After 20 years playing in folk/rock bands, Seattle musician Johnny Bregar surprised even himself with his first solo release: a kids’ record called Stomp Yer Feet. Turned out to be a good surprise. ParentMap magazine called it “music for families with parents who don’t want to divide their CD collection into ‘ours’ and ‘theirs.’” And Bregar’s second kids’ album, Hootenanny, built on that tradition; the same publication called it “Home-grown folk revival from a … dad who knows how to get feet stomping.”
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Saturday Family Concerts: Johnny Bregar
Saturday, April 21, 2012, 1:00 – 2:00pm
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street. $Free-$5.
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Saturday Family Concerts: Johnny Bregar
Saturday, April 21, 2012, 11:00am – 12:00pm
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street. Free-$5.
After 20 years playing in folk/rock bands, Seattle musician Johnny Bregar surprised even himself with his first solo release: a kids’ record called Stomp Yer Feet. Turned out to be a good surprise. ParentMap magazine called it “music for families with parents who don’t want to divide their CD collection into ‘ours’ and ‘theirs.’” And Bregar’s second kids’ album, Hootenanny, built on that tradition; the same publication called it “Home-grown folk revival from a … dad who knows how to get feet stomping.”
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Global Rhythms: Seattle Chinese Orchestra
Friday, April 20, 2012, 8:00 – 10:00pm
Great Hall; enter on 8th Avenue. $10-$15.
The 50-member Seattle Chinese Orchestra is the only traditional Chinese orchestra in the Pacific Northwest, with a rich and versatile repertoire that includes traditional Chinese music, Chinese regional and folk music, music by contemporary Chinese composers …
Seattle Flute Society: Flute Festival
Sunday, April 15, 2012, 11:00am – 5:30pm
Great Hall; enter on 8th Avenue. $10-$20.
The Seattle Flute Society’s annual all-day, all-building festival includes a recital and masterclass featuring flutist/composer Gary Schocker, an accomplished, versatile musician who made his professional debut at age 15 as soloist with the New York Philharmonic and the Philadelphia Orchestra and since has written several musicals, including the award-winning Far From the Madding Crowd and The Awakening.
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Lake Union Civic Orchestra: An American in Paris
Friday, April 13, 2012, 7:30 – 9:00pm
Great Hall; enter on 8th Avenue. $10-$15
This program features a triptych of some of the most fiercely original and independent musical thinkers of the 20th century: Bernstein’s Overture to Candide, George Gershwin’s An American in Paris, and Sergei Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5.
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Seattle Rock Orchestra: Poetry Apocalypse 2012
Friday, April 6, 2012, 8:00 – 10:00pm
Great Hall; enter on 8th Avenue.
Seattle’s coolest orchestra and the city’s most beloved poets join forces for an epic evening of collaborative mayhem: First, poets Roberto Ascalon, Derrick Brown, Elaina M. Ellis, Karen Finneyfrock, Tara Hardy, Soulchilde/Okanomode, and Buddy Wakefield explore the heartaches and hopes of an uncertain world with an uncertain future, backed by an original orchestral score. Then, the Seattle Rock Orchestra performs an apocalypse-themed song-cycle based on the poets’ collective libretto, featuring soprano Annie Jantzer and tenor Soulchilde/Okanomode. Presented Seattle Rock Orchestra and TumbleMe Productions.
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Thalia Symphony Orchestra: Frances Walton Opera Gala
Sunday, April 1, 2012, 2:00 – 4:00pm
Great Hall; enter on 8th Avenue. Free-$15.
This concert includes excerpts from Wagner’s Die Meistersinger; Verdi’s La Traviata: Act II scene and duet; scenes and meditation from Massenet’s Thais; soliloquy from Rodgers’ Carousel; the Triumphal March and Ballet music from Verdi’s Aida; and operatic arias and ensembles from Mozart and Puccini.
Earshot Jazz: Sierra Maestra
Saturday, March 31, 2012, 8:00 – 10:00pm
Great Hall; enter on 8th Avenue. $28-$24.
Sierra Maestra revives old-style son dance music for new generations, reintroducing it into the Cuban—and global—mainstream. Formed by Juan de Marcos Gonzalez, the subsequent guiding spirit and musical director of the Buena Vista Social Club, Sierra Maestra recalls the style’s golden age of the 1920s and ’30s, with the traditional lineup: tres, guitar, trumpet, bongo, guiro, and vocals …
Lake Union Civic Orchestra: Chamber Music Recital
Saturday, March 24, 2012, 7:30 – 9:00pm
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street. $10-$15.
It’s an annual tradition for LUCO musicians to perform smaller chamber works in a more intimate setting (Downstairs at Town Hall)—but whether it’s a string quartet, percussion ensemble, jazz guitar, or even a bassoon trio, you never know quite what to expect from this special evening.
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Early Music Guild: Boston Camerata: Alexander the Great
Saturday, April 21, 2012, 8:00 – 10:00pm
Great Hall; enter on 8th Avenue. $15-$40.
Alexander’s deeds, both real and legendary, inspired bardic poetry and song both East and West. Boston Camerata’s second collaboration with the Turkish music ensemble Dünya brings together these diverse traditions, with sources ranging from ancient times to the Middle Ages and Mediterranean oral traditions.