Susan Osborn, back home on Orcas, performs with Orcas A Capella this week and at Lopez and San Juan Islands before her traditional Christmas Concerts at the Victorian Valley Chapel Dec. 22, 23, and 24
The public is invited to join Susan Osborn and Friends for a musical celebration of Christmas and the winter season.
These concerts have become a community tradition here in the islands over more than 20 years. This year they will be presented not only at Susan’s traditional venue, Victorian Valley Chapel on Orcas, but also on Lopez and San Juan Islands.
Joining Susan this year will be Carolyn Cruso, hammer dulcimer, guitar, flute and vocals; and Ritambhara Tyson, cello and voice. Music included in these concerts will be traditional Christmas songs and original seasonal pieces.
For over 30 years, singer and songwriter Susan Osborn has held the high ground of vocal artistry. Her startlingly remarkable voice — powerful and rich with emotional expression — came to world prominence when she was lead singer of the Paul Winter Consort between 1978 and 1985, shining on such albums as “Common Ground”, “Missa Gaia.” and “Concert For the Earth”.
Osborn’s powerful and soulful presence and voice has been heard at the United Nations, the Berlin Wall, the Nagano Winter Olympics, the Global Forum in Kyoto and the Hague, and numerous memorial and peace ceremonies at Hiroshima and Post-9/11 New York. For the past 20 years, Susan has made her career almost exclusively in Japan, receiving the prestigious Recordo Taisho, the Japanese Grammy.
Dates for the concerts are:
Friday December 10, 7PM Center Church, Lopez Island Suggested Donation at the Door with Reservation Coupon, $15 Reservation Coupon, 1 for each seat, available at Paper Scissors on the Rock
Sunday December 12, 2PM St David’s Episcopal Church, San Juan Island Tickets $15 available at Griffin Bay Books
Wednesday, December 22, 7PM Thursday, December 23, 7PM Friday, December 24, 7PM and 10PM Victorian Valley Chapel, Orcas Island Tickets $20; Children 12 and under, 2 for 1 ( Buy one ticket online for every two children), lap sitters free. Available online only. Go to www.susanosborn.com and click on the link for Brown Paper Tickets
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