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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

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Pianist Pascal Rogé to make Spokane return at Gonzaga with Elena Font; plus next-day concert with GU professor

On the first of next month, it will be 17 years since the world-renowned French pianist Pascal Rogé joined the Spokane Symphony to open their 63rd season with a performance of Gershwin’s Concerto in F. There must have been something about Spokane that appealed to Rogé, an artist welcome at all of the world’s greatest musical venues, producing a steady stream of acclaimed recordings bearing the label of one of the world’s foremost classical recording companies, for he has returned twice to our city since then, and will be here yet again this week. In 2018 and again in 2023, he appeared with professor Kevin Hekmatpanah and the Gonzaga Orchestra in performances of concertos by Charles Camille Saint-Saens and Maurice Ravel.
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Sing a song of taxes: A musical tribute to 1040s and Uncle Sam

According to the National Taxpayers Union Foundation, the average person spends 13 hours and $290 in out-of-pocket costs preparing and filing a Form 1040 return. For the typical Joe, dealing with federal income taxes is more of a yearly headache than anything else. But, when a pop-rock artist hits gold, you can bet your bottom dollar Uncle Sam will be knocking on that recording studio door with hands outstretched when tax day rolls around.
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Chris Brown and Usher are going on tour together: ‘It’s time’

LOS ANGELES — Usher and Chris Brown are teaming up again. The singers shared a promotional video Friday on Instagram announcing a joint tour, "R&B: Raymond & Brown" — a reference to Usher's birth name, Usher Raymond IV. The announcement did not include further details on tour dates or cities. The video depicts the pair speeding through a city on motorcycles, chased by fans. They arrive at a ...
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Ye stops concert 3 times to rail against ‘corny’ lighting

Kanye West, now who legally goes by Ye, stopped his SoFi stadium show mid-performance three times Wednesday to call out the “corny” production. The 48-year-old embattled Grammy winner, who hadn’t played Los Angeles since 2021, struggled to get through a performance of “Good Life,” as he continually took umbrage with the lighting, according to footage published by TMZ. “Pause, pause, pause,” ...
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Symphony Review: At ‘Masterworks 7: Primavera,’ Lowe commands symphony through season of renewal

James Lowe, music director and conductor of the Spokane Symphony, left no doubt as to the effect he wished the orchestra’s seventh “Masterworks” concert to have on its audience: It was to feel the joy, the energy, the sense of renewal that comes with the arrival of spring. Thus, he used the Italian word for spring, “Primavera,” to name the program, and then built it up by selecting three works full of warmth, color and energy.