.Forweather related updates,patrons are encouraged to checkproartva.orgforreal-timeinformation.
?This project was supported, in part, by the Virginia Commission for the Arts, which receives support from the Virginia General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.Theperformanceis additionally supportedin partbyTheTownof Big Stone Gap and Mountain Empire Community College.Pro-Art is supported in part by the Virginia Commission for the Arts, which receives support from the Virginia General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as the C. Bascom Slemp Foundation, The University of Virginia’s College at Wise,andMountain Empire Community College.
Category: Music