Concerts
Snohomish, Island counties
Randy Newman: The famous songwriter who won an Oscar this year for “Toy Story 3” stops in Edmonds. 7:30 p.m. April 18 at Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 4th Ave N, Edmonds. Tickets are $50 to $55, $15 for youth. Call 425-275-9595 or go
to www.ec4arts.org.
425 Fest: Two local bands, The Staxx Brothers and 20 Riverside, will share the stage with the Jackson High School Big Band and the Edmonds Community College Jazz Band. The all ages show is scheduled for 8 p.m. April 23 at the Historic Everett Theatre. Tickets are $10. Call the box office at 425-258-6766 or www.etix.com.
The Olga Symphony: One of the few “symphonies” to play anything but symphonic music, this fun group plays a benefit concert for the Island County Beach Watchers at 7:30 p.m. April 23 at South Whidbey High School, 5675 Maxwelton Road, Langley. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Purchase them at beachwatchers.net/events/olga/.
Annemarie Russell: The Everett singer-songwriter is playing a benefit concert to help House Hope of Snohomish County. The concert is scheduled for 7 p.m. April 30 at the Community Performing Arts Theater, behind Macy’s at the Everett Mall. Tickets are free but donations will be requested.
Seattle
Robert Plant and the Band of Joy: The former frontman for Led Zeppelin still can sing. See him at 8 p.m. April 20 at the Paramount in Seattle. Go to stgpresents.org or 877-784-4849.
Paul Simon: The legendary folk singer makes two Seattle stops to promote his newest album, “So Beautiful or So What.” The first stop is at The Mountain’s 30th Anniversary bash, April 15 at WaMu Theater. Tickets at 800-745-3000 or visit ticketmaster.com. (SOLD OUT: Two nights later on April 17, Simon plays the Showbox at the Market, offering a rare opportunity for an intimate evening with one of the greats.
Classical music
Snohomish, Island counties
Cascade Symphony Orchestra: Symphony instrumentalists will showcase their individual talents in small ensembles of chamber music. Also featured is the premiere of “Evening River Echoes” by Keva Vaughan-McMorrow at 3 p.m. April 10 at Edmonds United Methodist Church, 828 Caspers St., Edmonds, and 8 p.m. April 15 at Edmonds Unitarian Universalist Church, 8109 224th St. SW, Edmonds. Tickets are $15 and $12. Call 425-776-4938 or go to www.cascadesymphony.org.
Spring Fling on Broadway: The Everett Philharmonic led by Paul-Elliott Cobbs holds a gala event with a full gourmet dinner and music from popular Broadway hits from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. April 16 at the Everett Events Center Ballroom, 2000 Hewitt Ave., Everett. Tickets are $60, and $70 after April 8. Call 206-270-9729 or go to www.everettphil.org.
Seattle
Seattle Symphony: All take place at Benaroya Hall’s Taper auditorium, 200 University St., Seattle; 206-215-4747; www.seattlesymphony.org.
• Rush Hour series: Rachmaninov’s “Symphony No. 3,” with conductor Mark Wigglesworth featuring pre-concert drinks and small plate specials, an early start time and a shorter concert with no intermission; 7 p.m. April 8. Tickets $14–$77.
• Wyckoff Masterworks Season/Symphony Extras: World-renowned violinist Leila Josefowicz joins guest conductor Alexander Mickelthwate to perform Prokofiev’s “Violin Concerto No. 1;” also Ravel’s “Mother Goose” Suite and Rachmaninov’s “Symphony No. 2;” 8 p.m. April 9; 2 p.m. April 10. Tickets are $17 to $105.
• Kindermusik Symphony Serenades: “Count Yourself Silly” allows kids to rumble in the jungle with musical counting crocs, jumping monkeys and playful percussion; 10 and 11 a.m. April 9 at Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, 200 University St., Seattle. Tickets $12.
• Seattle Pop Series: The Dukes of Dixieland blend pop, gospel and country with New Orleans sounds. Performances are 7:30 p.m. April 14.; 8 p.m. April 15; 2 and 8 p.m. April 16 and 2 p.m. April 17. Performances do not include Seattle Symphony. Tickets are $17 to $91.
“A Masterworks Concert of Choral Classics”: The Seattle Choral Company performs major works spanning the baroque and classical periods of the 17th and 18th centuries and will be joined by orchestra and vocal soloists in music by Monteverdi, Handel and Haydn; 2 p.m. April 9 at Saint Mark’s Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave. East, Seattle. Tickets are $25, $20 and $10 in advance and $27, $22 and $12 at the door. Call Brown Paper Tickets at 800-838-3006 or at www.seattlechoralcompany.org.
Sound the Trumpet: Trumpet virtuoso Kris Kwapis joins Seattle Baroque Orchestra in a program featuring music for trumpet and strings by three late 17th-century composers, Purcell, Biber, and Torelli; doors open at 6:30 p.m. with preconcert lecture at 7 p.m., concert at 8 p.m. April 23 at Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., Seattle; $40, $35, $25 and $15 Call 206-325-7066 or online at www.earlymusicguild.org.
Nordic Heritage Museum: 2011 Mostly Nordic Chamber Music Series comprised of Sunday afternoon chamber music concerts at the museum, followed by a smorgasbord. Concerts are 4 and 5 p.m. April 17, May 22, and June 5 at the museum, 3014 NW 67th St., Seattle. Tickets start at $20 for members. Call 206-789-5707, ext. 10 or go to www.nordicmuseum.org.
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Monroe Community Concert Band: Musicians are needed for this community band of 60 or so volunteers who range from high school students to semi-professional musicians. The band performs four concerts a year and practices from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursdays at New Hope Fellowship Church, 1216 Main St., Monroe. The group especially needs clarinet, trumpet, French horn and percussion players, www.monroeconcertband.org.
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.
Washington Old Time Fiddlers Association: Jams are 2nd and 4th Fridays: Celtic group, 5 p.m., workshop, 6 p.m. Circle jam, 7 p.m. Monthly meeting 3rd Sunday, 12:30 – 5 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.
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.
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.
Northwest Scottish Fiddlers meetings: 1 p.m. second Sundays, meeting sites 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.
Voices Northwest: 7 p.m. Mondays, Trinity Episcopal Church, 2301 Hoyt Ave., Everett; open to women 16 and older; 360-794-4426; email kimmieaikins@hotmail.com.
Saratoga Chamber Orchestra: The Whidbey Island based orchestra is auditioning for the 2011 Young Artists Concerto Competition. Eligibility is open to residents of Island, Skagit and Snohomish counties under 21 as of Jan. 1, 2012. Preliminary auditions consist of a submitted CD recording due April 15. For complete information, go to www.saratogachamberorchestra.org.
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