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Clouds in My Coffee: Music of Joni Mitchell, Carole King, and Carly Simon

Sat, Nov 14, 2026
Spokane, WA

About this event

Ted Sperling, conductor Few artists have shaped the singer-songwriter era like Joni Mitchell, Carole King, and Carly Simon. Their songs defined a generation, capturing love, independence, and self-discovery with honesty and brilliance. An evening of timeless music with the Spokane Symphony featuring hits like “Both Sides Now,” “You’ve Got a Friend,” “You’re So Vain,” and more. Joni Mitchell, Carole King, and Carly Simon do not perform live in this concert. SATURDAY DOORS 6:30PM | SHOW 7:30PM SATURDAY TICKETS BUY POPS SUBSCRIPTION Student Ticket Deals $25 Youth Tickets Bring the whole family! This show has $25 youth tickets available at checkout. Pops College Card Get this show and all 4 other Pops shows for only $60 with the Pops College Card. Ted Sperling TED SPERLING is a New York City-based director and conductor, with a forty-year career in music and theater. He is a Tony Award winner for his work on the groundbreaking Broadway musical, The Light in the Piazza, and is celebrating ten years as Artistic Director of MasterVoices. Maestro Sperling’s Broadway and off-Broadway credits include recent productions of the classics My Fair Lady, Fiddler on the Roof, The King and I, Guys and Dolls, How to Succeed… and South Pacific, as well as the new musicals Titanic, Ragtime, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Full Monty, Floyd Collins and A New Brain. As director, Mr. Sperling has led four off-Broadway productions, including See What I Wanna See at the Public Theater, starring Idina Menzel. With MasterVoices, he has brought to the NYC stage such rarities as Lady in the Dark, Anyone Can Whistle and Let ‘em Eat Cake. Maestro Sperling’s symphonic and opera career include Carmen and Orfeo with MasterVoices, as well as performances with the Houston Grand Opera, The New York City Opera, The New York Philharmonic (including directing and conducting Show Boat for PBS), Chicago Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony and San Diego Symphony. He was principal conductor of the Westchester Philharmonic for six seasons. His program about Carole King, Beyond Beautiful, can be streamed on the PBS AllArts platform. Mr. Sperling can be seen as talk show host Steve Allen in Season Two of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. For more information, visit tedsperling.net Program Program details to come. Please check back. Ticket Information: Phone: 509-624-1200 Box Office: The Fox Theater, 1001 West Sprague Avenue SATURDAY TICKETS BUY POPS SUBSCRIPTION Bag Policy All bags (with the exception of clutches 6 1/2 by 4 1/2 inches) are subject to visual inspection by venue security. Large bags are not allowed in The Fox, and must be checked in our Coat Check (located in the North Gallery) for the duration of the event. Programs are subject to change Cancellation Policy All sales are final and nonrefundable.

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