Manilow's donation shows kids that every note is precious
If you ask a group of Tulalip Elementary fourth- and fifth-graders what music they listen to, they’ll say AC/DC or Green Day. There’s no mention of the Grammy-winning Barry Manilow. And though few, if any, of the students have ever heard...
Date: 10/13/09 | Local News
Violinist Swil Kanim shares his spirit
He has toured North America with the Indigo Girls, worked on the hit TV series “Northern Exposure” and was one of the stars in Sherman Alexie's film “The Business of Fancydancing.” Swil Kanim, a musician from Bellingham, has...
Date: 10/09/09 | Entertainment
Disney family concert superb, magical
Sometimes I’m totally depressed by world news; there seems to be so darned much to worry and fret about. Then along comes the experience of an Everett Symphony Family Together concert and one’s world returns to the wonderment of joy of...
Date: 10/03/09 | Letters
Thanks to New Life Center for supporting music
This letter is written to sing the praises of the Everett Symphony and of the New Life Center for their sterling presentation of the Magical Music of Disney on Sept. 26. As a long-ago percussionist with Tacoma’s Stadium Band and with the UDub...
Date: 10/03/09 | Letters
Everett Symphony says marketing deal with Comcast Arena operator will pay dividends
A new partnership for the Everett Symphony should be cause for patrons to whistle a happy tune. That's because the partnership is a money-saver for the symphony, allowing the nonprofit organization to leverage its limited resources in other areas...
Date: 08/11/09 | Business
Everett Symphony retools approach, venues for new season
There’s so much that’s new about the Everett Symphony and its 2009-10 season that to say the symphony has rewritten its score goes beyond cliche. Let’s start with the fact that the symphony is bringing back concert programs for...
Date: 07/19/09 | Living
Barry Manilow's pledge will bring 45 violins to local schools
Barry Manilow played Everett last month. Besides memories and autographs, the Grammy-winning musician left something else: a promise. The singer, through his Manilow Music Project, plans to donate 45 Yamaha violins, with a retail value of $36,000,...
Date: 04/12/09 | Local News
Not even a stroke kept violinist from Carnegie Hall
EVERETT -- The stroke had paralyzed Jan Simpson's left side. It looked like she would never play the violin again. That simply wouldn't do. She started with the Everett Symphony at 16 years old. After turning 74, the prize was finally hers. She was...
Date: 04/03/09 | Local News
Everett Symphony offers great experience
This is a letter of thanks to the Everett Symphony on behalf of the area's blind and partially sighted. On Nov. 6, the Everett Central Lions Club sponsored a V.I.P. (Visually Impaired Person's) Concert in cooperation with the Everett Symphony...
Date: 11/15/08 | Letters
