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ARCHIVED PRESS
RELEASES
Monday,
April 28*, 2008 at 7:00PM, Carnegie Hall
The New York Pops
25th Birthday Gala
Liz Smith and Denis Leary, Hosts
Steven Reineke, Conductor
Nicola Congiu, Larry Gatlin and The Gatlin Brothers, Andrea McArdle, Kelli O’Hara, Haley Swindal, Ronan Tynan, Steve Tyrell, Guest Artists
The New York Pops will celebrate 25 years of bringing great music to New York.
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Friday,
April 4, 2008 at 8:00PM, Carnegie Hall, Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage
The New York Pops, Skitch Henderson, Founder
David Charles Abell, Conductor
Starring Sutton Foster
With Rosena Hill and Aaron Lazar
The Clurman Singers, Judith Clurman, Director
THE SONG IS YOU: OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II except where noted
Richard Rodgers |
Overture to South Pacific (1949) |
Richard Rodgers
Sutton Foster |
The Sound of Music (film version, 1965) |
Sigmund Romberg/Oscar Hammerstein II and Otto Harbach
Aaron Lazar and Men’s Chorus |
Riding Song of the Riffs from The Desert Song (1926) |
Sigmund Romberg/Oscar Hammerstein II and Otto Harbach
Rosena Hill and Aaron Lazar |
The Desert Song (1926) |
Sigmund Romberg/Oscar Hammerstein II, Frank Mandel and Laurence Schwab
Rosena Hill and Women’s Chorus |
One Kiss from The New Moon (1928) |
Music and Lyrics by Joseph E. Howard
Sutton Foster and Aaron Lazar
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Goodbye, My Lady Love (1904) from Show Boat (1927) |
Jerome Kern
Rosena Hill and Aaron Lazar |
Who? from Sunny (1925) |
Jerome Kern
Sutton Foster, Rosena Hill, Aaron Lazar and Chorus |
I’ve Told Ev’ry Little Star from Music in the Air (1932) |
Jerome Kern
Rosena Hill
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Sweet Adeline from Why Was I Born? (1929) |
Jerome Kern
Aaron Lazar |
The Song Is You from Music in the Air (1932) |
Jerome Kern
Sutton Foster and Women’s Chorus |
Life Upon the Wicked Stage from Show Boat (1927) |
Sigmund Romberg
Rosena Hill |
Lover, Come Back to Me from The New Moon (1928) |
Jerome Kern
Sutton Foster and Aaron Lazar |
The Folks Who Live on the Hill from High, Wide and Handsome (1937) |
Georges Bizet
Rosena Hill and Chorus |
Beat Out That Rhythm on a Drum from Carmen Jones (1943) |
INTERMISSION
Richard Rodgers
Aaron Lazar |
Main Title and Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’ from Oklahoma! (film version, 1955) |
Richard Rodgers
Aaron Lazar and Rosena Hill |
People Will Say We’re in Love from Oklahoma! (film version, 1955) |
Richard Rodgers
Sutton Foster |
I Cain’t Say No from Oklahoma! (film version, 1955) |
Richard Rodgers
Sutton Foster
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Mr. Snow from Carousel (1945) |
Richard Rodgers
Rosena Hill and Women’s Chorus |
What’s the Use of Wond’rin from Carousel (1945) |
Richard Rodgers
Sutton Foster and Chorus |
Honey Bun from South Pacific (1949) |
Richard Rodgers
Rosena Hill and Aaron Lazar |
I Have Dreamed from The King and I (1951) |
Richard Rodgers
Aaron Lazar and Chorus |
Edelweiss from The Sound of Music (1959) |
Jerome Kern
Sutton Foster, Rosena Hill, Aaron Lazar and Chorus
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All the Things You Are from Very Warm for May (1939) |
Orchestrations by:
Robert Russell Bennett, Georges Bizet, William David Brohn, J. Cacciola, Alexander Courage, Adolph Deutsche, Emil Gerstenberger, Alfred Goodman, Irwin Kostal, Hans Spialek, Don Walker, Russell Warner
Special Thanks:
Library of Congress: Mark Eden Horowitz
Rodgers & Hammerstein Library: Ted Chapin, Bruce Pomohac
Josef Weinberger (London): John Schofield, Shauna Hoey
Tams Witmark: Sarge Aborn, Finn Byrhard, Dale Kugel
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Friday,
February 8, 2008 at 8:00PM, Carnegie Hall,
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage
Swingin’ With
Marvin
The New York Pops, Skitch Henderson, Founder
Marvin Hamlisch, Conductor
Dee Dee Bridgewater, Guest Artist
Nikki Yanofsky, Special Guest
Sal Andolina, Clarinet
Jazz Ambassadors, Chief Warrant Officer Gordon K. Kippola, Director, Officer in Charge
Arr. Marvin Hamlisch, Orch. Torrie Zito |
Medley: Tribute to Irving Berlin
Puttin’ on the Ritz
Let Yourself Go
Face the Music
Cheek to Cheek
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Arr. Eric Richards
Lillian Hardin Armstrong
Clarence Muse/Leon T. Rene/Otis J. Rene, Jr.
