Gesa Power House Theatre

2017 Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival - Series 3
2017-06-17 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 North 6th Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
Each June, the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival presents over 30 events around the Walla Walla Valley. The third Series Concert will take place at Gesa Power House Theatre on Saturday, June 17 at 7:30 p.m.

James Stephenson (b. 1969)
LAST CHANTS (2015) FOR PIANO, VIOLIN, VIOLA, CELLO AND CLARINET
Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival Commission
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
VIER ERNSTE GESÄNGE, OP. 121
arr. Barnaby Kerekes
I. Denn es gehet dem Menschen
II. Ich wandte mich und sahe an alle
III. O Tod, wie bitter bist du
IV. Wenn ich mit Menschen und mit Engelszungen redete
INTERMISSION
Joaquín Turina (1882-1949)
LA ORACIÓN DEL TORERO (1925) FOR STRING QUARTET
Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959)
LA REVÛE DE CUISINE (1927)
Jazz Suite and Ballet for clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, violin, cello & piano
I. Prologue
II. Tango
III. Charleston
IV. Finale

Artists: Timothy Christie, viola; Billy Ray Hunter, trumpet; Peter Kolkay, bassoon; Norbert Lewandowski, cello; Philip Payton, violin; Maria Sampen, violin; Kevin Schempf, clarinet; Weston Sprott, trombone; and Anna Stoytcheva, piano.
General Admission Tickets ($20 Adult, $8 Student, $45 Family) are available at www.wwcmf.org.
This performance was made possible by the generosity of Iain and Stephanida Christie. The Steinway grand piano has been generously provided by the Walla Walla Piano Group.
About the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival:
Founded in 2007 by Artistic Director Timothy Christie, the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival (WWCMF) is a non-profit organization committed to making chamber music accessible to all. In addition to tickets events, WWCMF presents extensive free children’s programming, targeted outreach events, and daily free open rehearsals throughout the Walla Walla community.

Hunks: The Show - All Male Revue
2017-06-16 20:00 - 22:00
The world’s foremost all male revue, “Hunks: The Show” will make a tour stop at Gesa Power House Theatre on Friday, June 16 at 8:00 pm.

HUNKS is an electrifying, high-energy, professional performance showcasing some of the sexiest men alive as they sing, dance, and strip in choreographed routines to thumping beats and dazzling lights. Millions of women around the world have experienced the heat and thrill of the HUNKS, and now it’s your turn. This all-star male dance revue is a great way to celebrate ladies’ night, a birthday, a bachelorette party, or a divorce. If you like men in uniforms, cowboys, firemen, and guys who can move, then HUNKS is the show for you!
We could continue to describe the show, or we could just show you another photo (click to see a larger version)…

Reserved seating tickets ($50-$25) are available online or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500. RSVP on Facebook
This show is recommended for adult audiences only. Must show valid ID to purchase alcohol.
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2017 Celebrate Walla Walla Valley Wines - Kick Off
2017-06-16 08:30 - 10:00
The World of Syrah: Kick-off Event
Location: Gesa Power House Theatre
Ticket Price: Complimentary tickets necessary. Sign up here.
Sponsored by Pacific Power
Presented by the Walla Walla Valley Wine Alliance
Join us as we officially kick off the Celebrate wine weekend with an energizing and informative talk on Syrah given by Patrick Comiskey, the Senior Correspondent from Wine & Spirits Magazine, alongside Celebrate Walla Walla veteran, Doug Frost. Doug Frost is an American Master of Wine and Master Sommelier as well as an author and wine consultant based in Kansas City, Missouri. Frost is one of four individuals in the world to hold simultaneously the Master of Wine and Master Sommelier titles, achieving his MS in 1991 and MW in 1993. Patrick Comiskey is a Senior Correspondent for Wine & Spirits Magazine, where he serves as chief critic for all American wines not from California, and regularly contributes articles devoted to California, Oregon and Washington wine, winegrowing, and wine culture. Comiskey is also a regular contributor to the Los Angeles Times, is an instructor on the wine business at UCLA, and is an award-winning author.
Coffee and pastries will be served.
Complimentary shuttle service available from the Marcus Whitman Hotel beginning at 8:00 a.m.

2017 Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival - Series 2
2017-06-10 19:30 - 21:00
Each June, the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival presents over 30 events around the Walla Walla Valley. The second Series Concert will take place at Gesa Power House Theatre on Saturday, June 10 at 7:30 p.m.

John David Earnest (b. 1940)
COMMEDIA GALLERY (2011) FOR FLUTE, HARP AND VIOLA
Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival Commission
I. Arlecchino
II. Pierrot
III. Scaramouche
Andrew Norman (b. 1979)
LIGHT SCREENS (2002) FOR FLUTE, VIOLIN, VIOLA AND CELLO
INTERMISSION
Arnold Bax (1883-1953)
HARP QUINTET (1919)
I. Tempo moderato —
II. Tranquillo —
III. Tempo primo
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
SONATA IN D, OP. 94 FOR FLUTE AND PIANO
I. Moderato
II. Scherzo
III. Andante
IV. Allegro con brio

Artists: Sarah Brady, flute; Winston Choi, piano; Timothy Christie, viola; Katri Ervamaa, cello; Andrew Jennings, violin; Norbert Lewandowski, cello; Amy Ley, harp; Christina McGann, violin; Stephen Miahky, violin; and MingHuan Xu, violin.
General Admission Tickets ($20 Adult, $8 Student, $45 Family) are available at www.wwcmf.org.
About the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival:
Founded in 2007 by Artistic Director Timothy Christie, the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival (WWCMF) is a non-profit organization committed to making chamber music accessible to all. In addition to tickets events, WWCMF presents extensive free children’s programming, targeted outreach events, and daily free open rehearsals throughout the Walla Walla community.

2017 Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival - Series 1
2017-06-06 19:30 - 21:00
Each June, the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival presents over 30 events around the Walla Walla Valley. The first Series Concert will take place at Gesa Power House Theatre on Tuesday, June 6 at 7:30 p.m.

