Kirkland Performance Center Presents January Performances 2006
Start 2006 off right with a handful of fine performances at KPC: Live by George! – Bacchus Piano Trio January 7, 8pm, Showtunes! Theatre Company Flora, the Red Menace January 14 & 15, Frank Ferrante An Evening with Groucho January 21, Washington Wind Symphony January 22, James Cotton Blues Band January 27, and Tangoheart January 28.
Kirkland, WA (PRWEB) January 8, 2006
Start 2006 off right with a handful of fine performances at KPC: Live by George! – Bacchus Piano Trio January 7, 8pm, Showtunes! Theatre Company Flora, the Red Menace January 14 & 15, Frank Ferrante An Evening with Groucho January 21, Washington Wind Symphony January 22, James Cotton Blues Band January 27, and Tangoheart January 28.
Kirkland Performance Center presents:
James Cotton Blues Band
Date/Time: January 27, 2006, 8pm
Reg Price: $29 • Sr $26 • Youth $15 • Group $26
“A lot of times people come expecting sad music – I like to change their minds ‘bout the blues,” says legendary harmonica-player James Cotton. Whether sweet and low-down or high-energy, foot-stompin’ boogie blues, “Mr. Superharp” and his band are sure to teach us a musical lesson we won’t soon forget. Artist Sponsors: Scott & Molly Becker, Dwight & Trudy Olson, Don & Annie Saul
Kirkland Performance Center presents:
Live by George! – Bacchus Piano Trio
Date/Time: January 7, 8pm
Reg Price: $23 • Sr $20 • Youth $10 • Group $20
For more than 12 years, George Shangrow hosted Seattle’s most popular classical music radio show. After a two-year hiatus, KPC is proud to present the return of “Live by George,” a series of chamber music concerts, featuring four of the Northwest’s finest ensembles. Fans who have been clamoring for the show’s return will once again have the opportunity to see and hear superlative music selected and introduced by the region’s classical music icon. Bacchus is a new piano trio composed of Marjorie Kransberg-Talvi, concertmaster of the Northwest Chamber Orchestra and the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra, Mara Finkelstein, principal cellist of the Northwest Sinfonietta, and Judith Cohen, pianist and artistic director of the Governor’s Chamber Music Festival. They will present a delightful evening of chamber music by Haydn, Bridge and Shostakovich.
Showtunes! Theatre Company presents:
Flora, the Red Menace
Date/Time: January 14, 8pm & January 15, 2pm
Reg Price: $24 • Sr $15 • Youth $15 • Group $15
This first Broadway collaboration of John Kander & Fred Ebb (of “Chicago” and “Cabaret” fame) is a rollicking romance of charming simplicity set amidst American communist agitation in the 1930s, featuring some of Kander & Ebb’s most charming tunes. Showtunes! Theatre is dedicated to presenting musicals in a concert format for the purpose of celebrating the music of the show and showcasing Seattle area talent.
Kirkland Performance Center presents:
Frank Ferrante
An Evening with Groucho
Date/Time: January 21, 2pm & 8pm
Reg Price: $24 • Sr $21.50 • Youth $10 • Group $21.50
Frank Ferrante has been becoming “America’s most gifted funny man” for over 20 years. The resulting performance, more personification than impersonation, is 90 eerily good minutes of schtick, song and spontaneous audience-ribbing. “Say the secret word and win a hundred dollars.” Artist Sponsors: Elaine E. Clement, Chuck Morgan
Kirkland Performance Center presents:
Tangoheart
Date/Time: January 28, 8pm
Reg Price: $29 • Sr $26 • Youth $15 • Group $26
Musical masters of the passion of longing, this Seattle-based sextet is all you need for the complete tango experience. Hailed as one of the best tango orchestras in North America, Tangoheart and their sultry guest dancers will make your blood boil with a repertoire ranging from dance hits of golden age of tango to the nuevo tango of the late 20th Century.
Washington Wind Symphony presents:
Lord of the Rings
Date/Time: January 22, 3pm
Reg Price: $9 • Sr $5 • Youth $5 • Group $7.50
Join the Washington Wind Symphony, the Northwest’s premier wind band, as they celebrate their 20th season by performing a compilation of some of the most beautiful symphonic literature ever written. Johan de Meij is one of today's most popular composers. His Symphony No. 1 "The Lord of the Rings" won the coveted Sudler Composition Contest, and, in 2002, was re-mastered for orchestra and first performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. A recent Seattle performance of the work in June, 2005 was hailed as "a true masterpiece worthy of its depiction of the novel and, for whatever reason, overlooked by Hollywood for use in the recent movies—de Meij deserves the same praise for his composition." Join us in January to hear this powerful work.
All KPC tickets are subject to a $1.00 service fee. Senior prices apply to adults aged 62 and older and youth prices apply to anyone aged 25 and younger with valid ID. Group discounts are available to any group of 10 or more.
About Kirkland Performance Center
Responsive to the cultural needs of the community, Kirkland Performance Center provides a home for the presentation, support and promotion of the performing arts. Located in downtown Kirkland, this 402-seat theatre hosts more than 250 music, theatre and dance performances each year from acclaimed regional, national and international artists. In addition to presenting performing arts, KPC conducts educational outreach programs through “A World of Arts”, a program designed to bring visiting artists into the classrooms for in-depth workshops. KPC also hosts a variety of community programs, including the King County Library Lecture Series and “Kids-at-Play”, an opportunity for students to perform in a professional setting at KPC. For more information and to review upcoming performances, please visit www. kpcenter. org.
The 2005-2006 Season is made possible in part by: Evergreen Healthcare, The Boeing Company, Woodmark Hotel on Lake Washington, Direct Mailing Solutions, Univar USA, King County Journal Newspapers, Northwest Aerials Gymnastics & Dance, Woodinville Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Merit Financial, Frontier Bank, Software 21, Oasis Complete Facilities Management, Western States Arts Federation/National Endowment for the Arts, ArtsFund, 4Culture, Washington State Arts Commission and generous support from The City of Kirkland.
Media Contacts: Rachel Jackson, Public Relations Manager
Administration: (425) 828-0422
Box Office Phone: (425) 893-9900
Website: www. kpcenter. org
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