Music calendar
Published 4:14 pm Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Concerts
Snohomish County
The Ugandan Orphans Choir: These 10 children range from 10 to 14 and play exuberant traditional Ugandan songs and dances that combine African drumming, dancing and singing; 7 p.m. March 17, Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 215 Mukilteo Blvd., Everett. Donations accepted to Childcare Worldwide. For more information go to www.oslc-everett.org.
Juxtamuse Equinox Showcase: Live blues, jazz and rock with bands such as Bassic Saxx, Woodrush and the Nick Vigarino Duo; 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. March 21, 3231 Creatives at 3231 Broadway, Everett. Advance tickets $3.23 at www.brownpapertickets.com or $5 at the door. For more information go to www.juxtamuse.biz.
Jesse Taylor: Album release party for this Arlington country singer’s debut studio album, “Out Here in the Country,” 4 to 8 p.m. March 23 at Skookum Brewery, 17925 59th Ave. NE, Arlington. There will be raffles, live music and beer. Cover charge is $5. To hear cuts from the album go to www.jessetaylormusic.com/.
“Foolin’ Around with Patsy Cline”: New York entertainer Meg McLynn pays tribute to the Queen of Country, singing her biggest hits, with backup from the Purple Phoenix Orchestra; 8 p.m. March 23, Historic Everett Theatre, 2911 Colby Ave., Everett. Tickets are $18.50; $13.50 senior/military. In person at the box office or call 425-258-6766 or go to www.etix.com.
Dana Lyons: Folk musician Dana Lyons is best known for his hit song “Cows With Guns,” and now the singer is touring along the route of the proposed coal export trains to raise awareness about coal trains. Lyons will perform as well as give a short presentation on the effects of the proposed coal export trains; 7 to 9 p.m. March 23, at Cafe Zippy, 2811 Wetmore Ave., Everett. Suggested donation $10 to $20. For more information call 425-303-0474 or go to www.cafezippy.com/.
Claude Bourbon: Drink in the sounds of medieval and Spanish blues with French guitarist Claude Bourbon, a classically trained, finger-picking player who fuses classical and jazz, with Eastern influences, Spanish and Latin elements and some Western folk; 7:30 p.m. March 23, Tim Noah Thumbnail Theater, 1211 Fourth St., Snohomish. Tickets are $15 and $12. Call 360-568 9412 or go to www.thumbnailtheater.com/claude-bourbon/.
Monroe Concert Band: This spring concert’s theme is the “Classics” as the band celebrates the music of Mozart, Bach, Handel in a toe-tapping way; 2 p.m. March 24, Wagner Performing Arts Center, 639 W Main St., Monroe. Free.
Island County
Jazz at the Center: The series continues with the Miles Black Trio from 4 to 7 p.m. March 17 at the Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road. Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for students. Call the Camano Center at 360-387-0222 for more information.
Skagit County
Dervish: Some passionate singing and playing as this group delivers music from the West of Ireland; 7 p.m. March 17, Lincoln Theatre, 712 S First St., Mount Vernon. Tickets are $35, $29, $23, $15. Call 360-336-8955 or go to www.lincolntheatre.org.
Seattle
The U.S. Air Force Band: Live @ Benaroya Hall presents the Travis Brass, a multitalented brass group of the U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West who play traditional brass pieces, jazz, ragtime and today’s popular music; 7:30 p.m. March 20 at Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., Seattle. The concert is free but tickets are required and may be picked up in advance at the ticket office or by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the Benaroya Hall Ticket Office, P.O. Box 2108, Seattle, WA 98111. A maximum of four tickets per order.
Classical
Seattle
Seattle Symphony: Benaroya Hall’s Taper auditorium, 200 University St., Seattle; 206-215-4747; www.seattlesymphony.org.
Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1: Michael Francis, conductor; Vadim Gluzman, violin; Seattle Symphony. Tippett: “Ritual Dances from The Midsummer Marriage”; Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Elgar: Enigma Variations, Op. 36; 8 p.m. March 16. Tickets start at $19.
Beyond the Score: Enigma Variations: Michael Francis, conductor; Steve Reeder, narrator; Dennis Bateman, actor; Laurie Bialik, actor; Dave White, actor; Kimberly Russ, piano; Seattle Symphony. Elgar: Enigma Variations, Op. 36; 2 p.m. March 17. Tickets start at $19.
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5: David Afkham, conductor; Gautier Capuçon, cello; Seattle Symphony. Mozart: Overture to Don Giovanni, K. 527; Britten: Cello Symphony, Op. 68; Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67; 7:30 p.m. March 21, noon March 22 and 8 p.m. March 23. Tickets start at $19.
Symphony Untuxed: “Scheherazade”: Andrey Boreyko, conductor; Seattle Symphony. Liadov: The Enchanted Lake, Op. 62; Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35. Symphony Untuxed concerts start earlier and have a shorter concert format with no intermission; 7 p.m. March 29. Tickets start at $17.
The Seattle Choral Company: Italian choral music in “Quaresima Italiana: An Italian Lent”; 8 p.m. March 16, Saint Mark’s Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave. East, Seattle. Advance tickets are $25, $20 and $10; tickets at the door $27, $22 and $12.Call Brown Paper Tickets at 800-838-3006 or go to www.seattlechoralcompany.org.
Seattle Baroque Orchestra: Fortepianist Byron Schenkman, violinist Ingrid Matthews and cellist Nathan Whittaker playing a program of Haydn Sonatas and Trios; 8 p.m. March 23, Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., Seattle. Tickets are $40, $35 for seniors, $15 for students and patrons under 25, and $25 for side sections. John Gordon Hill will give the preconcert lecture at 7 p.m. For additional information and ticket orders go to www.earlymusicguild.org or call 206-325-7066.
Billboard
Old time music jam: Sisco Heights Community Club offers an evening of ol-time music at 7 p.m. March 15, at the club house, 13527 99th Ave, NE, Arlington. People who play fiddle, guitar, banjo and other instruments are welcome to sit in on the jam. Visitors can sit back and enjoy the music. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call 360-658-8107.
Marysville Strawberry Band: Play from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays at Totem Middle School, 1605 Seventh St., Marysville. For more information, contact Nathan Sackman at marysvillecitybands@gmail.com or Julile Tapusoa at 425-334-1791.
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.
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 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.
Washington Old Time Fiddlers Association: Celtic jam, 5 p.m.; new group for beginning fiddlers, mandolinists and guitarists, 6 p.m.; workshop, 6:30 p.m; circle jam, 7:30 p.m. March 22 and April 5 and 19. Snacks throughout the evening; bring snacks to share if you wish. Acoustic musicians of all ages and listeners are welcome; free; Sisco Heights Community Club, 13527 99th Ave. NE, Arlington; 360-691-5907, email noelula@aol.com.
