DATE BOOK/april videos and covers of today’s most classic and popular songs. 2CELLOS playing style has broken down the boundaries between different genres of music, from classical and film music to pop and rock. They have no limits when it comes to performing live and are equally as impressive when playing Bach and Vivaldi as they are when rocking out. INB Performing Arts Center. 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. Spokane. For tickets, call (800) 325-SEAT or visit www.ticketswest.com.
ate strings ensemble designed to stretch the students' musical skills. The Spokane Youth Philharmonic, conducted by Dr. Roberta Bottelli, is a full orchestra (string, woodwind, brass and percussion sections) that challenges students to work together to shape the success of the overall orchestra. And the Spokane Youth Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Philip Baldwin, is comprised primarily of high school and college age musicians who have distinguished themselves musically in performance and area competitions. Fox Theatre. 1001 W. Sprague Ave. Spokane. For tickets, call (800) 325-SEAT or visit www. ticketswest.com. Tickets may also be purchased with personalized service at the Box Office of Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, or by calling (509) 624-1200.
April 24: Johnny Mathis
April 20: ABBA The Concert: A Tribute Show
ABBA The Concert—a Tribute to ABBA, features The Visitors, and a performance getting rave reviews for being “the closest to ABBA you’ll ever get.” Formed in 1996, The Visitors group has performed more than 1,000 shows in more than 20 countries around the world. With a fantastic “ABBA” sound and a stunning live “ABBA-esque” performance, ABBA The Concert brings one of the greatest pop phenomenons of all time back to life. Northern Quest Casino, 100 N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights. For tickets, please visit www.northernquest.com.
April 21: Spokane Symphony: Carmina Burana
Music fans are in for a treat this Spring. A special performance that will be one of the most talked about events of the year: Carl Orff’s monumental work for orchestra, chorus and soloists. With its earth-shaking sounds and powerful rhythms, it’s an awe-inspiring experience, a celebration of all that’s lusty and luscious in life, and a recognition of the constantly changing seasons and the inexorable power of fortune and fate. Fox Theatre. 1001 W. Sprague Ave. Spokane. For tickets, call (800) 325-SEAT or visit www. ticketswest.com. Tickets may also be purchased with personalized service at the Box Office of Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, or by calling (509) 624-1200.
April 24: Spokane Youth Symphony: The Colorful Orchestra
The Spokane Youth Symphony, under the artistic direction of Dr. Philip Baldwin, is comprised of four progressive orchestras, each designed to develop the skills of young musicians at increasingly challenging levels. The Spokane Youth Strings, conducted by Dr. John Marshall, is a beginning ensemble of intermediate level string players. The Spokane Youth Sinfonietta, conducted by Ms. Heather Montgomery, is an intermedi-
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Best-known for his supremely popular hits like “Chances Are," "It's Not For Me To Say," and “Misty,” legendary singer Johnny Mathis has recorded more than 80 albums, 6 Christmas albums, and has sold millions of records worldwide. INB Performing Arts Center. 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. Spokane. For tickets, call (800) 325-SEAT or visit www.ticketswest.com.
April 25: Gonzaga Symphony Orchestra: Richard Stoltzman
For the Gonzaga Symphony Orchestra season finale, Music Director Kevin Hekmatpanah is joined by renowned clarinetist Richard Stoltzman. Together, they will wow audiences with two pieces by American masters. Stoltzman recorded a definitive version of Aaron Copland’s Clarinet Concerto in 1993, creating silky, dreamlike sound in the opening section, infusing the cadenza with bravado and virtuosity and performing the jazzy final section with flair. They will follow with an arrangement of Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story for Clarinet and Orchestra. Before Stoltzman comes to the stage, the orchestra will perform Hector Berlioz’s famous Hungarian March, a thrilling song of victory, Franz von Suppé’s melodious Pique Dame Overture, and Maurice Ravel’s Valse Nobles e Sentimentale, a suite of waltzes comprised of an eclectic blend of Impressionist and Modernist music. Fox Theatre. 1001 W. Sprague Ave. Spokane. For tickets, call (800) 325-SEAT or visit www. ticketswest.com. Tickets may also be purchased with personalized service at the Box Office of Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, or by calling (509) 624-1200.
April 30: Spokane Symphony Superpops: Cirque Musica Crescendo
New to the world this season, Crescendo is a unique symphonic cirque experience that will wow you with its artistry. The musical spectacle features dazzling international Cirque artists performing a symphonic theatrical production in union with the full Spokane Symphony Orchestra. Fox Theatre. 1001 W. Sprague Ave., Spo-
kane. For tickets, call (800) 325-SEAT or visit www.ticketswest.com. Tickets may also be purchased with personalized service at the Box Office of Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, 1001 W. Sprague Avenue, or by calling (509) 624-1200.
May 7-8: Spokane Symphony Classics: Blockbusters
The season finale features a trio of immensely tuneful, well-crafted—and popular—works. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1, with its iconic opening, evocative melodies and lush romanticism, was an instant success and perennial audience favorite. Yet, it was revolutionary at the time, called “unplayable” and “extremely difficult, strange, wild, [and] ultra-modern.” Ottorino Respighi’s lavishly orchestrated Fountains of Rome beautifully evokes four of Rome’s fountains. Sergei Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5 is dazzlingly orchestrated, with long melodic lines, wonderful solos and brilliant percussion writing, ensuring its tremendous success. Fox Theatre. 1001 W. Sprague Ave. Spokane. For tickets, call (800) 325-SEAT or visit www. ticketswest.com. Tickets may also be purchased with personalized service at the Box Office of Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, or by calling (509) 624-1200.
EVENTS
April 19: National Geographic Live! Sufferfest: 700 Miles of Pain and Glory
Earlier this year, climber and filmmaker Cedar Wright summited 45 rock towers, biked 700 miles through Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Arizona, and climbed and rappelled more than 12,000 vertical feet of rock. Wright called this agonizing journey and resulting film Sufferfest 2—the sequel to a previous biking-and-climbing adventure in California, the film of which was a hit at the Banff Mountain Film Festival. But this was suffering with a purpose: to support a $40,000 Navajo Solar Project funded by Wright’s partner, Alex Honnold. Share the laughter and spare yourself the blisters and bruises as happy road warrior Cedar Wright recounts his latest adventure. INB Performing Arts Center. 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. Spokane. For tickets, call (800) 325-SEAT or visit www.ticketswest.com.
April 22-24: 2016 KOSÉ Team Challenge Cup
The inaugural KOSÉ Team Challenge Cup is a unique figure skating competition that will present the sport of figure skating to fans worldwide like never before. The ISU-sanc-