The Gesa Power House Theatre and Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival are proud to welcome the Clarinet Quartet of the U.S.A.F Band of the Golden West for this special patriotic concert on Wednesday, January 14, 2025, at 7PM. This is a FREE to the community event! This program is supported, in part, by a grant from the Washington State Arts Commission. This project is also supported in part by Creative West which receives support in part from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
The Band of the Golden West has performed for gubernatorial inaugurations, with guest artists such as Marvin Stamm, Arturo Sandoval, Bob Hope, and for the fans of San Francisco Giants, Sacramento Kings, and the San Francisco 49ers. In 2023, the Band was honored to perform for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting hosted by President Joe Biden in San Francisco and attended by dozens of presidents and prime ministers from around the world. More recent events include featured performances with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, and the Tournament of Roses Parade.
MSgt Susan Govier, a Colorado native, graduated from the University of Northern Colorado in 1999 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Performance and Arizona State University in 2001 with a Master’s Degree in Music Performance. In the summer of 2001, she auditioned and was selected for assignment to the United States Air Force Heartland of America Band, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, where she served as clarinetist. Throughout her four assignments, Sergeant Govier’s responsibilities have included Director of Operations and First Sergeant. She has also had the honor of performing for numerous U.S. Presidents and dignitaries.
MSgt Randolph Palada is a 2010 graduate of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, San Francisco, CA where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Performance. In 2012, he received a Master’s Degree in Music Performance with honors from the New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, MA. MSgt Palada was Principal Clarinet of the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra (MA), has held positions with both the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra and the Discovery Chamber Ensemble, was a substitute musician with the San Antonio Symphony, and performed in the Saar Wind Projekt ensemble in Saarbrucken, Germany.
SSgt Clarissa Osborn is a 2013 graduate of The University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, where she earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Clarinet Performance. In 2015 she received a Master’s Degree in Clarinet Performance from the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, and Dance. SrA Osborn held the position as principal clarinet of the Newport Symphony in Newport, OR from 2017-2019, served as clarinetist with the Hollywood Concert Orchestra on their 2017 tour of Japan, and has subbed with symphonies such as the Eugene Symphony in Eugene, OR and the Dearborn Symphony in Dearborn, MI.
SSgt Louis Kim is a 2016 graduate of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, San Francisco, CA where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Performance. In 2018 he received a Master’s Degree from DePaul University, Chicago, IL. His teachers include Luis Baez, Jeff Anderle, Julie DeRoche, and Larry Combs. During his Air Force career, he has musically supported Brigadier General Chuck Yeager’s memorial service, recorded a radio session with the Serbian Jazz Orchestra, and has performed alongside with the Ukraine National Presidential Orchestra and the British Army Band Colchester in Kyiv.
The performance is free, but ticketed. Tickets are limited and are not guaranteed at the door. Claim yours now, and don’t get left out in the cold in January!, either online or via the Box Office at 509-529-6500.
