For Seattleites: I sing with Radost

I'll sing with Radost at this one-of-a-kind performance. Earlier this week I heard the orchestra in rehearsal and not only do they sound terrific, they will do justice to Johnny's arrangement. Hearing these simple folk tunes, now beefed up with so many musicians instead of an eight piece folk band, was thrilling. My jaw dropped on the first chord.

(Only twice before have I performed with an orchestra, when I danced with the Zivili Kolo Ensemble of Columbus, Ohio. One piece was an orchestral setting of Pamela Lacko Kelley's "Wedding" choreography with the West Palm Beach Florida Symphony Orchestra. The second was to a performance of Enescu's Romanian Rhapsody #2 with the Columbus Ohio Symphony Orchestra. These performances were unique in my experience, until now.)

Please join the Radost Folk Ensemble in a Special Performance:

Radost at the Garfield Winter Waltz On the Blue Danube

Sunday January 29, 2011
7-10 PM

Grand Lobby at Benaroya Concert Hall

3rd Ave, between Union and University, in Seattle

The Garfield High School Orchestras invited Radost to be the guest performers at this year's annual Winter Waltz. Bring your dancing shoes so you can waltz and polka the evening away to one of the top student orchestras in the USA.

Radost will perform Pesme I Igre Iz Medimurje (Songs and Dances from Medimurje)

Traditional Croatian Music arranged for Orchestra by John Morovich. Music performed by the Garfield Symphony Orchestra, under the direction ofMarcus Tsutakawa. This special performace is dedicated to Mel Webb, and supported by the Mel Webb Memorial Music Fund.

Visit Radost.org for ticket information.