{"version":"0.4.2","group":{"name":"The Grapefruits Duo","bio":"The Grapefruits, comprised of Coco Bender, piano, and Margarite Waddell, French horn, are a contemporary classical music duo. They perform frequently through out the PNW with the goal of presenting and commissioning works by Pacific Northwest composers as well as standards from the 18th, 19th, and 20th century horn and piano repertoire. ","livestream_id":"","livestream_program_cld_id":"Jan_2025_Concert_Program_preview_cok5cj","id":1},"musicians":[{"name":"Margarite Waddell","bio":"Margarite Waddell holds positions with the Eugene Symphony, Boise Philharmonic, Rogue Valley Symphony, and Newport Symphony. In addition, Margarite has played with ensembles such as the Utah Symphony, Oregon Symphony, Sarasota Opera and popular artists such as The Who, Josh Groban, and Sarah Brightman.\nMargarite cares deeply about music education and has taught private lessons, sectionals, and masterclasses throughout the Bay Area, Southwestern Oregon, Eugene, and Corvallis since 2013. She also performed in the San Francisco Symphony's Adventures in Music program for the 2016-2017 season. Margarite received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Oregon, and her master’s degree from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.","headshot_id":"zlpkcrvbdsicgj7qtslx","id":1},{"name":"Coco Bender","bio":"Coco Bender is a pianist residing in the Pacific Northwest. She recently performed with Cascadia Composers, recorded original film scores by Portland composer Christina Rusnak for the Pioneers: First Woman Filmmakers Project, and during the pandemic presented a series of outdoor recitals featuring music by H. Leslie Adams, William Grant Still, Bartok, and others. Coco is a founding member of the Eugene based horn and piano duo, The Grapefruits, as well as a co-artistic director and musical director of an all-women circus, Girl Circus. She has taken master classes with Inna Faliks, Tamara Stefanovich, and Dr. William Chapman Nyaho. Coco currently studies with Dr. Thomas Otten. In addition to performing regularly, she teaches a large studio of students in the Pacific Northwest, from Seattle WA to Eugene OR. Coco was the accompanist for Portland treble choir Aurora Chorus, during their 2021-2022, season under the conductorship of Kathleen Hollingsworth, Margaret Green, Betty Busch, and Joan Szymko.","headshot_id":"coco_copy_jywbxm","id":2}],"events":[{"name":"The Grapefruits Duo in Seattle","description":"Join The Grapefruits in a zesty concert in Seattle WA! Works by Christina Rusnak, H. Leslie Adams, Jean Francaix, and Nicolaus von Krufft.\n\nSuggested Donation $20 general | $10 student","events":[{"location":"St Dunstan's Episcopal Church 722 N. 145th St. | Shoreline, WA 98133","time":"2025-07-09T19:30:00","map_url":null,"ticket_url":null,"event_id":7}],"series_id":3,"poster_id":"i2ox1romyut8pruiuqn1"}]}