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2009/10 Season
Sneak Preview

A Night at
the Tropicana

Brian Moote:
Stand Up Comedy

Nancy Pearl

"The Many Moods
of Christmas"

Holiday Stories

Beverly Graham

Tingstad and
Rumbel

Firesign
Theatre

SWHS Jazz
Ensemble

The Vagina
Monologues

Simple Gifts:
The Music
of America

Shane Mauss with Brian Moote

The Rural
Characters

Tingstad and Rumbel.
Grammy Award winners Tingstad and Rumbel perform virtuoso American finger-style guitar and beautiful melodic woodwinds inspired by music from America, Asia, the British Isles and Spain. The music speaks to the heart and embraces relationships to the natural world and tradition. Understated, yet powerful, the artists and the music encourage an appreciation for community and stewardship.

Running time: TBA
Recommended for ages 10 and above.



The Musicians

Eric Tingstad and Nancy Rumbel began their collaboration in1985. Their debut album, The Gift, quickly became a holiday classic. The next 20 years saw countless reviews including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Billboard and number one debuts on radio charts. In 1998, American Acoustic was honored as "Acoustic Instrumental Album of the Year." A Carnegie Hall appearance in 2000. And in 2003 they received a Grammy Award for "Acoustic Garden."

Nancy grew up in San Antonio, Texas and continued her musical education at Northwestern University where she became interested in ethnomusicology, improvisation and dance. She was a member of the Paul Winter Consort for several years prior to her move to the Pacific Northwest. Eric grew up in Seattle and attended Western Washington University where he was trained in the Segovian classic guitar tradition. He is a product of influences like Led Zeppelin, Hawaiian slack key guitar, Ravi Shankar and Martin Denny.


The Crew

Assistant Stage Managers
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Sound Board Operator
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Light Board Operator
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Stage Crew
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special thanks
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