North Coast Symphonic Band
celebrates the Age of Aquarius
couple will also lead a sing-a-
long of “California Dreamin’”
and “Monday, Monday.”
Tickets for the concert are
$15 for adults and $7 for students
pieces include “Mars” from and are available at the Liberty
“The Planets” by Gustav Holst, 7KHDWHU ER[ RI¿FH ORFDWHG DW
“The Entertainer” by Scott Jop- 1203 Commercial St. from 2 to
lin, and “To Rejoice in the Beau- 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Sat-
ty of Peace” by Alfred Reed.
urday and two hours before the
Vocal soloists Andy and Ra- performance, or call 503-325-
chel Becker met in a musical 5922, ext. 55. This concert is part
theater class at Portland State of the season ticket package. On-
University and have performed line tickets are available at www.
together for 12 years. Their vo- ticketswest.com and include a
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to the afternoon of mostly instru-
The North Coast Symphonic
mental music. Andy Becker will Band is a community wind band
perform “Gethsemane” from the based in Astoria, and it includes
musical “Jesus Christ Superstar,” local amateurs, students and pro-
especially arranged for him by fessionals who are passionate
NCSB arranger David Robert-
son of Rockaway Beach. The
Beckers will perform a tune from
“Spamalot,” the musical comedy
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Python and the Holy Grail.” The
about music. Community sup-
port contributes to the longev-
ity of the group and helps keep
ticket prices affordable. There
are limited openings in some
sections of the band. Potential
musicians should own their own
instruments and play at the ad-
vanced high school level. For
more information on joining the
band or its waiting list, contact
Lee Stromquist, personnel di-
rector, at 503-861-1328, or email
encore1@charter.net
For more information about
the NCSB, visit www.north-
coastsymphonicband.org, email
ncsband@charter.net, or call Jan-
et Bowler at 503-325-2431. The
NCSB has a page on Facebook
with additional information.
ASTORIA — Feeling groovy?
Conductor Dave Becker and the
North Coast Symphonic Band
will present “Age of Aquarius,”
an afternoon of peace, love, har-
mony and understanding. The
concert will feature nostalgic
tunes from the 1960s and early
1970s at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22
at the Liberty Theater.
The Basin Street NW duo
— former rocker David Drury
on guitar and Todd Pederson
on bass — will perform a pre-
show concert at 1:30 p.m., and
guests Andy and Rachel Becker
of Portland will provide vocals.
NCSB encourages its audience
to wear their favorite tie-dye and
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The Age of Aquarius in pop-
ular culture refers to the heyday
of the hippie movement in the
late ’60s and early ’70s. The
1967 rock musical “Hair,” with
2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22
its opening song and memora-
ble line, “This is the dawning of
1:30 p.m. pre-show
the Age of Aquarius,” marked a
Liberty Theater
movement seen as a harbinger
of a changeover of values and a
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time of social upheaval that was
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$15 adults
Many members of the band and
audience alike are baby boomers
Current North Coast Symphonic Band member Bob LaTorre plays the trumpet in this 1977
$7 students
photo.
for whom this music remains
special. Younger audience mem-
bers may also enjoy the classic
repertoire of the era.
“We’ll include some great
pop hits of the period but also
look at how social changes and
challenging or questioning the
status quo brought interesting
changes to all types of music,”
says Becker. “We’ll have pieces
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the infusion of rock ‘n’ roll into
the mainstream pop music and
musical theater.”
Pre-show performers Dru-
ry and Pederson, having back-
grounds playing rock, blues,
funk, and psychedelic rock, will
blend these styles with their cus-
tomary jazz sounds to set the
mood for the concert, and plan
to include music of the Beatles
tunes. The NCSB will perform
selections by the Mamas and the
Papas, Simon and Garfunkel,
and “MacArthur Park” by Jim-
Submitted photos
my Webb. Classic concert band North Coast Symphonic Band will perform at the Liberty Theater Feb. 22 with conductor Dave Becker.
Basin Street NW, a local duo featuring Dave
Drury on guitar and Todd Pederson on string
bass, will perform at the 1:30 p.m. pre-show.
Age of Aquarius
Shelley Loring, a NCSB flutist, plays the
guitar in this 1970 photo.
Husband and wife Andy and Rachel Becker
will perform as vocal soloists for the after-
noon concert.
NCSB clarinetist Carole Anderson is pictured in
this 1973 photo. The band will perform nostal-
gic tunes from the ‘60s and early ‘70s at its Age
of Aquarius concert Feb. 22.
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