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Scott Kirby at the Harrington Opera House
Scott Kirby will present 150 years of American music; original artwork including local scenes such as the
Rocklyn Church; video and narrative in a unique celebration of Americana at the Harrington Opera House in Harrington, WA on Saturday, November 19, 2016 at 4:00 pm. Advance tickets $15. Proceeds benefit ongoing rehabilitation projects for the historic 1904 Harrington Opera House. www.harringtonoperahouse.org
A native of Ohio, Scott Kirby began his study of music at the age of six, and continued formal piano instruction for seventeen years. Kirby has served as Musical Director of the Scott Joplin Ragtime Festival in Sedalia, MO, and of the Rocky Mountain Ragtime and American Music Festival in Boulder, CO, as well as director of the San Juan Islands Ragtime Institute. His appearances include a segment on CBS News Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood in 1998, and at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C. Kirby co-founded a record company (Viridiana Productions, L.L.C.), has made 25 recordings, and has composed over 150 original works for piano and other instruments. Admired by fellow pianists including George Winston, and hailed by Time Magazine as an ace pianist, CBS News Charles Osgood agreed that Critics call Scott Kirby one of the best interpreters of ragtime music on the scene today.
Kirbys artistic passion grew to include visual art, and in 2005, while living in France, he completed 75 paintings and 28 piano compositions, including The Prairie Devotionals, The paintings (belonging to a set entitled Visions of the Great Plains) and the new musical works set the groundwork for his new multi-media project Main Street Souvenirs. Kirby now lives in Boulder, Colorado and divides his time between composing, painting, performing and teaching.
Scott is returning to the Pacific Northwest where he performed an August benefit concert for Holy Names Music Center and Community Music Outreach at the Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox. This event benefits the historic 1904 Harrington Opera House which was rescued from near destruction in 1992 and is on its way to becoming a regional venue for arts, culture, entertainment, lectures, and even private weddings. More information at www.harringtonoperahouse.org or contact Harrington Opera House Society volunteer, Linda at 509-253-4171.
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LocationHarrington Opera House (View)
S 19 Third St.
Harrington, WA 99134
United States
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