Gospel choir coming to Stanwood
Published 9:00 pm Thursday, March 9, 2006
Treat yourself to the Total Experience Gospel Choir Sunday afternoon in Stanwood, an opportunity to celebrate the joy of being alive through gospel music. The performance is part of the Concerts at the Floyd series at the Floyd Norgaard Cultural Center.
The choir started as a gospel music class at Seattle’s Franklin High School in 1973, taught by Pastor Patrinell Staten Wright, and has grown into an often-praised and in-demand performance group.
In 1989, they became the first African-American-oriented choir to sing with the Morman Tabernacle Choir in Salt Lake City.
The singers now range in age from 6 to 65 and are still under the direction of Wright. They have been to dozens of events in states and countries on four continents, including Expo ‘74 in Spokane and the Bahamas, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Russia, Siberia, Australia, Germany and Japan.
Dave Brubeck, Ramsey Lewis: Jazz pianist Brubeck defied the critics and helped re-awaken the public interest in jazz post-World War II. His “Time Out” was the first million-selling jazz record in modern jazz history. Grammy-winning composer/pianist Lewis first captivated fans with “The In Crowd,” “Hang on Sloopy” and “Wade in the Water.” They perform Sunday in Seattle.
Schola Antiquae Vocis: The Choir of Antique Voices performs Saturday in Everett. The 14-woman a cappella group sings music with an ancient heritage: Gregorian chant, Renaissance polyphony and traditional sacred music. Scola Antiquae Vocis has performed with the Vatican choir, and is directed by Renato Chiera, a former Vatican choir singer.
Flook: The award-winning Celtic band recently won the Best Group award at the 2006 BBC Folk Awards. Flook performs Tuesday in Everett and Sunday in Mount Vernon. Steeped in Irish traditions, Flook features flutists, guitarists and percussionists.
Celtic party: The Old Time Fiddlers Association, Cantabile Ensembles, Grandview Jammers, Patricia Hollister, Iris Ingram and Ann Morgan will perform Saturday in Arlington. Cantabile Ensembles consists of cello, harp, violin and flute musicians. Irish dinners will be served from 6-8:30 p.m. Saturday in this fundraiser for the Grandview Community Center.
Mark Pearson &Mike McCoy: Pearson, a member of the Northwest Music Hall of Fame and the Brothers Four, and longtime friend and musician Mike McCoy, give performances Saturday and Sunday to celebrate 40 years of making music together. They’ll feature songs from their remastered album, “Between Friends.”
Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares: Internationally respected 27-voice choral group performs an a cappella concert Sunday in Seattle. Using centuries-old vocal techniques, the vocalists pass through the language barrier.
Elsewhere …
Four Freshmen: The second annual Friends of Frank DeMiero Jazz Festival features the Four Freshmen, one of the best vocal group of the 1950s and most recently winning the JazzTimes Reader Poll award for best vocal group in 2003. 7 p.m. Sunday, Triple Door, 216 Union St., Seattle; $25-100; 206-838-4333.
Brooke Pennock: She’s won the Made in Washington Best New Emerging Artist Award and made the top 10 in a Lilith Fair talent search. 8 p.m. Saturday, Eddies Trackside Bar &Grill, 214 N. Lewis St., Monroe; 306-805-5305.
Pat McGee Band: The acoustic-based sextet spent almost four years touring with Fleetwood Mac, James Taylor, Ziggy Marley, Counting Crows and the Wallflowers. Now they’re holding their own. 7 tonight, Crocodile Cafe, 1100 Second Ave., Seattle; $17; 206-628-0888.
