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Ben Folds Brings Orchestral Creation To Charlotte

Allan Amato

North Carolina native Ben Folds has been in the music business for over 25 years. One of his first claims to fame came in the 90’s with the hit “Brick” which he recorded with his band Ben Folds Five.

Since then Folds has collaborated with legends like William Shatner, been a judge on Sing-Off, and operated the prominent Nashville studio Grand Victor Sound.

Folds is once again trying something new with his latest album, So There,which features a three part concerto. It's a collaboration with 6-piece orchestral ensemble yMusic. He’s in Charlotte Tuesday nightand spoke with WFAE’s Sarah Delia.

Sarah Delia is a Senior Producer for Charlotte Talks with Mike Collins. Sarah joined the WFAE news team in 2014. An Edward R. Murrow Award-winning journalist, Sarah has lived and told stories from Maine, New York, Indiana, Alabama, Virginia and North Carolina. Sarah received her B.A. in English and Art history from James Madison University, where she began her broadcast career at college radio station WXJM. Sarah has interned and worked at NPR in Washington DC, interned and freelanced for WNYC, and attended the Salt Institute for Radio Documentary Studies.