Ching-chu Hu (b. 1969)
SPHERES OF INFLUENCE (2013) FOR STRING SEXTET
Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival Commission
Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937)
MYTHES, TROIS POÈMES, OP. 30
I. La Fontaine d’Arethuse
II. Narcisse
III. Dryades et Pan
INTERMISSION
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
STRING QUINTET IN C MAJOR, D. 956
I. Allegro ma non troppo
II. Adagio
III. Scherzo. Presto. Trio. Andante sostenuto
IV. Allegretto – Più allegro

Artists: Winston Choi, piano; Timothy Christie, viola; Katri Ervamaa, cello; Andrew Jennings, violin; Norbert Lewandowski, cello; Christina McGann, violin; Stephen Miahky, violin; Maria Sampen, viola; and MingHuan Xu, violin.
General Admission Tickets ($20 Adult, $8 Student, $45 Family) are available at www.wwcmf.org.
This performance was made possible by the generosity of the Dos Rios Fund of the Blue Mountain Community Foundation. The Steinway grand piano has been generously provided by the Walla Walla Piano Group.
About the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival:
Founded in 2007 by Artistic Director Timothy Christie, the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival (WWCMF) is a non-profit organization committed to making chamber music accessible to all. In addition to tickets events, WWCMF presents extensive free children’s programming, targeted outreach events, and daily free open rehearsals throughout the Walla Walla community.

Auditions for Cabaret
2017-06-05 18:00 - 22:00
Gesa Power House Theatre announces auditions for “Cabaret” on Monday, June 5. The musical will be directed by Tyson Kaup (who recently directed and starred in “Rocky Horror Show” and “Last Five Years” fame), with performances August 18-20, 25-27.
“Cabaret” is a musical with music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and book by Joe Masteroff. The original production, starring Joel Grey as the emcee, debuted on Broadway in 1966, and has been revived on Broadway and London’s West End numerous times. Joel Grey also starred in the 1972 film adaptation with Liza Minnelli.
Auditions for “Cabaret” will take place at Gesa Power House Theatre from 6pm to 10pm. Actors should prepare a short song, plus may be asked for a cold reading or some basic stage movement. Callbacks will be scheduled for Tuesday, June 6 between 6pm and 10pm. Additional auditions will be held in Seattle on June 3 by appointment.
The following paid roles (non-equity stipends) are available:
EMCEE: MALE 20’s to 30’s German (accent) Actor Singer Dancer
Host of the Kit Kat Club. Sexually charged and charismatic performer with stamina and athletic ability. [Pay: $350/wk (4 weeks), housing provided if needed, must be able to travel if not local] download audition side
SALLY BOWLES: FEMALE 20’s English Accent Dancer Singer Actor
Actress with big dreams. Sexy and charismatic. She drinks and smokes. She is vulnerable and unhinged at times. She has no filter and her every gesture betrays her emotional fragility. Must be willing to stage kiss. [Pay: $350/wk (4 weeks), housing provided if needed, must be able to travel if not local] download audition side
CLIFF: MALE 20’s American Actor Singer
Romantic lead. Novelist with an apparent curiosity about the world around him. He is reluctantly adventurous and somewhat naive. We see the world of Cabaret through his eyes. Must be willing to stage kiss. [Pay: $500] download audition side
ERNST: MALE 20’s German (accent) Actor Singer
Charismatic people person. A confident and unapologetic Nazi sympathizer. [Pay: $500] download audition side
HERR SCHULTZ: MALE 45+ German – Jew (accent) Actor Singer
Older romantic supporting role, with a wide range of emotion. A German Jew, who owns a flower shop. Some light stage combat. Must be willing to stage kiss. [Pay: $500] download audition side
MAX: MALE 40 and over German (accent) Actor
Owner of the Kit Kat Club. Controlling and insensitive. Cares about the bottom line. Very little singing or dancing, although, the role may be doubled with one of the Kit Kat Boys. [Pay: $500] download audition side
FRAULEIN SCHNEIDER: Female 45+ German (accent) Actor Singer
Landlady with a strong exterior and warm heart. Teasing and reluctantly romantic with Her Shultz. She has seen it all, and has a very strong point of view about it all. Must be willing to stage kiss. [Pay: $500] download audition side
FRAULEIN KOST: Female 30+ German (accent) Actor Singer
Sexually aggressive and coy. Nazi sympathizer, and a tenant to Fraulein Schneider. Must be willing to stage kiss multiple people. [Pay: $200] download audition side
KIT KAT BOYS: 4 MALE Victor Bobby 20’s – 30’s Dancers Performers at the Kit Kat Club. Must be athletic and willing to push physical boundaries. May be asked to perform in drag. [Pay: $200] download audition side
KIT KAT GIRLS: 6 FEMALE Texas (American) Rosie (English) Frenchie (French) Helga (German) Lulu Fritzie Females 20’s to 30’s Various (accents) Dancers
Performers at the Kit Kat Club. Strong female ensemble members with the ability to work as a group. Must be willing to be physically bold. May be asked to perform in drag. [Pay: $200] download audition side
Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.
To be best prepared for the dance component of auditions, please watch the following video from the choreographer:

More information about upcoming events at Gesa Power House Theatre can be found at www.phtww.org.

Live Cinema: George Balanchine - "Jewels" - Royal Ballet
2017-05-24 18:00 - 21:00
Gesa Power House Theatre will screen the current Royal Ballet production of “Jewels” on Wednesday, May 24 at 6:00 p.m.