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Medley: Tribute to Louis Armstrong
Struttin’ With Some Barbecue
Sleepy Time Down South
Jazz Ambassadors |
Fred E. Alhert/Roy Turk
Buddy DeSylva/Al Jolson/Vincent Rose
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Mean to Me
Avalon
Sal Andolina, Clarinet |
Traditional
Leigh Harline/Ned Washington |
Old McDonald Had a Farm
When You Wish Upon a Star
Nikki Yanofsky, Special Guest
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Arr. Eric Richards
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
Juan Tizol/Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington/ Paul Francis Webster
Duke Ellington
Billy Strayhorn |
Medley: Tribute to Duke Ellington
Satin Doll
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
Caravan
Sophisticated Lady
I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good)
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
Take the ‘A’ Train |
INTERMISSION
Sam Coslow
Billy Strayhorn
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington (arr. John Clayton, Jr.) |
(If You Can’t Swing It) You’ll Have to Swing It
(Mister Paganini)
Lush Life
Cotton Tail
Come Sunday
Dee Dee Bridgewater, Guest Artist |
Louis Prima |
Sing, Sing, Sing
Sal Andolina, Guest Artist
Jazz Ambassadors |
The amazingly talented and entertaining
conductor and pianist returns in a concert
of swing-era favorites from the big bands
of Miller, Dorsey, Goodman, and more.
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Friday,
January 25, 2008 at 8:00PM, Carnegie Hall
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage
Great Moments
from Porgy and Bess: George Gershwin (1898-1937)
The New York Pops, Skitch Henderson, Founder
Andrew Litton, Conductor and Piano
Morenike Fadayomi, Soprano
Angela Renée Simpson, Soprano
Howard Haskin, Tenor
Kevin Short, Bass-Baritone
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Chorus, David R. Davidson, Director
George Gershwin (arr. William D. Brohn) |
Crazy for You Overture
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George Gershwin
(arr. Sid Ramin and Andrew Litton)
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Dayful of Song
Hold On
I Must Write a Song
Hot
One Minute More
Sutton Place
My Honor Was at Stake
Machinery Goes Mad |
Andrew Litton, Piano |
INTERMISSION
George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin/Dubose Heyward
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Porgy and Bess: Concert Suite
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(arr. Andrew Litton) |
Introduction: Jasbo Brown
Summertime
A Woman Is a Sometime Thing
Gone, Gone, Gone
My Man's Gone Now
Leavin' For the Promise' Lan'
Oh I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'
Bess, You Is My Woman Now
Oh, I Can't Sit Down
I Ain't Got No Shame
It Ain't Necessarily So
Shame On All You Sinners
I Loves You, Porgy
Hurricane
There’s a Boat Dat’s Leavin’ Soon for New York
Act III, Scene 3
Good Mornin’, Sistuh
Oh Lawd, I’m On My Way |
Morenike Fadayomi, Bess/Clara
Angela Renée Simpson, Serena
Howard Haskin, Sportin’ Life
Kevin Short, Porgy
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Chorus, David R. Davidson, Director |
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Friday,
December 14 and Saturday, December 15*,
2007 at 8:00PM
Carnegie Hall, Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage
A Holiday Celebration
The New York Pops
Skitch Henderson, Founder
Doc Severinsen, Conductor and Trumpet
Nicole Cabell, Soprano
Fort Worth-TCU Symphonic Choir, Ronald Shirey, Director
Arranged by Dick Lieb
George Wyle/Edward Pola
Jule Styne/Sammy Cahn
Felix Bernard/Richard B. Smith |
Christmas Overture
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Christmas Waltz
