Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra: Celebrating Pride Concert
$25 ($10 senior/student/ages 12-18; ages 11 & under free)
- Jimmie Herrod, voice
- Kim Roy, guest conductor
Kick off Pride month with a pops concert with Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra featuring special guest, Jimmie Herrod, from America's Got Talent.
About Jimmie Herrod, voice
Jimmie Herrod is a singer/songwriter from Tacoma, WA living in Portland, OR. He holds a Bachelors and Masters in Music from Cornish and Portland State University (respectively,) where he also previously taught. Since the fall of 2017 he's toured with the highly celebrated international act Pink Martini, with whom he recorded the EP Tomorrow. In 2021, Herrod was a finalist on America's Got Talent (AGT) and also competed on AGT All Stars in 2023. He's been featured with the San Francisco Symphony, the National Symphony Orchestra, as well as PBS. In November of 2022, he released his most recent EP, Elated.
https://jimmiebeingjimmie.com/About Kim Roy, guest conductor
Kim Roy, versatile conductor and violist, is a native of Western Washington. Kim is the Music Director of Seattle Rock Orchestra, Fauntleroy Chamber Orchestra, and SYSO's newest ensemble, Music Youth Southeast. As an enthusiastic educator, Kim has directed orchestra programs at Garfield High School, Renton High School, and Dimmitt Middle School, and continues to serve as a strings specialist with SYSO's Musical Pathways Project. Kim earned her Bachelors degree in Viola Performance from Central Washington University in 2007 and her Masters in Orchestral Conducting from Central in 2009. Through inspired classical performances and the fusion of the rock and classical genres, Kim brings a high level of energy and excitement to the orchestral music scene. Kim is currently listening to Harry Nilsson and Chopin.
https://syso.org/staff/roy-kim/