Professional music artists rivet local crowd
A Pratt Community Concert, No More Talk of Darkness, drew a sizable crowd to the Carpenter Theater, recently at Pratt Community College for a wonderful evening that emphasized Broadway tunes but also sprinkled in some blues, Disney, and rock and roll.The three artists on stage riveted the audience with their sound, harmony, and high-caliber performance.Jeremy Stolle, who grew up California, organized the trio, which also included another native Californian, Satomi Hofmann, and Wichita born and bred writer, performer, and educator, Arri Lawton Simon, who is now based in New York City.Simon shared his phenomenal vocal and piano skills throughout the evening and notably in his soulful solo performance of Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now.”The bonus for Simon was that his parents attended the concert, and he led the audience in singing happy birthday to his mother.Hofmann described herself as having a Japanese mother and a German father ended up loving the music and playing in an Irish band.
