R. Joseph Scott Conductor & Music Director. eighteenth season

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1 R. Joseph Scott Conductor & Music Director eighteenth season

2 ORCHESTRA MANAGEMENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOUNDING DIRECTOR Joyce Cunningham MUSIC DIRECTOR & CONDUCTOR R. Joseph Scott PRESIDENT Miranda Thorpe VICE-PRESIDENT Deborah McCormick TREASURER Pat Hebner SECRETARY Cathy Grindle Dennis Helppie Andy Hill Myrl Venter Tim Winter HONORARY BOARD MEMBERS DonGerend Mayor, City of Sammamish Cheryl Pflug Washington State Senator Skip Rowley Chairman, Rowley Properties PERSONNEL LIBRARIAN Leslie Nielsen Welcome to today's performance of the Sammamish Symphony Orchestra. As I celebrate my 11th year with this group of talented musicians, it is gratifying to reflect upon the remarkable growth of the Orchestra. The dedication and diligence of each member is evident in the everimproving artistry displayed in each performance. Our achievements have been recognized in the invitation from Northwest Associated Arts to participate again in a special appearance at Benaroya Hall. The Sammamish Symphony Orchestra will join forces with four other area groups to perform Mozart's immortal Requiem. It is a great honor to our Orchestra to be asked back for this special event. The Sammamish Symphony Orchestra's 2009/2010 season offers a dynamic array of music selections from traditional works to new favorites. The entire family will enjoy performances such as Holst's The Planets, Rimski-Korsakov's Russian Easter Overture, and Beethoven's Triple Concerto for Piano, Violin, Cello and Orchestra (featuring world-class soloists from the Seattle Symphony and Finisterra trio), as well as a host of popular music included on our Holiday Pops concert in December and our American West Pops concert in June. Be sure to visit our website at for a complete listing of works presented this season. Now, I invite you to sit back and enjoy the concert! SECTION LIBRARIANS Eric Daane, Shelby Eaton, Jonathan Feil, Dennis Helppie, Libby Landy, Shannon Nelson GRANTS Miranda Thorpe PERSONNEL Jonathan Feil CONCERT PROGRAM Jonathan Feil Emaugo Creative COVER PHOTOGRAPHY Applied Digital Photography MARKETING Deborah McCormick WEBMASTER Mary Corder LOBBY VOLUNTEER COORDINATORS Kathy Boudreau-Stroud Mariana Vail CONCESSIONS MANAGER Jill Nichols Hicks R. JOSEPH SCOTT Anative of Eastern Oregon, R. Joseph Scott has been a dynamic leader in the Northwest musical community for over 40 years. He attended the University of Oregon, School of Music and studied conducting with Eugene Furst and Wolfgang Martin of the Portland Opera. After relocating to Seattle, Mr. Scott continued his studies with Henry Holt of the Seattle Opera, Mikael Scheremetiew of the Thalia Conservatory, and Vilem Sokol of the Seattle Youth Symphony. He founded the Bellevue Philharmonic Orchestra, serving as Music Director, Conductor and General Manager from He is currently observing his 11th year with the Sammamish Symphony Orchestra. Maestro Scott has conducted concerts featuring a diverse array of artists, including Metropolitan Opera star Roberta Peters; violinist Pamela Frank; the Seattle Opera Chorus; the Empire Brass Quintet; the Seattle Symphony Choral; and vocalists Anna Maria Alberghetti, Lou Rawls, Maureen McGovern and Marni Nixon. Mr. Scott is Resident Conductor of Lyric Opera Northwest, and has appeared with numerous musical ensembles, including the Bellevue Opera. He has conducted world premieres of works by Alan Hovhaness, Vaclav Nelhybel and various regional composers. 2

3 PROGRAM ~s"~ ",NJ R. JOSEPH SCOTT, MUSIC DIRECTOR AND CONDUCTOR SUNDAY JUNE 13, :00 P.M. EASTLAKE PERFORMING ARTS THEATER ~American West John Williams Arr. Carmen Dragon William Bergsma Richard Markowitz Aaron Copland Arr. Bill Holcombe The Cowboys, Overture Shenandoah Paul Bunyan Suite Dance of the Blue Ox Country Dance Night The Wild, Wild West Down a Country Lane Cowboy Fantasy INTERMISSION Leroy Anderson Aaron Copland Virgil Thomson Arr. Carmen Dragon Richard Hayman Chicken Reel Selections from the Ballet Rodeo Corral Nocturne Saturday Night Waltz Hoe-Down Fugue and Chorale on Yankee Doodle The Yellow Rose of Texas 11 Pops" Hoe-Down PLEASE TURN OFF ALL CELL PHONES AND PAGERS. NO AUDIO/VIDEO RECORDING OR FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY ALLOWED DURING THE PERFORMANCE. 3

