Music calendar

CONCERTS

Snohomish County

Artists at the Organ: Sharon Porter Shull performs at 7 p.m. Jan. 26 as part of Trinity Lutheran Church’s series of concerts on its 35-foot-tall Pasi organ. Suggested donation is $10 for students and seniors, $15 general. Trinity Lutheran church is at 6215 196th St. SW, Lynnwood. Call 425-778-2159.

Cascade Symphony: Alexander Velinzon, the concertmaster of the Seattle Symphony, performs the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D Major; 7:30 p.m. Jan. 20; Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave. N.; call 425-275-9595 for tickets. KING-FM’s Dave Beck will give a pre-concert lecture at 6:30 p.m. The program includes Bernstein’s “Overture to Candide,” Elgar’s arrangement of Bach’s “Fantasia and Fugue in C Minor” and “Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks” by Richard Strauss.

Everett Philharmonic Orchestra: “That Magnificent Mozart” will be presented at 3 to 5 p.m. Feb. 9 at Everett First Presbyterian Church, 2936 Rockefeller Ave. The program includes “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik,” Mozart’s third horn concerto played by Gina Gillie and “Symphony No. 40 in G minor.” Tickets are $25 general, $20 for students, seniors and military. For ticket information, go to www.everettphil.org.

Edmonds Center for the Arts: 410 Fourth Ave. N., Edmonds; call 425-275-9595 for tickets. For more information on events, see edmondscenterforthearts. Among the shows are:

The Turtle Island Quartet with Nellie McKay at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 17. The San Francisco-based ensemble will present a kaleidoscopic review that includes the music of Billie Holiday, Billy Strayhorn and Weimar cabaret music of the 1920s. McKay’s talents on piano, marimba and ukulele combined with Turtle Island’s famed innovative rhythmic techniques unleash a range of music.

Judy Collins, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 30.

Keb’ Mo, singer and songwriter, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21.

The Wailin’ Jennys band, 7:30 p.m. April 11.

Yesterday and Today, Beatles music, 7:30 p.m. May 17.

Tim Noah Thumbnail Theater: Tayla Lynn (granddaughter of country legend Loretta Lynn) and Eric Tingstad (of Tingstad and Rumbel) in concert 7:30 p.m. Jan. 18.

Open microphone for all ages beginning at 7:30 p.m. Fridays. Performer signup begins at 6:30 p.m. Suggested donation of $3 performers, $5 audience. Tim Noah Thumbnail Theater, 1211 Fourth St., Snohomish; 360-568-9412; thumbnailtheater.com. Tickets for concerts available through www.brownpapertickets.com or call 360-568-9412.

Seattle

Early Music Guild: Rachel Barton Pine directs “Dresdan Concertos” with the Seattle Baroque Orchestra, 8 p.m. Jan. 18, Town Hall, 119 Eighth Ave., Seattle. She also performs Vivaldi concertos for the viola d’amore. Tickets are $25 to $42; www.earlymusicguild.org.

Seattle Symphony: Benaroya Hall’s Taper auditorium, 200 University St., Seattle; 206-215-4747; www.seattlesymphony.org.

TchaikFest!: Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto, 8 p.m. Jan. 17.

Uptown Lowdown Jazz Band: The Edmonds-based band performs traditional American jazz at 1 p.m. Jan. 19, Ballard Elks Lodge, 6411 Seaview Ave. NW. Admission is $12 for Puget Sound Jazz Society members or $15.

BILLBOARD

Fife and drum: Musicians, teens and adults, who play piccolo, flute, fife or drums are invited to join the new Patriots 1776 Fife and Drum Corps to participate in local parades this year. Corps members will play marching music from the Revolutionary War period, wear colonial uniforms and be accompanied by people carrying flags. The non-political group is scheduled to meet at 7:30 p.m. Mondays through Labor Day at the Everett Music Hall behind Macy’s at the Everett Mall, 1402 Everett Mall Way. The Patriots 1776 is sponsored by the Snohomish County Music Project. Call 425-293-6720 or email Patriots1776@outlook.com.

Old Time and Country Music Association: Seeking new members. The group meets from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. the second and fourth Fridays of the month at the Baker Hi-Rise, 1401 Poplar St., Everett. Provides entertainment, including old-time county, gospel and bluegrass music, for residents and guest of Snohomish and Skagit county senior living and care facilities. Contact club president Bill Bissonnette at 360-403-7379 or email billybob60@comcast.net.

Sound Singers: 1 p.m. practices, Edmonds Senior Center, 220 Railroad Ave.; new members welcome; 425-774-5555; www.soundsingersofedmonds.org.

Threshold choir: Women who sing in small groups at the bedsides of the seriously ill and dying. Rehearsals are 4 to 5:30 p.m. first and third Wednesdays in Stanwood. Call Darlene at 907-441-1411.

Voices Northwest: Women’s chorus meets 7 p.m. Mondays, First Baptist Church of Monroe; 17922 149th St. SE, Monroe; open to women 16 and older; email membership@voicesnorthwest.org; 425-741-9123.

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