Winter Wonderland
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John Rutter |
Star Carol |
Charles Gounod/J. S. Bach |
Ave Maria |
Edward Shippen Barnes/James Chadwick |
Angels We Have Heard on High |
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (arr. Doc Severinsen) |
Waltz of the Flowers from Nutcracker, Op. 71 |
John Giordano/Francis Ridlel Havergal (arr. Janet Pummill) |
Bells Across the Snow
Dedicated to Mercedes and Sid Bass |
Adolphe Adam/John Sullivan Dwight |
O Holy Night |
Émile Waldteufel |
The Skaters’ Waltz, Op. 183 |
Walter Kent/James “Kim” Gannon |
I’ll Be Home for Christmas |
Raymond Scott |
The Toy Trumpet |
John Rutter |
What Sweeter Music |
Julius Chajes |
Song of Galilee (El Yivneh Hagalil) |
Franz X. Gruber/Josef Mohr |
Silent Night |
Traditional English Carol |
The First Nowell |
Arranged by Robert Shaw and Robert Russell Bennett
Traditiona
lLowell Mason/Isaac Watts |
From The Many Moods of Christmas, Suite No. 2
O Sanctissima
Joy to the World
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Janet Pummill |
Gloria in Excelsis Deo |
Arranged by Robert Shaw and Robert Russell Bennett
Traditional
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From The Many Moods of Christmas, Suite No. 2
March of the Kings
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James Lord Pierpont |
Jingle Bells |
Irving Berlin |
White Christmas |
George Frideric Handel |
Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah |
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Friday,
October 26, 2007 at 8:00PM, Carnegie Hall, Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage
That’s Entertainment:
Hollywood’s Golden Era
Stuart Malina, Conductor
Michael Feinstein, Guest Artist
Pip Clarke, Violin
Michael Appling, Special Guest Conductor
In loving memory of John A. Griner III
John Stafford Smith
Michael Appling, Special Guest Conductor |
The Star Spangled Banner |
George Enescu |
Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major, Op. 11 |
Alfred Newman |
20th Century Fox Fanfare (1933) |
Miklós Rózsa |
Fanfare and Prelude from Ben-Hur (1959) |
Max Steiner (arr. Skitch Henderson) |
Main Theme from Gone With the Wind (1939) |
Erich Wolfgang Korngold |
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
Moderato nobile
Romanze: Andante
Finale: Allegro assai vivace
Pip Clarke, Violin
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INTERMISSION |
Arthur Schwartz/Howard Dietz (arr. Ian Bernard) |
That’s Entertainment from The Band Wagon (1953) |
Burton Lane/Ralph Freed (arr. Johnny Mandel) |
How About You? from Babes on Broadway (1941) |
Richard Whiting/Johnny Mercer and Stan Freeman
(arr. Larry Wilcox) |
Hooray for Hollywood from Hollywood Hotel (1937) |
Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein II
(arr. Alan Broadbent) |
The Folks Who Live on the Hill from High, Wide and Handsome (1937) |
Harold Arlen/Ted Koehler (arr. Alan Broadbent) |
Stormy Weather (1933) |
George Gerswhin/Ira Gershwin (arr. Larry Blank) |
Nice Work If You Can Get It from A Damsel in Distress (1937) |
Harry Warren/Al Dubin (arr. Ian Finkel/John Oddo) |
Lullaby of Broadway from Gold Diggers of 1935 |
George Gerswhin/Ira Gershwin
(arr. Conrad Salinger,reconstructed by Christopher Palmer/Jeff Atmajian)
Michael Feinstein, Guest Artist
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They Can’t Take That Away from Me from
Shall We Dance (1937) |
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 Wednesday,
July 4, 2007 at 9PM EST on NBC
Macy’s 4th of
July Fireworks featuring The New York Pops
conducted by Rob Fisher
Tune in to NBC Television for the special
hosted by Natalie Morales and Tiki Barber
or set your radio to 1010WINS to listen
to the score performed by The New York Pops.