4 PERSONNEL FIRST VIOLIN Dennis Helppie, Concertmaster Marianna Vail, Assistant Concertmaster Sandy Anuras Ian Backman David Drassal Kristin Edlund Maryam Fiala Cecellia-Wendy Lee Lynne Martinell Heather Raschko Haley Schaening Tim Strait Tim Winter SECOND VIOLIN Shelby Eaton, Feather Asmussen, Assistant Trish Brock Tannis Edwards Cathy Grindle Jonathan Kuehn Paula Chester Libes* Donna Mansfield Fran Pope Miranda Thorpe Richard Zong VIOLA Libby Landy, Barb Thorne, Assistant Kathryn Boudreau-Stroud* Geoffrey King Dan Pope JanRider Lorraine Terpening Myrl Venter* CELLO Leslie Nielsen, Gail Ratley, Assistant * Elizabeth Clawson Andy Hill Loryn Lestz Michelle Miller James Poirson* Joyce Sanford Sandra Sultan BASS Ericka Kendall, Jarod Tanneberg, Assistant Natalie Johnson Harmony Young FLUTE Melissa Underhill, Tori Berntsen Torrey Kaminski* Elana Sabovic-Matt PICCOLO Torrey Kaminski* Elana Sabovic-Matt OBOE Dennis Calvin, David Barnes, Co-* Gretchen Geyer ENGLISH HORN Glenn Danielson CLARINET Jayne Marquess, Kathy Carr BASS CLARINET Linda Thomas* Irv Kellenberger BASSOON Shannon Nelson, Sheldon Woodle CONTRA-BASSOON Gordon Brown FRENCH HORN Evelyn Zeller, Chris Caneva Mary Corder* Steve Dees Craig Kowald Nels Magelssen* TRUMPET Jonathan Feil, Erik Reed, Associate Jeremy Jordan Stas Zakharenko TROMBONE Scott Sellevold, Matt Stoecker BASS TROMBONE Gerald Larkins TUBA Mark Wiseman, TIMPANI Eric Daane, PERCUSSION David Brooks, Craig Wende Brian Yarkosky PIANO/KEYBOARD Catherine Lowell HARP Alisha Joubert Allison Austin* * On leave of absence. THE SAMMAMISH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE CITY OF SAMMAMISH FOR THEIR SUPPORT ' C ity ot -, ~rfnrtjj,mzs C CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS! If you would like to help participate in a fun and rewarding experience, please call (206) Are you interested in playing with us? The Sammamish Symphony Orchestra is composed of adult volunteer musicians dedicated to performing concerts and maintaining outreach programs serving Eastside communities. Rehearsals: Thursdays 7:15-9:45 p.m. Eastlake High School Please call or go to 4

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7 PROGRAM NOTES John Williams The Cowboys Overture What better starting point for the lore of the West than the music score of an "oater" starring John Wayne? One of the best known, awarded, and financially successful composers in US history, John Williams holds a massive list of awards - 41 Oscar nominations (five wins), over 20 Gold and Platinum Records, Emmy (two wins), Golden Globe (three wins), Grammy (18 wins), National Board of Review (including a Career Achievement Award), Saturn (six wins), and BAFTA (seven wins) citations. His music for "Star Wars" is the best selling score-only soundtrack of all time, and spawned countless musical imitators. Also to his credit is a parallel career as an author of concert works, performed by musicians such as Mstislav Rostropovich, Andre Previn, Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma, Gil Shaham, Leonard Slatkin, and Joshua Bell. He has led numerous national and international orchestras, most notably as the conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra from , where he continues to serve as conductor laureate. John Williams composed the music for "The Cowboys" in the early, "pre-spielberg" portion of his career. The 1972 film stars John Wayne, in one of his last Western roles, as rancher Wil Andersen. When his cattle drivers abandon him for the gold fields, Andersen is forced to take on a collection of young boys as his drivers in order to get his herd to market in time to avoid financial disaster. Neither Andersen nor the boys know that a gang of cattle thieves is stalking them. The drivers set out as schoolboys, but return as cowboys. As a movie "The Cowboys" merits mixed reviews, but its music is forthrightly dynamic and tuneful. The Overture is not a prelude to the movie, but a concert arrangement of various themes from the film, which Williams crafted after the success of his score. Characteristic of Williams' oeuvre is his fondness for assigning arching melodies to the horn section. Arr. Carmen Dragon Shenandoah Carmen Dragon has been called the complete musician for his accomplishments as composer, arranger, conductor (most notably as music director of the Hollywood Bowl Symphony), radio and television personality, and music educator. "Shenandoah" (also called "Oh, Shenandoah" or "Across the Wide Missouri") is a traditional American folk song of uncertain provenance, dating at least to the early 19th century. The Shenandoah area made many parts