AN EVENING WITH WALT WAGNER.

What a first class experience it was for me to perform for WICA. I will definitely be looking forward to a replay next year... Thank you -- all of you WICA leaders -- for your warm hospitality. And congratulations on achieving a wonderful, vibrant arts center for Whidbey Island.

With warm appreciation, Walt

27 JAN 2011



Walt Wagner has performed with Jay Leno, Bill Cosby, Bob Hope, George Burns, Lily Tomlin, Roberta Flack, Sammy Davis, Jr., Bob Newhart, and as pianist/conductor with Peggy Lee.

He toured internationally with Peggy Fleming in “A Concert On Ice”, and has performed extensively at Sun Valley, Idaho. He was featured for two years at the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival at University of Idaho, and performed the opening pair of concerts in a new UI series, "Four Seasons of Jazz".

Wagner’s TV guest appearances include "The Tonight Show," "Merv Griffin," and an Andy Williams and Peggy Fleming special at Madison Square Garden.

Walt fulfilled a commission from Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra (Music Director, Adam Stern) to compose a fanfare for the opening of the final 2004/2005 season concert. He premiered his composition, “Rhythms - for Piano, Winds & Percussion,” performing as soloist with the Washington Wind Symphony, conducted by Gene Aitken. Another commission was a piano concerto, “The Miracle - for Piano & Orchestra,” which was recorded with Gerard Schwarz conducting The Seattle Symphony Orchestra, again with Wagner as soloist. He also writes his own arrangements and orchestrations for “pops'-style concerts with symphony orchestras.

An Evening with Walt Wagner is sponsored by Peter and Anna Marie Morton.



Benefit House Concert at Robbie Cribbs' Sound Trap Studios
Fri, Jan 21, 2011 @ 7.00pm
$150 - Seating is limited.
Please call the WICA Ticket Office 360/221.8268 to purchase your ticket.

Concert at WICA
Sat, Jan 22, 2011 @ 7.30pm
$30 Premium Seats
$20 Standard Seats

Tickets for the Concert at WICA are available through Brown Paper Tickets.






ABOUT WALT WAGNER

“An outstanding talent, Wagner earned enthusiastic encores with brilliant improvising.” -- Variety

“There are not many pianists with whom he can be compared. There are touches of wizardry that remind of jazz and rock, yet he has the technical fluidity of a classical craftsman. There is a charisma about him that generated a standing ovation with the audience yelling for more.” -- Portland Oregonian

“Not only is Wagner an extraordinary player, but the easygoing wit and confident delivery of his spoken introductions make him the antithesis of the rotten-brat style of many performers. It’s a pleasure to hear him play and watch him work.” -- Spokane Spokesman-Review

“One fine performer who knows his keyboard and displays a formidable technique.” -- St. Louis Globe-Democrat


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