Sunday concert in Port Townsend to aid Uganda orphans

Published 12:01 am Thursday, May 23, 2013

PORT TOWNSEND — Pianist Lisa Lanza will bring together what she calls “the cream of Port Townsend’s young musicians” for a concert Sunday afternoon.

Joining them will be equally talented elders, all with the aim of helping children attend school.

The music of Mozart, Beethoven, Sarasate and Brahms, plus a selection of African and American songs, are part of the concert to benefit orphaned children in Uganda.

In addition to Lanza, the players are teenaged cellist Madelyn Kowalski, violinist Rinnah Becker, pianist Jackson Schott, and singer and ukulele player Juniper Dunlap.

Also to appear: soprano Sophia Parkhurst and the PT Trio, with clarinet player Paul Becker and Fred Nussbaum on cello.

Admission to the 4 p.m. performance at Grace Lutheran Church, 1120 Walker St., is a suggested donation of $12.

Also part of Sunday’s event will be the Grace Players — Jim Espensen, Jeni Little and Don Fristo — and the Yesango Marimba Ensemble.

Proceeds will go to 11 children who have lost their parents to the AIDS scourge in Uganda.

The children, sponsored by Grace Lutheran Church, are able to attend school thanks to donations from Port Townsend-area supporters.

For more details about the concert and the AIDS Orphans program, phone Grace Lutheran at 360-385-1595 or visit www.GraceLutheran.us.