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SUMMARY:Signature Stars and Stripes
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our Memorial Day weekend tradition pays a musical tribute to the men and women of the armed forces who defend our freedom.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nThe Coffee Concert Series is presented by Highmark. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nProgram\nStuart Chafetz\, conductor\nDee Donasco\, vocalist\nJeffrey Biegel\, piano\nBuffalo Philharmonic Chorus\nAdam Luebke\, BPC music director\nSilver Creek High School Chamber Choir\nPhillip McMullen\, director \n\n\n\nLAVALLEE / arr. Fenwick\nO Canada\n\n\nSMITH / arr. Skrowaczewski\nThe Star-Spangled Banner\n\n\nBRUCE HEALEY\nAmerican Dream Fanfare\n\n\nSOUSA\nSemper Fidelis March\n\n\narr. Ryan Murphy\nSimple Gifts\n\n\nBERLIN / arr. Daryl McKenzie\nAlexander’s Ragtime Band\n\n\nGERSHWIN / arr. Riddle\nFascinating Rhythm\n\n\nPETER BOYER\nRhapsody in Red\, White & Blue\n\n\n\n-INTERMISSION- \n\n\n\nROBERT JAGER\nEsprit de Corps\n\n\nSOUSA\nLiberty Bell March\n\n\nMICHAEL GIACCHINO\nMain Theme from Medal of Honor\n\n\nJAN HORVATH\nImmigrant’s Anthem\n\n\nJOHN WILLIAMS\nTheme from JFK\n\n\narr. Lowden\nArmed Forces Salute\n\n\nBATES & WARD / arr. Sam Shoup\nAmerica the Beautiful\n\n\nBERLIN / arr. Bruce Healey\nGod Bless America\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Stuart Chafetz\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nStuart Chafetz is the Principal Pops Conductor of the Columbus Symphony and Principal Pops Conductor of the Chautauqua and Marin Symphonies. Chafetz\, a conductor celebrated for his dynamic and engaging podium presence\, is increasingly in demand with orchestras across the continent\, and takes the podium this season for several appearances. He enjoys a special relationship with the Phoenix Symphony\, where he leads multiple programs annually. \nChafetz has had the privilege to work with renowned artists including Leslie Odom\, Jr.\, En Vogue\, Kenny G\, David Foster and Catherine McPhee\, The O’Jays\, Chris Botti\, 2 Cellos\, Hanson\, Rick Springfield\, Michael Bolton\, Kool & The Gang\, Jefferson Starship\, George Benson\, Richard Chamberlain\, John Denver\, Marvin Hamlisch\, Thomas Hampson\, Wynonna Judd\, Jim Nabors\, Randy Newman\, and many others. \nHe previously held posts as Resident Conductor of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and Associate Conductor of the Louisville Orchestra. As principal timpanist of the Honolulu Symphony for twenty years\, Chafetz would also conduct the annual Nutcracker performances with Ballet Hawaii and principal players from the American Ballet Theatre. It was during that time that Chafetz led numerous concerts with the Maui Symphony and Pops. He has led numerous Spring Ballet productions at the world-renowned Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. \nWhen not on the podium\, Chafetz makes his home near San Francisco\, CA\, with his wife Ann Krinitsky. Chafetz holds a bachelor’s degree in Music Performance from the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati\, and a master’s degree from the Eastman School of Music. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Dee Donasco\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nPraised as an artist who embraces vocal versatility\, Philippine-born soprano Dee Donasco has attracted attention with a voice that crosses a variety of musical genres. Equally at home with opera\, oratorio or recital\, jazz and pop\, musical theater\, and accomplished in classical works ranging from Baroque to modern contemporary\, she brings rewarding vocal and dramatic range to her work. \nThis performance season\, Dee makes her singing debut with the Edmonton Symphony\, in addition to the BPO. She returned to perform with the Columbus Symphony for a series of Holiday Pops concerts\, and returns to the Nashville Opera to perform the role of Papagena for Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte. In a very busy 2022-23 season\, Dee made her mainstage debut with Nashville Opera as Mrs. Gobineau in Menotti’s The Medium. She also made her performance debuts as a featured guest artist with the Columbus Symphony for the Patriotic Pops concert and gala event\, and with the Seattle Symphony for Holiday Pops. At less than a day’s notice she made her debut with the Nashville Symphony for Music City Christmas\, getting to perform alongside country music star\, Mickey Guyton. Other performances for that season include her return to sing with the Chautauqua Symphony for the Independence Day Celebration\, the Marin Symphony for Holiday Pops\, and the Gyros String Quartet in Dallas\, for Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater. \nDee made her international debut on a concert tour of Ireland in 2016. She has appeared as a featured guest artist with the Detroit Symphony\, Chattanooga Symphony and Opera\, Kingsville Symphony\, North Carolina Symphony\, Jacksonville Symphony\, and the Dallas Symphony. She also performed for the Duke Ellington Foundation’s Holiday Celebration in New York City\, in addition to her critically acclaimed performances as the title role in Mozart’s Bastien und Bastienne and as Alba in Rodriguez’ La Curandera with Opera Piccola San Antonio. She made her Dallas Symphony debut as the featured guest artist for the 2011 New Year’s Eve concert. She also appeared as Mahalath in the world premiere of Mark Peterson’s A New Nation\, and later performed as a guest artist on the U.S. national tour of the world-renowned group\, The Priests – Irish tenors – in 2013. \nA prodigy\, winning the National Music Competition for Young Artists (NAMCYA) of the Philippines at age 10\, she has continued to win numerous awards\, including first place in the San Antonio Vocal Competition and the SMU Meadows Concerto Competition\, second place in the Dallas Opera Guild Vocal Competition\, and third place in the Lois Alba Aria Competition and the Jensen Foundation Voice Competition. A regional finalist for the Metropolitan Opera’s Laffont Competition in 2011\, Dee returned to Opera North to sing Susanna in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro\, after making her company debut in 2010 as Zerlina in Mozart’s Don Giovanni. In 2009\, she