AUGUST 11, 2016 // 3
Symphony, concert band combine for free concert
ASTORIA — Over 100
musicians from Oregon
and Washington will come
together for a massive
family-oriented concert this
weekend. Astoria’s Colum-
bia River Symphony and
Vancouver, Washington’s
Beacock Music Concert
Band will combine their
talents to present a Summer
Pops concert Aug. 14 as
part of the Astoria Regatta’s
weekend celebrations.
The program will feature
selections from popular Hol-
lywood fi lms and musicals
including “Phantom of the
Opera,” James Bond’s “For
Your Eyes Only,” “Titanic,”
“Unchained Melody” with
special guest soloist Bob
LaTorre on fl ugelhorn, “Star
Trek: Into Darkness” and
more.
The concert will take
place at 3 p.m. Sunday,
Aug. 14 in the Astoria High
School Auditorium, located
at 1001 W. Marine Drive.
This special concert is free,
and families with youth and
small children are encour-
aged to attend. Donations
will be accepted. The Asto-
ria Regatta Court will make
a guest appearance.
This concert will mark
the third time that these
two ensembles have come
together to perform in the last
four years. Both directors of
their respective groups are
brothers and identical twin
brothers without doubt. Their
love for music and the joy of
coast
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weekend
sharing and learning within
and outside their commu-
nities have brought them
together to showcase the
talents of their musicians.
Cary Pederson’s Beacock
Music Concert Band is a
50-member ensemble that
is part of the New Horizons
music program in operation
across the nation. These
programs provide entry
points to music-making for
adults. Their motto: “If you
consider yourself to be an
adult, you’re eligible.” The
fi rst New Horizons program
was founded in 1991 at the
Eastman School of Music in
Rochester, New York.
The 70-member and still
growing Columbia River
Symphony is comprised of
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both adults and youth from
local schools in about equal
numbers. Led by conductor
Cory Pederson and assisted
by Angela Pederson-Cal-
vin, the Columbia River
Symphony is a communi-
ty-based, all-volunteer, non-
profi t performing arts group.
Its mission is to provide
quality musical entertain-
ment, increase visibility of
the musical talents of its per-
formers, and promote music
education in the community.
The symphony welcomes
new members and is open to
anyone who plays a stringed
instrument, wind instrument
or percussion. For further in-
formation about joining the
symphony or information
about upcoming concerts,
SUBMITTED PHOTO BY KIMBERLY REED
Astoria’s Columbia River Symphony performs here at a recent
concert that included a visual and multi-media component.
The symphony will perform with the Beacock Music Concert
Band on Aug. 14 in Astoria.
visitcolumbiariversympho-
ny.org or call 503-836-2198.
Each ensemble will per-
form selections separately at
the Regatta concert before
joining together as one
100-plus-member ensemble
to perform many movie
favorites plus other musical
numbers.