GRASS VALLEY, Calif. April 4, 2017 – When one of the world’s greatest trumpeters, Tine Thing Helseth, sat down among children in the audience while playing Mozart’s “Rondo Alla Turca,” the surprised look on their faces transformed quickly to one of pure delight. “It was loud, but it was beautiful,” said third-grader Zion Hartfield. Helseth […]
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InConcert Sierra gifts standard cello to young local musician
GRASS VALEY, Calif. March 14, 2017 – Side by side, Aneka Qing Torgrimson is about the same height as a full size cello. The 13-year-old Nevada City resident recently transitioned from a three-quarter student cello when she was gifted a full-size one from InConcert Sierra at its Feb. 19 Third Sunday Series performance featuring cellist […]
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InConcert Sierra: ZOFO ensemble strikes a chord for the New Year
January 5, 2017 – InConcert Sierra will present an exhilarating start to the New Year with a performance by the Bay Area-based ZOFO piano four-hands ensemble that will bring “fireworks” to the Grass Valley stage Jan. 15, according to Artistic Director Ken Hardin. ZOFO – which stands for 20 Finger Orchestra – features pianists Eva-Maria […]
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Orchestral favorites take center stage at InConcert Sierra season premiere
August 30, 2016 – The InConcert Sierra Orchestra returns to the stage Sept. 18 to launch the 2016-17 season with a program featuring musician and patron favorites alike. Artistic Director and Conductor Ken Hardin has chosen stirring selections such as Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty Waltz, Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain and Pavanne for a Dead Princess for […]