November 21 • 6pm • Free!
Doors to Hot Shop Open: 5:45pm
Performance: 6-7pm
Members of Northwest Sinfonietta and Kareem Kandi World Orchestra team up for a program of original works by Kareem Kandi, influenced by jazz, hip hop, Latin, and Middle Eastern music, and arranged for this unique fusion ensemble. Performed in the Hot Shop with live glassblowing by Hilltop Artists students, this is a multi-sensory experience not to be missed. Fun for all ages, and FREE with support from Tacoma Creates!
This performance is part of Museum of Glass free-admission Third Thursday programming. Seats in the Hot Shop are first come, first served, so please plan on arriving promptly!
The Museum will be hosting a special member lounge from 5:30–6:30pm, featuring snacks and drinks.
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About Northwest Sinfonietta
Founded in 1991 by harpsichordist Kathryn Habedank and conductor Christophe Chagnard, Northwest Sinfonietta is the premiere, professional chamber orchestra in the Puget Sound area. As an ensemble of 35 musicians, the Sinfonietta (meaning 'little symphony' in Italian) blends the intimacy of chamber music with the power of a full symphony orchestra—the result is a truly invigorating experience.
The Sinfonietta was honored to be the third American orchestra to tour and perform in Cuba since the 1959 revolution. In 2012 and 2013, the orchestra performed throughout the island nation, including a concert in Cienfuegos (Tacoma’s sister city). In 2015, the Sinfonietta became one of the few orchestras in the world to move to an Artistic Partner model of operations. This allows the musicians to take a larger role in the vision and programming of the season, working closely with multiple talented conductors and performers. The inaugural seasons of this model included Artistic Partners David Lockington, Eric Jacobsen, and Joseph Swensen. In 2017, the orchestra also added a series of unconducted performances led by members of the orchestra in new spaces throughout the region.
David Lockington was named Principal Artistic Partner in 2018, and the Sinfonietta formalized a new partnership with renowned, local conductor and artist, Yaniv Attar. Come see why Northwest Sinfonietta has consistently received praise and awards for its excellence, including the 2015 Governor's Arts Award for excellence as an arts organization.
About Kareem Kandi World Orchestra
The Kareem Kandi World Orchestra is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to providing high quality performances and music education to communities around the globe. Through the use of concerts, workshops, composing, recording, and cultural exchanges, the Kareem Kandi World Orchestra brings people together through the broad scope of music and the jazz art form.
A native of the Pacific Northwest, saxophonist Kareem Kandi is a performer, composer, and educator, in high demand for his talents both on and off the stage. Kareem is a versatile musician with strong roots in the traditions of jazz, blues, classical, and funk, and has been performing throughout the U.S. and abroad for years, gaining attention from critics and audiences alike. While staying true to musical styles of the past, he also keeps an eye towards the future by composing original music as well as new arrangements of timeless songs from the great American songbook.
As an educator, Kandi maintains a busy schedule teaching at The Tacoma School of the Arts as an artist in residence. He also maintains a full studio of forty private students, conducts weekly jazz classes at Ted Brown Music, coaches ensembles for Seattle JazzED, and regularly conducts masterclasses and workshops at schools around the Pacific Northwest. Along with his teaching duties he is also the director of The Kareem Kandi World Orchestra, The Tacoma Jazz Association, and has served on the Tacoma Arts Commission. Kandi is a performing artist and clinician for Conn-Selmer and D’addario Woodwinds.
Photo courtesy of Northwest Sinfonietta.
Photo courtesy of Kareem Kandi.
