Sunday July 9, 4 p.m. - Northport Baroque
Program Information
The first concert of the 2023 season will feature Ken Larson and Jim Bekkering on trumpet.
Concerto for Two Trumpets in C Major, by Antonio Vivaldi
Soloists: Jim Bekkering and Ken Larson, Trumpets
Song of Hope, by Peter Meecham
Barber of Seville, by Gioachino Rossini
Overture to Nabucco, by Giuseppe Verdi
Victory at Sea, by Robert Russell Bennett
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, by John Williams, arr. Victor Lopez
PERFORMANCE VENUE:
Northport Performing Arts Center
104 South Wing Street • Northport, MI 49670
About Ken Larson
Instructor of Trumpet, Ken Larson, is a versatile performer whose career has spanned orchestral, contemporary, and commercial musical styles. While living in Los Angeles, Larson taught at Pepperdine University, California Lutheran University and was interim Trumpet Instructor at California Institute of the Arts.
As a performer Larson played on many film scores including Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Out for Justice, Fire Starter Rekindled, My Blue Heaven, Hot to Trot, Inner Space, the second, fifth and seventh installments of the Police Academy series, and a host of others. His television recordings include China Beach, The Flash, Beetlejuice, The Ollie North Story, and several radio and television news themes.
As an orchestral performer, Larson’s recording credits include the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Santa Barbara Symphony Orchestra, the Welsh National Choir, and the Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra. Larson has performed with the Los Angeles Opera, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, and the San Diego Symphony. Larson has also served as a pit musician for many Broadway shows, and has played with various big bands and rock-and-roll acts throughout his career.
Currently, Larson is Instructor of Trumpet at Interlochen Arts Academy, Principal Trumpet of the Traverse Symphony Orchestra, Larson designs and builds professional-level trumpets through his company BrassWerks.
Ken Larson
About Jim Bekkering
JIM BEKKERING was raised in Fremont, MI, where he began playing the trumpet as a fifth grader. When Jim enrolled at Hope College in 1961, his trumpet stayed in its case for most of the eleven years.
Performance opportunities emerged in the early 70’s, and for the most part he has been playing ever since. Jim is very grateful for community orchestra and band programs that have given him and other amateur musicians opportunities to remain active in music. He has also performed as soloist with the St. Joseph Municipal Band, Holland American Legion Band, the Hope College Concert Band, Northwestern Michigan College Concert Band, Twin Cities Symphony Orchestra, and the BASO.
Bekkering earned his BA in Economics at Hope College, and his MA and PhD in Higher Education Administration from Michigan State University. Most of his career was in the role of Vice President for Admissions at Hope, although he also headed up Hope’s Office of Student Affairs for a period of seven years. Following his retirement from Hope, Jim served as Director of Admissions and Financial Aid at the Interlochen Center for the Arts for four years. Jim and his wife Lynne, reside on Platte Lake. They are blessed with two children, three granddaughters, and eight great grandchildren.
Jim Bekkering