Tickets for all three concerts go on sale Friday with prices starting at $39.

English conductor James Lowe, the second of five candidates who have auditioned for the position of Spokane Symphony music director, led the orchestra over the weekend through a program that allowed him to take on several roles at once: as interpreter of well-known classics, as partner with a soloist in the performance of a challenging concerto, and as leader of the West Coast premiere of a new work

O’Neal was at the ceremony to see “Only Gate,” which she co-wrote and recorded with electronic music duo Gabriel & Dresden, celebrated as one of the best remixed recording nominees.

All tickets for Friday’s show will be honored for the Aug. 12 show.

Kris Kristofferson and the Strangers will headline the Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox on Thursday.

One thing Lauren Daigle has learned about performing live is that it’s OK to relax and go with the flow on stage. “I was just talking to a friend about how in the very beginning you get caught up in trying to get it right,” Daigle said, looking back on when she first began performing. “There’s this feeling of, ‘I have to do it right. I don’t want to fall flat on my face.’ And you learn that actually mistakes and those kinds of moments are some of the purest and most beautiful moments on a stage … I think I’ve learned how to face those moments and run with those moments.”

“Classics 6: Passion’s Pursuit,” which also features guest pianist Haochen Zhang, will be Saturday and Sunday at the Fox.

Gispert released “Sunlight Tonight” in November.

Presale passes will be available for purchase from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday. General admission tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m.

The three-day, two-stage festival takes over the Gorge Amphitheatre on Aug. 2-4. Passes go on sale Feb. 22 at 10 a.m. at www.watershedfest.com.

General admission tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. at

Private donations of musical instruments or successful campaigns for specific equipment can make a big impact for music programs at area schools, but they are extremely rare.

Hidden deep in the wings of the auditorium stage at Lewis and Clark High School are two musical treasures that came to be because of extraordinary fundraising and a public-spirited principal with an Ivy League emphasis on the arts. First came a grand piano as a gift from the class of 1912. Later came a pipe organ.

The Coeur d’Alene science magnet school opens a new piano lab to give students access to even more musical learning.

Did the Grammys “get” grunge? A look at Seattle artists’ successes and shutouts at music’s biggest night.

The Richard Thompson Electrio Trio will perform at the Bing Crosby Theater on Friday.

O’Neal is featured on “Only Road (Cosmic Gate Remix),” which has been nominated for Best Remixed Recording.

Yearly subscribers of the Neil Young Archives can get their hands on tickets now.

“All That Reckoning” is the Canadian blues/country/folk/rock band’s first batch of new material since releasing a box set called “Notes Falling Slow” in 2015.