American 20-Something

Details:
Sat, May 30, 2026
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
Juanita High School Performing Arts Center

The 1920s was a time of invention, upheaval, and joy, and so too is this concert: a time to hear America finding and reinventing its voice.

Join us to welcome guest conductor James Welsch to the podium, our last finalist to become the next Music Director of Kirkland Civic Orchestra–and your feedback will help write the next chapter in the KCO story!

Program

Bergsma – March with Trumpets
Johnson – Charleston for Orchestra
O’Connor – Song of the Liberty Bell
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
* Isabella Jie, piano
Hanson – Symphony No. 1 in E minor, “Nordic” Op. 21
Ricketts – Satchmo! A Tribute to Louis Armstrong

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