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Rosemary Ponnekanti is the arts reporter at The News Tribune, and has been a classical music nerd nearly all her life. Besides spending way too much time in galleries, museums and concert halls, she occasionally brings a whistle or double bass to Celtic jam sessions, and insists on singing "Happy Birthday" in four-part harmony.
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Been to hear the Federal Way Symphony lately? This weekend is a great time to do so: the semi-professional orchestra has a top-class gig to open their season-- Joshua Roman.
This cello virtuoso from deepest Oklahoma was, at 22, the youngest ever musician to win a principal position in the Seattle Symphony. One year later he's left the SSO for a solo career, juggling it with managing the Town Hall Series in Seattle (which he injects with regular shots of jazz, punk rock and new music).
I heard Roman play with the Northwest Sinfonietta last year, and he's nothing short of remarkable. A singing tone, breath-taking virtuosity and some really thoughtful moments. He'll play again with the Sinfonietta in March next year, Taverner's solo "The Protecting Veil."
Meanwhile, he's obviously taking on some bread-and-butter regional orchestra gigs to fill in schedule blanks, and Federal Way is one of them. Catch Roman Saturday and Sunday playing Tchaikovsky's "Rococo Variations" (the concert also includes Beethoven's 3rd and some Liszt.)
Oh, and did I mention he looks like a Botticelli? A shock of curly blond hair and a serene face. Just what you need for playing the cello.
If you can't make this weekend, then Roman's doing the same gig with the Auburn Symphony next weekend.
Joshua Roman plays with the Federal Way Symphony 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4, 2 p.m. Oct. 5. $20-$25. St. Luke’s, 515 S. 312th St., Federal Way. 253-529-9857, www.federalwaysymphony.org
I attended Tip Toland's opening Friday night at the Bellevue Art Museum. The Vaughn artist is having her first museum solo show there: "Melt, The Figure in Clay."
I decided to shoot a video because one of Toland's sculptures is kinetic - a new direction for her.
At the end you'll see a short conversation between Toland (on left) and one of the models she used for a sculpture in the show (the still photo above). It was a surreal moment to see the model next to her lifelike clone. But then Toland is a surrealist so it fits.
The show is up through Feb. 8
Toland trivia: she is a descendant of Tacoma pioneer Charles Wright.
