These two beautiful violins will be auctioned at the 2016 Crescen-Dough Auction on April 15. They were presented at the 2016 Painted Violin Unveiling on Thursday, February 4, at Servis1st Bank, who hosted the event, sponsored by the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra. The violins were painted by artist Sara Beth Fair of Huntsville and musician Béla Fleck of Nashville. To see more about the Auction and to purchase tickets, visit www.crescendoughauction.org To join the Painted Violin Society and help sponsor the Free Family Concerts, visit hso.org
Violin painted by Huntsville artist Sara Beth Fair. (Inspired by her love of and trips to Paris.)
Violin painted by musician Béla Fleck. The drawings on this particular violin are to convey several things: The fireflies are representative of our Crescen-Dough Auction theme. The red hippo painting at the bottom right and the rocket are from the cover of his second album “Flight of the Cosmic Hippo.”
The link to the video is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iYgf6PWYK8
Debbie Washburn (Guild President), Clare Grisham, (Chair 2016 Cresen-Dough Auction), Gregory Vajda (HSO Music Director/Conductor), Valerie Brown (Co-Chair, Auction)
Sallie Ennis, Sara Beth Fair (Painted Violin artist), Belinda Ivy
Kathy Williford, Susi Mann, Penny Bashore, Paige Prozan, Brenda Milberger
Jeff Dortch, Charles Hogue, Ariana Arcu