made her debut at the San Antonio Opera as Ines in Verdi’s Il trovatore. Other noted operatic roles she has performed are Laurie in Copland’s The Tender Land\, Euridice in Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld\, and Aminta in Mozart’s Il re pastore. Her concert works include the Coronation Mass and Requiem by Mozart\, Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass\, Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater\, Michael Haydn’s Requiem\, Bach’s Magnificat\, Orff’s Carmina Burana\, Handel’s Messiah\, Couperin’s Leçons de ténèbres\, Britten’s Les Illuminations\, Chausson’s Poéme de l’amour et de la mer\, and Vivaldi’s Gloria. \nDee earned her master’s degree in music and Performance Diploma at Southern Methodist University with a full artistic scholarship. She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance and a Bachelor of Science in Biology with a minor in chemistry from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. She served as Adjunct Professor of Voice and Lyric Theatre at the University of Dallas for four years prior to moving to Tennessee. Her most cherished and greatest achievement to date is being a mother of two beautiful human beings. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Jeffrey Biegel\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nIn an age when many artists’ fortunes begin with a meteoric ascent and quickly cool with the inexorable free-fall\, pianist Jeffrey Biegel has managed to buck that trend\, fashioning a career of steady success studded with concerts at major venues with major orchestras\, a GRAMMY-winning recording\, and more than 25 commissioned works by living composers. His life takes its roots from age three\, barely able to hear nor speak\, until corrected by surgery. The ‘reverse Beethoven’ phenomenon explains his lifelong commitment to music\, having heard only vibrations in his formative years. The pandemic year of 2020 focused on composing original “Waltzes of Hope\,” “Sonatina\,” and “Three Reflections: JFK\, RBG and MLK” for solo piano\, and for piano and orchestra\, orchestrations by Harrison Sheckler. 2021 saw the world premieres of his “Reflection of Justice: An Ode to Ruth Bader Ginsburg” with the Dallas Symphony\, and Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s “Remembering Ruth Bader Ginsburg” for mezzo-soprano\, piano and orchestra in tribute to the late Supreme Court Justice\, with mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves. 2021 also saw the world premiere of Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s “Shadows\,” newly arranged for piano and seven players with the Idaho State Civic Symphony. In 2022\, he premiered Jim Stephenson’s piano concerto\, Daniel Perttu’s “A Planets Odyssey” for piano and orchestra\, Farhad Poupel’s “The Legend of Bijan and Manijeh” for piano\, orchestra and chorus\, his own concerto\, “Three Reflections: Freedom (JFK)\, Justice (RBG) Equality (MLK)\,” and Christopher Marshall’s “Thanksgiving Variations on ‘We Gather Together'”. For 2023\, the 50-state Rhapsody National Initiative began with the Utah Symphony leading a three-season effort with Peter Boyer’s “Rhapsody in Red\, White & Blue\,” with a world premiere recording of the new Rhapsody with Peter Boyer conducting the London Symphony Orchestra for a February 2024 Naxos digital release. The 2024-25 season foresees a new work for piano and orchestra by Adolphus Hailstork with the Pacific Symphony and Carl St. Clair conducting\, and GRAMMY-winning singer/songwriter Melissa Manchester’s “AWAKE” for piano and orchestra. \nConsidered the most prolific artist of his generation\, Moravian College in Bethlehem\, PA conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters upon Mr. Biegel in 2015\, for his achievements in performance\, recordings\, and chamber music as a champion of new music\, a composer\, arranger\, and educator. In 2019\, Kenneth Fuchs’ “Piano Concerto: ‘Spiritualist'” with the London Symphony Orchestra led by JoAnn Falletta received a GRAMMY Award for Best Classical Compendium\, featuring Mr. Biegel as its soloist. In 2019\, the first digital recordings were released on Mr. Biegel’s Naturally Sharp label: “Cyberecital: An Historic Recording\,” “A Pianist’s Journey\,” and the September 2021 release of George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” – the 1924 version with the Adrian Symphony and Bruce Kiesling conducting. \nMr. Biegel created the first largest consortium of orchestras in 1998 for Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s “Millennium Fantasy\,” premiered with the Cincinnati Symphony in 2000\, followed by Charles Strouse’s “Concerto America” with the Boston Pops\, Lowell Liebermann’s Concerto No. 3 with the Milwaukee Symphony\, William Bolcom’s “Prometheus\,” Richard Danielpour’s “Mirrors” with the Pacific Symphony and Pacific Chorale\, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s “Shadows” and Jake Runestad’s “Dreams of the Fallen” with the Louisiana Philharmonic and Symphony Chorus of New Orleans\, Lucas Richman’s “Piano Concerto: In Truth” with the Knoxville Symphony and recorded with the Pittsburgh Symphony\, and Kenneth Fuchs’ “Piano Concerto: ‘Spiritualist'” with the Springfield Symphony (MA). He also premiered and recorded Giovanni Allevi’s “Concerto for Piano and Orchestra\,” and commissioned Christopher Theofanidis’ “Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra” with the Harrisburg Symphony\, the “Peanuts Concerto” by Dick Tunney\, based on music by Vince Guaraldi\, Jimmy Webb’s “Nocturne for Piano and Orchestra\, ” and PDQ Bach’s “Concerto for Simply Grand Piano and Orchestra” by Peter Schickele with the Colorado Symphony. Bringing new music to youth orchestras saw the world premiere of Daniel Dorff’s piano concerto with the Etowah Youth Orchestra\, conducted by Michael Gagliardo. \nMr. Biegel studied at The Juilliard School with Adele Marcus\, herself a pupil of Josef Lhevinne and Artur Schnabel\, and is currently on faculty at the Conservatory of Music at Brooklyn College. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:Signature Stars and Stripes
