For all you non-Nordics out there, it’s time to get in touch with your Scandinavian side. Ya, sure.
Trinity Lutheran Church in Lynnwood will hold the last of its “Artists at the Organ” series. This final concert in the series celebrates the 15th anniversary of the installation of the church’s 30-stop mechanical action organ built by Martin Pasi.
David Dahl, professor emeritus of organ at Pacific Lutheran University, will perform a program of mostly Scandinavian music.
Dahl will play several of his own compositions, including his “Scandinavian Suite,” along with works by other Scandinavian composers for organ and violin.
It’s fitting to have Dahl be the showcase performer; he happened to be the organist who performed when Trinity Lutheran dedicated its original organ, a German model, which was lost in a fire in 1992.
Violinist Svend Ronning will join Dahl. Ronning is professor of music and violin at Pacific Lutheran University and concertmaster of the Tacoma Symphony.
“Artists at the Organ Series” begins at 7 p.m. Sunday, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 6215 196th St. SW, Lynnwood.
The suggested donation is $10 at the door; seniors and students pay what they can. For more information go to www.trinitylutheranchurch.com.
The featured soloist for Cascade Symphony Orchestra’s Brahms concert is soprano Christina Kowalski, who returns after having performed with the symphony last year in Verdi’s “Requiem.”
Kowalski and the Cascade Symphony are collaborating on a soon-to-be-released CD of popular operatic arias. The soprano will share certain selections during the concert.
A German native, Kowalski has appeared in productions throughout that country. Since coming to the United States, she has given numerous performances in Oregon, Washington and Idaho and is a member of the affiliate artist faculty at the University of Puget Sound.
The concert will include the “Bacchanalia” from “Samson and Delilah,” and ends with Brahms’ First Symphony, a work that took the composer 20 years to complete.
This is the final concert of Cascade Symphony’s 48th season. The orchestra’s 49th season will open Nov. 1. Early-bird pricing will begin for season ticket orders submitted before June 16.
“Brahms’ First” begins with a 6:30 p.m. pre-concert lecture by Dave Beck of radio station KUOW (94.9 FM) with the concert starting at 7:30 p.m. Monday at Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave. N., Edmonds.
Tickets are $20 and $15. Call 425-776-4938 or go to www.cascadesymphony.org. Tickets are also available at the Edmonds Bookshop, 111 Fifth Ave. S., Edmonds.
The brass quintet known as The Brass Menagerie is the featured player at Ebenezer Lutheran Church during the third concert of its Centennial Concert Series.
For more than 20 years, The Brass Menagerie has performed for such organizations and events as school assemblies, church functions, art festivals and weddings.
The players are Malcolm Peterson, who conducts the Mount Baker and Fidalgo Junior Symphonies and manages the Fidalgo Youth Symphony; Kipp Otterness, who performs as principal trumpet in the Skagit Symphony, in the Starry Night Orchestra and in the pit orchestra for the Skagit Opera; Beverly Solver, who performs in the Starry Night Chamber Series; Bruce Seltveit, who leads and performs in several local ensembles and bands; and John Grabowski, who is director of bands at Arlington High School.
The Brass Menagerie performs at 1 p.m. Sunday at Ebenezer Lutheran Church, 2111 117th Ave. NE, Lake Stevens. There is no admission charge. Children are also encouraged to attend this concert for a children’s lesson.
Theresa Goffredo: 425-339-3424; goffredo@heraldnet.com.
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