Music Calendar
Published 8:58 am Thursday, May 31, 2012
Concerts
Snohomish County
John Batdorf and Teri Holder: Two stand-out folk musicians. 4 p.m. June 10, Tim Noah Thumbnail Theater, 1211 4th St., Snohomish. Tickets are $15 at www.brownpapertickets.com. Information call 360-568-9412.
Sno-King Community Chorale: The annual Ticket to Broadway concert features guest artists the Barney McClure Trio and the Fifth Avenue, a quartet. The show is a tribute to the ’60s music of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Expect songs including “Stay,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Walk Like a Man,” “I’ve Got You Under My Skin,” “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You” and many more. Performances are scheduled for 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. June 9, Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave. N., Edmonds. Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for students and seniors, $10 for youth at 425-275-9595 or www.ec4arts.org.
Tulalip Amphitheatre: Boys II Men &En Vogue with Salt N Pepa, Gary Allan, July 21; Spike and the Impalers, July 28; Darius Rucker, Aug. 5; Buddy Guy &Jonny Lang, Aug. 16; Foreigner, Aug. 25; Joe Walsh, Aug. 30; $10 to $65 depending on the act at Ticketmaster.
Evergreen State Fair concerts: Styx, Aug. 27; Rodney Atkins, Aug. 28; Jake Owens, Aug. 31. Tickets are $22 to $45 at etix.com.
Seattle and beyond
Florence and the Machine: A great act. 8 p.m. July 21. $29.50 to $49.50. White River Amphitheatre. Live Nation.
Nation. Neil Diamond: Famed singer comes to Seattle. 8 p.m. July 23; $82 to $117; KeyArena. Ticketmaster.
Classical
Snohomish County
Pacifica Chamber Orchestra Summer Concert: This season finale includes “Appalachian Spring” by Aaron Copland, Kammer Symphonie for 15 solo instruments by Arnold Schoenberg and “Grand Fugue, Op. 133” by Beethoven; 3 p.m. June 3, Everett Presbyterian Church, 2936 Rockefeller Ave., Everett. Tickets are $10 and $15 online at www.brownpapertickets.com or at the door.
Seattle
Seattle Symphony: Benaroya Hall’s Taper auditorium, 200 University St., Seattle; 206-215-4747; www.seattlesymphony.org.
Marvin Hamlisch’s American Songbook; Marvin Hamlisch, conductor; Ashley Brown, vocalist; Brian Stokes Mitchell, baritone. Hamlisch and the orchestra perform hits from the American songbook, Broadway’s best to jazz standards; 8 p.m. June 1, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. June 2 and 2 p.m. June 3. Tickets start at $17.
Hugh Laurie with The Copper Bottom Band: Laurie, known for his title role on the Fox drama “House” released his debut blues album, “Let Them Talk,” in September, 2011. He will perform on the piano and sing selections from the album, which is comprised of New Orleans blues songs; 7:30 June 4. Tickets start at $35.
Jesus Lopez-Cobos Conducts “Capriccio espagnol”: Jesus Lppez-Cobos, conductor; Leonidas Kavakos, violin playing: Strauss: “Don Juan, Op. 20”; Korngold: “Violin Concerto in D major,”; Turina: “Danzas fantasticas, Op. 22”; Rimsky-Korsakov: “Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34”; 7:30 p.m. June 7, 8 p.m. June 9, 2 p.m. June 10. Tickets start at $17.
Ravel and Dutilleux: With special guest pianist Cristina Valdes; 8 p.m. June 8. Tickets are $35.
Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 3: Ludovic Morlot, conductor; Stephen Hough, piano playing Bernstein: “Overture to Candide”; Ives: “Symphony No. 2”; Rachmaninov: “Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor, Op. 30”; 7:30 p.m. June 14, noon June 15, 8 p.m. June 16 and 2 p.m. June 17. Tickets start at $17.
“Monumental Russian Choral Work”: The Seattle Choral Company ends its 30th concert season with two performances in Seattle of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s extended choral masterpiece “Vespers, Op. 37.” One hour before the program, docents will provide information about the concert and three short choral pieces will be presented: “Lumina Lina (Joyful Light)” by Romanian composer Mircea Valeriu Diaconescu; “Eonia” by John Tavener and “Three Sacred Choruses” by Alfred Schnittke. Rachmaninoff’s “Vespers” will be presented at 8 p.m. June 8 and 9 at Saint Mark’s Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave. E, Seattle. Tickets in advance are $25. $20 and $10. Tickets at the door are $27, $22 and $12. Call Brown Paper Tickets at 800-838-3006 or visit www.seattlechoralcompany.org.
Seattle Chamber Music Society: 7 p.m. recitals and 8 p.m. concerts, July 2 through 29, Nordstrom Recital Hall in Benaroya Hall, 200 University St.; $45 single tickets, $15 for students; 206-283-8710; www.seattlechambermusic.org.
July 2: works of Bach, Bartok and Brahms
July 3: works of Rachmaninov, Mozart, Faure and Schubert
July 6: works of Saint-Saens, Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky
July 9: works of Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Falla, Marechal and Ravel
July 11: works of Brahms, Mozart, Dvorak, Bartok, Milhaud and Mendelssohn
July 13: works of Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Debussy, Shostakovich and Mendelssohn
July 16: works of Bridge, Dvorak, Debussy and Rachmaninov
July 18: works of Faure, Taneyev, Adams, Beethoven and Ravel
Billboard
Marysville Strawberry Community Band: Looking for percussion and clarinet players. The group meets from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesdays, Totem Middle School, 1605 Seventh St., Marysville. For more infomration, email Nathan_Sackman@MSVL.K12.wa.us or Marysvillecitybands@gmail.com.
Northwest Scottish Fiddlers: Meetings at 1 p.m. second Sundays, in Edmonds and Mukilteo; open to teens and adults; $25 annual membership fee; 425-670-9084; www.NWScottishfiddlers.org.
Public music opportunities: 6 to 8 p.m. Sundays, Leatherheads Pub &Eatery, 10209 270th St. NW, Stanwood; one- or two-person groups, playing acoustic instruments only; call 360-348-3361 for details and to reserve times; www.leatherheadspub.com.
Recorder music sessions: 10:30 a.m. to noon first and third Saturdays, Everett Senior Activity Center, 3025 Lombard Ave., Everett; easy medieval, Renaissance and baroque pieces; free; for ages 50 and up; must provide own instrument and be able to sight-read; join anytime; 425-257-8780.
The Sound Singers: 1 p.m. practices, Edmonds Senior Center, 220 Railroad Ave.; new members welcome; 425-774-5555; www.soundsingersofedmonds.org.
Snohomish County Windjammers men’s barbershop chorus: 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Christ The King Lutheran Church, 1305 Pine Ave., Snohomish; open to ages 16 and older; 425-259-2383; email nfkeck@yahoo.com.
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 360-939-0240.
“Voices Northwest”: Women’s barbership chorus meets 7 p.m., Mondays, Everett Music Hall; 1402 SE Everett Mall Way, Everett; open to women 16 and older; email membership@voicesnorthwest.org; 425-741-9123.
Washington Old Time Fiddlers Association: Jams are second and fourth Fridays: Celtic group, 5 p.m., workshop, 6 p.m. Circle jam, 7 p.m. Monthly meeting third Sunday, 12:30 to 5 p.m. jam followed by a potluck. Acoustic instruments welcome; a few loaners available; free; Sisco Heights Community Club, 13527 99th Ave. NE, Arlington; 360-691-5907, email noelula@aol.com.
