Everett Philharmonic Orchestra: Music for the Imagination! (Family Concert)
$20; $10 per ticket for groups of 4 or more, students, and 18 & younger; children 5 & younger free
- Paul-Elliott Cobbs, conductor
- Courtney Tam, piano
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a
Frédéric Chopin — Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 (Mvt. 1)
Leroy Anderson — Sleigh Ride
The Everett Phil celebrates the beginning of the festive season with traditional favorites for all ages. We’ll open with the lively and playful overture to Humperdinck’s Hansel & Gretel. Since its premiere this fairytale opera remains a Christmas tradition for many families, popular for its libretto and rich, Wagnerian orchestration. Next Dr. Cobbs will lead the orchestra in a suite of music from everyone’s favorite holiday ballet, The Nutcracker. Tchaikovsky’s arrangement of his own ballet hits all the high points including the sugar plum fairies and waltzing flowers. Then we’ll celebrate the next generation of classical musicians with a performance by this year’s Snohomish County Music Teachers Association concerto winner, Courtney Tam. This youngster will thrill you with her virtuosity and inspire you with her stirring interpretation of the first movement from Chopin’s majestic second piano concerto. We’ll conclude with Leroy Anderson’s delightfully upbeat Sleigh Ride, during which children in the audience will be able to join the orchestra in ringing in the holidays with bells.
Join us Sunday, November 26, at 3pm in the Everett Civic Auditorium (2415 Colby Ave., Everett, WA 98201). Tickets on sale now for $20; $10 per ticket for groups of four or more; children five and younger free with an adult. For tickets or more information please visit us at EverettPhil.org, email info@everettphil.org, subscribe to our FaceBook page or call (425) 585-8975.
About Paul-Elliott Cobbs, conductor
Maestro Paul-Elliott Cobbs is a unique voice in the international music community. Educated at the Akademie für Musik, Vienna, Cobbs possesses an intimate knowledge of European masterworks combined with rare expertise in American multiculturalism. His interpretation of William Grant Still's Afro-American Symphony - the subject of his doctoral thesis - is considered definitive by many.
A popular guest conductor, Cobbs appears frequently with orchestras and ensembles in Europe, Asia, and the United States including Vienna's Festival Chamber Orchestra, members of the Dresden and Leipzig Opera, the Kamimura Wind Ensemble in Kagoshima, Japan; and the Seattle Symphony.
http://paulelliottcobbs.com/About Courtney Tam, piano
Courtney has been studying with Dr. Yelena Balabanova at the International Conservatory Studio since 2011. In 2022, Courtney notably performed with the Mukilteo Orchestra after winning the SCMTA Concerto Competition. Courtney’s awards include 1st Prize at American Virtuoso Competition and performance at Carnegie Hall, Gold Medals at the Pacific NW, Chopin NW, Northern Lights and Charleston International Competitions, EMTA Best of Festival for three consecutive years, Grand Prix winner of International German Music Piano Competition and many others. Courtney attended the prestigious Seattle Piano Institute at UW, Seattle Chamber Music Academy and Vancouver B.C. Piano Sessions. She was the Finalist in the Seattle Symphony Young Artists for two consecutive years.