Cornish College of the Arts presents its annual event, Cornish Celebrates An Evening of the Arts on Sunday, November 5, 2006. This gala is designed to showcase the talent of Cornish faculty, alumni & students and to benefit the Cornish College of the Arts Scholarship Fund. This year marks the 35th anniversary of the Cornish College of the Arts’ Jazz Program and to recognize this milestone, Cornish Celebrates an Evening of the Arts, will honor the inception of this program, its founder Jim Knapp and the program’s nationwide impact.
Special guests include internationally-acclaimed singer, composer and pianist Ann Hampton Callaway who concludes her artist-in-residence program at Cornish with her participation in this event. Other performers include Cornish faculty members Jim Knapp, Julian Priester, Dawn Clement, Chuck Deardorf, Denney Goodhew, Randy Halberstadt, Jon Hamar, Mark Ivester and David Peterson. Students include Jessica Andrews, Kelly Ash, Devin Bews, Daryl Bond, Andrew Boscardin, Michael Catts, Beth Dial, Brad Gibson, Mack Grout, Adam Harris, Ani Johnson, Adam Kessler, Patrick McKenna, Elsa Nilsson, Reshard Radford and Katrina Wible.
Jim Wilke, host of Jazz Northwest on KPLU 88.5 FM NPR will emcee the event.
Cornish Celebrates An Evening of the Arts
November, 5, 2006
5:30 pm: Cocktails
6:30 pm: Dinner and Program
Metropolitan Ballroom
Seattle Sheraton Hotel and Towers
1400 6th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101
Attire: Festive
Tickets: $250-$1000
www.cornish.edu/celebrates
206.726.5064
Special thanks for the efforts of event chairs, Glenn Amster and Joe Brotherton and to premier sponsors Vulcan and the Charles Simonyi Fund for Arts and Sciences for their generous support. Additional recognition goes to the following honorary committee members and sponsors:
Honorary Committee:
Quincy Jones, Musician
Paul G. Allen, Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
Dave Dederer, Presidents of the United States of America
John Dimitriou, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley
Bill Frisell, Musician
John Gilbreath, Earshot Jazz Festival
Scott Brown, Director of Roosevelt High School Band
Sponsors:
Vulcan
Charles Simonyi Fund for Arts and Sciences
Davis Wright Tremaine
Bank of America
Heartland
Lane Powell
Kibble & Prentice
Hedges Cellars
Seattle Magazine
KPLU 88.5 FM NPR
Mayflower Park Hotel
Whole Foods
Sherman Clay
