The Sequim City Band and guest Navy Band Northwest offer a St. Patrick’s Day treat with their next concert, “Emerald Green and Navy Blue,” set for 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 17, in the Donna M. Morris Theater at the Field Arts & Events Hall, 201 W. Front St., Port Angeles.
The bands also open their dress rehearsal at 11:30 a.m. to the public. About 90 reservations remain for the open dress rehearsal, and tickets may be reserved at the Field Hall website (fieldhallevents.org).
Patrons who have reserved 3 p.m. concert tickets are being sent a reminder and are being asked to return unused tickets to the Field Arts & Events Hall box office, so others might have a second chance to secure tickets.
Both concerts are free.
Request a space on the wait list by emailing (boxoffice@fieldhallevents.org) with the number of tickets needed, the desired performance, and contact number. Or, call 360-477-4671 x1, and leave a message outside of box office hours, or visit the Field Hall box office in person between 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Thursday-Saturday.
Sequim City Band’s music director Tyler Benedict notes that the band has been “honored over the years to perform with various groupings of Navy Band Northwest.”
This time around, the Sequim City Band has the pleasure of performing with MU2 Leland Matsumura as solo trombonist, as band members accompany him on “Fantastic Polka” by Arthur Pryor.
“And then we, along with the audience, will enjoy the full Navy Band Northwest performing some Percy Grainger pieces: ‘Molly on the Shore’ and ‘Irish Tune from County Derry,’ which you may know as the song ‘Danny Boy’,” Benedict said.
This will be the first time Navy Band Northwest will be performing on the Field Hall’s stage.
“Navy Band Northwest is excited to share the stage with the Sequim City Band, connecting with the people of Clallam County while representing the work of Sailors around the world and honoring the service of our veterans,” said Lt. Joel Thiesfeldt, music director for Navy Band Northwest. The program includes marches, Irish and Scottish music for St. Patrick’s Day, and the beautiful folk music of Percy Grainger. There is something for everyone.”
The band is for the first time offering two chances to see the band by adding on the full dress rehearsal.
The dress rehearsal will essentially be a run-through of the program,” Benedict said. “We may need to stop to adjust a few aspects of our performance, but it will be very close to the atmosphere of the 3 p.m. performance.”
The Field Hall Café and Lounge will offer Irish-themed food — Irish Beef stew, shepherd’s pie, vegetarian shepherd’s pie, and corned beef sliders with beer-braised cabbage. — and beverages to match the theme of the day. The Field Hall will be open so that patrons can enjoy some food and drink starting at noon.
Donations to the Sequim City Band, an all-volunteer community band, are accepted and will be used to continue providing free family-friendly concerts, members said.
Navy Band Northwest do not receive payment for performing at this concert.
The Sequim City Band’s opening concert for the 2024 “Concert at the James” series is 3 p.m. Sunday, May 5, at the James Center for the Performing Arts at Carrie Blake Community Park, during the opening weekend of the Sequim Irrigation Festival.
Find more information about the performances and Sequim City Band at sequimcityband.org.