like wheels and seats for wagons going west. These parts were assembled in Conestoga Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and settlers set out in Conestoga wagons down the Ohio River, on the Mississippi and west up the Missouri River. Lyrics were undoubtedly added by rivermen, settlers, and the millions who went west. The song also became popular as a sea-shanty with British sailors by the 1880s. William Bergsma Paul Bunyan Suite William Bergsma was director of the University of Washington School of Music from 1963 to 1971, and a professor there until A composer of international acclaim, he is known for his diverse genre, including an opera, full orchestra works, ballet suites, string quartets, a woodwind quintet, and works for voice, chorus, and band. In musical style, he has been characterized as a composer who "never deserted tonality" and who "saw dozens of his former avant-garde colleagues returning to the fold," noted his obituary in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Bergsma composed the "Paul Bunyan Suite" in his teens, initially for the high school orchestra in Burlingame, California. The suite has been played under such eminent conductors as Pierre Monteux, Werner Janssen, and Howard Hanson. The three movements depict events from the story of the fabulous giant who performed extraordinary feats in the great North woods during the early logging days. The first movement is the Dance of the Blue Ox. Babe, the Blue Ox, was an impressive creature 40 ax-handles in height. The bassoon provides much of the humor in this section. The second movement portrays a Country Dance, with the woodwinds given a prominent role, especially the piccolo and oboe. The final movement, Night, tells of the loneliness of the logging camp now still and silent after the day's labors. The leads into the finale, entitled Paul's Work Completed, in which the full arches- 7

8 tra brings the suite to a close with a powerful expression of triumph. Richard Markowitz The Wild Wild West The "Wild Wild West" television series ran on CBS for 104 episodes from 1965 to Developed at a time when the television western was losing ground to the spy genre, this show was conceived by its creator, Michael Garrison, as "James Bond on horseback." It told the story of two Secret Service agents: James West, the charming gunslinger (played by Robert Conrad), and Artemus Gordon (played by Ross Martin), the brilliant gadgeteer and master of disguise. Their unending mission was to protect President Ulysses S. Grant and the United States from all manner of dangerous threats. The agents traveled in luxury aboard their own train, the Wanderer, equipped with everything from a stable car to a laboratory. Two television movies were made with the original cast in 1979 and 1980, and the series was adapted for a motion picture in 1999 with a new cast and story. California-born composer Richard Markowitz came to film scoring at an inopportune time, when motion picture production in Hollywood was starting to implode during the mid-1950s. He moved into television work soon after and scored a major success with his theme for "The Rebel," a western drama series. Markowitz's biggest television success came in 1966 when the producers of "The Wild Wild West" rejected the theme music written by Dimitri Tiomkin and, instead, chose his music for the series. Additionally, he wrote the music for more than two-dozen episodes of the series. Aaron Copland Down a Country Lane Aaron Copland was born on November 4, 1900, in New York City. His collection of works ranged from ballet and orchestral music to concertos and movie scores. Through his large collection of musical works, Copland quickly became one of the most prolific American composers. Copland stopped composing in 1970, though he continued to lecture and conduct through the 1980's. In 1986, Copland was awarded the 120th Congressional Gold Medal for "creating a uniquely American style of composition." Copland died December 2, 1990 in Tarrytown, New York. Copland's compositions reflected the musical creativeness occurring in America at the time. His works incorporated jazz rhythms and Neoclassicism traits. His ground breaking year was It was in this year that Copland turned to a more simplistic style in hopes of creating a larger audience/listener base. During this time (through the early 1960's), Copland composed some of his most popular works, including the works on today's program. "Down a Country Lane" was written in 1962 as the result