A year of entertainment
Sign up with concert series for four great shows
Flathead Valley Concerts Association offers its 67th season of outstanding nationally and internationally acclaimed performers. Memberships cover four concerts, all held in the Flathead High School auditorium.
First up in September is the Bay Street Brassworks, an award- winning ensemble based in Baltimore, Md. The group performs everything from Bach to bebop on French horn, tuba, trombone, trumpets and percussion.
Among numerous awards, they received first prize at the 2003 New York Brass Conference Brass Quintet Competition.
Bay Street Brassworks performs pieces from a variety of genres, including classical, show tunes, Dixieland, rock, movie songs, and originals.
The group has played engagements from the opening ceremonies at Baltimore Orioles aseball games to world premiere performances at the 2004 Brass Chamber Music Forum.
In November, Irish tenor Derek Maloney takes the stage. He has been called Limerick's answer to Luciano Pavorotti, and recently topped the Irish classical music chart with his CD of rugby anthems,"Ireland Ireland," knocking Andrea Bochelli from the number one spot
Maloney is a former member of the National Chamber Choir in Dublin. Since his win in the Open House Search For A Tenor Competition in 2002, he has performed at the National Concert Hall, the Wexford Opera Festival, the Point Theatre as a guest soloist in the Hallelujah Concert and at the official opening night of the Helix Concert Hall in Dublin for the President of Ireland Mary McAleese, an event which was hosted by Gay Byrne. Derek also sang backing vocals for Sarah Brightman when she performed in Dublin and Belfast.
In January 2007, family band ShaeLaurel performs folk, bluegrass and Celtic music.
Their sound integrates traditional, contemporary and original bluegrass and Celtic music, combined with a dynamic stage show.
Many numbers feature Irish step dancing and American clogging.
The family musicians are Jessica on lead vocals and fiddle; Andy on banjo, mandolin and fiddle; Kathryn on lead fiddle; and Chritian on percussion. Mother Janet plays the acoustic bass and the father, Andrew, plays guitar.
In March 2007, four internationally seasoned cellists making up Quattrocelli present a dynamic array of classical, pop, cabaret and folk music selections. Multi-award winning members Lukas Cryer, Hartwig Christ, Christian Edelman and Mathhias Trq ck. With their sense of adventure and joyous expression of emotion, Quattrocelli breaks the mold of the traditional string quartet.
They have toured in the United States and have been featured in concert and on radio and television broadcasts extensively throughout Europe.
A four-concert subscription is $45 for adults, $30 for students and $125 for a family. For more information or to join, call Cathie Bell at 257-2073 or Carolyn Pfrimmer at 862-3641.