Concerts
Snohomish, Island counties
Cascade Symphony: “Romeo & Juliet” at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 24 at the Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave. N, Edmonds. The concert is preceded at 6:30 p.m. by a lecture by Dave Beck of KUOW. Tickets are $25, $20 and $8 and
available by calling 425-776-4938 or online at www.cascadesymphony.org. Tickets are also available at the Edmonds Bookshop, 111 Fifth Ave. S, Edmonds. Principal trombonist from the Seattle Symphony Ko-ichiro Yamamoto will perform the “Concerto for Trombone” by composer in residence of t
he Seattle Symphony Samuel Jones. The concert ends with the Suite No. 2 from “Romeo & Juliet” by Sergei Prokofiev.
Student concert: The Snohomish County Music Teachers Association annual student award concert with The Starry Night Orchestra of Skagit County, conducted by Sharyn Peterson, features musicians ages 7 to 17, at 3 p.m. Jan. 30 at the Community Performing Arts Theater in the Everett Mall by Macys, 1402 SE Everett Mall Way, Everett. Tickets are $12, $9 and $10 available through brownpapertickets.com and at the door. For more information call Iris Ingram at 425-377-0623 or scmta.wsmta.net.
Skagit County
Corky Siegel’s Chamber Blues: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 29 at McIntyre Hall, 2501 East College Way, Mount Vernon. Tickets are $37 for box seats, $27 and $25. Call 360-416-7727 ex.2 or online at www.mcintyrehall.org. Siegel is known for walking the line between Beethoven and B.B. King with his chamber blues sound that synergizes classical music with blues. The West End String Quartet and percussionist Frank Donaldson fill out the bill.
Seattle
Mark O’Conner: Cross-over musician Mark O’Connor and the O’Connor String Quarter presents a concert that fuses Appalachian fiddling, jazz violin and classical strings at 8 p.m. Jan. 29 at Meany Hall on the UW campus. Tickets are $30 general, $20 for students. Buy tickets at 206-543-4880 or uwworldseries.org.
Seattle Symphony: All take place at Benaroya Hall’s Taper auditorium, 200 University St., Seattle; 206-215-4747; www.seattlesymphony.org.
The Gilman Family Discover Music series: Mozart’s Magnificent Voyage, part of Classical Kids Live! series; concerts are 50 minutes and designed for children ages 6 to 11; 11 a.m. Jan 22; $20 for adults or $15 for students and seniors.
Symphony Extras: Opera Highlights Festival — rousing moments from opera, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 27; the lighter side of opera, 8 p.m. Jan. 29; $17 to $79.
Symphony Extras: Violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman Plays Mendelssohn, 4 p.m. Jan. 30; $45 to $135.
Bagpipes at Benaroya: Mastery of Scottish Arts performs at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 4 at Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., Seattle. Tickets range from $21 to $42 and are available by phone 866-833-4747 through the Benaroya Hall Box office or online at www.benaroyahall.org. This concert of pipes includes traditional bagpipes, borderpipes, smallpipes, fiddles and drums along with pipe virtuoso Fred Morrison who will perform a Meatloaf-style number that might make you think twice about what a bagpiper can do. Also performing is Gary West, host of BBC Radio Scotland’s show “Pipeline,” along with four Celtic dancers.
BILLBOARD
Musicians needed: The Monroe Concert Community Band is in critical need of clarinet, trumpet, French horn and percussion players. The 60 band members range from high school level to semi-professional. The band has four concerts per season and practices from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursdays at the New Hope Fellowship Church, 1216 Main St., Monroe. Contact Roger Walker at 360-691-5310 or go to www.monroeconcertband.org/MCB/Welcome.html.
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