Rising star Michelle Foster with her six-piece band will bring “What Christmas Means to Me” to Iola this weekend.
The show begins at 7 p.m. at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center.
It combines Foster’s love and appreciation for artists such as Carole King, Karen Carpenter and Joni Mitchell with songs of the holiday. It’s a mix of new and old holiday songs and stories.
Foster has been touring and performing professionally since age 14, when she was chosen to perform as a soloist at Disney’s Hollywood Studios for an audience of thousands. As a pianist, she has played with two-time Grammy Award winner Gloria Gaynor, Tony Award winner Laura Benanti, 1976 People’s Choice Awards Favorite All-Around Male Entertainer Tony Orlando, The Tokens’ Jay Siegel, famous doo-wop acts including The Duprees, The Clovers, The Tymes and many more. In the summer of 2019, Foster was cast in her first professional musical at Axelrod Performing Arts Center in New Jersey.
Months later, Foster was selected to perform as vocalist/keyboardist with the Mercury World Tour, produced by Terry Barber, at The Gallo Center for the Arts in Modesto, California.
Foster now tours internationally with Barber as a collaborative pianist and vocal soloist.
