Mr. Sun: This Americana roots super group performs at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 10 at Tim Noah Thumbnail Theater, 1211 Fourth St., Snohomish. Tickets are $20. Call 360-568-9412. Mr. Sun is renowned fiddler Darol Anger, mandolinist and singer Joe Walsh, guitarist Grant Gordy and bassist Ethan Jodziewicz. Anger, who grew up in the Seattle area and now teaches at Berklee College of Music, has worked with David Grisman, Mike Marshall and many others. Walsh is a bluegrass great who played with the Gibson Brothers. Gordy is a former member of Grisman’s band and Jodziewicz is a protege of double bass virtuoso Edgar Meyer. The quartet’s debut album, “The People Need Light,” is a largely instrumental release that intersperses original compositions with interpretations of a wide-ranging collection of songs, including traditional bluegrass tunes and Broadway musicals.
Martin Sexton: Sexton’s “Mix Tape Tour” lands in Edmonds at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 10 at the Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave. N. Sexton’s new album “Mix Tape of the Open Road” is a musical cross country trip, blazing through all territories of style, as you cruise through time and place. Tickets are $39, $34, $29, or $15 for youth. Call 425-275-9595.
Everett Chorale: The local group will be singing in the “Seattle Sings! Choral Festival” at 6 p.m. Oct. 10. The chorale’s Lee Mathews will conduct the concert, which is part of the Greater Seattle Choral Consortium, a three-day event involving 34 choirs, at St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral in Seattle. Admission is free. Featured are works by four Northwest composers. More information is at www.SeattleSings.org.
Hymn Sing: A free hymn sing and organ concert for all ages will be presented at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 11 at First Presbyterian Church, 2936 Rockefeller Ave., Everett. This event will include two piano-organ duets, solo organ works, choral numbers and congregational singing of some favorite hymns of the church. A free refreshment time will follow.
BACHtoberfest: A celebration of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach is set for 3 p.m. Oct. 11, Edmonds United Methodist Church 828 Caspers St. At the door tickets are $20 general admission, $15 seniors, free for children. Tickets also available online at www.edmondsumc.org/web-store. This is part of the church’s second season of SoundScapes, an eclectic series of five concerts. Acclaimed soprano Linda Tsatsanis and internationally-renowned baroque trumpeter Kris Kwapis join an orchestra of period instruments for a program of chamber music for voices, strings and harpsichord, including the Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 and the hilarious Coffee Cantata. Organist Hyun-Ja Choi will also perform major works for solo organ on the church’s Visser-Rowland tracker organ. After the concert, join the musicians for German food and drink.
Total Experience Gospel Choir: The group offers a free concert at 6 p.m., Oct. 11, at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2531 Hoyt Ave., Everett. Soul-stirring gospel music at its finest. A free will offering will be taken for the choir. Reception follows.
Uncle Bonsai: The funny Seattle folk-pop trio returns at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 17 to the Tim Noah Thumbnail Theater to film and record a show for their upcoming DVD/CD release. Tickets are $20 general or $15 for students, seniors, military. Call 360-568-9412. The Thumb is at 1211 Fourth St., Snohomish.
Edgar Meyer and Christian McBride: This dynamic bass duo will perform at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 18 at Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave. N. Tickets are $39 to $49, with student admission for $15. Call 425-275-9595. Meyer, an American bass virtuoso, multi-instrumentalist and composer whose interests span a wide range of musical styles and talents, performs with four-time Grammy award-winning jazz bassist McBride.
Jazz at the Center: The series continues with Miles Black and Greta Matassa at 7 p.m. Oct. 21 at Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. Tickets are $20. Students 18 and younger free with ID.
In My Life: A Musical Theatre Tribute to the Beatles: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 22, Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave. N. Tickets are $35 to $55. Call 425-275-9595. Edmonds-Woodway High School students Dane Johnson, Helen Nguyen, Jonathan Mah and Andrew Kim will join the band for the songs “Eleanor Rigby,” “Yesterday,” “A Day in the Life,” “Hello Goodbye,” and “Hey Jude.” The musical tells the story of the Beatles through the eyes of manager Brian Epstein and features the live music of one of the best Beatles tribute bands in the world, Abbey Road.
British Invasion Tribute Tour: The Historic Everett Theatre welcomes this tribute concert at 8 p.m. Oct. 24 at the theater, 2911 Colby Ave. Call 425-258-6766 for tickets, $35 to $45, with discounts for seniors and military. First, you may hear classic songs by iconic British groups such as the Beatles, the Zombies, Moody Blues, the Who, the Rolling Stones, the Hollies, Dave Clark Five and Herman’s Hermits. The American response follows, with hits by the Monkees, the Turtles, the Mamas &the Papas, the Beach Boys, the Doors, Paul Revere and the Raiders, and Tommy James &the Shondells.
Joan Armatrading: In her 42 years of touring, Armatrading has never done a solo world tour, and its coming to Edmonds. She performs in concert at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 24 at the Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave. N. The audience can expect songs that span her career (“Love and Affection”) as well as recent compositions. Tickets are $64 to $54. Call 425-275-9595.
Nancy Erickson Quartet: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 24, Thumbnail Theater, 1211 Fourth St., Snohomish. Tickets are $20, available at www.brownpapertickets.com or at the door subject to availability. An award-winning jazz vocalist, Erickson performs with Randy Halberstadt, Chris Syme and Ken French.
Cascade Symphony Orchestra: The CSO’s first concert of the season is dedicated to the 125th anniversary of the city of Edmonds and features music composed in 1890. Violinist Cordula Merks, an assistant Seattle Symphony concertmaster, will open the season with the Sarasate Gypsy Airs and Chausson’s Poeme, Op. 25, on Oct. 26. Information about the 2015-16 CSO season is at cascadesymphony.org/concerts and tickets are available at www.ec4arts.org. Season tickets are recommended. Cost is $115 for adults and $95 for seniors. Single tickets are adults $27, seniors $22, students with ID $15, and children 12 and younger $10. Call the Edmonds Center for the Arts box office at 425-275-9595.
Cascade Symphony seeks soloist:The orchestra is looking for an exceptionally accomplished young musician to perform as soloist with at the CSO Children’s Concert on Feb. 20. If a pianist or violinist, the soloist must be 12 years old or younger on the day of the concert. Players of other instruments must be 15 years old or younger on the day of the concert. The audition piece specified for each instrument can be found with the application at www.cascadesymphony.com. Click on the education tab, then select “Rising Star Competition.” Deadline is Nov. 1.
Seattle Symphony: Information about the orchestra’s season and tickets is available at www.seattlesymphony.org.
Evergreen Community Orchestra: Rehearsals are 6 p.m. Tuesday at Northwest Music Hall, Everett Mall, 1402 SE Everett Mall Way. The community orchestra plays for the love of making music. The group is lead by a teaching director. More information is at musichallcommunityorchestra.org.
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