The entertainment begins at 9PM across the
nation. Check local listing for broadcast
schedules in your area.
Photo:
Michael Bailey |
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Monday,
April 30, 2007, 7:00PM*, Carnegie Hall
The New York Pops
24th Birthday Gala
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Friday,
April 13, 2007, 8:00PM
Carnegie Hall, Stern
Auditorium/Perelman Stage
Broadway Then and Now
The New York Pops
Skitch Henderson, Founder
Rob Fisher, Conductor and Piano
Kelli O’Hara, Guest Artist
Brian, d’Arcy James, Special Guest
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Jule Styne (orch.
Ralph Burns) |
Funny Girl Overture
(1964) |
Richard
Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II |
I’m In
Love With a Wonderful Guy,
from South Pacific (1948) |
Jule
Styne/Betty Comden & Adolph Green
(arr. Harry Connick, Jr.) |
Make Someone
Happy,
from Do Re Mi (1960) |
Ricky
Ian Gordon |
Is It Too Late?,
from My Life With Albertine (2003) |
Leonard
Bernstein |
Excerpts from
Symphonic Dances,
from West Side Story (1961) |
John
Kander (arr. Michael Gibson) |
Chicago Suite
(1975) |
Jerome
Kern (arr. Robert Russell Bennett)
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Show Boat Overture
(1927) |
Adam
Guettel |
The Light in
the Piazza,
from The Light in the Piazza (2005) |
Richard
Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II |
I Have Dreamed
from The King and I (1951)
(arr. Harry Connick, Jr.) |
Stephen
Sondheim |
What More Do
I Need?,
from Saturday Night (1954) |
Vincent
Youmans (orch. Ralph Burns) |
No, No, Nanette
Overture (1925) |
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Friday,
March 16, 2007, 8:00PM, Carnegie Hall
The Sweetest Sounds:
The Music of Richard Rodgers
Marvin Hamlisch, Conductor and Piano
Anne Runolfsson, Vocalist
Lari White, Vocalist
Doug LaBrecque, Vocalist
J. Mark McVey, Vocalist
William Michals, Vocalist
Juilliard Choral Union, Judith Clurman,
Director
The Sweetest Sounds from
No Strings, Lyrics by Richard Rodgers
(1962)
It’s a Grand Night
for Singing from State Fair, Lyrics
by Oscar Hammerstein II (1945)
Medley;
With a Song In My Heart from Spring
is Here, Lyrics by Lorenz Hart (1929)
Hello, Young Lovers from The King and
I, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II (1951)
It Might As Well Be Spring from State
Fair, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
(1945)
This Can’t Be Love from The Boys from
Syracuse, Lyrics by Lorenz Hart
(1938)
Some Enchanted Evening from South Pacific,
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II (1949)
Blue Moon, Lyrics by Lorenz
Hart (1934)
Medley;
Falling in Love from The Boys from Syracuse,
Lyrics by Lorenz Hart (1938)
A Cockeye Optimist from South Pacific,
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II (1949)
June is Bustin’ Out All Over from
Carousel (1949)
Spring is Here from Spring is Here,
Lyrics by Lorenz Hart (1929)
A Wonderful Guy from South Pacific,
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II (1949)
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered from
Pal Joey, Lyrics by Lorenz Hart
(1940)
Soliloquy from Carousel,
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II (1945)
Overture from Oklahoma!