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our Memorial Day weekend tradition pays a musical tribute to the men and women of the armed forces who defend our freedom.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nThe Coffee Concert Series is presented by Highmark. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nProgram\nStuart Chafetz\, conductor\nDee Donasco\, vocalist\nJeffrey Biegel\, piano\nBuffalo Philharmonic Chorus\nAdam Luebke\, BPC music director\nSilver Creek High School Chamber Choir\nPhillip McMullen\, director \n\n\n\nLAVALLEE / arr. Fenwick\nO Canada\n\n\nSMITH / arr. Skrowaczewski\nThe Star-Spangled Banner\n\n\nBRUCE HEALEY\nAmerican Dream Fanfare\n\n\nSOUSA\nSemper Fidelis March\n\n\narr. Ryan Murphy\nSimple Gifts\n\n\nBERLIN / arr. Daryl McKenzie\nAlexander’s Ragtime Band\n\n\nGERSHWIN / arr. Riddle\nFascinating Rhythm\n\n\nPETER BOYER\nRhapsody in Red\, White & Blue\n\n\n\n-INTERMISSION- \n\n\n\nROBERT JAGER\nEsprit de Corps\n\n\nSOUSA\nLiberty Bell March\n\n\nMICHAEL GIACCHINO\nMain Theme from Medal of Honor\n\n\nJAN HORVATH\nImmigrant’s Anthem\n\n\nJOHN WILLIAMS\nTheme from JFK\n\n\narr. Lowden\nArmed Forces Salute\n\n\nBATES & WARD / arr. Sam Shoup\nAmerica the Beautiful\n\n\nBERLIN / arr. Bruce Healey\nGod Bless America\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Stuart Chafetz\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nStuart Chafetz is the Principal Pops Conductor of the Columbus Symphony and Principal Pops Conductor of the Chautauqua and Marin Symphonies. Chafetz\, a conductor celebrated for his dynamic and engaging podium presence\, is increasingly in demand with orchestras across the continent\, and takes the podium this season for several appearances. He enjoys a special relationship with the Phoenix Symphony\, where he leads multiple programs annually. \nChafetz has had the privilege to work with renowned artists including Leslie Odom\, Jr.\, En Vogue\, Kenny G\, David Foster and Catherine McPhee\, The O’Jays\, Chris Botti\, 2 Cellos\, Hanson\, Rick Springfield\, Michael Bolton\, Kool & The Gang\, Jefferson Starship\, George Benson\, Richard Chamberlain\, John Denver\, Marvin Hamlisch\, Thomas Hampson\, Wynonna Judd\, Jim Nabors\, Randy Newman\, and many others. \nHe previously held posts as Resident Conductor of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and Associate Conductor of the Louisville Orchestra. As principal timpanist of the Honolulu Symphony for twenty years\, Chafetz would also conduct the annual Nutcracker performances with Ballet Hawaii and principal players from the American Ballet Theatre. It was during that time that Chafetz led numerous concerts with the Maui Symphony and Pops. He has led numerous Spring Ballet productions at the world-renowned Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. \nWhen not on the podium\, Chafetz makes his home near San Francisco\, CA\, with his wife Ann Krinitsky. Chafetz holds a bachelor’s degree in Music Performance from the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati\, and a master’s degree from the Eastman School of Music. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Dee Donasco\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nPraised as an artist who embraces vocal versatility\, Philippine-born soprano Dee Donasco has attracted attention with a voice that crosses a variety of musical genres. Equally at home with opera\, oratorio or recital\, jazz and pop\, musical theater\, and accomplished in classical works ranging from Baroque to modern contemporary\, she brings rewarding vocal and dramatic range to her work. \nThis performance season\, Dee makes her singing debut with the Edmonton Symphony\, in addition to the BPO. She returned to perform with the Columbus Symphony for a series of Holiday Pops concerts\, and returns to the Nashville Opera to perform the role of Papagena for Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte. In a very busy 2022-23 season\, Dee made her mainstage debut with Nashville Opera as Mrs. Gobineau in Menotti’s The Medium. She also made her performance debuts as a featured guest artist with the Columbus Symphony for the Patriotic Pops concert and gala event\, and with the Seattle Symphony for Holiday Pops. At less than a day’s notice she made her debut with the Nashville Symphony for Music City Christmas\, getting to perform alongside country music star\, Mickey Guyton. Other performances for that season include her return to sing with the Chautauqua Symphony for the Independence Day Celebration\, the Marin Symphony for Holiday Pops\, and the Gyros String Quartet in Dallas\, for Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater. \nDee made her international debut on a concert tour of Ireland in 2016. She has appeared as a featured guest artist with the Detroit Symphony\, Chattanooga Symphony and Opera\, Kingsville Symphony\, North Carolina Symphony\, Jacksonville Symphony\, and the Dallas Symphony. She also performed for the Duke Ellington Foundation’s Holiday Celebration in New York City\, in addition to her critically acclaimed performances as the title role in Mozart’s Bastien und Bastienne and as Alba in Rodriguez’ La Curandera with Opera Piccola San Antonio. She made her Dallas Symphony debut as the featured guest artist for the 2011 New Year’s Eve concert. She also appeared as Mahalath in the world premiere of Mark Peterson’s A New Nation\, and later performed as a guest artist on the U.S. national tour of the world-renowned group\, The Priests – Irish tenors – in 2013. \nA prodigy\, winning the National Music Competition for Young Artists (NAMCYA) of the Philippines at age 10\, she has continued to win numerous awards\, including first place in the San Antonio Vocal Competition and the SMU Meadows Concerto Competition\, second place in the Dallas Opera Guild Vocal Competition\, and third place in the Lois Alba Aria Competition and the Jensen Foundation Voice Competition. A regional finalist for the Metropolitan Opera’s Laffont Competition in 2011\, Dee returned to Opera North to sing Susanna in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro\, after making her company debut in 2010 as Zerlina in Mozart’s Don Giovanni. In 2009\, she made her debut at the San Antonio Opera as Ines in Verdi’s Il trovatore. Other noted operatic roles she has performed are Laurie in Copland’s The Tender Land\, Euridice in Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld\, and Aminta in Mozart’s Il