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6A Daily News – Thursday, September 12, 2013 Pastimes & Arts entertainment Composer's Palette concert The North State Symphony begins its 201314 season with Composer's Palette, a concert that is all about color, according to Music Director and Conductor Kyle Wiley Pickett. Performances take place at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21 in Redding's Cascade Theatre and 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22 in Chico's Laxson Auditorium. The orchestra's performances feature three bright, beautiful and bold pieces of music from Russia, France and Spain. Tchaikovsky's famous "Violin Concerto" will be featured, played by a young and talented Russian-American violinist. "Different kind of sounds affect the listener, just like colors affect someone looking at a painting," said Pickett. "Different 'sound colors' are a big part of what makes a symphony sound special. The many kinds of instruments each have their own sound, and their own color." Yevgeny Kutik, the special guest violin soloist, has been praised by the New York Times for his "rich, sweet tone" as well as by newspapers across Europe. He has played with orchestras from Alaska to the Republic of Montenegro in southeastern Europe. Tchaikovsky's "Violin Concerto" is probably the best-loved and most famous work for violin, with a romantic, expressive style and will feature many feats of technique by the virtuoso soloist. Other works on the NSS' program are by composers Manuel de Falla and Maurice Ravel. The Symphony calls the entire year of concerts "The Art of Music." Each major concert is paired with a work by a Redding artist, under a program sponsored by the Shasta Regional Community Short film festival Film lovers in Redding will unite with audiences in more than 300 cities across 6 continents to view and judge the work of the next generation of filmmakers from around the world the Cascade Theatre welcomes back the Manhattan Short Film to on at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4. Now in its fourth year at the historic Cascade Theatre, this innovative film festival presents ten short films selected from 598 entries submitted by filmmakers from 49 countries across the globe. The same ten short films are viewed from Sept. 27 through Oct. 6 by audiences at venues from Beijing to Belgrade to Redding before each audience votes for the one film they like best. Votes are sent through to the Manhattan Short HQ and the winner is announced on Oct. 6. Tickets are $15 in advance or $18 day of show and are available at the Cascade Theatre Box Office at 1733 Market St. in Redding, by phone at (530) 243-8877 or directly through the Cascade Theatre website at www.cascadetheatre.org. Alice Cooper in Redding An Evening With Alice Cooper will be presented Nov. 23 at the Redding Civic Auditorium, 700 Auditorium Drive. D Tickets go on sale Sept. 13 for $35-47.50. oors open at 7 p.m. with the show at 8:30 p.m. Ticket outlets inclue Diamond W. Western Wear, Blaze N' J's, Fusion Pit in Anderson, and Ticketweb.com or by phone: (866) 468-3399. For more information, go to jmaxproductions.net. The Drummers of Japan Foundation. September's artist is Barbara Enochian. Barbara Enochian's art work, inspired by the music on the Symphony's September concert, will be featured on the concert's posters, program books, ads and on the website www.northstatesymphony.org. This is also the final year as music director/conductor for Pickett. The NSS announced earlier that Pickett had won two conducting positions in the Midwest. "Kyle Pickett's work in establishing the North State Symphony in this region has been remarkable, and our audiences will show their appreciation all year long," said NSS Executive Director Keith Herritt. The Redding concert is sponsored by supporters Margaret B. Brennan and Robert L. Maxey; Kutik's Redding sponsor is Simpson University. The Chico performance will honor the Annie B's Community Drive for its importance in the community; Kutik's Chico sponsor is Helga Ruge. Performances will be preceded by a free informal talk by Pickett one hour prior to each concert; the Chico talk takes place in Rowland-Taylor Recital Hall on the CSU, Chico campus, a shot walk from Laxson Auditorium. Tickets for the Redding concert as well as the entire North State Symphony's Redding season are available at the Cascade Theatre Box Office, 243-8877. Tickets for NSS Chico performances are available at the University Box Office, 898-6333. For more information about North State Symphony concerts and September special events in Redding and Chico, go to www.northstatesymphony.org or call the NSS office at 898-5984. The Cascade Theatre presents the thrilling production of Yamato: The Drummers of Japan at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16. Yamato offers everything you'd expect from a first-rate Japanese drumming troupe. The wildly entertaining group of mixed-gender drummers applies the theatrical exhibitionism of a rock 'n' roll concert — seasoned with welcome touches of humor — to samurai-serious percussion playing in concerts that captivate audiences of all ages. Described as pure energy meets spiritual high, Yamato performs the centuries old tradition of taiko drumming in a modern production which exemplifies athletic prowess, sleek bodies, and impressive virtuosity. Explosive, hypnotic, rhythmic: this Japanese drum ensemble is a visual and musical treat. For the players of Yamato, every encounter with listeners is a unique and precious experience. Their greatest goal is to send our audiences home after each performance with a new vitality and passion for life. Tickets are $28-$48 and are available at the Cascade Theatre Box Office at 1733 Market St. in Redding, by phone at (530) 243-8877 or directly through the Cascade Theatre website at www.cascadetheatre.org. Symphony will perform work by Simpson professor REDDING — The Juneau Symphony Orchestra in Alaska will perform Symphony No. 2 by Simpson University music professor Dan Pinkston during its 2013-2014 season. The original piece by Pinkston, an award-winning composer, was commissioned by the Shasta Symphony Orchestra for its "Redding's 125th Anniversary Concert" in October 2012. Kyle Wiley Pickett, conductor of the North State Symphony and Juneau Symphony Orchestra, heard the piece during its premiere and decided to take it to Juneau, Pinkston said. It will be performed April 5 and 6 at the Juneau-Douglas High School Auditorium. Symphony No. 2 consists of three movements played without pause and was inspired by Redding's natural landscape. It includes some interesting musical quotations, including folk song, Gregorian chant and popular song. Pinkston's first symphony, Symphony No. 1, premiered in November 2010 at North State Symphony concerts in Chico and Redding. Pinkston, who has taught at Simpson University since 2001, plans to travel to Alaska for the performance.