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Santa Rosa, CA. ~ The North Bay Sinfonietta, a chamber or- chestra under the auspices of the Santa Rosa Junior College, will pres- ent a concert under the direction of its Founder/Conductor Cynthia Weichel, on Friday, May 5, 2017 – 8:00 pm at the Church of the Incarnation (550 Mendocino Ave.). General admission tickets are $8 and may be purchased at the door prior to the concert.
The concert features outstand- ing young talent, Chiara Rack- erby,
playing Handel’s Oboe
Concerto No. 3 in G Minor (1704). Chiara is a fi fteen-year- old sophomore at Healdsburg High School, where she plays in the Jazz and Concert Bands. She participated in the Santa Rosa Symphony’s youth programs on violin for eight years. However,
she switched to oboe just last season when the youth orches- tra needed an oboe player, and now she is the prin- cipal oboist for the orchestra. Chiara competed in this season’s Youth Or- chestra Concerto Competition and won a chance to solo with the youth orchestra this past March. She wants to continue build- ing a more rounded musical career and to pursue these goals during and
after
college.The North Bay Sinfonietta is comprised of 30 amateur musicians from So- noma County. The orchestra’s mission is to look for fresh ex- citing ways to present classical music with quality intimate per- formances and innovative pro- gramming. In addition to per- forming classic pieces from the chamber orchestra repertoire,
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the orchestra is committed to presenting lesser-known works and unique soloists that will de- light their audiences. Conductor, Cynthia Weichel, is on the faculty of the SRJC, where she teaches Classical Mu- sic Appreciation, Music History and Music Fundamentals. She is also the Founder/Conductor of the popular Symphonic Read- ing
Orchestra she formed in
the summer of 2008. Weichel is a native of Santa Rosa and an alumna of the SRJC. She re- ceived her Bachelor’s degree in music from Sonoma State Uni- versity and a Master’s degree in conducting from CSU, Sac- ramento. Most recently she was conductor of the SRJC Orches- tra for 13 years, and from 1985- 1998 Ms. Weichel was also the Assistant Conductor of the Santa Rosa Symphony Youth Orches- tra. As a professional violinist, she has been a longtime member of the Napa Valley Symphony. At home in Santa Rosa she oper- ates a violin studio.
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Santa Rosa, CA. ~ The Etude Women’s Chorus, directed by Lou Jean Huber, will pres- ent an hour-long program of seasonal sacred and secular choral works, including a new composition by member, com- poser/pianist Charlotte
Ellis,
on Saturday, May 6 at 3 pm at the United Methodist Church sanctuary, 1551 Montgomery Drive, Santa Rosa. Music se- lections
include show tunes
from “Oliver,”“The Roar of the Greasepaint,”“New York, New York,” and “Sound of Music.” Sacred music includes composers John Rutter and Meredith Wilson as well as folk music. The Etude Women’s Cho- rus has been joyously singing in Santa Rosa and nearby for more than 50 years. Admis- sion is FREE, but donations welcome. For information, call 707- 546-0145.
A man walks into a bar and orders a drink. Then he notices there are pieces of meat nailed to the ceiling of the bar so he asks the barman what they are for. The barman replies, “If you can jump up and pull one of them down you get free beer all night. If you fail, you have to pay the bar $100.
Do you want to have a go?” The man thinks about it for a minute before saying, “Nah, the steaks are too high!”
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his civil engineering degree. A young employee at Pac
Bell named Marilyn McCar- thy asked Earl to bring her to and from work during a union strike. She quickly made it clear that she was an “un- claimed treasure.” After week one, she invited him out for a drink; after week two, she in- vited him to meet her mother. The strike ended after three weeks, and Earl proposed mar- riage after week four!
They
purchased their fi rst home in Greenbrae in 1950 and had a $73/month mortgage for about a year before they paid it off. Their only real dispute over the years was about paying cash for the house! Earl was raised to save money and only buy things he could afford (cash, not credit), which has served him well throughout his life. He also became involved in politics for twelve years and served on the Larkspur City Council, including as Mayor. His cost-consciousness led Earl to propose sharing the police
and fi re departments as well as public works with the neigh-
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