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SUMMARY:Pink Martini featuring China Forbes
DESCRIPTION:Pink Martini featuring China Forbes 30th Anniversary Tour featuring a dozen musicians\, with songs in 25 languages\, Pink Martini performs its multilingual repertoire on concert stages on six continents.\n\n\n\nAfter making it's European debut at the Cannes Film Festival in 1997 and its orchestral debut with the Oregon Symphony in 1998\, the band has gone on to play with more than 50 orchestras around the world\, including multiple engagements with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl\, the Boston Pops\, the National Symphony at the Kennedy Center\, the San Francisco Symphony\, and the BBC Concert Orchestra at Royal Albert Hall in London.\n\n\n\nPink Martini has released 11 studio albums on its own independent label Heinz Records (named after Lauderdale's dog)\, selling over 3 million albums worldwide.\n\n\n\nIn 1994 in his hometown of Portland\, Oregon\, Thomas Lauderdale was working in local politics when he saw the need for most engaging and inspiring music at political fundraisers.\n\n\n\nDrawing inspiration from music from all over the world   crossing genres of classical\, jazz and old-fashioned pop   and hoping to appeal to conservatives and liberals alike\, he founded the "little orchestra" Pink Martini in 1994 to provide more beautiful and inclusive musical soundtracks for causes such as civil rights\, affordable housing\, the environment\, libraries\, public broadcasting\, education and parks.\n\n\n\nOne year later\, Lauderdale called China Forbes\, a Harvard classmate who was living in New York City\, and asked her to join Pink Martini. Their first song writing collaboration was "Sympathique (Je ne veux pas travailler)" which became an overnight sensation in France\, was nominated for "Song of the Year" at France's Victoires de la Musique Awards\, and is still the band's number one song.\n\n\n\nIn 2024 the band is celebrating its 30th anniversary.\n\n\n\nSupported in part by Clover Sonoma\, Oliver's Markets\, ProSource Wholesale\, Redwood Credit Union\, Sonoma-Cutrer\, and Willow Creek Wealth Management
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<br />\nPink Martini featuring China Forbes 30th Anniversary Tour featuring a dozen musicians\, with songs in 25 languages\, Pink Martini performs its multilingual repertoire on concert stages on six continents.<br />\n<br />\nAfter making it&rsquo\;s European debut at the Cannes Film Festival in 1997 and its orchestral debut with the Oregon Symphony in 1998\, the band has gone on to play with more than 50 orchestras around the world\, including multiple engagements with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl\, the Boston Pops\, the National Symphony at the Kennedy Center\, the San Francisco Symphony\, and the BBC Concert Orchestra at Royal Albert Hall in London.<br />\n<br />\nPink Martini has released 11 studio albums on its own independent label Heinz Records (named after Lauderdale&rsquo\;s dog)\, selling over 3 million albums worldwide.<br />\n<br />\nIn 1994 in his hometown of Portland\, Oregon\, Thomas Lauderdale was working in local politics when he saw the need for most engaging and inspiring music at political fundraisers.<br />\n<br />\nDrawing inspiration from music from all over the world &ndash\; crossing genres of classical\, jazz and old-fashioned pop &ndash\; and hoping to appeal to conservatives and liberals alike\, he founded the &ldquo\;little orchestra&rdquo\; Pink Martini in 1994 to provide more beautiful and inclusive musical soundtracks for causes such as civil rights\, affordable housing\, the environment\, libraries\, public broadcasting\, education and parks.<br />\n<br />\nOne year later\, Lauderdale called China Forbes\, a Harvard classmate who was living in New York City\, and asked her to join Pink Martini. Their first song writing collaboration was &ldquo\;Sympathique (Je ne veux pas travailler)&rdquo\; which became an overnight sensation in France\, was nominated for &ldquo\;Song of the Year&rdquo\; at France&rsquo\;s Victoires de la Musique Awards\, and is still the band&rsquo\;s number one song.<br />\n<br />\nIn 2024 the band is celebrating its 30th anniversary.<br />\n<br />\nSupported in part by Clover Sonoma\, Oliver&rsquo\;s Markets\, ProSource Wholesale\, Redwood Credit Union\, Sonoma-Cutrer\, and Willow Creek Wealth Management
LOCATION:Weill Hall + Lawn at Sonoma State University's Green Music Center
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DTSTAMP:20260429T205112Z
URL:https://www.rohnertparkchamber.org/events/details/pink-martini-featuring-china-forbes-3270
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