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Jazz quartet performance raises
funds for Performing Arts Center
ASTORIA — Wrapping up
a two-week tour of Western
Oregon, the jazz quartet MJ
New will perform at the
Clatsop Community College
Performing Arts Center in
Astoria 7 p.m. Saturday, May
13.
Presented by the Pacific
Unitarian Universalist Fel-
lowship, the performance is a
fundraiser for the arts center.
Admission is $15.
The ensemble features vir-
tuosos Darrell Grant, piano;
Marcus Shelby, bass; Mike
Horsfall, vibraphone; and
Carlton Jackson, drums.
The band, formed by
Grant in 2013, blends classi-
cal counterpoint, American
song, blues and arrangements
of Chopin, Jobim, Sting and
other influential artists.
“MJ New is a tribute to
GLENN THOMAS/SUBMITTED PHOTO
The North Oregon Coast Symphony performs in Rockaway Beach.
Symphony wraps up season
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MJ New Quartet, from left: Mike Horsfall, Darrell Grant, Carlton
Jackson and Marcus Shelby.
the Modern Jazz Quartet’s
spirit of classicism, elegance
and deeply curated aesthetic
rooted in the 1920s Harlem
Renaissance — an aesthetic
that for over 40 years resisted
the pull of fads, fashion and
cultural upheaval until it
sparkled like a diamond,”
according to press materials.
The band will perform
classic hits such as “Blues on
Bach,” “Django” and “Under
The Jasmin Tree,” as well as
original compositions and
arrangements.
Voice students perform in Cannon Beach
CANNON BEACH — Voice
students, ages 13 through 18,
from Music Lasts A Lifetime
voice and piano studio will
be featured in a vocal recital
2:30 p.m. Saturday, May
13, at the Cannon Beach
Community Church (132 E.
Washington St.).
The show is free and open
to the public.
Susan Buehler, who main-
tains a private studio where
she teaches voice and piano,
said in a statement: “I’m very
pleased to teach individuals
of every age.”
However, “this year I’m
especially excited to have
seven middle and high school
students studying voice, and
decided that a performance
opportunity featuring only
these young singers would
be beneficial for them and
enjoyable for their audience.”
In addition to prepar-
ing their pieces for recital,
students have used them for
college scholarship auditions,
ASTORIA — Concluding its
2016-17 season, the North
Oregon Coast Symphony is
holding three family-friend-
ly concerts of classical
chamber works in May:
• An open rehearsal at 6:30
p.m. Tuesday, May 16, at the
Cannon Beach Community
Church (132 E. Washington
St.). Admission will be by
voluntary donation.
• A first formal concert at
7 p.m. Friday, May 19, at the
Performing Arts Center in
Astoria (588 16th St.).
• A second formal concert
at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 21,
at the Rockaway Beach
Community Church (400 S.
3rd Ave.).
Admission to the two
formal concerts will be $15
for adults, $10 for seniors
65 and older, and $5 for
students. Children under 12
(who must have adult super-
vision) are admitted free.
Conducted by Cory Ped-
erson and performed by the
symphony’s string ensemble
— along with members of
the brass, woodwind and
percussion sections — the
three-concert series is titled
“Suite Celebration.”
Bach’s “Orchestral Suite
No. 3 in D Major” will be
performed among a variety
of orchestral suites.
The program will feature
Gustav Holst’s “St. Paul’s
Suite,” an arrangement of
Grieg’s “Peer Gynt Suite”
and Debussy’s “Minuet from
Petite Suite.”
Janice Wall, a Soprano
vocalist, will sing “Solveig’s
Song” from Edvard Grieg’s
“Peer Gynt Suite.”
Coaster Theatre Playhouse
For more information
about this or future con-
certs, visit www.northore-
goncoastsymphony.org,
e-mail nocscory@gmail.
com, or call Pederson
at 503-836-2198.
Anyone wishing to
participate as a musician is
also encourage to contact
Pederson.
To volunteer, call Nancy
Giasson at 630-525-0566.
Volunteer opportunities
include, but are not limited
to, board membership, and
helping with concerts and
publicity.
Sou’Wester
Garden Club
plant
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Abigail Norris, 15, a soprano from Cannon Beach, practices in
Susan Buehler’s private studio.
some for district high school
contests. Three students will
have an additional perfor-
mance as scholarship recip-
ients of the Astoria Friday
Musical Club Scholarship.
Performers in the recital
include:
From Seaside High
School: Logan Gandy, a ten-
or; Adam Morse, a baritone;
Carson Schulte, a bass-bari-
tone; Annie Stafford, a
mezzo-soprano; and Jack
Stapleton, a baritone. From
Warrenton Middle School:
Marlie Annat, a mezzo-so-
prano. And from Cannon
Beach: Abigail Norris, a
soprano.
May 5 - 28, 2017
Tickets $20 or $25
Shows begin at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday May 7 & 21
shows at 3:00p.m.
Saturday, May 13 th
9 AM TO Noon
Seaside
Convention Center
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Tickets: 503-436-1242 or coastertheatre.com
108 N Hemlock Street, Cannon Beach, OR
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