Dear Friends far and close,

THE COAST ORCHESTRA, the all-Native American Orchestra premieres this weekend in Washington D.C. at the National Gallery of Art on the mall. Sunday, November 9th at 6:30 PM

We are also premiering next week in NYC opening up the Margaret Mead Film and Video Festival at the American Museum of Natural History on Friday, November 14th at 7:00 PM

The orchestra is also going to be on NPR this week!

The piece is available to listen to online:

http://studio360.org/episodes/2008/11/07

(Look in the bottom right-hand corner)

It will also be airing across the country this weekend, check here for listings: http://studio360.org/listings.html

The Coast Orchestra will be performing the original score to Edward Curtis’s film from 1914 IN THE LAND OF THE HEAD HUNTERS alongside the film. The film has been newly restored and more information about the film is at: www.curtisfilm.rutgers.edu

(Photo: M Colon)

The Coast Orchestra is:

TIMOTHY LONG Conductor, New York

STEVEN ALVAREZ Percussion and Timpani, Alaska

GEORGE QUINCY Piano, New York

DAWN AVERY Cello, Maryland

LISA LONG Flute, Maryland

TIMOTHY ARCHAMBAULT Native Flute, Beijing

HEIDI SENUGETUK Violin 1, Alaska

LAURA ORTMAN Violin 2, New York

VINCE REDHOUSE Saxophone, Arizona

ELAINE BENAVIDES Oboe, New York

DON HARRY Tuba, New York

Tickets for the DC performance are free, but get there early for good seating! Please visit the National Gallery of Art website!

Tickets for the NYC performance are $10. Advance purchase is recommended as tickets may sell out. There is also tickets available for $45 for the performance and a reception with the film festival filmmakers if that interests you…but I would go for the $10 ones…because you know we’ll be making our own After-PARTAAAY!!! (Hahahaha!!!)

For tickets please click HERE.
Entrance for screenings is on 77th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue. Take the B or C train to 81st Street – Museum of Natural History (B is weekdays only), or the 1 train to 79th Street. Bus: Take the M79, M7, M11, M86, M10, M104.

Ordering tickets by phone: Monday-Friday, 9 am – 5 pm; Saturday, 9am – 4 pm Have your credit card, membership category, and program codes ready when you call. American Express, Visa, MasterCard, and Discover are accepted. A service charge applies.

Please feel free to contact me on email or by phone if you have any questions. (347)416-2168. We have several rehearsals this weekend that have been going wonderfully!! Very impressive!!

Many, many thanks to everyone that has helped and supported us these past few months!! We are looking forward to this historic and spectacular occasion!!! VIVA LA MUSICA Y NATIVE AMERICA!!!!

Warmest wishes & love,

Laura Ortman

White Mountain Apache

Founder, The Coast Orchestra