Everett Philharmonic Orchestra: Music for the Imagination Family Concert
$20 ($12 with group of 4 or more, $10 student/youth; ages 4 & under free)
- Emmett Bell, trombone
- Paul-Elliott Cobbs, conductor
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a
Ferdinand David — Concertino for Trombone and Orchestra, Op. 4 ("I. Allegro maestoso")
Alan Silvestri — Suite from The Polar Express (arr. Jerry Brubaker)
Leroy Anderson — Sleigh Ride
Bring your family and friends to the Everett Philharmonic's annual holiday concert! Our music director designed this special hour-long program to entertain and delight both children and adults alike. It’s become a beloved tradition for families to kick off the holiday season.
This year’s concert features both modern and classical favorites:
"And Musing Awhile": A movement from Barabara Harbach's colorful orchestration of a poem by Michigan native Jane Johnston Schoolcraft.
Selections from The Nutcracker: Incite your imagination with visions of graceful ballet dancers and sugar plum fairies.
Emmett Bell: Everett High School senior and winner of our biennial Young Artists Concerto Competition, inspiring you with his youthful virtuosity on trombone.
The Polar Express Concert Suite: Bring back all those warm feelings from the 2004 holiday film that quickly became a family tradition.
Sleigh Ride: Ring in the holiday season with help from children in the audience.
Don't miss this opportunity to create lasting memories with your loved ones!
This in-person event will also be presented via free livestream at the ECO YouTube channel. Click 'More info' for information on purchasing in-person tickets.
About Emmett Bell, trombone
Emmett Bell is a senior at Everett High School. He has been playing Trombone for 7 years and Trumpet, Tuba, Baritone, French Horn, Guitar, Bass, Banjo, Ukulele, Flute, and Alto Saxophone all for roughly 1 - 5 years. He’s played at the State Solo & Ensemble Competition, WSU’s Summer Music Camp Recital, the 2024 All State Jazz Band, and in multiple pit crews. Emmett also has interned at North Middle School with their bands and choir, with plans to become a music educator. He regularly plays in the worship band at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, and plays at many local jazz jams.
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/