A host of area musicians are taking the stage to help local students pursue their dreams.
Monday Musicale presents its annual Scholarship Benefit Concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 201 E. Lopez Ave., Port Angeles.
Get tickets ahead of time for $15 at Joyful Noise Music in Sequim or Port Book and News in Port Angeles, or for $20 at the door.
Features artists include jazz pianist Linda Dowdell, cellist Traci Winters-Tyson and pianist Kristin Quigley Brye, and Jimmy Hoffman.
About the artists
With roots in both jazz and classical music, Dowdell toured the world from 1988-1998 as musical director of both Mikhail Baryshnikov’s White Oak Dance Project and the Mark Morris Dance Group, performing with a variety of great artists including Yo-Yo-Ma. She is now collaborating with a local author on a children’s book to be produced as a family-friendly musical.
Fool’s Gold is Dan and Katie Cobb, who have been making music for most of their lives. Katie, 15, attends Port Angeles High School and is involved in both the symphonic orchestra and select women’s choir programs. Dan, 52, is in his 19th year of teaching elementary music in the Port Angeles schools and recently completed his 17th year singing with the Peninsula Men’s Gospel Singers. Both have been involved in musical theater, and enjoy the art of performance.
Winters-Tyson, who teaches orchestra at Franklin and Stevens Middle School, is a proud product of the Port Angeles Orchestra Program. She began playing cello at Franklin Elementary and enjoyed performing in Carnegie Hall her senior year during the Port Angeles High School’s orchestra’s first New York trip. A recipient of a Monday Musicale Scholarship, she went on to earn her music degree from Western Washington University.
Quigley Brye, an adjunct Professor of Music at Peninsula College, holds degrees in Horn and Collaborative Piano/vocal coaching from Pacific Lutheran University and North Carolina School of the Arts. She has a lengthy history of music in her background. She is a collaborative pianist with Northwest Women’s Chorale and maintains a private studio.
Hoffman is a native of the area and was raised in Joyce. At age 13 he took up the guitar and in 1978 was a winner in the Monday Musicale scholarship auditions. He performs at many of the area music venues, such as The Concert on the Pier in Port Angeles and 7 Cedars Casino, as well as many other venues across the state.
About Monday Musicale
Active in Clallam County for the past 51 years, Monday Musicale devoted to providing scholarships to high school students who seek a career in music. Annual membership is $15, all of which goes to scholarships.
Meetings are held at noon the third Monday of each month at Queen of Angels Catholic Church, 209 W. 11th St., Port Angeles; entertainment is provided.
To attend these fun events, call Helen Coleman (one week in advance) at 360-775-0594.
Monday Musicale has given more than 175 scholarships totaling more than $150,000.
In the spring of 2019, local students will perform in a scholarship audition, an event open to the public. Details will be released at a later date.