(1943)
The Carousel Waltz (1945)
Quiet Night from On
Your Toes, Lyrics by Lorenz Hart (1936)
Medley;
Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’ from
Oklahoma!, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein
II (1943)
Where or When from Babes in Arms,
Lyrics by Lorenz Hart (1937)
Lover from Love Me Tonight, Lyrics
by Lorenz Hart (1932)
Johnny One-Note from Babes in Arms,
Lyrics by Lorenz Hart (1937)
People Will Say We’re in Love from
Oklahoma!, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein
II (1943)
Climb Ev’ry Mountain from The
Sound of Music, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein
II (1959)
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Friday,
February 9, 2007, 8:00PM
Carnegie Hall, Stern
Auditorium/Perelman Stage
Gershwin Songs and
a Rhapsody
The New York Pops
Skitch Henderson, Founder
Stuart Malina, Conductor and Piano
Maureen McGovern, Guest Artist
George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Girl Crazy Overture (1930)
American in Paris (1928)
Rhapsody in Blue (1924)
McGovern Sings Gershwin
Program to be announced from the stage
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Friday,
December 15, 2006, 8:00PM and Saturday,
December 16, 2006, 8:00PM
Carnegie Hall, Stern
Auditorium/Perelman Stage
A Holiday Celebration
The New York Pops
Skitch Henderson, Founder
Alastair Willis, Conductor
Christiane Noll, Soprano
José Esquilin, Trumpet, New York
Pops Young Virtuoso
Young People’s Chorus of New York
City, Francisco J. Núñez,
Artistic Director
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Lowell Mason (arr.
Carmen Dragon) |
Joy to the World |
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Gioacchino Rossini/Ottorino
Respighi |
La Boutique Fantasque
Selections |
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Via Olatunji |
Betelehemu |
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César Franck |
Panis Angelicus |
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Felix Mendelssohn/Charles
Wesley
(arr. Willcocks) |
Hark! The Herald Angels
Sing |
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Franz X. Gruber/Josef
Mohr
(arr. Ralph Hermann) |
Silent Night |
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Stephen Schwartz/Steve
Young
(arr. Alex Lacamoire) |
We Are Lights |
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Arr. Ralph Hermann
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Havah Nagilah |
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Leonard Bernstein/Richard
Wilbur |
Glitter and Be Gay
from Candide |
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Leonard Bernstein/Richard
Wilbur |
Make Our Garden Grow
from Candide |
| Jerry
Herman |
We
Need A Little Christmas from Mame
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| Edward
Pola/George Wyle |
It’s
the Most Wonderful Time of the Year |
| Ralph
Blane/Hugh Martin
Mel Tormé/Robert Wells |
Have
Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
/
The Christmas Song |
| Arr.
Gary Fry
Alfred Burt/Wihla Hutson
Mykola Leontovich/Peter J. Wilhousky
James S. Pierpont
Leroy Anderson/Mitchell Parish
John Baptiste Calkin/Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow
Jay Livingston/Ray Evans |
Let
the Caroling Start
Caroling, Caroling
Carol of the Bells
Jingle Bells
Sleigh Ride
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
Silver Bells |
| Victor
Herbert (arr. Otto Langley) |
Toyland/March
of the Toys |
| Ralph
Vaughan Williams |
Fantasia
on “Greensleeves” |
| Sergei
Prokofiev |
Troika
from Lieutenant Kijé, Op. 60 |
| Traditional
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Twelve
Days of Christmas |
| Adolphe
Adam/John Sullivan Dwight |
O
Holy Night |
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Friday,
October 20, 2006, 8:00PM, Carnegie Hall,
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage
