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2010-2011 Season Artists:
JERI SAGER’S BROADWAY
Jeri Sager has spent a lifetime performing - from her parents’ living room to Broadway and all over the world. She shares this experience with you through songs, stories and laughter. Singing the Broadway songs she loves and has performed for thousands of people, Jeri will leave you with a smile on your face and a song in your heart. She will be accompanied by a quartet of piano, drums, bass and reeds, as she sings her repertoire of songs from Fiddler On The Roof, Les Miserables, Brigadoon, Evita, South Pacific and Pump Boys and Dinettes, in addition to her favorites from Cats.
THE FOUR FRESHMEN
Grammy nominated American male vocal band quartet that blends jazz arrangements with big band vocal group sounds like The Modernaires (Glenn Miller) and The Pied Pipers (Tommy Dorsey). Founded in 1948 at Butler University in Indianapolis, this popular group has performed continuously until today! The Four Freshmen are the longest lasting vocal harmony group, and in their 60 plus year history they have bragging rights to over 50 albums, an overwhelming 70 top selling singles, and 6 Grammy Nominations. The Four Freshmen have strongly influenced many groups over the 61 years of their existence, including Take Six, ABBA, The Swingle Singers, Manhattan Transfer and the Beach Boys.
INTERSECTION - Laura Frautschi, violinist Kristina Reiko Cooper, cellist John Novacek, pianist.
Intersection was formed in 1998 and has forged a powerful connection with audiences world-wide. Their numerous recordings have been best-sellers in Asia and have been in excess of 100,000 in Japan. They have released over half a dozen DVDs. In their concerts they play a varied program of repertoire from all parts of the music world. A typical evening may center on a Ravel, Dvorak or Brahms trio, but will veer into excerpts of American film music, popular theater, and song. Solos and duos add to the variety of each performance.
ILYA YAKUSHEV - Pianist
Gold Medal Winner of the 2005 World Piano Competition, ILYA YAKUSHEV is a fresh and exciting new presence in the piano world. He has performed at major venues on three continents. Ilya is a native of St. Petersburg, Russia where he won his first award at age 12 as a prize winner of the Young Artists Concerto Competition.
BURNING RIVER BRASS - PRESENTS FROM STAGE TO SCREEN
Burning River Brass presents classics from the concert stage to the big screen. Ballet, Opera, Broadway, and more! Highlights include Bizet’s lively Carmen Suite, Tchaikovsky’s romantic Swan Lake, Bernstein’s rousing West Side Story and stirring selections from some of our favorite movies such as Raiders of the Lost Ark, Goldfinger, The Magnificent Seven, The Natural, and Star Wars! Composed of twelve of the finest brass and percussion players in the country, Burning River Brass is an ensemble on fire! |
