2008-2009 Experience: The Band Inaugural Showcase—Dec. 13New band shows Seattle what it means to have talent
SEATTLE—The fifteen students from this year’s Experience: The Band will perform together for the first time Saturday, Dec. 13 at Experience Music Project|Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame (EMP|SFM). The showcase, one of many that will take place throughout the program year, is free and open to the public and will begin at 1 p.m. in JBL Theater.
Meet the band:
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Name
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Age
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School
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Hometown(WA)
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Talent
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Brennan Bartel
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16
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Skyline High School
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Issaquah
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Guitar, Vocals
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Ronan Delisle
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16
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Inglemoor High School
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Redmond
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Guitar, Bass
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Austin DeVries
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16
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Meadowdale High School
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Edmonds
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Drums
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Derek Gamlam
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15
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Garfield High School
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Seattle
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Keyboard
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Scott Helm
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15
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Glacier Peak High School
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Snohomish
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Drums
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Reign King
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14
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Brier Terrace Middle School
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Brier
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Bass
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Samuel Landsman
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15
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Northwest Yeshiva High School
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Mercer Island
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Drums
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Jonathan Lewis
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16
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Inglemoor High School
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Bothell
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Alto Saxophone
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Aaron Liao
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17
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Nathan Hale High School
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Seattle
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Bass
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Taylor Lloyd
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13
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Glacier View Jr. High
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Puyallup
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Guitar
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India Mitchell
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12
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St. Therese
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Seattle
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Vocals
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Grace Noah
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14
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Lakeside
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Seattle
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Vocals, Guitar, Keyboard
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Cedar Russell
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15
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Bothell High School
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Bothell
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Guitar, Vocals
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Robin Sadinsky
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16
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Garfield High School
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Seattle
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Guitar
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Kaitlyn Sykes
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14
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Madison Middle School
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Seattle
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Experience: The Band is a year-long, full-scholarship program that integrates individual training and ensemble performance classes with innovative, online learning materials. The program, a partnership between EMP|SFM and Berklee College of Music’s City Music program, places special focus on rock and jazz, but covers everything from R&B to punk.
In its second year, Experience: The Band continues to expand and provide talented, local youth with valuable music-related resources and opportunities. The 2008-2009 class was chosen from a group of more than 50 band hopefuls—triple that of last year’s audition pool.
Students who participate in Experience: The Band are eligible for scholarship consideration to Berklee College of Music’s five-week summer performance program, as well as full-tuition scholarships to Berklee College of Music. Although financial need is not a requirement for admission to Experience: The Band, priority is given to applicants who meet need-based financial parameters.
HOURS
Summer hours May 28-September 6, 2010, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
Winter hours September 7, 2010-May 26, 2011, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
TICKETS
$15 for adults; $12 for youth (ages 5-17), students, military and seniors; free for members and children under 5
CONTACT INFO
325 5th Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109
206-770-2700, main line
206-770-2702, box office
1-877-EMP-SFM1, toll-free
www.empsfm.org
ABOUT EMP|SFM
Experience Music Project|Science Fiction Museum (EMP|SFM) is dedicated to the exploration of creativity and innovation in popular music and the thought-provoking ideas and experiences of science fiction.
ABOUT THE EMP|SFM BUILDING
Since EMP opened in 2000 and SFM in 2004, EMP|SFM has welcomed more than 5 million visitors through its doors. From its museum planning stages in 1998 through 2009, EMP|SFM has been a key economic driver among Seattle nonprofit arts and culture organizations, with combined EMP|SFM institutional expenditures and EMP|SFM audience-member spending resulting in $651 million dollars of local economic impact. EMP|SFM is housed in a 140,000 square foot Frank O. Gehry-designed building. This spectacular, prominently visible structure has the presence of a monumental sculpture set amid the backdrop of the Seattle Center.
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