Salem Symphonic Winds will present the U.S. premiere of James Patterson’s arrangement of Little Red Riding Hood, featuring text by Roald Dahl.
Roald Dahl’s retelling of this classic fairy tale — a darkly humorous take on the original story — will be narrated by Jeff Witt. A musical theater performer for more than 25 years, you may recognize him from some of his favorite local stage roles: Gomez in The Addams Family, Igor in Young Frankenstein, Jean Valjean in Les Misérables, and Horton the Elephant in Seussical the Musical, all with Pentacle Theatre.
The concert will also feature the U.S. premiere of Angels in Alchin Garden by Satoshi Yagisawa with clarinet soloist Patrice DeRoest; as well as music from the Japanese animated film Spirited Away written by Joe Hisaishi and Yumi Kimura; To the Bells of Berlin Cathedral by Julie Giroux; and Overture on Hebrew Themes by Sergai Prokofiev.
Clarinetist Patrice DeRoest has been playing for 49 years. She majored in Music Education at Oregon State University, studied clarinet under Dr. David Eiseman and Dr. Michael Curtis, and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in 1988. She has played clarinet with Salem Symphonic Winds since 1995.
3 p.m. Sunday, January 12
Rose Auditorium at South Salem High School