While it might not appear to be the case, musician Ben Folds concedes he wasnāt entirely comfortable playing the piano in front of an orchestra at first. Thatās because growing up in North Carolina, playing percussion in orchestras, he never dreamed heād be the headliner.
But several successful albums later, including this yearās Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella, his latest tour includes a series of performances with some of the nationās leading orchestras.
Folds spoke with Jeffrey Brown at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., at the start of the tour.