Spotlight: CdA Symphony Orchestra unveils 2015-16 lineup
The Coeur d’Alene Symphony Orchestra has announced its lineup for the 2015-16 season.
The year will kick off at noon Aug. 1 with a free concert at North Idaho College in conjunction with the annual Art on the Green festival.
Another free concert, this time at 1 p.m. Sept. 7 (Labor Day), will take place at the Rotary Bandshell in Coeur d’Alene City Park. The rest of the schedule, with performances at the Salvation Army Kroc Center, follows:
“Realm of Stars” – Oct. 9-10, featuring “Star Wars,” “Sprach Zarathustra” (the theme from “2001: A Space Odyssey”), Holst’s “The Planets” and more.
“Realm of Ice & Snow” – Dec. 3-4, with Symphony No. 1 (“Winter”) by Tchaikovsky, Russian Christmas music and holiday pops.
“Realm of Curiosity” – Jan. 22-23, Serenade for Strings by Tchaikovsky, Debussy’s Premiere Rhapsodie, Mozart’s Wind Serenade, Mozart, and Garrison Keillor’s “A Young Lutheran’s Guide To The Orchestra.”
“Realm of Champions” – March 11-12, the annual Young Artists Winners Concert.
“Realm of Nature” – May 6-7, Greig’s Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Brahms’ Double Concerto, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 (“Pastoral”).
Season tickets are on sale now. Beginning July 1, patrons may buy online at www.cdasymphony.org or by phone at (208) 660-2958. Individual concert tickets will be $27 for adults, $21 for seniors, and $10 for students and youth.
Armatrading coming to town
After a nearly 40 year career, Joan Armatrading is taking leave of the touring scene.
The British singer-songwriter has embarked on her final major tour, and that road is leading to the Inland Northwest for the first time in many years.
The 64-year-old blues rock icon isn’t retiring. But in a statement on her website, she writes, “I have absolutely enjoyed the last 42 years of performances but now, with my final major tour, I want to capture a unique memory for both myself and the audience.”
Since 1972, Armatrading has released nearly two dozen albums, and been nominated for three Grammys. “Drop the Pilot” and “Kind Words (And a Real Good Heart)” both hit the U.S. singles charts, and the video for the single “(I Love it When You) Call Me Names” was on frequent rotation on MTV in the early ’80s.
Armatrading will be performing solo, and will be in Spokane at the Bing Crosby Theater on Oct. 25. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday through TicketsWest. They’ll be $44, $48 and $55.
Merritt named KREM president, GM
R.J. Merritt, KREM’s director of sales and marketing, has been named as the new president and general manager of the local CBS affiliate and its sister station, KSKN (CW).
He’s been with KREM for 15 years, working as an account executive, local sales manager and digital sales manager, according to a news release. He’s a Spokane native who graduated from Eastern Washington University with a bachelor’s in organizational communications.
KREM and KSKN are both owned by Gannett Co.