re pastore. Her concert works include the Coronation Mass and Requiem by Mozart\, Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass\, Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater\, Michael Haydn’s Requiem\, Bach’s Magnificat\, Orff’s Carmina Burana\, Handel’s Messiah\, Couperin’s Leçons de ténèbres\, Britten’s Les Illuminations\, Chausson’s Poéme de l’amour et de la mer\, and Vivaldi’s Gloria. \nDee earned her master’s degree in music and Performance Diploma at Southern Methodist University with a full artistic scholarship. She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance and a Bachelor of Science in Biology with a minor in chemistry from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. She served as Adjunct Professor of Voice and Lyric Theatre at the University of Dallas for four years prior to moving to Tennessee. Her most cherished and greatest achievement to date is being a mother of two beautiful human beings. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Jeffrey Biegel\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nIn an age when many artists’ fortunes begin with a meteoric ascent and quickly cool with the inexorable free-fall\, pianist Jeffrey Biegel has managed to buck that trend\, fashioning a career of steady success studded with concerts at major venues with major orchestras\, a GRAMMY-winning recording\, and more than 25 commissioned works by living composers. His life takes its roots from age three\, barely able to hear nor speak\, until corrected by surgery. The ‘reverse Beethoven’ phenomenon explains his lifelong commitment to music\, having heard only vibrations in his formative years. The pandemic year of 2020 focused on composing original “Waltzes of Hope\,” “Sonatina\,” and “Three Reflections: JFK\, RBG and MLK” for solo piano\, and for piano and orchestra\, orchestrations by Harrison Sheckler. 2021 saw the world premieres of his “Reflection of Justice: An Ode to Ruth Bader Ginsburg” with the Dallas Symphony\, and Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s “Remembering Ruth Bader Ginsburg” for mezzo-soprano\, piano and orchestra in tribute to the late Supreme Court Justice\, with mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves. 2021 also saw the world premiere of Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s “Shadows\,” newly arranged for piano and seven players with the Idaho State Civic Symphony. In 2022\, he premiered Jim Stephenson’s piano concerto\, Daniel Perttu’s “A Planets Odyssey” for piano and orchestra\, Farhad Poupel’s “The Legend of Bijan and Manijeh” for piano\, orchestra and chorus\, his own concerto\, “Three Reflections: Freedom (JFK)\, Justice (RBG) Equality (MLK)\,” and Christopher Marshall’s “Thanksgiving Variations on ‘We Gather Together'”. For 2023\, the 50-state Rhapsody National Initiative began with the Utah Symphony leading a three-season effort with Peter Boyer’s “Rhapsody in Red\, White & Blue\,” with a world premiere recording of the new Rhapsody with Peter Boyer conducting the London Symphony Orchestra for a February 2024 Naxos digital release. The 2024-25 season foresees a new work for piano and orchestra by Adolphus Hailstork with the Pacific Symphony and Carl St. Clair conducting\, and GRAMMY-winning singer/songwriter Melissa Manchester’s “AWAKE” for piano and orchestra. \nConsidered the most prolific artist of his generation\, Moravian College in Bethlehem\, PA conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters upon Mr. Biegel in 2015\, for his achievements in performance\, recordings\, and chamber music as a champion of new music\, a composer\, arranger\, and educator. In 2019\, Kenneth Fuchs’ “Piano Concerto: ‘Spiritualist'” with the London Symphony Orchestra led by JoAnn Falletta received a GRAMMY Award for Best Classical Compendium\, featuring Mr. Biegel as its soloist. In 2019\, the first digital recordings were released on Mr. Biegel’s Naturally Sharp label: “Cyberecital: An Historic Recording\,” “A Pianist’s Journey\,” and the September 2021 release of George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” – the 1924 version with the Adrian Symphony and Bruce Kiesling conducting. \nMr. Biegel created the first largest consortium of orchestras in 1998 for Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s “Millennium Fantasy\,” premiered with the Cincinnati Symphony in 2000\, followed by Charles Strouse’s “Concerto America” with the Boston Pops\, Lowell Liebermann’s Concerto No. 3 with the Milwaukee Symphony\, William Bolcom’s “Prometheus\,” Richard Danielpour’s “Mirrors” with the Pacific Symphony and Pacific Chorale\, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s “Shadows” and Jake Runestad’s “Dreams of the Fallen” with the Louisiana Philharmonic and Symphony Chorus of New Orleans\, Lucas Richman’s “Piano Concerto: In Truth” with the Knoxville Symphony and recorded with the Pittsburgh Symphony\, and Kenneth Fuchs’ “Piano Concerto: ‘Spiritualist'” with the Springfield Symphony (MA). He also premiered and recorded Giovanni Allevi’s “Concerto for Piano and Orchestra\,” and commissioned Christopher Theofanidis’ “Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra” with the Harrisburg Symphony\, the “Peanuts Concerto” by Dick Tunney\, based on music by Vince Guaraldi\, Jimmy Webb’s “Nocturne for Piano and Orchestra\, ” and PDQ Bach’s “Concerto for Simply Grand Piano and Orchestra” by Peter Schickele with the Colorado Symphony. Bringing new music to youth orchestras saw the world premiere of Daniel Dorff’s piano concerto with the Etowah Youth Orchestra\, conducted by Michael Gagliardo. \nMr. Biegel studied at The Juilliard School with Adele Marcus\, herself a pupil of Josef Lhevinne and Artur Schnabel\, and is currently on faculty at the Conservatory of Music at Brooklyn College. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:Star Wars: Return of the Jedi | Film in Concert
DESCRIPTION:Ron Spigelman\, conductor \nThe Empire prepares to crush the Rebellion as our heroes\, having escaped Jabba the Hut\, are joined by some unlikely furry friends on the forest moon of Endor to make their stand. Luke confronts Darth Vader in a final climactic duel. \n\nPresentation licensed by Disney Concerts in association with 20th Century Fox\, LucasFilm Ltd.\, and Warner/Chappell Music.
