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Jan 30 ~ Scottish Folk: Alan Reid & Rob van Sante ~ Award-winning Scot Trad Nominee singer/composer/keyboardist and founder member of the legendary Battlefield Band Reid joins forces with guitarist/singer van Sante for well- crafted old and new music in the
MUSIC cont’d on page 69
Open Auditions for Tenors and Baritones
Family Concert Series at Weill Hall ~ individual tickets $17, $12 children
concerts and festivals MUSIC
Jan 16 ~ Con Brio with The Petaluma High School Jazz Ensemble ~ Based in San Francisco and named after a musical direction meaning “with spirit”, Con Brio has a relentless drive for experimentation, for pushing their high technical ability higher, for reaching beyond the familiar. Tickets $20. 8p at Mystic Theatre. 21 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma www.ticketweb.com
Jan 17 ~ Folk-Country Music Trio ~ Steve Seskin, Craig Carothers, and Don Henry in concert. Sebastopol Community Cultural Center. www.seb.org. 707-823- 1511, 7:30p. 390 Morris St, Sebastopol.
Auditions & Oppor tunities
~ Cantiamo Sonoma, a 20-member a cappella chamber choir based in Santa Rosa, has an immediate need for tenors. We sing a variety of repertoire from the Renaissance to the present. Seeking experienced sight-singing choral singers. To set up an audition, please contact Artistic Director Carol Menke 707.542.0452
MUSIC by Date & Band:
Jan 9 ~ Saturday Night Blues Session ~ Cloverdale Arts Alliance, Local musicians get together with a house band. Doors open at 7p. Cover is $5. Walk-in musicians welcome. 204 N. Cloverdale Blvd, Cloverdale. www.cloverdalemusicworkshop.com
Santa Rosa Symphony ~ Green Music Center, 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park. 8660955-6040.
Jan 9-11 ~ Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D Major ~ Tickets $20 and up. 707-546- 8742 or www.santarosasymphony.com.
Sonoma Library Concert Series ~
Jan 24 ~ Peter and the Wolf, 3p
Jan 7 ~ Chris Amberger & Friends ~
Classic jazz and chamber jazz with solos and duets in a trio setting. Cloverdale Arts Alliance, 204 N. Cloverdale Blvd, Cloverdale. $15 members, $20 general public. Doors open 7p. www.cloverdaleartsalliance.org.
Jan 8 ~ Giants of the High Baroque: Bach and Vivaldi ~ Live Oak Baroque Orchestra completes its four-year Vivaldi project with the Autumn concerto from Four Seasons featuring Elizabeth Blumenstock as the violin soloist $15- 25. 8p Green Music Center Schroeder Hall, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park. www.sonomabach.org. 707-303-4604
Jan 9 ~ Black & White Jazz: On the Edge ~ Jazz guitarists Randy Vincent and Dave McFarland share the stage with the Black & White Jazz rhythm section for an exploration of contemporary jazz. 7:30p on Rotary Stage in Andrews Hall, 276 East Napa St, Sonoma. www.sonomaartslive.org. Tickets $15. 707-938-4626.
Jan 9 ~ Duran Duran Duran ~ this band has the looks, chops and and swagger to impress even the most die-hard fans. With Special Guests Choppin’ Broccoli. Hits from the 80’s! $12 and up. 21 and over only. 9p. Mystic Theatre, 21 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. www.ticketweb.com
Jan 9 ~ Take Jack in Concert ~ at Congregation Shomrei Torah, 7:30p. 2600 Bennett Valley Rd, Santa Rosa. A nine- member ensemble of Sonoma County- based musicians. Tickets $12 in advance, $15 at door. www.cstsr.org. The concert is a fundraiser to support the work of the CST Social Action Committee.
Santa Rosa Symphony’s Peter & the Wolf @ Green Music Center
Jan 10 ~ Le Jazz Hot ~ presented by Cinnabar Theater. This quartet performs flamboyant gypsy jazz inspired by the guitar genius Django Reinhardt. Paul Mehling on lead guitar and vocals, Evan Price on violin, Isabelle Fontaine on rhythm guitar and vocals, and Sam Rocha on bass and vocals. Tickets are only $25. www.cinnabartheater.org or 707-763-8920 from 10a-3p. Tickets are also available at the door, but reservations are recommended. 3333 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 7:30p.
Jan 16 ~ The Songcatcher’s Tour ~ Jim Kweskin & Meredith Axelrod with Suzy Thompson. 8p. A fusion of Vintage Americana past and present. They are joined by fiddler & singer, Suzy Thompson. This concert is a CD release for a new collaboration Come On In. Workshop at 5p in the OCA classroom. Fine Refreshments, including wine and beer, for sale. Art Gallery open during intermission. $20 workshop only; $25 Concert only; $35 Both. Occidental Center for the Arts 3850 Doris Murphy Court Occidental. www.occidentalcenterforthearts.org
Jan 17 ~ Nicholas Phan in Concert ~ NPR calls this sweet-voiced lyric tenor, “an artist who must be heard.” He teams up with Myra Huang, a pianist who Opera Newshails as “among the top accompanists of her generation.” 3p. Tickets $15+. www.gmc.sonoma.edu Green Music Center, Schroeder Hall, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park
Jan 24 ~ Peter and the Wolf family concert ~ An engaging modern twist on a timeless children’s classic. 3p concert, 2p pre-concert fun, including an Instrument Petting Zoo. Weill Hall at Green Music Center. Tickets $17 adults, $12 children. 707-546-8742 or purchase online www.santarosasymphony.com
Jan 24 ~ Joyful Noise Gospel Choir ~
of the Forestville United Methodist Church. Concert at Tiny Town café 4p. Free. Variety of spirituals, old and new gospel hymns. 887-2020 for more details.