2007-2008 Season

2007-2008 Season | Volume IV

Tickets: $16.00 | Season: $70.00
Sponsored By: Wild Oats

The Speakeasy | November Special Engagement | Christmas Sojourn | An American in Paris
Café du Monde | Piano Lovers Concert | Tickets, Directions, & More

	The Speakeasy Fri. October 19th 8:00pm Sat. October 20th 2:00 & 8:00pm In major cities, speakeasies were often elaborate - offering food, live bands, and floor shows. Speakeasies became more popular and numerous as the Prohibition years progressed. This show will feature flashy jazz and novelty piano performances by Thomas Rheingans, torch songs by sultry songstress, Annie Kaiser, and guest appearances by percussionist Bruce Beaton and other members of the Rheingans Ensemble.
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~SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT~ Vagabond Opera and The Thomas Rheingans Ensemble Live at Fries Auditorium
	Sat. Nov. 3rd 8:00pm ~One night only~ Vagabond Opera 1920's European Cabaret! Vintage Americana! Balkan Belly Dance! Neo-Classical Opera! Old World Yiddish Theater! Welcome to the six-piece, Portland, Oregon-based Vagabond Opera.From the far-flung exotic reaches of Portland, Vagabond Opera brings a musical goulash of styles wherever they pitch their tents for the night. Specializing in Bohemian eclecticism, the troupe borrows liberally from musical styles all over the world and runs it through their own special filter: part demented klezmer band, part Kurt Weill cabaret decadence. Pianist Thomas Rheingans and his ensemble including Middle Eastern Dancer Severina will kick off the concert. This is an evening you wont want to miss! Ticket price for this event - $20.00* *Not included in the season ticket package.
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Christmas Sojourn Fri. December 14th 8:00pm Sat. December 15th 2:00 and 8:00pm We bring a touch of the Portland Grotto experience to Vancouver with our annual holiday concert production. This show offers an interesting mix of classical, jazz, and folk renditions of Christmas music. Roaming carolers, festive lights, desserts, and hot beverages will put audiences in the holiday spirit. Pianist Thomas Rheingans will be joined by vocalist Annie Kaiser, members of the Rheingans Ensemble, and vocal groups from the award winning Heritage High School Choral program.
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	An American in Paris Featuring guest artists: Brisa Trinchero and Tenley Webb Thurs. February 14th 8:00pm (added performance on Valentine's Day) Fri. February 15th 8:00pm Sat. February 16th 2:00pm and 8:00pm Paris has a mystique and fascination that has inspired American composers, writers, and painters for over a century. Performers like Josephine Baker; and expatriates like Gertrude Stein, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, the Gershwins and Cole Porter flooded Paris's cafés and salons after WWI. This playbill will feature an interesting mix of Parisian cabaret, French art songs, and music of Gershwin, Cole Porter, Ravel, and Debussy.
Brisa and Tenley have been wowing audiences with their jazz and musical theater cabarets in venues including Wilf's Piano Bar, Lakewood's Backdoor Theatre as well as appearances with the Oregon Symphony Pops, numerous local theaters, and the Portland Opera.
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Café du Monde Fri. March 14th 8:00pm Sat. March 15th 2:00 and 8:00pm Our season makes a stop at the famous Café du Monde in the French Quarter of New Orleans. New Orleans has always been a significant center for music, with its intertwined European, Latin American, and African-American cultures. New Orleans' unique musical heritage was born in its pre-American and early American days with a unique blending of European instruments with African rhythms. This show will feature dance performances by Alex Krebs - a nationally and internationally known Argentine tango dancer and instructor. The playbill will feature Ragtime music, Dixieland jazz, music of Louie Mareau Gottschalk, and more!
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	Piano Lovers Concert Fri. May 9th 8:00pm Sat. May 10th 2:00 and 8:00pm Sun. May 11th 2:00pm (added performance on Mother’s Day) By popular demand, we have scheduled a piano lover’s concert. It will feature dazzling solo piano numbers by pianist Thomas Rheingans. The playbill features many crowd pleasers, encores, and numbers that have brought audiences to their feet over the years. Thomas pulls out all of the virtuosic stops with this production.
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View Larger Map Previous Seasons 2007 - 2008 (Old Site) 2006 - 2007 2005 - 2006	Admission Includes dessert & Beverages provided by: Seating is limited. For tickets, visit: Or call: 1.800.838.3006 Location: Fries Auditorium Washington State School for the Blind 2214 E. 13th St. Vancouver, WA 98661
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