of a commission from Life magazine. Copland explained that the music "is descriptive only in an imaginative, not a literal sense. I didn't think up the title until the piece was finished - Down a Country Lane just happened to fit its flowing quality." Initially composed as a solo for young piano students, Copland orchestrated this piece in Arr. Bill Holcombe Cowboy Fantasy (Based on Well-Known Cowboy Airs) A renaissance musician - instrumentalist (clarinet and saxophone), arranger, composer, conductor, and music publisher - Wilford "Bill" Holcombe died this past April 25 at age 85. As his obituary in the Trenton (NJ) Times reported, "It seemed there was no facet of American music that Holcombe did not address at some point in his productive career." Holcombe studied composition, musicology, and flute performance at the University of Pennsylvania and Julliard. After World War II, Holcombe was hired as a reed player and staff arranger for the Tommy Dorsey Band. By the 1970's, Holcombe had become one of America's most published arrangers for concert band and orchestra. In addition to owning and operating his own publishing company, Musicians Publications, he accepted commissions Instruments Bows Repairs Supplies Clinics Services WWW. STRINGSPECIALIST. COM TRING INSTRUMENT SPECIALISTS Myrl Venter Realtor Phone: Fax: IAN EDLUND 3445 HOLLYWOOD D RIVE NE. OLYMPIA, WA T ELEPHONE: (360) FAX (360) IEDLUND@STRI NGSPECJAUST.COM th Ave NE Bellevue Washington 8

9 to arrange for over 100 symphony orchestras in the U.S. and Canada. Holcombe's credits also included touring as first reed with Burt Bacharach, arranging and playing for jazz pianist Peter Nero and the Philly Pops. On the podium, Holcombe conducted his hometown Symphony (The Trenton Symphony) in many of their very successful Pops Concerts and the London Philharmonic Orchestra in a highly successful recording of the score to "Chariots of Fire." Leroy Anderson Chicken Reel Leroy Anderson was an American composer of short, light concert pieces, many of which were introduced by the Boston Pops Orchestra under the direction of Arthur Fiedler. John Williams described him as "one of the great American masters of light orchestral music." Anderson would occasionally appear on the Boston Pops regular concerts on PBS to conduct his own music while Fiedler would sit on the sidelines. "Chicken Reel" was composed by Joseph M. Daly in Along with "Turkey in the Straw," it is probably best known for its use in early animated cartoons as a catchy tune used to represent animal activity. Originally composed as a novelty song, it has since passed into modem folk tradi- tion. Today, the tune is usually played without the words. Anderson's arrangement of "Chicken Reel" for symphony orchestra was first recorded by the Boston Pops Orchestra in The Sammamish Symphony would like to thank Gordon Brown and the Aaron Copland Dance Episodes from Rodeo Gordon Brown Donation Fund Copland composed "Rodeo" as a ballet for choreographer Agnes de Mille. The premiere took place at the Metropolitan Opera House in 1942 with De Mille playing the lead, and received 22 curtain calls. Copland later arranged the music as a symphonic suite for orchestra. In this form, "Rodeo" found even greater success, premiering at the Boston Pops in for the generous contribution for music to build the Symphony's library. Gordon has been an active member and contra-bassoon player with the symphony for many years emaubo.com OUR BUSI Ness IS to manabe perceptlon OUR SeRVICeS are StRatepc 1mab1NatJON and 1mpLemeNtatlON { Off1c1al OUR passjon JS BRaND rnent1ty Branding Agency for the Sammamish Symphony Guitar Piano Bass Upright Bass Drums Violin Viola Cello Flute Clarinet Sax Voice Trumpet Trombone Band & Orchestra Rentals & Repair HOl.:.IOAv; SPECIAL.S! - $200 for 8-Lessons 10 /o OFF $288 for 12-Lessons $368 for 16-Lessons Any Merchandise Purchase I of $150 or More. Introductory Package. New Students Only Unit one coupon pn customer. Not valid with other Umit one coupon per rustomer. Not valid with other offers. Coupon required, Expires 2/28110, offers, Coupon required. Expires 2/28/10. Now Open Sundays Open 7 Days a Week Klahanie Dr. SE Issaquah, WA

