NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, June 24.
PORT ANGELES — St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, 132 E. 13th St., will present a piano recital by Ken Young at 7 tonight.
The recital is expected to last between 60 to 90 minutes with no intermission.
Street parking is available if the church parking lot is full.
Admission is free, although voluntary donations of any amount will be accepted.
Proceeds will benefit the Community Dinner fund, used to provide free dinners to underprivileged people every Wednesday evening at the church.
Typically, about 60 to 80 underprivileged individuals are served each Wednesday, according to church officials.
“The program will feature several very popular old piano pieces, plus some of my own compositions,” Young said.
These include Frédéric Chopin’s “Grande Valse brillante, Op. 18,” “Valse brillante, Op. 64, No. 1,” “Étude, Op. 10, No. 12” and “Revolutionary in C minor,” and Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Sonata quasi una Fantasia, Op. 27, No. 2” and “Moonlight Sonata.”
Original compositions include “Drivin’ to Dublin,” “Descending,” “Festival,” “Coming Home” and “Oregon Coast Suite, Part 12.”
For more information, call 360-457-4122 or visit www.portangelespianist.com.
Music trio show
PORT LUDLOW — The Bay Club, 120 Spinnaker Place, will host Tiller’s Folly, a Canadian based acoustic roots music trio, at 4 p.m. Saturday.
The Sounds of Summer concert is presented by Port Ludlow Performing Arts.
“This band exhibits an inexhaustible spirit as they continue to spread their memorable blend of energy, musicality, romance and fun for more than 1,000 performances across Canada, the U.S. and Europe,” said Jim Kloetzel, Port Ludlow Performing Arts board member.
Doors are set to open at 3 p.m. Tickets are $25 and are available at The Bay Club or online at www.brownpapertickets.com.
This will be the trio’s third appearance in Port Ludlow.
The award-winning ensemble — consisting of lead singer Bruce Coughlan, bassist Laurence Knight and multi-instrumentalist Nolan Murray — performs bluegrass, folk and Canadian Celtic music.
Murray, who joined the band in 2002 has been awarded the Oregon State Fiddle Champion, Top 10 Grand Masters Champion, Top 10 U.S. National Fiddle Champion and International World Bluegrass Championship Band and has received a multitude of Canadian awards.
For more information, call 360-437-2208.
PT Summer Band
PORT TOWNSEND — Chetzemoka Park, 900 Jackson St., will host the Port Townsend Summer Band, which is kicking off its 24th season beginning at 3 p.m. Sunday.
The band will perform “Strike Up the Band” by George and Ira Gershwin, “Centennial Overture” by John Cacavas, a medley of operatic favorites by E.W. Berry, “Malagueña,” by Cuban composer Ernesto Lecuona and marches by John Philip Sousa, Karl L. King and Karl Bach with selections from the Broadway shows “Les Misérables” and “Jersey Boys.”
The concert is free of charge, although contributions are welcome, as the band is funded solely by donations and the Port Townsend Arts Commission.
For more information, visit www.ptsummerband.org.