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SUMMARY:Cirque de la Symphonie
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]International aerial flyers\, acrobats\, contortionists\, jugglers\, and more provide jaw-dropping entertainment on\, and high above\, the Kleinhans stage\, choreographed to classics and pops favorites. \nThis performance is sponsored by the Catherine M. and Paul W. Beltz Fund for Artistic Excellence. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nProgram\nRon Spigelman\, conductor \nDVOŘÁK  Carnival Overture\, Op. 92\nBARROSO / arr. John Wasson  Brasil (Aquarela do Brasil)\nBRAHMS  Symphony No. 3 in F major\, Op. 90\nIII. Poco allegretto\nBIZET / orch. Hoffmann  Carmen\, Suite No. 1\nV. Les Toréadors\nBIZET / orch. Hoffmann  Carmen\, Suite No. 2\nVI. Danse Bohème\nTCHAIKOVSKY  The Sleeping Beauty Suite\, Op. 66a\nV. Valse\nCHABRIER  España\nJOHN WILLIAMS  Superman March \n-INTERMISSION- \nTCHAIKOVSKY  Swan Lake Suite\, Op. 20a\nIII. Dance of the Swans\nGLINKA  Overture to Ruslan and Lyudmila\nRIMSKY-KORSAKOV  The Snow Maiden Suite\nIV. Dance of the Buffoons\nRESPIGHI  La Boutique fantasque\nII. Tarantella\nSMETANA / arr. Riesenfeld  Three Dances from The Bartered Bride\nIII. Dance of the Comedians\nFALLA  El amor brujo\nVIII. Ritual Fire Dance\nOFFENBACH  Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld\nRIMSKY-KORSAKOV  Capriccio espagnol\, Op. 34\nIV. Scena e canto gitano\nV. Fandango asturiano\nKABALEVSKY  The Comedians\, Op. 26\nII. Galop[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nThe BPO Coffee Concert Series is presented by Highmark. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_single_image image=”40589″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]Join teens across WNY for a pre-concert party on Saturday\, April 13! \nEnjoy snacks and mingle with BPO musicians before Saturday’s concert. Tickets to Cirque de la Symphonie are required to attend this special event – use your Symphony Hall Pass\, or purchase a student rate ticket by calling the BPO Box Office at (716) 885-5000. \nClick here for details and to RSVP![/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Cirque de la Symphonie\nCirque de la Symphonie is a unique and exciting production designed to bring the magic of cirque to the music hall. An elegant fusion of cirque and orchestra\, the program showcases many of the best cirque artists in the world\, thrilling the audience with aerial flyers\, acrobats\, contortionists\, dancers\, jugglers\, balancers\, and strongmen. These accomplished veterans include world record-holders\, gold medal-winners\, Olympians\, and some of the most original talent ever seen. \nAs founder\, Alexander Streltsov created the concept of cirque paired with symphony in 1998 in a special PBS production with the Cincinnati Pops. Streltsov\, a circus veteran from Moscow\, is the only aerialist to perform with the Bolshoi Ballet. After winning the gold medal at the prestigious Festival du Mondial in Paris\, he starred in a Broadway production. His music and programming sensibilities combined with performance background provide a program with stunning three dimensional visual and musical elements. Classical masterpieces are perfectly choreographed to the elegant movements of cirque artists\, elevating cirque artistry to a fine arts level. \nCirque de la Symphonie performs with dozens of orchestras across North America and beyond each season. Sold-out venues feature a wave of new faces that includes families\, students\, and young professionals\, many witnessing a live orchestra for the first time. Something magical happens when these cirque veterans take the stage in front of the orchestra. Audiences are mesmerized by aerialists flying over their heads\, children are amazed at the wizardry of juggling feats and magic acts\, and the strength and flexibility of strongmen and contortionists leave audiences astounded. Everyone departs with smiles beaming from their faces. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://bpo.org/event/cirque-de-la-symphonie/2024-04-12/
LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States
CATEGORIES:2023-2024 season,2023-24 Pops Series
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SUMMARY:First Ladies of Song
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As the former lead vocalist with the Count Basie Orchestra\, Carmen Bradford is one of jazz music’s most exciting vocal stylists. She pays homage to legends Ella Fitzgerald\, Billie Holiday\, Sarah Vaughan\, and Lena Horne in this special program featuring the likes of Fascinatin’ Rhythm\, Love Me or Leave Me\, and many more. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text]Join us after the concert for a Musician’s Nightcap! \nMeet us on the lower level after the performance for light conversations with BPO musicians and complimentary wine and bites\, hosted by BPO double bassist Jonathan Borden. This special event is FREE and open to all ticketholders.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nProgram\nBradley Thachuk\, conductor\nCarmen Bradford\, vocals \n\n\n\narr. Jeff Tyzik\nMasters of Swing\, Volume 2\n\n\nWALLER & RAZAF / arr. Tyzik\nHoneysuckle Rose\n\n\nGEORGE & IRA GERSHWIN / arr. Nelson Riddle\nLove is Here to Stay\n\n\nGEORGE & IRA GERSHWIN / arr. Riddle\nSomeone to Watch Over Me\n\n\nW. C. HANDY / arr. Tyzik\nSt. Louis Blues\n\n\nTYZIK\nLullaby for Basie\n\n\nTYZIK\nSwing\, Swing\, Swing\n\n\nGEORGE & IRA GERSHWIN / arr. Riddle\nFascinatin’ Rhythm\n\n\nCOSLOW / arr. Tyzik\nMr. Paganini\n\n\nKERN & FIELDS / arr. Riddle\nI Won’t Dance\n\n\n\n–INTERMISSION– \n\n\n\narr. Tyzik\nMasters of Swing\, Volume 3\n\n\nARLEN & KOEHLER / arr. Nestico\nI’ve Got a Right to Sing the Blues\n\n\nGEORGE & IRA GERSHWIN / arr. Riddle\nBut Not For Me\n\n\nPETTIS\, MEYERS & SCHOEBEL / arr. Tyzik\nBugle Call Blues\n\n\norch. Tyzik\nSong of the Volga Boatman\n\n\nDONALDSON & KAHN / arr. Riddle\nLove Me or Leave Me\n\n\nGEORGE & IRA GERSHWIN / arr. Riddle\nI’ve Got a Crush On You\n\n\nFITZGERALD & FELDMAN / arr. Cook\nA Tisket A Tasket\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Carmen Bradford\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nBorn in Austin\, Texas and raised in Altadena\, California\, Grammy nominee Carmen Bradford grew up with music in her home and in her heart. It was only natural that Carmen would follow in the footsteps of her great family legacy\, being the daughter of legendary trumpeter/ composer Bobby Bradford and world-renowned vocalist/composer Melba Joyce. Her grandfather Melvin Moore sang with Lucky Millender and Dizzy Gillespie’s Big Band in the 1940s\, in addition to singing with the Ink Spots\, making Carmen the third generation of incredible musicians. She has carved out a place in music history for herself and is playing an integral role in this uniquely American art form called jazz. Carmen Bradford is Jazz Royalty. \nCarmen was discovered and hired by William “Count” Basie and was the featured vocalist in the legendary Count Basie Orchestra for nine years. She has since performed and/or recorded with: Wynton Marsalis\, Shelly Berg\, and John