10 The circumstances surrounding its composition led to a number of features that set "Rodeo" apart from other Copland compositions. Though many of Copland's works incorporate traditional American folk tunes, "Rodeo" is unique in that it leaves them quite intact in the score. This is likely attributable in part to De Mille's control over the work. She had already blocked the entire show before Copland had written a single note and also transcribed several folk tunes for Copland in addition to her blocking notes. The well-known main theme of "Hoe-Down" is based on a unique version of the American folk song "Bonaparte's Retreat," played by Salyersville, Kentucky fiddler William Hamilton Stepp, which was recorded in 1937 by Alan Lomax for the Library of Congress. "Corral Nocturne" was at least partially written by Leonard Bernstein, who was Copland's student at the time. Virgil Thomson Fugue and Chorale on Yankee Doodle Virgil Thomson was a many-faceted American composer of great originality and a music critic of singular brilliance. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1896, Thomson studied at Harvard, followed by a prolonged period in Paris where he studied with Nadia Boulanger. After his return to the United States, he was appointed chief music critic for the New York Herald Tribune. Thomson composed in almost every genre of music, with a musical style marked by simplicity, irony, and humor. In addition to his compositions, he was the author of eight books, including an autobiography. Thomson's fugal maze on the familiar "Yankee Doodle" tune underscores the film "Tuesday in November," directed by John Houseman and Nicolas Ray. The 1945 movie short is an idealized portrayal of the 1944 U.S. presidential election, made to show the world that the United States was sufficiently secure to hold a free and fair election during wartime. It opens in the small town of Riverton, California, in the early morning of Election Day, with the first voter (the town's milkman), then shows campaign activities, efforts to ensure the secrecy of the ballot and fairness of the election, and media coverage of the electoral process, all culminating in a giant nighttime gathering in Times Square where a huge crowd awaits the result. Arr. Carmen Dragon The Yellow Rose of Texas Texas history is full of legend and lore. One such tale is the "Yellow Rose of Texas." One account places the original handwritten copy of the "Yellow Rose of Texas" either shortly before or just after General Sam Houston led his brigade of Texas loyalists against the army of Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto in April The folksong's lyrics tell of a black soldier who left his sweetheart and yearns to return to her side. According to other accounts, "The Yellow Rose" was Emily West, a mulatto slave from New Washington, Texas. West was kidnapped by soldiers under the orders of Santa Anna, who was enthralled by her charms. The distracted general supposedly failed to put his troops on alert, and when the battle began, the Texans caught the Mexicans by surprise. As the American Civil War began, "Yellow Rose of Texas" was adopted as a marching song by soldiers everywhere, most often by soldiers from Texas. But since it referred to a black American soldier, the song's lyrics were changed. In 1930, Texas composer David Guion transcribed the song from memory, inserting his own distinct melodic effects. Guion's version of "The Yellow Rose of Texas" became popular, and a second transcription of the song was released in 1936 to 10 commemorate the Texas Centennial. The song became even more popular in 1955, when Mitch Miller recorded it. This new version was tailored to the tastes of the dancing audience at the time. Miller retained some phrases from the original song manuscript, but eliminated some of its folk elements. Richard Hayman "Pops" Hoe-Down Richard Hayman is conductor, harmonica player, arranger, and composer. He received training in composition from Alfred Newman and Max Steiner, and in conducting from Arthur Fiedler. Considered one of America's favorite "Pops" conductors, Hayman is Pops Conductor of the Grand Rapids Symphony and Conductor of Florida's Sunshine Pops. He has also held Pops Conductor posts with the Saint Louis, the Detroit, and Hartford Symphony Orchestras, the Calgary Philharmonic, and Orchestra London Canada. His original compositions are standards in the repertoire of these ensembles, as well as frequently performed selections for many bands and orchestras throughout the world. For over thirty years, he served as the chief arranger for the Boston Pops Orchestra during Arthur Fiedler's tenure, providing special arrangements for dozens of their hit albums and famous singles. Hayrnan's "Pops" Hoe-Down has been recorded by the Boston Pops Orchestra among other ensembles.

