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AUGUST 4–11, 2021
SOUND CHECK
WHAT’S PLAYING AROUND
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
Two concerts, two (very different) styles
Week brings
an orchestra
and a Van
Halen tribute
band
By Lisa Britton
Go! Magazine
B
AKER CITY — This week
begins and ends with live
music.
The Inland Northwest Musi-
cians will perform in Geiser-Poll-
man Park on Sunday, Aug. 8.
On Saturday, Aug. 14, the Van
Halen tribute band Unchained will
play as part of the summer con-
cert series at The Ison House.
INLAND NORTHWEST
MUSICIANS
The Inland Northwest Musi-
cians, based in Hermiston, will
gather in Geiser-Pollman Park
Sunday, Aug. 8, to perform as
part of the Powder River Mu-
sic Review.
Courtesy of the Inland Northwest Musicians
The Inland Northwest Musicians orchestra performs Sunday, Aug. 8, in
Baker City.
“We’re delighted to be coming
back to Baker,” said R. Lee Friese,
director of the orchestra, which
includes 45 musicians.
The music begins at 4 p.m.
Admission is free, although dona-
tions are welcome to support
the music series, which relies on
grants, sponsorships and com-
munity donations.
Raffle tickets are sold at each
concert — $5 each or 15 for $20
— for a chance to win the week’s
gift basket.
The Inland Northwest Musi-
cians generally perform 13 to 15
concerts each season.
That number was nearly zero
in 2020.
“We’re trying to make it up,”
said RaNiel Dunn, program man-
ager.
They’ve added more summer
concerts this year — three in
August alone.
For the Aug. 8 concert, Friese
describes the program as a
“patriotic pops concert, with an
emphasis on pops.”
The patriotic tunes are
“America the Beautiful” and “Lest
We Forget,” which Friese said is
a nod to the upcoming 20th an-
niversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
Other pieces include two
movements of “Symphony Min-
iature” by Northwest composer
George Frederick McKay and
“Trumpeter’s Lullaby” featuring a
solo by Donald Dugan.
“That’s a very popular piece,”
Friese said.
A medley of Hollywood block-
busters contains music from five
different movies.
“They’ll be, for many people,
pretty familiar,” he said.
The musicians, Friese said,
are eager to be performing
again.
“For most of these people, it
is central to their existence to
make music,” he said.
VAN HALEN TRIBUTE
“Unchained,” a Van Halen
tribute band, performs Satur-
day, Aug. 14, at The Ison House
Bed and Brew, 1790 Washington
Ave.
Gates open at 5 p.m. Trailer
Hitch takes the stage at 6 p.m.,
followed by Unchained at 8 p.m.
This is for ages 21 and older.
Low-back chairs are allowed;
dogs are not. Food and bever-
ages will be available to pur-
chase onsite. Concert tickets
are $20 and available at www.
theisonhouse.com/upcom-
ing events.
www.facebook.com/UnchainedVH-
Tribute
Van Halen tribute band Unchained
plays Aug. 14 at The Ison House in
Baker City.
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