8 THE CHARBONNEAU VILLAGER
September 2019
Arts
Association
■ From Page 7
music genre through the ages. It is a way
to experience American culture of my
parent’s generation, as well as my own.
And, of course, I love the freedom of ex-
pression that Jazz offers. The chords and
the scales are the musician’s palette and
improvisation is the art form.”
I was reminded of how much work mu-
sicians have to put into a performance
when David Rowe explained that instead
of two days as in 2018 he could cover one
day of the weekend portion of our festival
this year. Playing several hours for two
days straight may be great for us, but it is
serious work for the artist.
New this year: Portland guitarist
Kevin Karrick
Fortunately, we were introduced to
Portland guitarist Kevin Karrick. Last
year, Kevin’s daughter, Eleanor, demon-
strated her painting in the student gal-
lery of our festival. Now graduated from
Wilsonville High School and an art stu-
dent at Pacific Northwest College of Art,
Eleanor is helping our organizing com-
mittee and mentioned that her dad might
be interested in performing.
Kevin Karrick has been involved
with music since grade school where
he was introduced to instrumental mu-
sic with a course on flutophone. Over a
four-year period, Kevin went on to
learn piano, trumpet, and cello before
settling on the guitar, which began
when was 10 years old.
COURTESY PHOTOS
Kevin Karrick is a local guitarist.
Kevin tells the story this way: “My
older brother was a bass player in a
band, and frequented a dance hall where
many local bands played, including Dan
Fogelberg’s high school band, the Coach-
men. I often hung out and listened to the
bands that played there. It was clear
what the next step was.”
Today, Kevin prefers jazz and classi-
cal techniques because they allow him to
create the harmonies that appeal to him.
As a professional, he has played with lo-
cal great Tom Grant as well as produced
his own smooth jazz CD. Recordings are
available on his website, www.kevinkar-
rick.com.
I asked Kevin what made music
unique for him. He replied that, “Music
touches the soul through sound.” He ex-
plained what he meant by describing a
very moving experience that showed
how the hearing impaired can enjoy mu-
sic through vibration. “I was playing in a
waiting area at Doernbecher’s hospital
once,” he explained, “And a little girl,
Charbonneau pianist Marilyn Anderson will perform at the gala reception.
about 3, came and rested her head
against the body of my guitar for a cou-
ple of minutes while I played. It was an
enlightening moment.”
Additional sponsors stepping
forward
Since my last update, three sponsors
have contributed to our effort. Wilson-
ville Carpet and Tile is a new Silver
Sponsor. At the Bronze level, Roth Heat-
ing & Cooling, Plumbing & Electrical
has joined. Our new in-kind donor help-
ing us with publicity is Pamplin Media.
As of this print deadline, the com-
plete list of sponsors for the 36th annu-
al Charbonneau Arts Festival include:
■ At the PLATINUM level: Wilson-
ville Subaru
■ SILVER: Lynda Huber, Equity
Oregon Real Estate; Parker John-
stone’s Wilsonville Honda; Riener
Team, RE/MAX Equity Group, Canby;
Roof Masters, Canby; Sherie Star, Elite
Realty Group, Charbonneau; Wilson-
ville Carpet and Tile
■ BRONZE: Robert Bennett, CPA,
Wilsonville; Canby Ford; Martin’s
Town & Country Furniture, Canby;
Amy Costello, Windermere Real Es-
tate, Charbonneau; Jay Puppo, State
Farm Ins., Wilsonville; and Dr. Michael
Lorio, Town Center Dental, Wilson-
ville; Roth Heating & Cooling, Plumb-
ing & Electrical, Canby
■ IN-KIND DONORS: Charbonneau
Live; Charbonneau Villager; Media-
physics, Wilsonville; Pamplin Media;
Tom’s Wilsonville Catering,
Wilsonville
“Music is nourishment for the
soul. It can help us tap into our
emotions, memories and
imagination. The only thing
better than listening to music is
making it with others.”
— David Rowe, Charbonneau musician
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