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Ten Grands


Ten Pianos. Ten Pianists.
One Night To Benefit PONCHO's Arts Education Fund.
May 17th, 2008 at Benaroya Hall.



Check out Portland's recent Ten Grands Performance here

Ten Grands and the Snowman Foundation are proud to partner with PONCHO for an extraoridinary evening of superb musical talent in order to promote the performing arts across Washington State. Proceeds from Ten Grands benefit PONCHO's Arts Education Fund.

Tickets are NOW available at : Ticketmaster or call 206.292.ARTS.

This first-ever Seattle event will take place May 17th, 2008 at Benaroya Hall. The evening will feature enchanting and inspirational individual and simultaneous performances by:

  • TOM GRANT (N.W.'s Jazz Cat)
  • MICHAEL ALLEN HARRISON (composer, producer, adult-contemporary recording artist)
  • DAVID LANZ (Internationally known New Age Artist)
  • BARBARA ROBERTS (classical genius...five year veteran of Ten Grands Portland)
  • JANICE SCROGGINS (Blues Legend)
  • REGINA YEH (Classical Master)
  • MICHAEL LEE (13 year old classical child prodigy)
  • DEEMS TSUTAKAWA (Smooth Jazz)
  • JOHN NILSEN (Pop dynamo)
  • BOGEY VUJKOV (legendary Jazz Stylist)

    Find out more about the featured musicians here.

    Ten Grands is the concept of the Snowman Foundation, who's vision is to promote the musical arts in the Pacific Northwest. What began as the vision of Northwest composer and pianist Michael Allen Harrison evolved into a multi- community effort which shares the joy, the healing, the learning, and the life-changing gifts music has to offer. PONCHO is proud to be selected as the beneficiary of the evening’s proceeds.

    Major Sponsors include:


    RBC Wealth Management
    Sherman Clay
    Seattle Weekly
    The Rainier Club
    Steinway and Sons
    98.9 KWJZ
    Escala
    Seattle Homes & Lifestyles
    Oppenheimer
    Encore Media Group
    123Socialmedia.com

    And Supporters include:


    ZINO Society
    Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestras
    Seattle Symphony
  • Lyndsey and BJ Rasmussen
  • Melinda and Bob Hord
  • Bellevue Overlake Rotary
  • Bellevue Rotary
  • Jeanne Ehrlichman Bluechel
  • Friends Cara LLC
  • John Delo
  • Kelly and Eric Fahlman
  • Judy Feinerman
  • Kathy and Steve Dewalt
  • Barry Hurd
  • Debbie and Steve Lawson and Friendly Voice, Inc.
  • The Mar Family
  • The Minehan Family
  • Barry and Nancy Otterholt

    One magical night to benefit PONCHO. Purchase your tickets at : Ticketmaster or call 206.292.ARTS



    • "What makes our partnership with PONCHO work is their 45 years of supporting the arts and artists in this area,” said Stephen Dewalt, RBC Dain Rauscher, the event’s main sponsor, “Their experience and insight into the arts gives us confidence that the proceeds from 10 Grands will make a difference in our children and in our arts community."