Longtime Haines musician and teacher Nancy Nash is gifting the Chilkat Valley a birthday present, to celebrate making it to the 75-year mark. 

The program is called September Song and features 16 songs and four musicians, two pianists and two vocalists. 

Nancy Nash. (Photo courtesy Blueberry Hill Photography)

“It’s a big undertaking,” Nash said a few days before the concert.  “I have to admit, I’ve been a little tense.” 

Nash, a multi-instrumentalist, has taught piano…

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