Singer-Songwriter Aoife O'Donovan to Close 2016-17 'Women in Song Series' at The Plaza Live

The third concert in the Women in Song Series featuring folk singer-songwriter Aoife O'Donovan takes place on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at The Plaza Live at 425 N. Bumby Ave., Orlando. The concert begins at 8 p.m.

"From operatic to indie rock to folk and pop, these concerts feature some of the greatest talents of today performing works of their own and covers of other amazing artists," said Eric Jacobsen, Orlando Philharmonic music director.

The new series has been an effort to stretch the talented musicians of the Orlando Philharmonic, but also build a new audience around these concerts that may have never attended a Philharmonic performance.

"We have been thrilled with the positive response to the "Women in Song" concerts," said Executive Director Christopher Barton. "It's very exciting when we are able to welcome new audiences to the Philharmonic family."

O'Donovan's concert takes place at The Plaza Live and features songs from her second album, In the Magic Hour, which was released in January of 2016. "Flying, getting the rental car, eating all my meals alone..." O'Donovan says. "I just remember sitting with a book in Germany two winters ago, feeling so happy that after the show I could have a Hefeweizen and read and not talk to anybody. And I think that gave me more time to edit my lyrics and really be more mindful with them."

A string quartet from the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, including Music Director Eric Jacobsen, who married O'Donovan last summer, will perform select songs alongside O'Donovan. Tickets to the March 1 concert are $22 in advance and $27 at the door. For more information, visit www.OrlandoPhil.org.

Aoife O'Donovan's sophomore album, In the Magic Hour - produced by Tucker Martine (The Decemberists, Neko Case) - is a 10-song album full of the singer's honeyed vocals mixed with gauzy, frictionless sounds: splashing cymbals, airy harmonies, the leisurely baritone musings of an electric guitar. Written in the wake of O'Donovan's grandfather's death, In the Magic Hour is her most introspective effort yet, an aching exploration of memory and mortality.

For a decade, O'Donovan wielded her instrument with tensile strength as the captivating lead singer of the Boston-based progressive string band Crooked Still. She was a featured vocalist on "The Goat Rodeo Sessions," the Grammy-winning album by Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile, and has made regular appearances on A Prairie Home Companion and collaborated with some of the most eminent names in music across a wide variety of genres from Alison Krauss to Dave Douglas.

In 2013, O'Donovan released her debut solo album, Fossils, a moody collection of original songs with a country lilt. The album garnered praise from The New York Times and Rolling Stone, while The Guardian deemed O'Donovan the "next Americana celebrity." Most recently O'Donovan has lent her voice to the folk trio I'm With Her with singers Sara Watkins (Nickel Creek) and Sarah Jarosz.

Now in its 24th season, The Orlando Philharmonic is Central Florida's professional orchestra, comprised of accomplished musicians recruited from around the world. Presenting over 125 events each year, the orchestra provides captivating musical experiences and education programs to people of all ages, and is committed to building a rich, sustainable future for symphonic music in Central Florida. Learn more at OrlandoPhil.org.

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