George Balanchine’s evocation of the sparkle of emeralds, rubies and diamonds is a brilliant ballet classic. The French Romantic music of Fauré provides the impetus for the subtlety and lyricism of ‘Emeralds’, while the fire of ‘Rubies’ comes from Stravinsky and the jazz-age energy of New York. Grandeur and elegance complete the ballet with the splendor of Imperial Russia and the peerless music of Tchaikovsky in ‘Diamonds’.
“Jewels” is a masterclass in the many luminous facets of classical ballet and indeed of The Royal Ballet itself: the virtuoso choreography of Balanchine, the intensity of the soloists and the precision of the entire Company.
This screening runs about 2 hours 30 minutes including two intermissions plus a 15-minute introduction. Beer, wine, and snacks will be available for purchase.
General admission tickets ($15 Adults, $10 Students) are available online or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500. RSVP on Facebook
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The 2017 Gesa Power House Theatre Season receives support from:

Courtyard Marriott, Inland Cellular, Pacific Power

The Baudboys
2017-05-12 19:00 - 20:00
The Baudboys will return for another a cappella concert in Walla Walla on Friday, May 12 at 7:00 p.m. They last performed here in 2015. The Mid-Columbia Mastersingers Women’s Choir will open the concert which is sponsored in part by Price Computers and Grassi Refrigeration.
The Baudboys are an 8-part a cappella group of Microsoft employees (aka “geeks”). With a rotating membership of 7-9 members, The Baudboys competed or performed at the Pacific Northwest Regional Harmony Sweepstakes for a record nine years running, claiming the top spot in 2008 and again in 2011. They placed 2nd overall (and received Audience Favorite) at the 2017 Sweepstakes.

Back around 1990, a couple of the founding members of the coed Microtones decided that they wanted to form a new men’s a cappella group at Microsoft. True to their profession, the group’s chosen name, The Baudboys, referred to the method by which modem speeds were rated. The group performed only a few times in its first years of existence, doing lunch time gigs on the Microsoft campus.
As members left Microsoft over the years, they would also leave the Baudboys, prompting natural turnover in the membership. During the 1990’s, the group expanded it’s membership, aiming to have two full quartets within the group. Since that time, the group has remained at 7-9 members, but the expanded membership has allowed the group to sing more complex arrangements than the 4-part charts that the founders envisioned.
The Baudboys performed locally at Mariners, Storm, and Thunderbirds games, at Northwest Folklife, at local schools, churches, prisons, Baudboy weddings, and senior centers, and anywhere else they could find a willing audience. More recently, The Baudboys have co-headlined with The Coats, and opened for Take 6 and Manhattan Transfer.
Reserved seating tickets ($32-$27 Adults, $20 for Students, ticket fees included) are available online or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500. RSVP on Facebook
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The 2017 Gesa Power House Theatre Season receives support from:

Courtyard Marriott, Inland Cellular, Pacific Power

WWU Steel Band Concert with Ray Holman
2017-05-07 19:00 - 20:30
The WWU Steel Band reprises their annual concert at Gesa Power House Theatre on Sunday, May 7 at 7:00 p.m. Joining the band in concert is steel pan arranger and composer Ray Holman.

Ray Holman began playing steel drums professionally at 13 with Ellie Mannette’s Invaders. As a teenager, he became known as a virtuoso solo player, becoming the youngest person ever to win the solo division of the “ping pong” (an early name for the tenor pan) competition in 1964. He traveled from group to group for a time, joining Starlift, Destination Tokyo, Pandemonium, Exodus, the Hummingbirds, and Phase II Pan Groove. During this time, he gained a reputation as one of the five major steel band arrangers, as he repeatedly led groups to victory in the Trinidadian national Panorama competitions, with arrangements for bands numbering up to 120 performers. He also gained a reputation for challenging the system to some degree by departing from the traditional Calypso tunes for the competitions, and in 1972 he became the first arranger to compose and play his own music for the Panorama competition. He also occasionally made arrangements from European classical music, much to the surprise of steel band traditionalists. As a result, he has become one of the most respected and sought after musicians in the steel band form, both as a solo player and as an arranger. In 1993, he was awarded the Hummingbird Silver Medal of Merit by the government of Trinidad and Tobago for his contributions to the culture of the nation.

The WWU Steel Band formed in 2002 and is directed by Brandon Beck. The group tours throughout the US and has also toured to the island of Bermuda. In previous years, they have performed with world-class steel pan artists such as Victor Provost, Gary Gibson, and Tom Miller.
Reserved seating tickets ($20-$15) are available online or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500. Proceeds from the concert go to support the WWU Steel Band through recruiting, touring, and purchasing instruments.
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Rhythm Future Quartet
2017-05-04 19:00 - 20:30
Gesa Power House Theatre presents acoustic jazz ensemble Rhythm Future Quartet on Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 7:00 p.m.
Rhythm Future Quartet has a straightforward agenda: to keep the spirit of gypsy jazz alive and expanding in today’s musical universe. The virtuosic foursome, named for a Django Reinhardt tune, offers up a newly minted sound, influenced by the classic Hot Club of France, yet wholly contemporary. The group performs dynamic and lyrical arrangements of both gypsy jazz standards and original compositions that draw upon diverse international rhythms and musical idioms.

Jason Anick, an award-winning composer and one of the youngest professors at the esteemed Berklee College of Music in Boston, has shared the stage with an array of artists including Grammy award winning guitarist John Jorgenson, Stevie Wonder, The Jim Kweskin Jug Band, and Tommy Emmanuel.
Olli Soikkeli (coined “the Finnish boy wonder”) recently made the move from Scandinavia to New York City, where he quickly became a top call guitarist in the bustling Brooklyn jazz scene. He has performed alongside rising star Cyrille Aimee, world-renowned Gypsy guitarist Stochelo Rosenberg, Bucky Pizzarelli and many others.
Max O’Rourke was the winner of the 2015 Saga Award from DjangoFest Northwest, and at 19 has already toured/recorded with many of the top American Gypsy Jazz musicians including John Jorgenson and Gonzalo Bergara.
Greg Loughman is a top call bassist in Boston and has been heard with such luminaries as Sheila Jordan, Curtis Fuller and George Garzone.
Reserved seating tickets ($32-$27 Adults, $20 Students, including ticket fees) are available online or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500.
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Courtyard Marriott, Inland Cellular, Pacific Power

Little Watts Children's Series: Robin Hood"
2017-04-28 18:30 - 19:30
Unfortunately, the performers decided to cancel this performance of “Robin Hood”. Full refunds will be issued to all ticket holders.
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The 2017 Little Watts Children’s Series of Family Entertainment is presented by:
Walla Walla Valley Honda

Live Cinema: "Madama Butterfly" - Royal Opera
2017-04-26 18:00 - 21:00
Gesa Power House Theatre will screen the current Royal Opera production of “Madama Butterfly” on Wednesday, April 26 at 6:00 p.m.

