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March 30, 7:30 pm:
Cellist Marek Szpakiewicz in recital
in Tacoma |
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Marek Szpakiewicz |
Marek
Szpakiewicz, a native of
Lublin,
Poland, is an outstanding young cellist who has
several international awards to his credit, among them the 1996
Antonio
Janigro Competition in
Zabreb,
Croatia, and the Tansman
International Competition in
Lodz,
Poland. Most recently, he won the 2003
Mu Phi Epsilon cello competition, gaining
instant recognition in the
USA. He also worked on film
orchestration for
Finding Neverland,
the movie featuring the Oscar winning music by Jan A.P.
Kaczmarek. Mr.
Szpakiewicz will perform his recital in the Tacoma Philharmonic
Virtuoso Artist Discovery Series at the
University of Puget Sound
in Tacoma.
Where: Schneebeck Hall,
University
of Puget Sound,
Tacoma; tickets $20 regular, $15 seniors, for
tickets call
253-272-0809
More: Tacoma
Philharmonic,
Schneebeck
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March 19, 8 pm:
Tomasz
Stanko at the Triple Door |
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Tomasz Stanko
T. Stanko and Simple Acoustic Trio |
Trumpet virtuoso
Tomasz Stanko is one of the best Polish
jazzmen around and is very famous in Europe.
He played in Seattle
in June 2004 and also at the 2002 Earshot Jazz Festival and was called a
giant of jazz in the program. His sound evokes Miles Davis and Chet
Baker and his music is lyrical and moody. Stanko
also credits Krzysztof Komeda as a source of
his inspiration; one example is
Litania, 1997, set
to Komeda's music from
Rosemary's Baby by
Polanski. Stanko also plays at Blue Monk in
Portland, OR, on March 18
and at the Norman Rothstein Theater in
Vancouver, BC,
on March 20.
Where: the Triple Door, 216
Union St., Seattle,
(206) 838-4333; tickets $25; the Theater opens 6 pm, you can dine while
listening to the music
More: concert info
The Triple
Door, Tomasz Stanko |
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March 11 & 12:
Chopin
Festival on Channel 21 |
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F. Chopin |
The 2005 NW Chopin
Festival will be televised on Channel 21 starting on March 11th and
continuing on March 12th and then will be rebroadcast again several
times during the month. The Prizewinners’ Concert at the Polish Home was
also taped and will be broadcast at 6 pm Saturday, March 12th.
Where: on Channel 21 Seattle,
or watch it on-line at
www.seattlechannel.org
More: www.ChopinNW.org
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© 2005
Ryszard Kott |
Fot. 'Fountain" - Hanna Gil
Fot. "Seattle" - Ryszard Kwieciński |
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