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Classical sax comes to Pioneer Church

Northstar, a saxophone quartet from the Seattle area, will be at Cathlamet’s Pioneer Church on April 26 at 7 p.m.

Jay Easton, the founder of the group, says the group can take the familiar jazz sounds of the saxophone and transform it to the “warmth and finesse of a string quartet.”

The quartet members and their sax instruments are Ward Baxter, tenor, Easton on baritone, Scott Granlund, soprano and alto, and Nicole Barnes, alto. The pieces they will play at this performance will include: “America” (from West Side Story) by Bernstein and Sondheim; “Lullaby for Anna Grace” by John David Lamb; and a “Concerto for Saxophone Quartet” by Philip Glass. The entire range will be classical, jazz, and music of the world.

The Women’s Club will be offering refreshments during the intermission with donations going to one of their many civic missions.

Tickets for the evening performance are $12.50 and information may be obtained by contacting Trillium Books, downtown Cathlamet; or by calling 795-8428; or email to pca1896@hotmail.com.