Puccini’s Madama Butterfly is one of the most popular of all operas, with ravishing music and a heartbreaking story of a loving geisha deserted by a callous American husband. Much-loved soprano Ermonela Jaho sings the title role for the first time at Covent Garden, in Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier’s stunningly beautiful production.
The exotic imagery of the Nagasaki setting is drawn from 19th-century Western artists’ romanticized views of Japan. Puccini’s music brings alive the birdsong of the morning, the ritual of a wedding and the seduction by naval officer B.F. Pinkerton (sung by exciting young tenor Marcelo Puente) of his young, innocent bride. Well known moments include the impassioned aria ‘Un bel dì’ (One fine day) as the abandoned Cio-Cio-San clings vainly to her dreams.
Royal Opera Music Director Antonio Pappano, acclaimed for his interpretations of Italian opera, conducts this intense and gripping journey from light and excitement to darkness and self-sacrifice.
This screening runs about 2 hours 45 minutes including one intermission, plus a 15-minute introduction. Beer, wine, and popcorn will be available for purchase.
General admission tickets ($15 Adults, $10 Students) are available online or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500. RSVP on Facebook
SUNG IN ITALIAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
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Easter Service: "Death Defeated"
2017-04-16 10:00 - 12:00
Mission Church presents “Death Defeated” – an Easter program at Gesa Power House Theatre on Sunday, March 16 at 10:00 a.m.
Childcare provided through age 4. Kids 5 and up are invited to join the grown-ups in the service.
For more information visit www.missionchurchww.org.

John Muir: Watch, Pray, and Fight
2017-04-15 19:00 - 20:30
Gesa Power House Theatre presents “John Muir: Watch, Pray, and Fight” a play created and performed by Mark Raddatz on Saturday, April 15 at 7:00 p.m.
In order to capture the essence of the legendary mountaineer, naturalist, and founder of the Sierra Club, Mark Raddatz composed the script entirely from Muir’s own words. This is not a biographical essay or paraphrase of an animal story. This is Muir as he would have appeared and spoken to an audience in his own time.
“I went to the University of the Pacific’s library for the bulk of my research,” Raddatz says. “They have all the Muir’s journals and other papers. Despite his having spoken before innumerable gatherings in the last 30 years of his life, I was assured that there were no actual printed speeches.”
After strenuous research in the newspapers of the period and Muir’s own papers, Raddatz found three. Traveling to Stockton, California, where the University of the Pacific’s Holt-Atherton Collections are housed, involved crossing and re-crossing the Sierra Nevada mountain ranges that Muir did so much to preserve. Raddatz took advantage of this to explore and camp where Muir did a century before.
“During my lifetime,” says Raddatz, “I’ve noticed popular culture has tended to tame John Muir, to rub the rough spots smooth and portray him as a warm and fuzzy eccentric; someone to take to our hearts, but not take too seriously. This was no Disney character chatting with the birds and squirrels; what Muir had to say back then is startlingly meaningful even now.”
Without explanation or exposition, Raddatz launches into the sort of talk Muir might have made during the fight for Yosemite and the national park idea. For just over an hour, the audience is treated to the poetry, wit, insight and passion that made John Muir the most effective voice for preservation in his own time and a remarkably pertinent voice in ours. His portrayal is thoughtful, thorough and humorous – and makes a very entertaining evening.
Mark Raddatz is a professional actor who has appeared in television, movies, numerous Shakespeare festivals, and many local Walla Walla theater productions. His roles have included the Reverend Shaw Moore in “Footloose”, Malvolio in “Twelfth Night”, Matthew Harrison Brady in “Inherit the Wind”, Jack Manning in “Angel Street”, Horace Vandergelder in “The Matchmaker”, the Duke in “The Merchant of Venice”, Claudius in “Hamlet”, Baptista in “Taming of the Shrew”, Henry Higgins in both “Pygmalion” and “My Fair Lady”, King Arthur in “Camelot”, Arnolphe in Moliere’s “School for Wives”, Jud Fry in “Oklahoma”, Theseus in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, and many others. He was producing artistic director of Actor’s Repertory Theatre of Sedona where he directed numerous shows. For the Walla Walla Community College summer musical, Raddatz was the assistant director for “Bye Bye Birdie”, “South Pacific”, “Cinderella”, and “Grease”. He has been technical director, properties designer and set designer for various theater companies.
Reserved seating tickets ($18 Adults, $15 Students, including ticket fees) are available online or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500. Help spread the word: RSVP on Facebook
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Courtyard Marriott, Inland Cellular, Pacific Power

Live Cinema: "The Sleeping Beauty" - Royal Ballet
2017-04-12 18:00 - 21:00
Gesa Power House Theatre will screen the current Royal Ballet production of “The Sleeping Beauty” on Wednesday, April 12 at 6:00 p.m.

Celebrate 70 years of The Royal Ballet’s landmark production and enter an enchanted world of princesses, fairy godmothers and magical spells. A perennial delight and a much-loved classic, The Royal Ballet‘s The Sleeping Beauty combines the best of classical ballet, with all its charms and virtuosity, splendid music and talented dancers.

First choreographed to Tchaikovsky’s great musical score by Marius Petipa in Russia in 1890, The Sleeping Beauty has wonderful ensembles, solos including the Rose Adage as Princess Aurora meets her suitors, and of course the concluding celebratory dances for the happy union of prince and princess. The Royal Ballet’s landmark staging was revived for the Company’s 75th anniversary celebrations in 2006.

