Clarinet soloist Marten King, of Tigard, will perform.

ASTORIA — “Humor and Whimsy” is the subtitle of the Sunday, Feb. 21 concert of the North Coast Symphonic Band at the Liberty Theater. The conductor and musicians take their music seriously but also think that mid-winter is the perfect time for a bit of levity and fun. Conductor and musical director Dave Becker has auditioned the musicians for their best musical jokes and selected novelty and one-of-a-kind pieces that will entertain and leave the audience in a light-hearted mood.

The Astoria Tuba Quartet presents its big brass preshow at 1:30 p.m. followed by the concert promptly at 2 p.m. featuring vocal soloist ChrisLynn Taylor from the Astor Street Opry Company. Doors open at 1:15 p.m.

Formed in the 1970s by Dennis Hale, the Astoria Tuba Quartet consists of four fun guys who enjoy heavy metal and the music it makes. The quartet’s lush warm sounds, blended from tubas and tenor tubas, surprise most audiences who expect brash, brassy, bombastic sounds. In contrast, audiences find a mellow, surprisingly soft mixture of musical instruments playing jazz, ballads, Latin and classical music by familiar composers.

Selections for the afternoon’s main concert include Stephen Sondheim’s “Comedy Tonight” and Peter Schickele’s “Grand Serenade for an Awful Lots of Winds and Percussion” written by P.D.Q. Bach. San Juan Island composer Alex Shapiro’s “Tight Squeeze” will be accompanied by Pacific Northwest images that inspired the composition.

Clarinet soloist Marten King of Tigard will perform Adolf Schreiner’s “Immer Kleiner” or “Always Smaller, ” a uniquely beautiful piece with a very surprising outcome.

The North Coast Symphonic Band will perform a parody of Percy Grainger’s “Country Gardens” composed by Grainger himself because he felt his original work had received undue attention. Grainger claimed he thought of turnips when he performed the piece, instead of flowers.

ChrisLynn Taylor will sing favorite selections from “Shanghaied in Astoria,” which have been especially arranged for her and the North Coast Symphonic Band by Dave Robertson of Rockaway Beach.

Albert Perfect’s “Alkali Ike Rag” is subtitled “A North Dakota Misunderstanding,” and the original composition was accompaniment for a silent movie in the early 20th century. The performance also features a bit of John Philip Sousa as the band plays “The Liberty Bell,” the signature tune for the British TV comedy “Monty Python’s Flying Circus.” All in all, the afternoon will feature a variety of interesting and novel musical entertainment.

Regular admission is $15. Student tickets for ages 13 to 21 are $7, and children 12 and under are free. Tickets are available at the Liberty Theater box office located at 1203 Commercial from 2 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, and two hours before the performance. For more information, call 503-325-5922 or visit www.liberty-theater.org

For information on the North Coast Symphonic Band, visit www.northcoastsymphonicband.org, Facebook, or call 503-325-2431.