Cherry Blossom Musical Arts

In less than two weeks, On July 10-12 we will premiere our first comic operetta, “The Cat and Bird Vaudeville Extravaganza” at the Oregon Country Fair! Written by Nancy Wood with music composed by Paul Safar, this show combines the silly and the sublime, from an Old Crow, and a ditzy Yellow Warbler to breathtakingly beautiful work by the Agnieszka Laska Dancers and aerial artist Kerry Kresinski . The full cast includes: Izzy Whetstine, our resident Old Crow Cat Juggling with Roger Fountain and Simon Waddell Classical Divas Nancy Wood as “Yellow Warbler” and Alli Bach as “Alli Cat” singing Safar and Rossini Alli Bach and her tapping, scatting virtuosity The Agnieszka Laska Dancers in “Cat Tango” and “Nectar: the Hummingbird pas de deux” (See them at http://www.a-laska.com/) Kerri Kresinski in “Cat on a Wire”. (Kerri’s site: http://skysiren.com) Gustav Verdouw, as little kitty G-Cat, the sign bearer As always, our band includes some of Eugene’s finest players, featuring: Ben Farrell, clarinet, bass clarinet Craig Bender, flute, saxophone Diane Chaplin, cello Nate Waddell, bass Andrew Teem, drums, dumbek Music Director/Composer Paul Safar on piano and vocals. This year we are also pleased to have Quint Ehley as Technical Director and Kim Still on props. With all this expertise,this show promises to be our finest ever. It’s a rollicking ride from beginning to end, and will appeal to audiences of all ages. W.C. Fields Stage, at the Oregon Country Fair (www.oregoncountryfair.org)