The designs by Oliver Messell, one of the greatest stage designers of the 20th century, were restored and updated for this production by Peter Farmer. The rich evocations of the baroque opulence of a royal court, the panoramic journey of the prince to the overgrown castle and the colorful characters in this famous fairy tale make this Sleeping Beauty a spectacle like no other.
This screening runs about 3 hours including two intermissions plus a 15-minute introduction. Beer, wine, and popcorn will be available for purchase.
General admission tickets ($15 Adults, $10 Students) will be available online or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500. RSVP on Facebook
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Courtyard Marriott, Inland Cellular, Pacific Power

"Echo Chamber" (live theater)
2017-04-09 19:00 - 20:30, 2017-04-09 14:00 - 15:30
Echo Chamber is a collective theater piece written and produced by Whitman students under the direction of Ludmila de Brito. The production takes as inspiration recent political events in Brazil and the United States and considers our own biases in order to voice and discuss the diverse identities and paradigms that together form our community. Echo Chamber engages through music, dance and dialogue in order to address the dangerous polarization present in our concentric communities and across our nation.
There will be two performances at Gesa Power House Theatre, at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Free admission.
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The Young Irelanders
2017-04-05 19:00 - 20:30
Gesa Power House Theatre presents The Young Irelanders on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. – sponsored in part by Baker Boyer Bank.

The Young Irelanders is comprised of eight sensational performers who have Irish traditional music, song and dance running through their veins. Although still in their 20’s and 30’s, these performers have achieved more than most people would aspire to in a lifetime. Between them they have performed for many heads of state, Presidents of Ireland, US Presidents, the Queen of England, the President of China, Prince Albert of Monaco, Empress Michiko of Japan, performed at Radio City Music Hall, the Great Hall of the People in China, Kremlin State Palace in Moscow, the US Capitol Building, Fox Theatre in Detroit and the Pantages Theatre in L.A. The artists have also toured as lead performers with Riverdance and Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance, been soloists on PBS Specials, shared the stage with Bono, and have recorded with Ronnie Wood (Rolling Stones) and been chosen by Sting to perform for his exclusive private parties.
The Young Irelanders are:
Damien Mullane – Accordion & Melodeon
Colin Farrell – Fiddle, Whistles & Vocals
Kieran Munnelly – Flute, Whistles, Bodhrán, Snare & Vocals
Stephen Markham – Keyboard, Piano, Percussion & Vocals
Sean O’ Meara – Guitar & Vocals
Lisa Canny – Lead Vocals, Harp & Banjo
Siobhán Manson – Dancer
Cathal Keaney – Dancer

The Young Irelanders was formed not only to merge the significant creative ideas and talents of a select group of young Irish performers who are unique among their peers but also in the hope that given their combined youthfulness and ability, their existence in the music business would act as a catalyst in attracting more young people to the world of traditional Irish music at home in Ireland and through out the world.
The sound the band creates is best described as eclectic, where traditional Irish music, Celtic music, folk music, world music, jazz music, country music and popular music all come together to give rise to a very unique and multi-faceted sound. The Young Irelanders also sets out to reflect an Ireland of today where many of Ireland’s finest exponents of Irish traditional music are second generation Irish or reside out side of Ireland. Two such musicians and members of the group, Colin Farrell and Damien Mullane, were brought up in Britain to Irish emigrant parents and both have gone on to become amongst the most revered Irish traditional musicians in the world while they have also been drawn to these strong Irish roots and have spent many years living in Ireland.
Between them, members of The Young Irelanders, despite their youthfulness, have performed with The Chieftains, Frankie Gavin & De Dannan, the Dubliners, Martin Hayes, Máirtín O Connor, Lúnasa, Michael Mc Goldrick and many more of the leading names in the Irish music business. Three of the 8 performers also hold Masters Degrees in Music. Female dancer Siobhán Manson was the principal dancer with Riverdance for 10 years and male dancer, Cathal Keaney, won the World Dancing Championships two consecutive years in a row.
If you want to see and hear what Ireland’s traditions of music, song & dance look and sound like like in the hands of some of the most talented young performers in the world then don’’t miss the opportunity to get to see this sensational act. The future of Ireland’ s culture is undoubtedly in safe hands with The Young Irelanders.
This performance is officially sold out. To add your name to a Wait List, call the box office at 509-529-6500. Members will get first priority.
Looking for a fun dinner option before the show? Our neighbor (and season sponsor) Courtyard Marriott is serving an Irish-themed buffet from 5-7PM (details on Facebook).
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The 2017 Gesa Power House Theatre Season receives support from:

Courtyard Marriott, Inland Cellular, Pacific Power

SEED: The Untold Story - a documentary film
2017-03-29 19:00 - 21:00
Gesa Power House Theatre presents the Walla Walla premiere of “SEED: The Untold Story” on Wednesday, March 29, at 7:00 p.m. The film’s co-director and co-producer Jon Betz, a Walla Walla native, will attend and participate in a talkback session following the screening.

“The most essential, illuminating and enraging film since Food, Inc. “
-NYC Movie Guru
“This is a gorgeously made film, put together with as much care as it’s subjects devote to saving the remaining varieties of seeds.”
-L.A. Times
Few things on Earth are as miraculous and vital as seeds. Worshiped and treasured since the dawn of humankind. “SEED: The Untold Story” follows passionate seed keepers protecting our 12,000 year-old food legacy. In the last century, 94% of our seed varieties have disappeared. As biotech chemical companies control the majority of our seeds, farmers, scientists, lawyers, and indigenous seed keepers fight a David and Goliath battle to defend the future of our food. In a harrowing and heartening story, these reluctant heroes rekindle a lost connection to our most treasured resource and revive a culture connected to seeds. The film features Vandana Shiva, Dr. Jane Goodall, Andrew Kimbrell, Winona Laduke and Raj Patel.
The film, which includes Academy-Award winning actor Marisa Tomei among its executive producers, has received numerous awards:
ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD – Sheffield Doc/Fest; GREEN PLANET AWARD – Rhode Island FF; BEST DOCUMENTARY – Nashville Film Festival; BEST IN FESTIVAL – Princeton Environmental; AUDIENCE AWARD – American Conservation Festival; OFFICIAL SELECTION
IDFA – Best of Fests; BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – UN Film Festival; ECOHERO AWARD – Portland EcoFilm Festival; AUDIENCE AWARD – Lunenberg Doc Fest; BEST FEATURE FILM – Tutti Nello Stesso Piatto; AUDIENCE AWARD – San Diego Film Festival; HONORABLE MENTION – Cine Eco Portugal; BEST ENVIRONMENTAL FILM – Et Cultura Festival; BEST DOCUMENTARY – Lunenberg Doc Fest

Jon Betz is an emmy-nominated, award-winning independent documentary filmmaker. He is the co-director and co-producer of SEED: The Untold Story and the producer and editor for QUEEN OF THE SUN: What Are the Bees Telling Us? (2010). QUEEN OF THE SUN was critically- acclaimed during it’s U.S. theatrical release and heralded by The New York Times as “Revelatory! A Critic’s Pick” His previous film, MEMORIZE YOU SAW IT (2008) journals his experience as an aid worker living with former-child soldiers in Eastern Uganda. Betz is a Fledgling Outreach and Engagement and Lab Fellow, a Britdoc’s GOODPITCH alumni and a graduate from Rhode Island School of Design. He is the director of Collective Eye Films, a non-profit media production and distribution organization based in Portland, Oregon.