Doc’s Big Band
Salute to Skitch
The New York Pops
Skitch Henderson, Founder
Doc Severinsen, Conductor and Trumpet
Lynn Roberts, Vocalist
Ed Shaughnessy, Percussionist
Alondra de la Parra, Guest Conductor
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Thursday,
August 17, 2006, 8:00PM, Bryant Park
The Sound of Movies
and More
The New York Pops
Jeff Tyzik, Conductor
Doug LaBrecque, Vocalist
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Monday,
May 8, 2006 at 7:00PM, Carnegie Hall
The New York Pops
23rd Birthday Gala
88 Keys for Skitch: A Celebration of the
Piano
Van Cliburn, Honorary Chair
Ahmet Ertegun, Honoree
Marvin Hamlisch, Conductor
Elaine Stritch, Host
Special Guest, Liza Minnelli
Saluting Damon Dash
Featuring Broadway's Jersey Boys, Chu-Fang
Huang, Kid Rock, Bob Lappin, Darlene Love,
New York Pops Salute to Music Students,
Paolo Nutini and George Wein
With Gisele Jackson, MelSoulTree and Elizabeth
Withers
And John Giordano, Michael Keller and
Ron Melrose
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Friday,
March 24, 2006 at 8:00PM, Carnegie Hall
Cinema Soundtracks
The New York Pops
Rob Fisher, Conductor
Ann Hampton Callaway and Liz Callaway, Guest
Artists
Five Towns College Choir and Vocal Jazz
Ensemble, Jeffrey Lipton, Director
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Friday,
February 24, 2006 at 8:00PM, Carnegie Hall
Roman Holiday
Emil de Cou, Conductor
A musical Festa Italiana! Italian opera
treasures and Respighi’s Pines of
Rome
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Monday,
February 6, 2006 at 4:00PM, Carnegie Hall
Skitch Henderson:
A Man and His Music
The New York Pops Orchestra
The event is free and open to the public.
Tickets will be available on a first-come,
first-served basis at the Carnegie Hall
Box Office starting at 2:00PM on Monday,
February 6. Information: 212-247-7800
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Tuesday,
January 17, 2006 at 7:00PM, New Milford
High School, Connecticut
Skitch Henderson:
A Jazz Tribute
Guest Artists:
Peter Appleyard, Vibraphone
Gene Bertoncini, Guitar
Sara Caswell, Violin
Anat Cohen, Clarinet
Ray Kennedy, Piano
Sherrie Maricle, Drums
Tommy Newsom, Saxophone
Bucky Pizzarelli, Guitar
Noriko Ueda, Bass
Guest Speakers:
Mia Farrow
Ruth Henderson
Congresswoman Nancy L. Johnson
Mayor Pat Murphy
New Milford Hospital Chairman James E. Preston
Governor M. Jodi Rell
Western Connecticut State University President
Dr. James W. Schmotter
University of Connecticut Student Jennifer
Wrenn
Susan York, Executive Director, Hunt Hill
Farm Trust
The event is free and open to the public.
Reserved tickets are available by calling
860-354-2926. Remaining tickets will be
available at the door at 6:00PM on Tuesday,
January 17. New Milford High School is located
at 388 Danbury Road in New Milford, Connecticut.
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Friday,
December 16, 2005 at 8:00PM, Carnegie Hall
Saturday, December 17, 2005 at 8:00PM, Carnegie
Hall
A Holiday Celebration
Edwin Outwater, Conductor
Fort Worth-TCU Symphonic Choir, Ronald Shirey,
Director
A choral spectacular of beloved holiday
music
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| Friday,
November 11, 2005 at 8:00PM, Carnegie Hall
Music/War
The New York Pops
Rob Fisher, Conductor
William Hurt, Narrator
Purdue Varsity Glee Club, Brian Breed, Director
Introduction by Walter Cronkite
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Friday,
October 21, 2005 at 8:00PM, Carnegie Hall
Broadway: The 20th
Century
The New York Pops
Skitch Henderson, Founder, Music Director,
and Conductor
The Three Broadway Divas:
Christiane Noll, Guest Artist
Jan Horvath, Guest Artist
Debbie Gravitte, Guest Artist
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Wednesday,
June 29, 2005 at 8:00PM
Bryant Park (42nd Street and Sixth Avenue)
America the Beautiful:
Celebrating the 4th!
