Orcas Music http://orcasmusic.com A resource for island musicians Tue, 20 Jan 2009 04:20:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 We’re under construction http://orcasmusic.com/announcement http://orcasmusic.com/announcement#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:31:34 +0000 admin http://orcasmusic.com/?p=1 Orcas Music is undergoing a few changes and is currently under construction.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

]]> http://orcasmusic.com/announcement/feed 0 Hello world! http://orcasmusic.com/26 http://orcasmusic.com/26#comments Wed, 14 Jan 2009 04:16:49 +0000 admin http://localhost:8888/OrcasMusic/?p=1 Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!

]]> http://orcasmusic.com/26/feed 0 Orcatrazz Swing Band http://orcasmusic.com/24 http://orcasmusic.com/24#comments Sun, 30 Apr 2006 00:18:10 +0000 admin http://www.orcasmusic.com/http:/www.orcasmusic.com/blog/2006/sample-post/ Orcatrazz is a full sized Swing Band, ready, willing and able to play the great dance hits of the 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s: In the Mood, A String of Pearls, Old Cape Cod, Take the A Train, Pennsylvania Polka, Night Train, Opus One, American Patrol and many, many more great dance tunes. Saxophones, trumpets, trombones, drums, bass, piano and drums,Orcatrazz has it all: perfect for weddings, ballroom dances and party receptions.

For booking information, contact Ken Speck at ken@linholm-realestate.com or 376-4498.

]]> http://orcasmusic.com/24/feed 0 Orcatrazz Swing Band http://orcasmusic.com/musicians http://orcasmusic.com/musicians#comments Sun, 30 Apr 2006 00:18:10 +0000 Gregory Books http://www.orcasmusic.com/http:/www.orcasmusic.com/blog/2006/sample-post/ Orcatrazz is a full sized Swing Band, ready, willing and able to play the great dance hits of the 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s:  In the Mood, A String of Pearls, Old Cape Cod, Take the A Train, Pennsylvania Polka, Night Train, Opus One, American Patrol and many, many more great dance tunes.  Saxophones, trumpets, trombones, drums, bass, piano and drums, Orcatrazz has it all: perfect for weddings, ballroom dances and party receptions.

For booking information, contact Ken Speck at ken@linholm-realestate.com or 376-4498.

]]> http://orcasmusic.com/musicians/feed 0 Orcas Center http://orcasmusic.com/venues http://orcasmusic.com/venues#comments Wed, 29 Mar 2006 01:09:44 +0000 Chris http://www.orcasmusic.com/http:/www.orcasmusic.com/blog/2006/sample-post/ Enjoy a wide variety of music and other events at the 213-seat theatre.
Orcas Center is located at 917 Mt. Baker Road.

For more information regarding performances and directions please visit their web site: Orcas Center

]]> http://orcasmusic.com/venues/feed 0 The Living Room http://orcasmusic.com/venues http://orcasmusic.com/venues#comments Wed, 29 Mar 2006 00:52:34 +0000 Chris http://www.orcasmusic.com/http:/www.orcasmusic.com/blog/2006/sample-post/ This venue seats about 80 with fold up armchairs.
It is located on North Beach Road across from the Healing Arts Center in Eastsound.

For more information please visit their web site: The Living Room

]]> http://orcasmusic.com/venues/feed 0 Island Sinfonia http://orcasmusic.com/22 http://orcasmusic.com/22#comments Fri, 24 Mar 2006 01:14:00 +0000 admin http://www.orcasmusic.com/http:/www.orcasmusic.com/blog/2006/sample-post/ Island Sinfonia plays classical music. Our repertoire includes works by Bach, Beethoven, Brahams, Dvorak, Handel, Mozart, Haydn, Holst, Copland, Gershwin, Bartok, Schubert, Strauss and many others. Rehearsals are on Saturday afternoons at the Orcas Island school band room. Carrying their violins, cellos, flutes, oboes and horns, musicians from all over the San Juan Islands come to these enlightening and rewarding rehearsals under the diligent leadership of Jack Lynch, conductor.

New STRING PLAYERS are very welcome.

Several performances are scheduled throughout the year. If interested in booking the orchestra for an event, contact Karen Blinn at 376-6579.

]]> http://orcasmusic.com/22/feed 0 Island Sinfonia http://orcasmusic.com/musicians http://orcasmusic.com/musicians#comments Fri, 24 Mar 2006 01:14:00 +0000 Gregory Books http://www.orcasmusic.com/http:/www.orcasmusic.com/blog/2006/sample-post/ Island Sinfonia plays classical music.  Our repertoire includes works by Bach, Beethoven, Brahams, Dvorak, Handel, Mozart, Haydn, Holst, Copland, Gershwin, Bartok, Schubert, Strauss and many others.  Rehearsals are on Saturday afternoons at the Orcas Island school band room.  Carrying their violins, cellos, flutes, oboes and horns, musicians from all over the San Juan Islands come to these enlightening and rewarding rehearsals under the diligent leadership of Jack Lynch, conductor.

New STRING PLAYERS are very welcome.

Several performances are scheduled throughout the year.  If interested in booking the orchestra for an event, contact Karen Blinn at 376-6579.

]]> http://orcasmusic.com/musicians/feed 0 Community Band http://orcasmusic.com/musicians http://orcasmusic.com/musicians#comments Sat, 18 Mar 2006 17:28:50 +0000 Gregory Books http://www.orcasmusic.com/http:/www.orcasmusic.com/blog/2006/sample-post/ Every Monday, 7:00 – 9:00 pm, at the school band room, local musicians meet and enjoy the delights of playing band music together. From marches to ballads, from Baroque to Broadway, music is learned and appreciated. We play several concerts each year.

The conductor is Joe Babcock.

New members of all skill levels are welcome. So grab that horn, flute or drum which is just gathering dust in your closet and come join the fun.

]]> http://orcasmusic.com/musicians/feed 0 Martin Lund http://orcasmusic.com/teachers http://orcasmusic.com/teachers#comments Wed, 08 Mar 2006 18:54:36 +0000 Martin Lund http://www.orcasmusic.com/http:/www.orcasmusic.com/blog/2006/sample-post/ Martin offers the student the opportunity to study both in the traditional classic method and the ability to learn how to create one’s own music and style.

Martin has had an incredible wide range of experience in the music world, having graduated from the University of Washington with a BA in music and a BA in music education. His credentials include working in LA as a studio musician, composer and arranger and working with various artists such as Charlie Musselwhite, the great Chicago blues harpist, Mel Torme and Issac Hayes.

Martin’s teaching include piano, saxophone, clarinet and flute from beginning to advanced levels and beginning guitar. Martin also welcomes all musicians and singers who wish to study improvisation, music theory, composition and arranging.

You can contact Martin by phone or email:

Phone: 360-376-3360
Email: martin@lundscapes.com

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