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Marcel Ardans, 24, grew up on a city farm in Phoenix and later in northern Arizona. His family moved to Bellingham when he was a teen and he attended Sehome High School.
After graduating, he started performing professionally in stage productions and musicals in the pit orchestra in…
Growing up in Idaho, singer, songwriter Korby Lenker started taking piano lessons at the age of 8. While attending Western Washington University, he formed a regionally successful alt-bluegrass band called the Barbed Wire Cutters in the late 1990s.
Moscow pianist Vadym Kholodenko, whose accolades include the recipient of the Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Gold Medal at the 14th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, performs at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, at Western Washington University’s Performing Arts Center in the first of this…
Two concerts remain in the 2014 Summer Noon Concert Series.
On Wednesday, July 23, Bellingham’s own Louisiana-style Cajun band will be kicking up the fiddle and accordion to help Western feel a bit more like “The Big Easy.” All that will be missing will be the…
Bellingham's Louisiana-style Cajun band, The Happy Valley Sluggers, will kick up the fiddle and accordion to help Western Washington University feel a bit more like "The Big Easy" in a free outdoor concert from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 23, at Western Performing Arts Center…
The 2014 Summer Noon Concert Series continues today, June 16, with a noon performance by local group Willow Vane on the PAC Plaza at Western Washington University.
Led by Russ Fish, of Ruby Parasols and Fairhaven Recording Studio, Willow Vane takes the folk/Americana sound to new…
The 2014 Summer Noon Concert Series continues today, June 9, with a noon performance by local group Br'er Rabbit on the PAC Plaza at Western Washington University.
The video above shows another local band, Snug Harbor, opening the summer series this past week, on July 2.
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Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight bob their heads with the crisp beats of their electronic music in a smoothly synchronized fashion. Their sound is a waterfall of cascading vocal loops and distinctive rhythmic syncopation, which has received over 4.7 million streams on SoundCloud, hit No. 1 on…
Local band Snug Harbor will kick off the 2014 Summer Noon Concert Series with a 12 p.m. gig Wednesday, July 2, on the PAC Plaza at Western Washington University.
And in addition to the music, the folks in Summer Programs are handing out free ice cream and prizes to attendees.
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The Bellingham Festival of Music unites principal players from major North American orchestras with exceptional musicians from other local, regional and national ensembles who, under the artistic direction of Michael Palmer, perform as the Festival Orchestra on Saturday, July 5, through July 20…