Skitch Henderson, Conductor
Midge Woolsey, Host
Julia Murney, Vocalist
Erica Kiesewetter, Violin
The New York Pops Festival Chorus, Megan
Lemley, Director
Russian Sailor’s Dance - Reyngol’d
Moritsevich Glier
La Boda de Luis Alonso - Jerónimo
Giménez
Clair de Lune - Claude Debussy
Selections from Water Music - George Frideric
Handel
Ain’t We Got Fun? - Richard Whiting
/ Gus Kahn & Raymond B. Egan
Vltava (The Moldau) from Má Vlast
- Bedrich Smetana
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Monday,
May 9, 2005 at 7:00PM,
Carnegie Hall
22nd Birthday Gala:
2 by 2
Skitch Henderson, Conductor
Liz Smith, Host
Guest
Artists
Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley
Sutton Foster
Michele Lee
Maureen McGovern
Bucky Pizzarelli and Frank Vignola
Jessica Molaskey and John Pizzarelli
with Kitty Carlisle Hart
Tribute to Cy Coleman
Special
performances by
Fantasia
Heather Headley
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| Friday, April
1, 2005 at 8:00PM,
Carnegie Hall
Frank Loesser: The Most
Happy Fella
Skitch Henderson, Conductor
Rob Fisher, Guest Conductor
Catherine Wilson, Pianist
Brent Barrett, Vocalist
Susan Derry, Vocalist
Noah Racey, Vocalist
Emily Skinner, Vocalist
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| Tuesday, March
29, 2005 at 7:30PM, Zankel Hall at
Carnegie Hall
Missa Johnouchi New York
Premiere
Missa Johnouchi, Composer, Pianist
Karen Han, Erhu
The New York Pops String Quartet
Hideyo Takakuwa, Flute
Shuji Tashiro, Keyboards
Hideo Funamoto, Percussion
New York premiere of internationally acclaimed
Japanese composer and pianist Missa Johnouchi.
The only woman to ever conduct the National Opera
Theater of Paris Orchestra, Ms. Johnouchi will
perform her unique blend of world music using
European and traditional Asian instruments from
her albums Asian Blossoms, Road to
Oasis, Kataribe and her most recent,
Kuge.
Information: www.actbase.jp
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| Friday, March
4, 2005 at 8:00PM,
Carnegie Hall
Dance! Dance! Dance!
The New York Pops
Skitch Henderson, Conductor
Maurice Hines, Guest Artist
Lane Alexander, Tap Dancer
Terry Waldo, Piano
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| Friday, February
18, 2005 at 8:00PM,
Carnegie Hall
Music from the Hot Club
The New York Pops
Skitch Henderson, Conductor
Mark O’Connor’s Hot Swing Trio
Mark O’Connor, Violin
Frank Vignola, Guitar
Jon Burr, Bass
Tierney Sutton, Vocalist
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| Friday, December
17, 2004 at 8:00PM,
Carnegie Hall
Saturday, December
18, 2004 at 8:00PM,
Carnegie Hall
A Holiday Celebration
Skitch Henderson, Conductor
Juilliard Choral Union, Judith Clurman, Director
Dorothy Shaw Bell Choir, Jack Noble White, Director
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| Sunday, November
21, 2004 at 2:00PM, Carnegie Hall
Carnegie
Hall Family Concert
Skitch Henderson, Conductor
Puppetry Design by Martin P. Robinson
Puppet Performance by Cat's Paw Collective
Night on Bald Mountain - Modest Mussorgsky orch.
Rimsky-Korsakov
"On the Trail" from Grand Canyon Suite
- Ferde Grofé
"The Father of the Waters" from Mississippi
Suite - Ferde Grofé
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra - Benjamin
Britten
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| Friday, November
19, 2004 at 8:00PM, Carnegie Hall
Gershwin and Ravel: Pupil
and Master
Skitch Henderson, Conductor
Di Wu, Piano
United States Coast Guard Band, Lieutenant Kenneth
W. Megan, Director
Ma mère l'oye - Maurice Ravel
Concerto in F for Piano and Orchestra - George
Gershwin
Cuban Overture - George Gershwin
Boléro - Maurice Ravel
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