This season, in addition to performing at both the Skagit
and Bellingham Martin Luther King Jr. celebrations, we have
been invited to sing the closing concert at the Skagit Festival
of Human Rights on March 30th at the historic Lincoln Theatre
in Mt. Vernon.
As always, we sing in honor of human diversity and the family
of human kind, and in that regard, fifty members of the chorus
along with friends and family will travel to Ecuador this
summer to spread our message of friendship through music.
The
90+ members of the Kulshan chorus, under the direction
of Roger Griffith, are once again looking forward to
singing from their eclectic repertoire, this time including
some wonderful songs with hot Latin rhythms.
We hope to see you on May 12th
Songs
from our collection of world music include Spirit of Carnival
from
Nicaragua, Solo Le Pido A Dios and Unicornio
Azul from Argentina, latin twists on Old Black Magic and
How High the Moon as well as songs from the West Indies,
the 50’s, and Africa. Bring the entire family and enjoy
lots of colorful and powerful musical fun knit together by
a fabulous band.
This season we will again have the pleasure
of working with
Steve Rice, keyboardist and Clipper Anderson, bass, both
of who played at our sold-out concert last December. As any
of you who were at that concert know, these two guys are
fabulous.
To this duo will be added Scott Ketron, percussionist and
drummer who has played for years in practically every kind
of gig one could imagine.
Musicians:
Steve Rice, keyboards
Clipper Anderson, bass
Scott Ketron, drummer
Steve
Rice
Piano, Accordian
Steve
Rice grew up in upstate New York. He is a graduate of Berklee
College of Music, Boston where he was winner of the "Oscar
Peterson Award".
Steve
moved to Seattle in 1986 and, as a highly regarded jazz
pianist, has performed extensively throughout the Northwest.
Steve is featured on several outstanding 2006 CD releases
including Rouge "Festival Rouge" (French cabaret
/ accordion), Steel Drummer Gary Gibson "Yahboy" (calypso/jazz
fusion) and the Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra. A personal highlight
is his guest slot on the new mega-cheerful Jean Jacques
Perrey / Dana Countryman "Happy Electropop Music Machine".
Steve
Rice teaches Jazz Piano and Theory at North Seattle Community
College. He lives in Ballard with his teenage son, and
recently saw his daughter off for her freshman year at
WWU!
Clipper
Anderson
Bass
Clipper
Anderson is one of the most popular bassists in the Northwest.
He was described by Seattle's "Earshot" jazz
magazine as "a player for the connoisseur to savor." A
native of Polson, Montana, Clipper played both french horn
and bass in high school. He graduated from the University
of Montana, having studied bass with Frank Diliberto.
After
a professional stint in the Spokane area, he moved to Seattle.
Clipper Anderson has toured and played with a number of
internationally-known jazz artists, including Randy and
Michael Brecker, Toots Thielmanns, Herb Ellis, Bob Mintzer,
Diane Schurr, Freddie Hubbard, James Williams, and many
others.
As a
seasoned educator, Clipper has taught privately at Spokane
Falls Community College, Eastern Washington University
in Cheney, and numerous clinics and festivals at schools
and colleges. For the past nine years, Anderson has been
involved in various groups participating in a program called "Music
For Youth."
Scott Ketron
Drummer
Scott is
the Executive Director of Music Works Northwest, a large
music and arts center in Bellevue.
This organization is impressive in its breadth and depth
of music oriented programs
Some
information from Music Works Northwest website:
In
1989 Scott earned a BM in Percussion Performance from Eastern
Washington
University and in 1991 an MM in Percussion Performance from
Central Washington University. Scott has
studied with many notable teachers including Martin Zyskowski,
Andrew Spencer, Dave Samuels, Julie Spencer, and Garey Williams. He
has performed in hundreds of situations including the
Spokane Symphony, Seattle Men’s and Women’s Chorus
back up bands, a traveling percussion group that performed
at
the 1986 Worlds Fair, dozens of recording projects, concerts
and solo performances.
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SET
LIST
Spirit
Of Carnival
De Colores
Ariko
How High the Moon
Band:
La Katrina
Unicornio
Imagine
Shaky Flat Blues
Band: Arroz con Zangar
My Bonnie
99-1/2 Won’t Do
I Can See Clearly Now |
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Intermission:
15 min
Andar
Com Fe
The Great Pretender
That Old Black Magic
Band: San Rafael
Somos El Barco
Russian Village
Band: Poinciana
From A Distance
Operator
Noyana
Credits
Solo Le Pido A Dios |
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