VÄSEN, acoustic trio from
Sweden, in concert

Olov Johansson: nyckelharpa (keyed fiddle), Mikael Marin: viola & violin, and Roger Tallroth: guitar and bosoki

Saturday evening, 22 April at 8:00 PM, Kuumbwa Jazz Center, 320 Cedar Street, Santa Cruz

$15 in advance at Westside Stories at (457-2021) - $20 tickets available at the door.  Contact: Shelley Phillips for more information.

One of the best acoustic bands performing today, these three music mavericks perform original compositions written with the energetic spirit and "icy" edge of traditional Scandinavian music. "... could be the most significant Swedish export since the Vikings." On a local note, Olov worked with our own celebrity cellist Barry Phillips on Barry's latest album, performing Roger's music. Check out www.noside.com and www.vasen.se for pictures, bios, press clips and sound bites.

             Shelley Phillips
             Community Music School

A Benefit Concert for a
Beloved Teacher in Need

Steve Palazzo and HOMEFIRE (Brilliant Bluegrass) LE FAY (Community Music School Teen Band) Shelley Phillips and Jesse Autumn (Celtic Harp, Irish Flute, and English Horn) Chris Youmans (guitar prodigy superstar), and fiddle students of the Community Music School

Saturday, April 8, 7:30 PM
St. John’s Episcopal Church, 216 Oakland at Escalona, Capitola

$10 suggested donation to benefit the Community Music School's unofficial AFLAC program, to go directly to a very popular fiddle teacher who has been unable to teach for two months due to a serious illness.

Those of you who know of whom we write and speak, please contact the school directly if you would like to donate time, talent or money to this concert. If you don't know her, you can still donate; we can vouch for this person, and say that she must be helped to get well as soon as possible!

The Community Music School of Santa Cruz, a non-profit organization that offers free referrals to local music teachers, presents educational concerts and events every month, and runs two Celtic Camps for kids and teens each summer in the redwoods.

Shelley Phillips
Community Music School

Contact: Shelley Phillips
shelley (at) communitymusicschool.org

Community Music School of Santa Cruz Presents

Editor ‘s Request

I would like to invite and encourage the congregation to submit more articles in the following three subject areas:

1. Personal articles and photos of travels, births, weddings, graduations, anniversaries, birthdays, special experiences—anything you would like to share.

2. Write to me about the books, films, songs, people, or experiences which have been inspirational to you.  Share what has inspired you in your life.

3. I would LOVE to receive articles, photos, artwork, and words of wisdom from the brilliant, beautiful, creative, and precious St. Philip’s youth (all ages).—your voices are so important—let’s hear them!