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Sensory Experience
Written By: Deena Bouknight | Issue: June 2023
The artistry of local treasure Bryan Heller will be showcased with a concert at Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library, Thursday, June 8. There is no charge for admission to the concert, but reservations are required. Call (828) 743-0215 to reserve seats. Space is limited.
Bryan Heller
Bryan Heller presents “Experience the Mountains: A Waterfall Journey,” in a unique concert experience that combines beautifully visual imagery with skillful live music at Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library.
Friends of the Library (FOL) organized the 7:00 P.M. June 8 concert of original compositions and videography as a “gift”
to the Plateau community.
“When we heard Bryan had created this video presentation of some of the region’s most majestic waterfalls, as well as composing music to accompany the video, we were excited to give the entire community a chance to experience the show,” explained Charlotte Collins, who is president of FOL. “Bryan is a local talent, having been a pianist and the director of music at the Cashiers United Methodist Church for a number of years. In fact, FOL has collaborated with Bryan in the past. He helped us to present a holiday program for two consecutive years. At each, he accompanied a choir and recruited other local musicians, and even helped to decorate the room. We see this concert as a way to share his musical talents with the entire community.”
According to Heller, the audience attending the June 8 event will experience imagery of the beautiful waterfalls throughout Western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina as he plays the piano and sets a mood that enables them to enjoy a sensory, artistic journey.
“It is a moment of peace, wonder, and awe and to reflect on the natural beauty that surrounds us right here in these mountains,” offered Heller, a professional concert pianist and instructor who
resides in Cashiers. Originally from West Palm Beach, Florida, he received music education from the Alexander Dreyfoos Jr. School of the Arts and Western Carolina University. His Piano Mountain studio currently educates music students from five to 85. He shared that one of his greatest moments has been performing at
Carnegie Hall accompanying the Smoky Mountain High School Concert Choir.
“We invite our residents and visitors to experience our exceptional community library and to experience Bryan’s artistic vision,” says FOL concert chair Connie Dyleski. “We are presenting this event as a gift to the community.”
Prints of Heller’s photography will be on exhibit in the Cashiers library through June. Select pieces will also be for sale directly through the artist during that time.
