Salem cellist returns to “Nutcracker” shows after 2020 hiatus
Andrea Chandler in the Pacific Northwest Ballet orchestra pit during a 2015 Nutcracker performance. (Courtesy/Andrea Chandler)
Andrea Chandler has played the Nutcracker hundreds of times, but this year, the Salem cellist said the score feels fresh again.
The annual Christmas tradition, which Chandler, 61, performs as a member of the Pacific Northwest Ballet’s orchestra, is back on stage in Seattle after a hiatus due to Covid last year. The ballet and orchestra perform about 40…