General admission tickets ($15 Adults, $10 Students, including ticket fees) are available online or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500. RSVP on Facebook
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4th Annual Tutus and Tapas
2017-03-25 19:00 - 21:00
Gala benefit for Danza Classic Ballet Foundation – Saturday, March 25 * doors open at 7:00pm
Enjoy tapas appetizers/dessert tastes crafted by Executive Chef, Caleb Moss, from Sodexo Catering paired with a selection of award-winning wines from Amavi Cellars. Pre-show entertainment by acclaimed local youth musician Carson Schmidt. The evening concludes with classic and modern ballet performances by Danza Classica Ballet Company youth and guest soloist Phyllis Rothwell-Affrunti of Ballet Idaho. Our lively Master of Ceremonies, Mr. Thomas Beebe, will call for 3 live auction opportunities, including the return of the popular “Dinner for 6 at Amavi Cellars, catered by Fat Duck”. Also returning for your purchasing pleasure is our fabulous Wine Wall featuring several reserve class wines not usually available to the public.
Tickets include food tastes, one complimentary beverage, and experiencing the art of ballet up-close and personal in the intimate surroundings of the historic Gesa Power House Theatre.
Purchase tickets online at: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2892494
($35 / individual ticket, $60 / 2-person ticket)
For more information call: 509-526-9720.
Photo courtesy of TDFOTO.CA

Live Cinema: "The Tempest" - Royal Shakespeare Company
2017-03-22 18:00 - 20:45
Gesa Power House Theatre will screen the current Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) production of “The Tempest” on Wednesday, March 22 at 6:00 p.m.
“The Tempest” is brought to life on the RSC stage in collaboration with Intel and in association with The Imaginarium Studios, featuring some of today’s most advanced technology in a bold re-imagining of Shakespeare’s magical play, and starring Simon Russell Beale. The production was filmed live in Stratford-Upon-Avon and rebroadcast internationally to select screens.

On a distant island a man waits.
Robbed of his position, power and wealth, his enemies have left him in isolation. But this is no ordinary man, and this no ordinary island. Prospero is a magician, able to control the very elements and bend nature to his will. When a sail appears on the horizon, he reaches out across the ocean to the ship that carries the men who wronged him. Creating a vast magical storm he wrecks the ship and washes his enemies up on the shore. When they wake they find themselves lost on a fantastical island where nothing is as it seems.
Simon Russell Beale returns to the RSC after 20 years to play Prospero in a production directed by Artistic Director Gregory Doran.

This film runs about 2 hours 45 minutes, including one intermission. Beer, wine, and popcorn will be available for purchase.
General admission tickets ($15 Adults, $10 Students) are available online or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500.
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Shelby Earl Album Release with Planes on Paper
2017-03-11 19:00 - 20:30
A&N Productions presents: Shelby Earl Album Release with Planes on Paper on Saturday, March 11 at 7:00 p.m. at Gesa Power House Theatre. This event (21+ only) is sponsored by Walla Walla Cannabis Company.

Shelby Earl’s first two albums earned the kind of raves any musician would kill for. Upon hearing her 2011 debut, Burn the Boats, NPR’s Ann Powers called Earl her “new favorite songwriter,” and she wasn’t alone. Accolades followed from Rolling Stone to the Wall Street Journal and a million music sites in between that positioned her somewhere to the left of Neko Case, a few blocks from Sharon Van Etten, catercorner to Angel Olsen. She toured everywhere, playing with the likes of Loudon Wainwright, Rhett Miller, and Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie, who spoke for many people when he said Earl had “the most heartbreakingly beautiful voice in Seattle.”
Two years later, she followed up with the equally powerful Swift Arrows, and returned to the touring trenches, startling audiences around the world with songs that laid bare an inner landscape full of darkness and loss, as well as the defiant resolution not to be consumed by them. Both records are gorgeous, painstakingly crafted, and, not to put too fine a point on anything, full of heavy emotional weather. (Not for nothing did Powers observe that Earl’s writes “for those of us who have been through a few things.”)
But take a minute to consider what it means to have been through a few things. It suggests reaching the other side. Eight years after burning her (figurative) boats to pursue life as a professional musician, quitting her job, and forging a career, Shelby Earl found that her inspiration was leading away from the darkness and anger she so fruitfully explored on those first two LPs and toward the light that would yield her third, and most accomplished record to date.
That light shines through every facet of the album, from the songwriting, whose thematic concerns turn away from savage self-exploration and toward coruscating character studies, ballads, and swooning pop gems. The new songs retain her gift for a dark lyrical turn, but locate the telltale images in the context of other people.
Once producer Martin Feveyear (Mark Lanegan, Brandi Carlisle, Eric Bachmann) came on board, and the whole team entered the studio, the process took flight. It wasn’t a question of “going pop,” incorporating more danceable beats, or mobilizing the vogue for vintage keyboard soul—though both of those aesthetics lurk at the edge of the frame throughout. No, it was something much simpler: The Man Who Made Himself a Name is the sound of an artist who, having lived and chronicled some catastrophically hard times, found herself on the other side feeling happier, healthier, healed—and making music that sounded like it.

