Music Calendar
Published 8:37 am Thursday, September 11, 2014
CONCERTS
Snohomish County
Pearl Django: The gypsy jazz group performs at 7 p.m. Sept. 13 at Under the Red Umbrella, 1502 Rucker Ave., Everett. Tickets are $18. Call 425-252-9193.
MadeYaLook: Celebrate summer’s end from noon to 10 p.m. Sept. 13 at MadeYaLook, the second installment of an all-ages seasonal art and music festival produced by The Public Servants, an affiliate of Red Curtain Foundation for the Arts, at Red Curtain Art Center, 1410 Grove Street, Marysville. Organized by Adam Bagley, the event features bands and solo artists including include Johnny Hoffman and the Residents, Toxic Kid, Shark the Herald, Farrah Nuff, Spencer Carlson and the Glooms. Look for displays featuring the artwork of Danielle Kohea, Owlkeyme Arts and Cassandra Canady. Help complete a mural on the front of the Red Curtain Art Center. Admission is free , but a $10 donation is suggested. For more information, visit www.redcurtainfoundation.org.
Hank Cramer: The Stanwood Area Historical Society brings folksinger Hank Cramer in for a concert, “One Trail, Many Voices: Songs of the Oregon Trail” at 4 p.m. Sept. 14 at the Floyd Norgaard Cultural Center, 27108 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood.
The Chapman Duo: The Ladies Musical Club of Seattle presents the violin and viola duo in concert at 3 p.m. Sept. 14 at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 1305 Pine Ave., Snohomish. The concert is free, open to the public and appropriate for all ages. Chloé Tardif, violin, and Nickolas Kaynor, viola, attend Chapman University’s Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music in Orange County, Calif.
Anne and Pete Sibley: Tim Noah Thumbnail Theater, 1211 Fourth St., Snohomish, brings the duo to town for a concert at 4 p.m. Sept. 28. Tickets are $15 general or $12 senior or student. For more information, call 360-568-9412. With two voices in harmony, a guitar and a banjo, the Sibleys’ music hit the national spotlight in 2009 with a blue ribbon finish in the “Great American Duet Sing Off” on National Public Radio’s A Prairie Home Companion.
Everett Philharmonic: The orchestra’s first concert of the season is “German Masterworks, to be performed at 7 p.m. Oct. 4 at Everett Civic Auditorium. Paul-Elliott Cobbs directs the orchestra in Brahms’ First Symphony, “Philharmonic Fanfare” by Richard Strauss, Beethoven’s Concerto in C Major for Piano, Violin and Cello with Erin Chung, piano, Quinton Morris, violin, and Kevin Krentz, cello. For ticket information, go to www.everettphil.org or call 206-270-9729.
Pacifica Chamber Orchestra: Tickets for the five-concert season are at www.pacificachamberorchestra.org or by emailing infomypacifica@gmail.com or calling 425-743-0255. The fifth season opening concert features artistic director Fred Chu and the orchestra performing at 3 p.m. Oct. 5 at First Presbyterian Church, 2936 Rockefeller Ave., Everett. Tickets are $20 general admission and $15 seniors and students. The program includes “Overture Bianca Nera” by Rosenberg and “Capriccio for Strings” by Richard Strauss.
Cascade Symphony: Only about 100 season tickets remain for the orchestra’s 53 season, which begins Oct. 20 with a concert titled “Symphonic Dances.” Single concert tickets are only occasionally available. Season tickets, for five concerts, go for $100 general admission or $80 for seniors at the Edmonds Center for the Arts box office, 425-275-9595 or online at www.ec4arts.org. The first concert features violinist Angela Fuller Heyde in the Dvorak Violin Concerto, Op. 53 in A minor.
King County
The Kingston Trio: Northshore Performing Arts Center brings the new Kingston Trio of Bill Zorn, George Grove and Rick Dougherty to the center at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 27, 18125 92nd Ave. NE, Bothell, WA. Tickets are available online at www.npacf.org or 425-984-2471. The performers continue the legacy of the legendary trio.
Brandi Carlile: The singer performs with the Seattle Symphony at 8 p.m. Nov. 28, 29 and 30 at Benaroya Hall, Seattle. Ticket prices range from $55 to $106. Carlile previously has sold out Benaroya Hall six times and her 2010 performance with the symphony was recorded and released by Columbia Records as the album “Live At Benaroya Hall With The Seattle Symphony.” Tickets are available at www.benaroyahall.org or call 206-215-4747.
Seattle Symphony: Season opener and gala, “An Evening in Paris,” 4 p.m. Sept. 13, Benaroya Hall, Seattle. Ludovic Morlot conducts the orchestra in a Paris-inspired program featuring one of the world’s foremost violinists, Gil Shaham. Masterworks series begins Sept. 18. For tickets, which range in price, call 206-215-4747. More information is at www.seattlesymphony.org.
Island County
Jennifer Scott: The singer returns to the Camano Center at 7 p.m. Sept. 12, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. Specializing in jazz, blues and world music. Adults $20, students with student ID are free. Tickets available in advance by calling 360-387-0222 or will be available at the door.
DjangoFest Northwest: 2014 runs from September 17 through 21 at the Whibey Island Center for the Arts. Performances are 8 p.m. Sept. 17 through 21 with matinee performances are 3 p.m. Sept. 19 through 21. For more festival details, visit www.wicaonline.org/djangofest-northwest.
Skagit County
Sno-King Community Chorale and the Brothers Four: “I Hear America Singing” concert at 7 p.m. Oct. 4 at McIntyre Hall, Skagit Valley College campus, College Way, Mount Vernon. For tickets, call 360-416-7727, ext. 2.
BILLBOARD
Everett Music Initiative: The group is looking to expand its horizons and continue its growth in the community. Needed are people who want to assist. Write to everettmusicinitiative@gmail.com.
Music Hall Community Orchestra: Join the orchestra from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays beginning in September at the Music Hall, next to Macy’s inside the Everett Mall, 1402 SE Everett Mall Way. For more information, call 425-252-6542. The orchestra plays for fun, relaxation and to improve skills. New conductor is Marcin Paczkowski, a doctoral student at the University of Washington.
Friday Music Jam Sessions: For people with disabilities and their friends, the Village Music and Art’s Friday jam sessions, featuring live music by Jon Dalgarn and Voices of the Village, are 1 to 3 p.m. Fridays at 338 N. McLeod, Arlington. Musicians and other interested community members are welcome. Children younger than 16 must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver. Call 360-653-7752, ext. 14, for information or to sign up.
The Everett Chorale: General admission 2014-15 season tickets are $70 and season tickets for seniors, students and military personnel go for $66. Both season prices offer a savings of $26 over individual tickets for all events. More information is available on the chorale’s website, www.everettchorale.org, or by calling 425-257-8600.
Opus 7 Vocal Ensemble auditions: Experienced singers can audition for the award-winning ensemble’s 23rd annual concert season. Auditions are conducted by Loren Pontén, founder and artistic director, in individual 15-to-20-minute scheduled sessions. All vocal ranges are welcome. Tenors and low basses are needed. Schedule an audition at www.opus7.org.