Clayton\, along with the Clayton Hamilton Orchestra\, Nancy Wilson\, Doc Severinsen\, Tony Bennett\, James Brown\, Patti Austin\, Byron Stripling\, Dori Caymmi\, George Benson\, Lena Horne\, Frank Sinatra\, Joe Williams\, DIVA Jazz Orchestra\, the National Symphony\, Rochester Philharmonic\, Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra\, Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra\, the Dani Felber Big Band\, Dallas Symphony\, Oklahoma Symphony\, Vancouver Philharmonic\, and countless artists around the world. Carmen performed on two Grammy Award-winning albums with the Basie band in the 1980s\, and later collaborated on a third Grammy Award-winning album\, “Big Boss Band\,” with guitarist George Benson in 1991. Her soulful voice warmed the hearts of Americans through the celebrated performance of the classic duet\, “How Do You Keep The Music Playing?” on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson that same year. \nCarmen’s 2015 release\, John Mills’ “Invisible Design” featuring Carmen Bradford\, is another example of Carmen Bradford’s ability to sing all forms of jazz\, be it straight ahead jazz\, blues or jazz fusion\, and swing it like nobody can. A first for Carmen was the 2015 release of the legendary Count Basie Orchestra Christmas album directed by Scotty Barnhart\, titled ”A Very Swingin’ Basie Christmas” on Concord Records\, with Johnny Mathis\, Carmen Bradford\, and Ledisi. \nIn 2016\, Carmen Bradford was asked by South African trumpeter Darren English to be a part of his new critically acclaimed CD “Imagination Nation” on Hot Shoe Records. Whether it’s a duo concert with Shelly Berg\, Big Band with the ladies of DIVA\, or her new favorite – performing with symphony orchestras around the world – Carmen Bradford’s body of work reflects a vast depth of musical experience and technical brilliance. She is also recognized for the overwhelming passion she brings to the lyric. \nCarmen Bradford’s love of teaching has been recognized by the San Francisco Conservatory of Music as the new Roots\, Jazz\, and American Music (RJAM) Program has welcomed her with open arms. Carmen is the resident Professor of Jazz Voice\, and Director of Vocal Jazz Studies. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://bpo.org/event/first-ladies-of-song/
LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States
CATEGORIES:2023-2024 season,2023-24 Pops Series
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SUMMARY:The Music of Elton John with Michael Cavanaugh
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Bradley Thachuk\, conductor\nMichael Cavanaugh\, piano and vocals \nBroadway star Michael Cavanaugh thrills audiences with his spot-on interpretation of Elton John’s iconic hits in this tribute to the legendary singer-songwriter of over 450 tunes.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nThis evening’s performance is sponsored by Oliver’s. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nJoin us after the concert for the Feather Boa Ball!\n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”39481″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Grab your sequined jackets and feather boas because the Elton John party doesn’t end after the BPO wraps! Join us after the concert for the Feather Boa Ball\, featuring live music by 716 favorite Welcome Distraction! Tickets to the BPO concert are required to attend this special post-concert party.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Add on tickets to the Feather Boa Ball!” color=”juicy-pink” align=”center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fbpo.org%2Fboa-ball%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] \nFeather Boa Ball sponsored by: \n \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Michael Cavanaugh\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nMichael Cavanaugh is the new voice of the American Rock & Roll Songbook and a charismatic performer and musician\, made famous for his piano/lead vocals in the Broadway musical Movin’ Out. Handpicked by Billy Joel to star in Movin’ Out\, Cavanaugh evokes a style rivaling the Piano Man. He appeared as the lead role of the show for three years with over 1\,200 performances and received multiple accolades. The show culminated in 2003 with both Grammy and Tony award nominations. \nMichael began playing music at age seven\, when his parents bought their first piano. Encouraged by family and friends and inspired by his hero Billy Joel\, Michael formed his first band at age 10 and began playing local functions\, fine-tuning the craft that would become his chosen career. His first full-time gig as a musician was an extended engagement in Orlando\, Florida at a piano bar called Blazing Pianos. In January of 1999\, Michael received an offer that would unknowingly change his life: an opportunity to play Las Vegas at the famed New York\, New York Hotel and Casino. It was there that Billy Joel spotted Michael and joined him on stage one fateful night of February 2001. It only took two songs before Billy was convinced that he had found his new Piano Man: Michael Cavanaugh. Michael closed up shop at New York\, New York and moved to New York City to work alongside Billy Joel and Twyla Tharp to shape the Broadway musical that would be called Movin’ Out. \nWith the close of Movin’ Out at the end of 2005\, Michael began touring worldwide in his own right\, creating a show that reinterprets the modern pop/rock songbook known as The Music of Billy Joel and Elton John. Michael soon became one of the hottest artists in the private events market\, and continues to perform worldwide. His tours consist of company and charity events\, performing arts centers\, as well as sporting events including many PGA Tour events\, the Super Bowl\, and the Indy 500. His interpretation of the modern rock/pop songbook led to Billboard calling him “The New Voice of the American Rock and Roll Songbook\,” and he was recognized by Reuters as Entertainer of the Year for the private events market. \nIt wasn’t long before symphony orchestras discovered Michael’s talents and audience appeal. He accepted his first orchestral booking\, “Michael Cavanaugh – The Songs of Billy Joel and More\,” which debuted in April 2008 with the Indianapolis Symphony and continues to tour today. In October 2008\, he signed with Warner/ADA to distribute his first CD\, In Color. In June 2010\, Michael debuted his second symphony show in the Generations of Rock series titled “Michael Cavanaugh: The Songs of Elton John and More\,” and then debuted his third symphony show\, “Singers and Songwriters: The Music of Paul Simon\, Neil Diamond and James Taylor\,” in 2012. In 2015\, he debuted his fourth symphony show\, “Rockin’ Christmas with the Pops.” He continues to tour all four symphony productions\, along with performing with his band in performing arts centers and other public venues. \nThe Way I Hear It\, his second commercial album\, was released in April 2017. It debuted at #17 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. Recently\, Michael Cavanaugh reached the POLLSTAR Live75 – the top 75 active touring acts in the country – for both his symphony and performing arts center shows. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://bpo.org/event/elton-john/
LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States
CATEGORIES:2023-2024 season,2023-24 Pops Series
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SUMMARY:Disney in Concert: The Sound of Magic
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Ron Spigelman\, conductor \nA magical multimedia experience celebrating Disney at 100 and featuring animated sequences on the big screen synchronized to new orchestral arrangements of iconic songs\, plus behind-the-scenes historical footage\, artwork\, and sketches. \nJoin us after Saturday’s concert for our annual Sweetheart Dance in the Mary Seaton Room\, featuring music by Ben Baia and the Big City Horns! This event is free and open to all who attend Saturday’s concert. \n\nPresentation licensed by Disney Concerts. All rights reserved. © Disney[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nThe BPO Coffee Concert Series is presented by Highmark. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://bpo.org/event/disney-in-concert-the-sound-of-magic/2024-02-09/
LOCATION:Kleinhans Music Hall\, 3 Symphony Circle\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14201\, United States
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SUMMARY:Let’s Groove Tonight: Motown and The Philly Sound
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The pop\, soul\, and R&B sounds of Motown face off with the famous hits from The Philly Sound in this incredible evening of classic songs including Ain’t No Stopping Us Now\, Love Train\, What’s Going On\, I’m Gonna Make You Love Me\, I Heard It Through the Grapevine\, and more. \nJoin us after the concert in the Mary Seaton Room for a party featuring live music by local band Urban Renewal! This special event is open to all ticketholders.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nProgram\nByron Stripling\, conductor\nChester Gregory\, vocals\nAshley Jayy\, vocals\nBrik.Liam\, vocals\nEric Metzgar\, drums\nShubh Saran\, guitar \n\n\n\nKENNETH GAMBLE & LEON A. HUFF\nTSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)\nas recorded by MFSB\n\n\nMAURICE WHITE & WAYNE LEE VAUGHN\nLets’ Groove\nas recorded by Earth\, Wind & Fire\n\n\nBARRETT STRONG & NORMAN WHITFIELD\nI Heard It Through The Grapevine\nas recorded by Marvin Gaye\n\n\nMELVIN STEALS & MERVIN STEALS\nCould It Be I’m Falling In Love\nas recorded by The Spinners\n\n\nGAMBLE & HUFF\nYou’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine\nas recorded by Lou Rawls\n\n\nTHOMAS RANDOLPH BELL & PHIL HURTT\nI’ll Be Around\nas recorded by The Spinners\n\n\nBOBBY HART\, TEDDY RANDAZZO & ROBERT WILDING\nHurt So Bad\nas recorded by Little Anthony & The Imperials\n\n\nGAMBLE\, HUFF & CARY GILBERT\nDon’t Leave Me This Way\nas recorded by Thelma Houston\n\n\nWALDO T. HOLMES\nRock The Boat\nas recorded by The Hues Corporation\n\n\n\n–INTERMISSION– \n\n\n\nLUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN & WALTER MURPHY\nA Fifth of Beethoven\nas recorded by Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band\n\n\nNORMAN WHITFIELD & BARRETT STRONG\nBall of Confusion (That’s What The World Is Today)\nas recorded by The Temptations\n\n\nTHOMAS RANDOLPH BELL & LINDA EPSTEIN\nPeople Make The World Go Round\nas recorded by The Stylistics\n\n\nBERNARD EDWARDS & NILE RODGERS\nI’m Coming Out\nas recorded by Diana Ross\n\n\nLEON A. HUFF\, GENE MCFADDEN & JOHN WHITEHEAD\nBack Stabbers\nas recorded by The O’Jays\n\n\nSMOKEY ROBINSON & RONALD WHITE\nMy Girl\nas recorded by The Temptations\n\n\nGAMBLE & HUFF\nLove Train\nas recorded by The O’Jays\n\n\nGAMBLE\, HUFF & CARY GILBERT\nMe and Mrs. Jones\nas recorded by Billy Paul\n\n\nMCFADDEN\, WHITEHEAD & JERRY COHEN\nAin’t No Stoppin’ Us Now\nas recorded by McFadden & Whitehead\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Byron Stripling\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nWith a contagious smile and captivating charm\, conductor\, trumpet virtuoso\, singer\, and actor Byron Stripling has ignited audiences across the globe. In 2020\, Stripling was named Principal Pops Conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra\, and his baton has led countless orchestras throughout the United States and Canada. As a soloist with the Boston Pops Orchestra\, Stripling has performed frequently under the baton of Keith Lockhart\, and was the featured soloist on the PBS television special “Evening at Pops” with conductors John Williams and Keith Lockhart. Currently\, Stripling serves as artistic director and conductor of the highly acclaimed Columbus Jazz Orchestra. \nSince his Carnegie Hall debut with Skitch Henderson and the New York Pops\, Stripling has become a pops orchestra favorite throughout the country\, soloing with over 100 orchestras around the world including the Boston Pops\, National Symphony\, Pittsburgh Symphony\, Dallas Symphony\, Cincinnati Pops\, Seattle Symphony\, Baltimore Symphony\, Minnesota Orchestra\, St. Louis Symphony\, Vancouver Symphony\, Toronto Symphony\, and orchestras throughout Europe and Asia. He has been a featured soloist at the Hollywood Bowl and performs at festivals around the world. \nAn accomplished actor and singer\, Stripling was chosen\, following a worldwide search\, to star in the lead role of the Broadway-bound musical\, Satchmo. Many will remember his featured cameo performance in the television movie\, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles\, and his critically acclaimed virtuoso trumpet and riotous comedic performance in the 42nd Street production of From Second Avenue to Broadway. \nTelevision viewers have enjoyed his work as soloist on the worldwide telecast of The Grammy Awards. Millions have heard his trumpet and voice on TV commercials\, TV theme songs including “20/20” and CNN\, and soundtracks of favorite movies. In addition to multiple recordings with his quintet and work with artists from Tony Bennett to Whitney Houston\, his prolific recording career includes hundreds of albums with the greatest pop\, Broadway\, soul\, and jazz artists of all time. \nStripling earned his stripes as lead trumpeter and soloist with the Count Basie Orchestra under the direction of Thad Jones and Frank Foster. He has also played and recorded extensively with the bands of Dizzy Gillespie\, Woody Herman\, Dave Brubeck\, Lionel Hampton\, Clark Terry\, Louis Bellson\, and Buck Clayton\, in addition to the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra\, Carnegie Hall Jazz Band\, and GRP All Star Big Band. \nStripling is devoted to giving back and supports several philanthropic organizations\, including United Way and Community Shelter Board. He also enjoys sharing the power of music through seminars and master classes at colleges\, universities\, conservatories\, and high schools. His informative talks\, combined with his incomparable wit and charm\, make him a favorite guest speaker to groups of all ages. \nStripling was educated at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester\, New York and the Interlochen Arts Academy in Interlochen\, Michigan. One of his greatest joys is to return\, periodically\, to Eastman and Interlochen as a special guest lecturer. \nA resident of Ohio\, Stripling lives in the country with his wife Alexis\, a former dancer\, writer\, and poet\, and their beautiful daughters. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Chester Gregory\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nChester Gregory is an award-winning singer and actor\, last seen starring in Motown: The Musical as the iconic Berry Gordy. Broadway credits include Motown: The Musical\, Hairspray\, Tarzan\, Cry-Baby\, and Sister Act. Other credits include August Wilson’s Fences and Two Trains Running. He has toured nationally with Dreamgirls\, Sister Act\, as well as his one-man show\, The Eve of Jackie Wilson. Chester has received many awards\, including the Jeff Award and a NAACP Theatre Award\, and has been presented the keys to the cities of his hometown of Gary\, Indiana and East Chicago. He has also been chosen as an Honorary State Representative of Indiana and has received an Honorary Doctorate from his alma mater\, Columbia College Chicago. \nChester is currently producing several projects and recordings. Add him on social media @ChesterGregory and chestergregory.com. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Ashley Jayy\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nBorn and raised in Portland\, Oregon\, Ashley Jayy has been multitalented and artistic from a very young age. Singing became a key part of her life when Ashley began singing solos and leading choir songs in her local church and with choirs around town. Ashley’s musical ear developed rapidly as she was able to listen to music and not only single out the notes or tunes she would hear\, but also retain them and interpret them in her own unique way. This only enhanced her already impeccable musicality and unique ability to interpret music of all styles. She began to write her own songs and create and arrange unique harmonies\, and her creativity grew as she blossomed and came into her own. \nAshley started her musical journey singing with such great artists as Liv Warfield and Mike Phillips. These ventures led her to the late and great Prince\, whom she soon began touring with shortly after he was introduced to her singular vocal talent. Ashley became a member of the New Power Generation and now sings regularly with Tevin Campbell\, Monica\, and Jazmine Sullivan. Ashley is spreading her wings and soaring as she embarks on her solo vocal journey\, becoming the Ashley Jayy. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Brik.Liam\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nCultivated in diverse backgrounds and raised in the church with his mother as head of the choir\, Jacoby “Brik.Liam” Williams was exposed to different genres of music that influenced his current sound. Brik.Liam was born in Petersburg\, Virginia and reared in Germany and Houston\, TX. His frequent relocation is a result of his military family upbringing. His early introduction to music helped shape his outlook on music and creativity. Now as an artist\, Brik.Liam is in a league of his own\, fusing classic soul vibes like the sound of Marvin Gaye with the urban contemporary music fans are accustomed to today. \nThe stage name Brik.Liam is a two-part compilation: “Brik”– a synonym of his favorite color red – and “Liam”\, an abbreviation of his last name. Brik.Liam also has a signature image of a floating\, red balloon that helps fans to identify his work in any setting. Brik’s perspective on artistry and his contribution to the music industry today can be described as poetic and unconventional\, which adds to his unique appeal. \nBrik.Liam’s career has evolved to greater success in recent years. He has released albums\, performed with some of the industry’s brightest talents\, and has showcased his music across the globe. Brik has performed in places like London and the Republic of the Congo. Notably\, Brik has toured the United States as an opening performer for Grammy-winning artist PJ Morton during the 2018 More Gumbo Tour and the 2019 Paul Tour. Since then\, Brik.Liam also completed a solo tour in Russia and released his EP\, What’s The Matter\, Brik. \n“My goal in creating music and art is to make people feel understood\, heard\, and to make better choices and find happiness because of the telling of my story. I want to grow their minds and imagination\, little by little.” \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Eric Metzgar\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nEric Metzgar is an in-demand drummer and versatile collaborator who offers his musicianship to various jazz/pop artists and symphony orchestras worldwide. He has had the opportunity to play with numerous first-rate performers including Jeff Tyzik\, Sutton Foster\, Joe Locke\, Jimmy Greene\, Shayna Steele\, Byron Stripling\, and Delfeayo Marsalis. \nMetzgar is a passionate educator deeply invested in music teaching and learning. Each summer\, he teaches at the Cape Ann Jazz Workshop under the direction of saxophonist Alexa Tarantino. He maintains a private studio and serves as a clinician at grade schools and universities. \nMetzgar holds a BM in Drum Set Performance and an MM in Music Teaching and Learning from the Eastman School of Music. He lives in New York City and tours frequently around the world. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] \nAbout Shubh Saran\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nShubh Saran is a New York-based guitarist\, composer\, and producer who has performed globally with his band throughout the United States\, India\, Canada\, Bangladesh\, Vietnam\, and Mexico. Having grown up in six different countries\, his career has been shaped by a mixture of influences. Saran’s intricate compositions fuse sounds from modern jazz\, neo-soul\, and rock with classical and contemporary Indian music. In October 2021\, Saran independently released his second full-length album and fourth overall release titled “inglish” – a groundbreaking work that explores concepts of assimilation\, global identity\, and native culture. \nPitchfork described inglish as “a heartfelt exploration of the ups and downs of being part of the world’s fastest-growing floating tribe – part global citizen\, part cultural refugee\,” and named the album to its list of Best Jazz and Experimental Music of 2021. DownBeat described inglish as a “scintillating musical brew\,” and awarded the album three and a half stars. Before moving to New York City to start his music career\, Saran studied at Berklee College of Music\, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance. In 2017\, Saran made his critically acclaimed debut with the release of “Hmayra\,” and later followed up with “H.A.D.D.” (2018)\, and “Becoming” (2019). Throughout his career as a recording artist\, each release has represented a different introspection for Saran. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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CATEGORIES:2023-2024 season,2023-24 Pops Series
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