With “America’s Got Talent” catapulting the unknown 10-year-old girl into international notoriety, Jackie Evancho has become a name known in households around the globe. The talented soprano is a recipient of Platinum and Gold records, and endorsements by music industry experts a mile long.
Evancho with The Tacoma Symphony will perform at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 15 at the Puyallup Fair & Events Center, part of the Columbia Bank’s concert series.
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. June 2 on the fair website, www.thefair.com/concerts or by phone (888-559-3247) daily, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. To save the convenience charges, purchase tickets in person at the Puyallup Fair & Events Center box office at 9th Avenue Southwest and Meridian Street on Saturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., and Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Golden Circle tickets are $85, with other tickets selling at $65, $55, $45 and $25. All are reserved seating and include fair gate admission.
Jackie Evancho
In 18 short months Jackie’s soprano voice, complete with perfect pitch and diction and classical phrasing, won her fans and record-breaking sales. She recorded one EP of “O Holy Night,” which was released in November 2010. It became the year’s No. 1 best-selling debut recording with sales exceeding one million copies, rocketing to No. 2 on the Billboard 200.
The EP sales and charting secured her position as the year’s top-selling debut artist as well as the youngest female solo artist to debut during the SoundScan era. The song also reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Classical Chart, and No. 2 on the Billboard Holiday Chart.
In June 2011, her first studio album, Dream With Me, was released, offering fans a mix of operatic arias, show tunes and pop standards. The album debuted on the Billboard Top 200 chart at No. 2, and was certified Gold after only four weeks.
Jackie recently accepted a new role, as an actress. She has been selected to play Robert Redford’s daughter in “The Company You Keep,” a political thriller that Redford will direct and produce. The star-studded cast also includes Susan Sarandon, Shia LeBeouf, Terrance Howard, Anna Kendrick, Nick Nolte and Stanley Tucci.
For more information about Jackie, visit www.jackieevancho.com.
The Tacoma Symphony
The 2011-2012 season marks the 18th anniversary of Harvey Felder’s tenure as music director of the orchestra. Felder has led the growth of the TSO from a community orchestra to a regional professional orchestra of 80-plus musicians from throughout the Puget Sound region.
Under the baton of Maestro Felder, the versatile ensemble is known for its warm, friendly concert environment coupled with artistically excellent renderings of the great symphonic classics, entertaining pops, educational programs, and intimate chamber performances.
To learn more, visit www.tacomasymphony.org.
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Puyallup Fair concert lineup
Sept. 7 – Puyallup Pro Rodeo, Justin Boots Playoffs, 1 p.m., $5*/$18
Sept. 7 – Willie Nelson following PRCA Rodeo, 6 p.m., $60-$35, $40 (General admission standing in the dirt for concert (no rodeo).
Sept. 8 – Puyallup Pro Rodeo, Justin Boots Playoffs, including Dancin’ in the Dirt (21-and-older), 6:30 p.m., $30-$16, $32-$17
Sept. 9 – Puyallup Rodeo Finals, Justin Boots Playoffs, 1 p.m., $35-$20
Sept. 10 – Heart (rock), 7:30 p.m., tickets $65-$25
Sept. 12 – Martina McBride (country), 7:30 p.m., $65-$35
Sept. 13 – TobyMac (Christian), 7:30 p.m., $50-$25
Sept. 14 – Jeff Foxworthy (comedy), 7:30 p.m., $65-$25
Sept. 15 – Jackie Evancho with The Tacoma Symphony, 7:30 p.m., $85-$25
Sept. 17 – Big Time Rush with Cody Simpson (pop), 7:30 p.m., $60-$30
Sept. 19 – The Doobie Brothers (classic rock), 7:30 p.m., $65-$25
Sept. 20 – Jeff Dunham (comedy), 7:30 p.m. $65-$25
Sept. 22 – An Evening with Tim McGraw (country), 7:30 p.m., $95-50
Sept. 23 – Train with special guests Mat Kearney and Andy Grammer (rock, pop), 7 p.m., $65-$30
* $5 rodeo ticket does not include fair gate admission (free gate from 10 a.m.– noon on Sept. 7 only)
More acts at the Puyallup Fair will be announced in the coming months.
The Puyallup Fair started in 1900, is one of the biggest fairs in the world, and is the largest in Washington. Star-studded entertainment, the PRCA Rodeo, rides, exhibits, food, flowers and animals are mainstays of the 17-day event each September. For further information about the Sept. 7-23 Puyallup Fair, visit www.thefair.com, or text “FAIR” to 75868.
