Lots of music coming up at Shasta College, including a free spring concert by the Shasta College Youth Symphony orchestra on Saturday.
The 3:15 p.m. concert in the college’s theatre will feature the young musicians playing “The Dance of the Hours” from “La Gioconda” by Amilcare Poncielli and “The Anvil Chorus” from “Il Trovatore” by Giuseppe Verdi.
I love this part of the press release: “Specially crafted brake drums imitating anvils will be featured.” Hot damn.
String Orchestra will play “Red Pepper” by Jeffrey Bishop, “Git on Board” by Marcus Dowty and “Cho-Cho Dances” by Keiko Yamada. The concert also includes solo pieces for flutes, bassoon and violin, and music by the Heneveld String Ensemble.
On Wednesday, April 1, the Shasta College Community Jazz Big Band will perform a variety of jazz styles at 7:30 p.m. in the college theatre. Tickets to the all-ages event are only $2 each.
- Vehicle Amnesty Day for abandoned and unwanted vehicles was a big success, says the Redding Police Department. On Saturday, 160 vehicles arrived at Pick-n-Pull from all over the county. Residents were able to arrange ahead of time to get the eyesores towed for free. The police department says it’ll do Vehicle Amnesty Day again next year.
- What I’m Reading: “A Short History of Nearly Everything” by Bill Bryson. Very entertaining science book. What I like best is the way Bryson humanizes the great discoverers and inventors by relating their foibles and strange personalities. Funny stuff.
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