The Hi-Liners Musical Theatre will be holding auditions for the fall MainStage production SHREK THE MUSICAL on May 18 and 23 at the Burien Annex. SHREK THE MUSICAL, based on the Oscar® winning DreamWorks film that started it all, brings the hilarious story of everyone's favorite ogre to dazzling new life on the stage. Full of all-new songs and great dancing, SHREK THE MUSICAL is part romance, part twisted fairy tale and all irreverent fun for everyone! Auditions are open to young actors ages 9 to 22. Rehearsals begin July 22 at the Burien Annex. Shows will be September 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, and 22 at the Highline Performing Arts Center. Go to www.hi-liners.org for complete information and to register.

All are invited to the 2nd annual Highline School District Student Art Walk

Thursday, May 9th, 5:00-8:00PM: FREE 

Celebrate Art Education Month and  wander Downtown Burien from 4th to 10th on SW 152nd to find art from talented middle and high school students!  Participating businesses include: The Mark Restaurant, Phoenix Tea, , Bumbershoot Books, Keller Williams, Burien Books, Cross Fit, HomeTask, Collins Chiropractic, and Burien Press. 

Sponsored by Highline Public Schools, Burien Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services & Burien Merchants.

Map attached!

For more information 206-988-3700.

Highline Community Symphonic Band presents “A Night at the Movies” for their Spring concert. The public is invited to attend a night of symphonic music from our favorite movies. The concert is FREE.

MONDAY, MAY 6, 7:30PM
FREE
Foster Performing Arts Center
4212 South 144th Street
Tukwila, WA 98168

The Highline Community Symphonic Band (HCSB) is dedicated to providing classical band music for the enjoyment and cultural enrichment of communities in and around the Highline area of South King County.

Pursuant to this, the HCSB performs quality concerts in a traditional venue without cost to the general public, while nurturing individual talents and continuously improving the skills of all HCSB members.

HCSB provides a venue for local amateur musicians, post-high school to senior citizens, to continue or return to the enjoyment and challenge of playing a wide range of concert band music. The band also provides an opportunity for selected high school instrumental students to expand their musical education by participating in a quality community symphonic band.

Highline Community Symphonic Band is supported, in part, by donations from the City of Burien, King County 4Culture, and Tukwila Parks Commission.

The Hi-Liners Musical Theatre will be holding auditions on May 4 and 6 at the Burien Annex for the summer DownStage Center productions Godspell and Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr. Auditions are open to young actors ages 7 to 18. The initial audition makes you a candidate for consideration in both plays, but, in general, Disney's The Little Mermaid JR. is intended for the younger actors and Godspell is for the older actors, and specifically for High School students. This is a workshop style audition, no prior experience required. Performances will be July 11-14. Go to www.hi-liners.org for complete information and to register.

Northwest Symphony Orchestra is pleased to announce the fourth concert in its 2012– 2013 season.  The April 27th concert, “Nordic Nights,” will include the world premiere of Clement Reid’s Northern Lights. Also on the program is Edward Grieg’s Concerto for Piano, which will be performed by soloist Yuka Sasaki. The concert will conclude with Symphony #1 by Jean Sibelius.

"Nordic Nights celebrates some of the great music from the northern part of Europe including Grieg's popular Piano Concerto.  True though to the mission of performing works by northwest composers, the Northwest Symphony Orchestra will also perform the world premiere of ‘Northern Lights’ by northwest composer Clement Reid."

- NWSO Conductor Anthony Spain

Clement Reid was born in New York City (1955), beginning piano and composition studies with Allen Brings in Connecticut and graduating from the Eastman School of Music and the University of Southern California. He has written varied works including compositions for band, orchestra, chorus, piano solo, ensembles, song cycles, and educational books for piano, guitar, and composition. Mr. Reid has served as panelist for Artist Trust, and presented lectures in composition and taught for St. Martin’s College, Pacific Lutheran University, and Stephen F. Austin University. In 1999 he was chosen as Washington State Composer of the Year by the Music Teachers National Association.

Pianist Yuka Sasaki has garnered glowing concert reviews and top prizes at competitions from the U.S. and abroad.  She began playing piano at age 5 in Johannesburg, South Africa before moving back to her native Japan, where her teachers included the renowned Kazuko Yasukawa and Henriette Puig-Roget at the world famous Toho Gakuen School of Music (Tokyo), where she earned her Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance. Currently on the faculty at the Music Department of Seattle Central Community College, she also maintains a private studio in Bellevue from which her students have won numerous awards, and been accepted to some of the world’s foremost music schools and conservatories.

Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 8:00pm
Highline Performing Arts Center
Northern Lights (world premiere), Clement Reid
Concerto for Piano, Edward Grieg with piano soloist Yuka Sasaki
Symphony No. 1, Jean Sibelius

Tickets: Adult - $15, Senior (Over 60) - $12 , Student - $12, Group Rate - $10 per person when total ticket purchase is 10 tickets or more

Your favorite group of young-at-heart singers presents their third main stage concert with a knockout musical salute to American popular music.

Taking a cue from the long-running television show B-Town Bandstand will see the singers rocking and rolling to a fun-filled collection of great songs from the sixties through today, including such classics as Help Me Rhonda, Fire and Rain, The Man in the Mirror, and Don't Stop Believin'.

Fun costuming, dancing and narration all combine to make this a show your entire family will enjoy!

Take advantage of our FREE Youth Ticket Program and have a fun and affordable afternoon with SilverSounds.

Sunday, April 21st, 2013, 2:00pm
Highline Performing Arts Center
$15 General Admission, Group discounts available by phone.
17 and under FREE with paid adult.

If you've danced in shows but never seriously studied, or if you're a dancer who's ready to add more character work to your next audition, this is a perfect opportunity to work with one of the best dance teachers in Seattle.

Dance Instructor: Kristing Holland, choreographer of past Hi-Liners productions Peter Pan and Chicago!

Schedule: Mondays, April 8, 22, and 29

9–12 years old: 4:30–6:00pm

13–22 years old: 6:00–7:30pm

Schedule: Monday, April 15

9–22 years old: 7:30–9:00pm (combined session)

Cost: $42 for all 4 sessions; $15 for drop-ins  Register Now!