BRAHM & The Appalachian Theatre with SouthArts present
Brianna Tam
Saturday, October 14 at 7:30 p.m. / Lobby doors open at 7 p.m.
Regular Adult - $15 each
Students & Children (12 & under) - $5 each
*ticket prices are inclusive of taxes & processing fees
All Ages (children under age of 17 must be accompanied by parent/legal guardian)
Reserved Seating
*includes tax and fees
This event is funded in part by a grant from South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the North Carolina Arts Council.
Layer by layer, riveting solo electric cellist Brianna Tam uses her bare feet on her loop station in order to envelop captivated listeners in her epic symphonic experience. Her gift of building and illustrating worlds through sound is exhibited in her multi-faceted career as a composer, performer, and recording artist.
As a child, Brianna was drawn towards the piano, but unlike many Asian-American children, she was not granted with piano lessons. Her interest in music then remained dormant until she was eight-years old, when she accidentally missed her school's deadline to sign up for violin lessons, and got stuck on the cello instead.
Though her intuition and passion were both evident from the get-go, Brianna was pressured into following a traditional, classical cello career. She competed in concerto competitions, performed with world-class musicians, and briefly attended a highly competitive music conservatory.
However, what wasn't seen to the public eye was the hours Brianna would spend watching Apocalyptica's Metallica covers and writing cello arrangements of her favorite tunes. What was also hidden was Brianna's growing misery of competing in a field in which one's worth is measured by their ability to cover the 1800s' biggest hits.
On February 15, 2017, after an especially brutal day at her music conservatory, Brianna made the decision to drop out of school, move to North Carolina, and start life anew. In late 2018, she was gifted an electric cello and a loop pedal. This was the moment that Brianna finally found the expressive outlet she had spent her entire youth searching for. Brianna's personality traits that were seen as flaws in her classical career (namely her spontaneity) could now be used as strengths in her electric career.
Over time, Brianna has managed to blossom both her multi-faceted career as a performer, composer, and recording artist.
Her gift of building and illustrating worlds through sound has landed Brianna in the role of composer for the films The Tannery (post-prod), Healing Waters (2022), and Wild Fire (2023), as well as for the game, The Gold Crow (2022). Brianna’s epic and inspiring single, “Bioluminescence,” was recently awarded First Place for the 2022 International Songwriting Competition in the Instrumental Category. Brianna is a signed in-house composer for both Eternal Music Group and Artlist Original.
Brianna’s intimate, yet enthralling one-woman performances have garnered her a diverse array of shows and opportunities along the East Coast, including a mesmerizing TEDx Talk in North Carolina, an electrifying Metallica-cover concert in Florida, and an enchanting performance for a private event with Dr. Gary Chapman. She was recently selected as a Top Shelf performer for NPR’s 2023 Tiny Desk Contest. Brianna will be engaging in her first performance residency for the Blowing Rock Art & History Museum in October 2023.
To learn more visit Briannatam.com
This event is funded in part by a grant from South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the North Carolina Arts Council.
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO:
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· Not authentic
· Over-priced
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The Appalachian Theatre of the High Country (ATHC) is not responsible for tickets purchased from third party vendors and is not able to honor, replace, or refund invalid tickets. Please purchase your tickets from only approved sources.
PARKING INFORMATION
Please be sure to carefully read the information and instructions below to have the best experience when you visit the theatre.
Metered street parking & pay lots are monitored and parking is enforced Monday – Saturday from 8 a.m. until 5 pm except on town observed holidays.
Parking is $1.00/hour at all metered parking spaces.
Metered & lot parking is free all day on Sundays and every day after 5 p.m.
Parking in Appalachian State parking lots (e.g. the Peacock Lot accessed off Howard Street) is available for free on week nights after 5 p.m. and on non-gameday/event weekends on Saturday and Sunday.
Accessible Parking:
Parking at metered accessible parking areas is free, as long as the correct placard/license plate is displayed and up to date.
ATHC does not own or operate any parking lots or meters and cannot accept responsibility for any parking mishaps or fees.
