Pops Program Notes - First Night of the Pops, September 26 & 27, 2008

Pops Program Notes - First Night of the Pops, September 26 & 27, 2008

First Night of the Pops
Friday, September 26, 2008 - 8:00 PM
Saturday, September 27, 2008 - 8:00 PM

Bruce Hangen, conductor
William Eddins, piano +
Epsilon, vocal quintet ++ (Andrew Malcolm / Kyle Carter / Nathan Willis / Brett Ludwig / Caleb Nelson)

LAVALLÉE
O Canada (Arr Gilliland)  (1')*

WILLSON
Seventy-Six Trombones (from The Music Man) (Arr Ted Ricketts)  (3')*

GERSHWIN
Girl Crazy: Overture (Arr Don Rose)  (6’)*

GADE
Jalousie (Arr Bruce Healey) (7’)*

GERSHWIN
American in Paris (Paul Whiteman’s version)  (10’)*

GERSHWIN
+ Rhapsody in Blue (Original Jazz Band Version)  (17’)*

INTERMISSION

JOHNSON
Charleston (from Runnin’ Wild) (Arr James Stephenson)  (3’)*

VARIOUS
++ A Roaring Twenties Medley of Song Hits (Arr Dave Hanson)  (7’)*
     "Hallelujah" (Grey/Robin/Youmans) / "My Blue Heaven" (Donaldson/Whiting) /
     "Stardust" (Carmichael/Parish) / "Yes, We Have No Bananas" (Silver/Cohn) /
     "Bugle Call Rag" (Pettis/Meyers/Schoebel)

BERNSTEIN
Overture to Candide  (4')*

BERNSTEIN
On The Town: Three Dance Episodes  (10’)*
     1.    The great lover (Allegro pesante)
     2.    Lonely Town: Pas de deux (Andante sostenuto)
     3.    Times Square: 1944 (Allegro)

BERLIN
A Tribute to Irving Berlin (Arr Healey)  (16’)*
     There's No Business Like Show Business  / Alexander's Ragtime Band / Always /
     Anything You Can Do / How Deep is the Ocean? / Blue Skies / Puttin' on the Ritz

*indicates approximate performance duration