There is a vocal synergy that exists between Navid Eliot and Jen Borst, the two core members of the Washington-based folk group Planes on Paper. They each have clear, unique voices, but when combined, a special kind of musical beauty emerges.
“In a modern age where indie folk groups with male/female harmonies are as common as a Starbucks on every corner, Planes on Paper offer an organic alternative, refreshing in its artistry.” – The Revue

Reserved Seating Tickets: $15
VIP Tables (includes on stage seating and wine for 4 people): $80
This event is restricted to 21 and older (ID required).

This concert receives sponsor support from Walla Walla Cannabis Company, however the smoking or consumption of cannabis is prohibited at Gesa Power House Theatre per the guidelines of the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (full text of Initiative 502 available here).

Marijuana has intoxicating effects and may be habit forming. Marijuana can impair concentration, coordination, and judgment. Do not operate a vehicle or machinery under the influence of this drug. There may be health risks associated with consumption of this product. For use only by adults twenty-one and older. Keep out of the reach of children.

Pitch It! - 2017 Final Competition
2017-03-07 17:30 - 20:00
Youth entrepreneurship is what this event is all about – and at this year’s Pitch-It event there is a lot on the line: $10,000!
Preliminary workshops and events lead up to the final event held at Gesa Power House Theatre on Tuesday, March 7 from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. High school and college participants will pitch their business ideas to a panel of six judges. Students will be given three minutes to present their pitch and five minutes for Q&A by the panel. Upon deliberation, the judges will distribute the cash award (from a potential pool of $10,000) at their discretion in an awards ceremony. The K-8 winner from the February 23 competition will also be awarded their cash prize. Food & beverages will be served.
This series of events has been a four-year creation to celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week. Global Entrepreneurship Week is the world’s largest celebration of the innovators and job creators who launch startups that bring ideas to life, drive economic growth and expand human welfare.
​Inspired by the TV show Shark Tank, students take an idea, create a business plan, consider the financial viability of their business and pitch their idea to a panel of judges. Local Walla Walla business leaders contribute as mentors, coaches and judges.
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Dynamic Performance Workshop with Tyson Kaup
2017-03-05 14:00 - 18:00
Tyson Kaup, a former New York actor/director, and current director/star of The Last Five Years will teach a workshop on Sunday, March 5, from 2 to 6 p.m. on the elements of live performance and creating original theater.
Actor-students will participate in group exercises highlighting aspects of storytelling through performance. They will then use what they have learned to workshop and create dynamic pieces of live theater. Friends and family are invited to attend a final working performance in the last hour of the workshop.
Admission to the workshop is free with proof of purchase of a ticket to see “The Last Five Years” ($20 without). Actors of all ages (minimum age 12) are welcome. Participants should dress comfortably and be prepared for some (low-impact) movement.
Please RSVP on Facebook so we have an idea of how many people are planning to attend.

The 2017 Gesa Power House Theatre Season receives support from:

Courtyard Marriott, Inland Cellular, Pacific Power

Team Julianna Fundraiser + Auction
2017-03-04 18:00 - 22:00
Focus on Cancer of Walla Walla will present a fundraiser and auction to benefit Team Julianna at Gesa Power House Theatre on Saturday, March 4 at 6:00 p.m. Activities will include music by Frog Hollow Band, live and silent auctions, and local wine.

Julianna is a happy and caring little girl. Anyone who has met Julianna knows she has a contagious smile and infectious giggle. She is actively involved in a local 4-H club, loves soccer, gymnastics, and playing with her siblings and animals on the family’s small farm.
Less than one month after Julianna celebrated her 8th birthday her parents noticed her right eye did not move past midline. On November 20th, 2016, the words no parent should ever have to hear were spoken. “Your child has brain cancer”. Second opinions and further testing resulted in the heartbreaking news that the tumor was DIPG (Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma).
Thirty treatments of radiation is the standard of care for a DIPG brain tumor. This form of rare brain cancer affects about 250-300 children in North America each year. There is no known cure, no improvement in treatment in the last 50 years and no one has yet to survive this aggressive form of cancer that typically affects children between the ages of 5-9.
A few experimental treatments are available but are very expensive and not covered by insurance. We are looking into treatments options in Europe at this time which would mean travel, lodging, and treatment expenses for an extended period of time.
The Sayler family appreciates your prayers and support through this difficult time. Julianna is a strong, brave little girl that has a deep faith in Jesus. The family appreciates all the prayers and support from their local community, and friends around the world.

Focus on Cancer is a non-profit comprised of physicians, oncology nurses, cancer survivors and family members of individuals diagnosed with cancer. An amazing organization with one end goal – make cancer a disease of the past. We are so excited to work them!
Additional links:

RSVP to the event on Facebook
Facebook Group: Julianna’s Journey – Praying for a Cure
Julianna’s Journey Website
YouCaring Crowdfunding Page

Little Watts Children's Series: "Benjamin Franklin"
2017-02-24 18:30
Walla Walla Valley Honda presents the first show in the 2017 Little Watts Children’s Series of Family Entertainment – “Benjamin Franklin” – Friday, February 24 at 6:30 p.m.
Meet the intrepid inventor, quipping author, productive scientist, and founding father: Mr. Benjamin Franklin. You’ll travel with him, meet his friends, help him in his work and learn all about the courageous and diligent man who tamed electricity with a kite and a key. Enjoy a fascinating and humorous romp with one of America’s most endearing historical characters.
This play is presented by Traveling Lantern who have been entertaining children all over the country since 1985. Their mission is to bring great stories to children, to draw them into an active theater experience, to excite their minds and to tickle their imaginations. This production is geared towards grade school audiences and will run just about an hour.
Reserved seating tickets ($10 Adult, $7 Youth 12 and Under) will be available to Members on Tuesday, December 27, to our e-mail subscribers on Tuesday, January 3, and to the public on Friday, January 6, online or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500.
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"Jazz Noir" - featuring Dmitri Matheny
2017-02-10 19:00 - 20:30
Gesa Power House Theatre presents “Jazz Noir” by the Dmitri Matheny Group on Friday, February 10, 2017 at 7:00PM.
“Jazz Noir” puts a fresh spin on familiar TV and movie themes (film noir, spy thrillers and crime dramas), and includes new works and jazz classics. Highlights of the concert include a Noir Medley of cinematic favorites (Touch of Evil, Laura, Chinatown, Vertigo, Taxi Driver, Blues in the Night) and an original Crime Scenes suite – a dreamlike series of vignettes linked together with voice-over narrative in the hard-boiled detective style of Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler.

