CAST & CREATIVE TEAM
VIRTUOSITY IN THE HANDS OF MASTERS: Bowfire is made up of the leading names in each genre of modern string playing. The show features the top virtuoso violinists and fiddlers on the continent, together in one electrifying performance.
Artistic Director Lenny Solomon, who composes and arranges many of the group's selections, is one of the leading jazz violinists performing today. On tour and CD he is joined by acclaimed violinists and string masters. The Bowfire cast includes: Quebecois jazz talent Stéphane Allard; classical virtuosos Yi-Jia Susanne Hou, and Bogdan Djukic; Bluegrass fiddler Ray Legere; Celtic fiddlers Jon Pilatzke, Kelli Trottier, and Richard Wood (all accomplished stepdancers as well); Shane Cook, a master of several styles; virtuoso of the Chinese erhu George Gao; and Stephanie Cadman, whose wide-ranging interests embrace a host of modern styles.

