A local program with a 50-year history and heart for local young musicians, the Monday Musicale group is preparing another fundraising concert this fall for its scholarships.
The annual Scholarship Benefit Concert is set for 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 3, at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 201 E. Lopez Ave., Port Angeles, with a quartet of local artists/groups are scheduled to perform.
Tickets are available at Forage gifts and NW Treasures, 121 W. Washington St., Sequim, or at Port Book and News, 104 E. First St., Port Angeles. They also sell for $15 and $20 at the door.
The lineup includes Sequim’s Linda Dowdell, a jazz pianist with roots in both jazz and classical music.
Also taking the stage are the trio Lyrica, the Jimmy Hoffman Band and the Grand Olympics Chorus.
Trio Lyrica includes: violinist Kate Southard-Dean of Sequim who was alternately assistant concertmaster and concertmaster of the Port Angeles Symphony and Chamber Orchestra from 1988-2014; pianist Kristin Quigley Byre, an adjunct professor of music at Peninsula College, collaborative pianist with Northwest Women’s Chorale and owner of a private studio in Port Angeles, and cellist Marlene Moore, who has been playing cello since age 3 and a member of Port Angeles Symphony Orchestra.
The Jimmy Hoffman Band features Hoffman, a longtime Joyce resident who once was a Monday Musicale scholarship winner and whose band plays locally in numerous local venues including 7 Cedars Casino and the Concert at the Pier series in Port Angeles.
Since 1981, the Olympics Chorus has performed at community events as well as being a part of Sweet Adeline’s International, an international women’s organization of nearly 21,000 members dedicated to advancing the unique sound of a cappella barbershop harmony.
About Monday Musicale
A group formed 52 years ago, Monday Musicale is an organization dedicated to providing scholarships to local high school seniors who are seeking a career in music. Members meet once a month for a noon meeting on the third Monday of the month at the Queen of Angels Catholic Church Fellowship Hall, 209 W. 11th St., Port Angeles.
After the meeting, local performers share their music.
Membership is $15 a year and proceeds go toward the scholarships. They have a fundraiser once a year to fund the scholarships.
Monday Musicale has awarded more than 175 scholarships totaling more than $156,000.
Trio Lyrica, with Kate Sotuhard-Dean on violin, Marlene Moore on cello and Kristin Quigley Byre on piano join three other artists/groups at the Nov. 3 Monday Musicale scholarship concert. Submitted photo
The Grand Olympic Chorus is one of four featured artists/groups at the Nov. 3 Monday Musicale scholarship concert. Submitted photo