Directed by Dmitri Matheny (“one of the most emotionally expressive improvisers of his generation” —International Review of Music), the Dmitri Matheny Group has developed an engaging repertoire and a strong international following. The group’s signature sound pleases both crowds and critics, balancing fresh, original works with familiar jazz classics, hard bop, west coast cool and selections from their 10 critically-acclaimed albums.
Dmitri Matheny will perform on the flugelhorn along with Greg Yasinitsky (saxophone), Matt Cooper (piano), Luke McKern (bass) and Mark Emerson (drums).
Dmitri Matheny has performed with the Temptations, the Four Tops, Bobby Rydell, and Frankie Avalon and the O’Jays, and he appears on more than 70 albums as composer, arranger, producer, annotator, or flugelhorn soloist.
Matheny’s ﬁlm scoring and soundtrack credits include the PBS documentary Mary, Paradox & Grace (1996), the short ﬁlm Greenhorn Creek (1997), the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art production Voices & Images of California Art (1997), and the RKO Pictures feature ﬁlm Shade (2003), directed by Damian Nieman and starring Gabriel Byrne, Jamie Foxx, Melanie Grifﬁth, Thandie Newton, Sylvester Stallone and Stewart Townsend.

Reserved seating tickets ($29-$24 Adults, $18 Students) are available online or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500.
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The 2017 Gesa Power House Theatre Season receives support from:

Courtyard Marriott, Inland Cellular, Pacific Power

The Greatest Pirate Story Never Told
2017-01-20 19:00 - 20:00
Off-Broadway’s only improvised pirate musical – “The Greatest Pirate Story Never Told” – will be performed at Gesa Power House Theatre on Friday, January 20 at 7:00 p.m.
Think “Pirates of the Caribbean” meets “Whose Line is it Anyway?” – with a splash of “Monty Python”, “Gilbert & Sullivan” and “Mad Libs” tossed into the mix!

The Plot: Flung into the future by a musical-loving Sea Witch, a crew of misfit pirates-turned-actors must now perform the greatest pirate epic ever seen on stage! But when their script is partially obscured by a tragic squid ink accident, the crew must turn to the audience to fill in the missing bits of the plot. Cast members improvise their musical adventure, seamlessly weaving the audience suggestions into scenes, songs and more!
Full of swordplay and wordplay with a boatload of laughs for pirates age 4 to 104, this swashbuckling musical is never the same show twice!
“More laughs than there are bones in Davy Jones’s locker!”
–The New York Times
“The Greatest Pirate Story Never Told” was nominated as “Best Family Show 2014” by the Off-Broadway Alliance Awards.
Reserved seating tickets ($32 adults, $20 students, $20 youth 12 and under) are available online or by calling the box office at 509-529-6500.
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Courtyard Marriott, Inland Cellular, Pacific Power

Martin Luther King Jr Day Celebration
2017-01-16 16:00 - 17:00
Three local college will unite on Monday, January 16 in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr Day. Festivities will conclude with a gathering at Gesa Power House Theatre. All of the day’s events are free and open to the public.
11:00 AM: “The Color of Freedom”
Walla Walla University Church, 212 SW Fourth St., College Place
Terrie Aamodt, WWU professor of history and English will present her research on the history of racial policy in the Pacific Northwest. Terrance Taylor, pastor of the Ephesus Seventh-day Adventist Church in Pasco, Wash., will share his life story, including his experience as a black man studying at WWU.
4:00 PM: Peace March and Candlelight Vigil
From Whitman College Reid Campus Center, 280 Boyer Ave., Walla Walla to Gesa Power House Theatre, 111 N. 6th Avenue, Walla Walla.
Community members are invited to join students from Whitman College, Walla Walla University, and Walla Walla Community College in a candlelit walk through downtown Walla Walla, and a presentation at the Power House, where students from the three colleges will present music and readings.
All events are free and open to the public.

MLK Day speakers, vigil planned – January 13, 2017 Union Bulletin
Martin Luther King Jr. Day – January 6, 2017 WWU Website

WWCMF - 2017 Winter Festival Series Concert
2017-01-15 19:00 - 20:30
The Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival’s Winter Festival Series concert will be performed at Gesa Power House Theatre on Sunday, January 15 at 7:00 p.m.
You’ve met the artists in pianist, Thomas Rosenkranz, and The Westerlies. You’ve explored the music in Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 11, and original compositions by the Westerlies. Now it’s time to bring it all together with a collaboration that ties all the seemingly disparate sources into one original piece of music.
With the Gloria of Stravinsky’s Mass as inspiration, Andy Clausen of The Westerlies has arranged a new piece to be premiered by the combined forces of all of the Winter Festival Artists. The new work is a fitting way to welcome Stravinsky to this season’s poster. Also featured on the performance is the Mendelssohn D minor Piano Trio, and selections by The Westerlies.
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
PIANO TRIO IN D MINOR, OP. 11
I. Molto allegro ed agitato
II. Andante con moto tranquillo
III. Scherzo: Leggiero e vivace
IV. Finale: Allegro assai appassionato
— INTERMISSION —
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971), arr. Andy Clausen
MASS (1948)
II. Gloria
ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS BY THE WESTERLIES
Selections will be announced from the stage.
WWCMF acknowledges the generous support of the Walla Walla Piano Group in providing the Steinway Model B piano for this performance. Bravo, and thank you!
Artists: Timothy Christie, Viola; Andy Clausen, trombone; Zubin Hensler, trumpet; Willem de Koch, trombone; Riley Mulherkar, trumpet; Thomas Rosenkranz, piano; Maria Sampen, violin; and Sally Singer Tuttle, cello.
General Admission seating. Tickets ($20 Adult, $45 Family Pass, $8 Student) are available at www.wwcmf.org.
