Saxophonist P.J. Perry is front and center on the stage wearing a brown suit and ballcap. He said hi to his wife in the orchestra and apparently she doesn’t like his suit, but the audience did. He’s not a big guy but he plays big jazz! He set was fun and lively, and people were bopping along. 2:45pm we are now into the Hockey Night in Canada theme song – or the soon to be old one. I think he’s going to play a...

Here I am again at the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra performance, but this time it is outdoors at the Hawrelak Park Amphitheatre. Is a beautiful day, the sun is shining and the piano is currently being tuned. 1:20pm, the performance is to start at 2pm so we arrived early to get parking, which we secured no problem. We are on the grass in the “blanket” section in the shade. Is a bit cool, but pretty bearable. 1:55pm I have now...

Night of Artists – with just about every discipline of art under one roof, it is a jam packed three days. See visual art such as water color, original oil and acrylic paintings; photography; and sculpture. Buy crafts such as jewelery, hand bags and clothes. Listen to poetry readings, see a fashion show, watch amazing dancers, and experience live music from great local artists as well as ones from around the world. Be astounded...

So here I am at the Winspear Center blogging about the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. We have been given a private enclosed room, similar to a “crying room” for babies. We are about to hear the Jazz Masters concert series. The symphony members are starting to fill their seats and we are about to be in the dark. I haven’t been to the Winspear in quite some time, nor the Citadel and I’m thrilled to have the pleasure...

This week I was informed that I was chosen to participate in a special event at the Winspear Center for the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. The put out a call for all bloggers in related topics and I was chosen to be among the ones attending. So on Friday February 22nd I will attend the ESO concert and write about it on here before I leave the building. How cool is that? Watch for it Friday night and maybe an article about us in the...