OCTOBER 27, 2016 // 9
It’s ‘All Treats – No Tricks’ for symphonic band
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A painting by Gheri Fouts at Trail’s End Art Association.
Gheri Fouts to show
artwork in November
Art show opens
Nov. 5 at Trail’s End
Art Association
GEARHART — Gheri Fouts,
the immediate past president
of Trail’s End Art Associa-
tion, is the featured artist for
the association’s November
show, which opens Nov. 5.
The public is invited to a
reception from 2 to 5 p.m.
at the gallery, located at 656
A St. Meet the artist, enjoy
her work, and partake of
refreshments. Work of other
member artists will also be
on display.
In a decade of watercolor
painting, Fouts paints in a
style that can be described
as loose realism, captur-
ing misty moods and edgy
apprehension on paper. She
paints with the question in
mind, ”Do you see what I
see?” She entices the observ-
er to brace against the wind
of a rainy day on the Astoria
Riverwalk or to step onto
a sandy beach. She paints
anything that could generate
a smile. Her abstracts are
often whimsically primitive.
Fouts loves to see the
paint mix on the paper,
whether it is on the side of a
freighter or with distant trees
in a valley.
“The washed colors and
moody appearance seem to
suit our rainy winters and
maritime scenery,” she says.
An eager learner, Fouts
is often the irst to sign up
for workshops with noted
artists, and she has studied
under Eric Wiegardt and
the late Royal Nebeker. She
got started when local artist
Judy Fredrickson, “put a
brush in my hand and gave
me lessons at Trail’s End,”
Fouts says.
In addition to serving
as president of association,
Fouts has chaired several
of the annual Trail’s End
judged shows held each July.
Part of her commitment to
Trail’s End Art Association
is motivated by her belief
that painting with others is
beneicial.
As she puts it, “I like to
paint in a group, so I am in
several groups that paint and
draw together.”
Her advice to someone
getting started with artistic
endeavors is to keep at it
on a daily basis. “Painting
becomes more rewarding
when you make it part of
your daily routine, even if it
is just a 10-minute sketch.”
ASTORIA — Dave Becker
of Manzanita returns for his
sixth season as conductor
and musical director of the
North Coast Symphonic
Band. The irst concert of the
band’s 37th season will be
held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct.
30 at the Liberty Theater.
The afternoon will start
with a pre-show of classic
pop and jazz standards by
guitarist David Drury at 1:30
p.m. Featured soloist for the
afternoon will be former As-
torian Mark Goodenberger,
who is returning to dedicate
a marimba he’s donating
to the symphonic band in
memory of his mother, Peg-
gy Goodenberger.
The theme of the af-
ternoon’s concert is “All
Treats – No Tricks.” Unlike
previous October concerts
where Becker jumped out of
a cofin and Godzilla made
an appearance onstage,
Becker says this year’s con-
cert will focus on repertoire
with melodies that are easy
to follow accompanied by
pleasant harmonies.
The 50-member com-
munity band will perform
“Merry Music” by Frigyes
Hidas, Hungary’s most
popular composer in recent
times; “Cakewalk” by
Hershy Kay, orchestrator
for Leonard Bernstein’s
Broadway music; and John
Higgen’s arrangement of
tunes from Disney movies.
Another treat on the after-
noon concert program will
be “A Flourish of Sprites”
by Dan Ogren, former music
teacher in the Lake Oswego
Schools. This piece was
written for the Lake Oswego
Millennium Community
Band so musicians could
have fun making music
together and audiences could
enjoy tapping their toes
along with the tunes.
North Coast Symphonic
Band lutist Bona Choi will
perform John Barnes’ “Au-
tumn Soliloquy,” which uses
the lute and band to portray
the colors of the swirling
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Mark Goodenberger will perform and donate a marimba to
the band in memory of his mother, Peggy Goodenberger.
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Peggy Goodenberger.
Local guitarist Dave Drury
will perform a pre-show.
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North Coast Symphonic Band will perform Oct. 30 in Astoria.
leaves of fall.
Featured marimba soloist
Mark Goodenberger will
perform “Light for Peggy,” a
new arrangement of a com-
position he premiered at his
mother’s memorial service
in 2015. Goodenberger is ac-
tive as a Baroque specialist
and performs on kettledrums
with the Portland Baroque
Orchestra. As a concert
recitalist, he performs many
of his own compositions
joining elements of theater,
dance and vaudeville into
the diverse world of percus-
sion. Goodenberger is a Ya-
maha Percussion Performing
Artist.
His mother, Margaret
“Peggy” Goodenberger, was
an Astoria resident for 31
years. She was active at First
Presbyterian Church in Asto-
ria during the years her hus-
band, John, pastored there,
and she was also involved
in Church Women United,
American Association of
Univeristy Women and
P.E.O. The Astoria-Warren-
ton Chamber of Commerce
awarded Peggy the George
Award in 1980 for her work
in developing the local
Ostomy Association, and
the local branch of AAUW
selected Peggy in 2011 as
one of 100 women who
help make Astoria unique.
Daughter Jennifer Gooden-
berger is a local musician,
and son John Goodenberger
is well-known for his work
with historical preservation.
Seasonal music for the
concert includes Camille
Saint-Saën’s “Danse
Macabre” based on the
French superstition that
Death returns at midnight
on Halloween and summons
the skeletons to leave their
graves to dance with him
while he plays music on
the iddle. The symphonic
band will also perform the
award-winning new piece
“Haunted Carousel” by
Erika Svanoe featuring the
sound of the theremin, an
electronic instrument often
used in old science iction
and horror movies. Becker
will play the theremin part
on his iPad.
Tickets are available at
the Liberty Theater’s box
ofice, located at 1203 Com-
mercial St., from 2 to 5:30
p.m. Wednesday through
Saturday and two hours
before the performance, or
call 503-325-5922, ex. 55.
Regular admission is $15.
Student tickets (age 13 to
21) are $7, and children 12
and under are free.
For more information,
visit www.northcoastsym-
phonicband.org, or call
503-325-2431. New musi-
cians interested in joining
the band are encouraged to
leave contact information
with personnel director Lee
Stromquist at encore1@
charter.net