Seattle Peace Chorus – Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church – 3 June 2023
If I’m gonna pick an event that calls for me working the tables, it might as well be music. The tabling was for the “Third Act” organization (“building a community of experienced Americans over the age of sixty determined to change the world for the better”), at a concert by the Seattle Peace Chorus, nearly 30 voices accompanied by 14 instrumental musicians. The first act featured songs from a variety of sources, including Pete Seeger. Pianist Kent Stevenson (unsketched, which I hope to remedy soon) threw down some powerful jazzy gospely chops for a few numbers; his arrangement of the gospel chestnut “Keep Your Eyes On The Prize” included additional lyrics exhorting environmental consciousness and action. The second act featured movements from “Upon This Land”, an environmental oratorio composed by director/conductor Frederick N. West (also unsketched).
Rosemary Bell
Sherry Tuinstra
Lyon Stewart
Tom Bell
Matt Weiss