11 CONTRIBUTORS IN ADDITION TO THE FOLLOWING DONORS WE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO PURCHASED DONATED GOODS AND SERVICES AT OUR SAMMAMISH SYMPHONY AUCTIONS. BENEFACTORS ($500+) Anonymous (2) Sandy Anuras The Boeing Company Gordon Brown Foundation David Campbell Shelby Eaton Bob and Cathy Grindle Preben & Ruth Hoegh-Christensen Paul and Robin Holland City of Issaquah Arts Commission City of Sammamish King County 4Culture King County Employee Giving Program Kevin and Lynne Martinell Microsoft Corporation Estate of Eleanor Nein Skip Rowley Rowley Properties Scott and Meredith Selfon Symetra Financial Cheri and Jay Tihinem Herman & Myrl Venter Pat and Allyn Hebner Patrick and Debbie McCormick Kenneth Morse SPONSORS ($ ) Arthur and Lora Lee Allan Aletha Barnes Bischofberger Violins Costco Wholesale Corporation Joel & Laverta Dauterman Kristin Edlund and Ken Rosenow Don and Sue Gerend Joel Green Ray Carol Griffin Chris Holmes and Chris Katzmar-Holmes Judith Johnson Rosemarie Michaels Leslie Nielsen Gail Ratley String Instrument Specialists Tim Strait Linda Thomas Barbara Thorne Miranda Thorpe Paula Upjohn David Van Moorhem Mark and Linda Wiseman Ann and John Backman David Barnes and Melissa Underhill Annette and Les Eaton Boyer and Gretchen Halvorsen N. Jayne Marquess and Peter Sefton Ted and Lenore Martinell Karina and Michael Neale Heather and Michael Raschko Christine and Doug Watson Sheldon Woodle SUPPORTERS ($1-99) Anonymous (1) James and Wendy Agee Patty & Vinney Bauer Tom Bird Verna Borup Shirley Burris Erika Clausen Jonathan Feil Phyllis Feil Gehl Flowers-Gifts Rita and Noboru Hara Glenn and Nancy Lentz Rich & Susan Lindsay Wilma Luttermoser Dwight Martin RuthMolzan Philip and Phyllis Ross Carl Schwartz Penny Short R. Joseph Scott Jim White Susan Richardson and Jim Osgood Fran and Dan Pope YOU CAN NOW DONATE ONLINE VIA PAYPAl ON OUR WEBSITE AT We are seeking donations from supporters like you to help us sustain and expand our programs. Please join!he generous individuals and organizations who have provided support to enable us to make!he music our audiences love to hear. All contributions are tax-deductible. Please contact one of our representatives about how you can help. To the Many Supporters of the Sammamish Symphony Orchestra, THANK YOU! ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Many people have worked together to make our community orchestra possible. They have given of their time, talent, and energy. Thank you! EQ\JIPMENT STORAGE Joyce Cunningham/Providence Point FACILITIES Eastlake High School PIANO Sherman Clay PROGRAM DESIGN Emaugo Creative REHEARSAL SPACE Bellevue Christian School PROGRAM NOTES Jonalhan Feil REFRESHMENTS Safeway/Costco Klahanie QFC7Pine Lake QFC PERCUSSION EQ\JIPMENT Dave Pitt/Beaver Lake Middle School RECORDING ENGINEER Kent Harisson The Sammamish Symphony Orchestra Association (SSOA) is a Non-Profit Corporation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service. For further information, contact the SSOA: P.O. Box 1173, Issaquah, WA (206)

12 Season Russian Diversions Sunday Oct 18 th, :00 pm Eastlake Performing Arts Center 2009 October Saturday & Sunday Dec. 12 th, 2009, 7:30 pm Dec. 13 th, :00 pm Eastlake Performing Arts Center 2009 December Sunday Feb 21 st, :00 pm Eastlake Performing Arts Center 2010 February Sunday Mar. 14 th, :00 pm Benaroya Hall 200 University Street - Seattle 2010 March Sunday May 2 nd, 2010, 2:00 pm Mary, Queen of Peace Church th Ave SE - Sammamish 2010 May Sunday June 13 th, 2010, 2:00 pm Eastlake Performing Arts Center 2010 June For more information please visit Thank you to our generous sponsors. City of Sammamish King County Arts Commission Graphic Design sponsored in part by Emaugo.com