Pops Program Notes - The Beat Goes On, Oct 31 and Nov 1

Pops Program Notes - The Beat Goes On, Oct 31 and Nov 1

The Beat Goes On – Music of the Baby Boomers
Friday, October 31, 2008 - 8:00 PM
Saturday, November 1, 2008 - 8:00 PM

Jack Everly, conductor and piano
Heath Calvert, vocalist
Joe Cassidy, vocalist
Roy Chicas, vocalist
Christina DeCicco, vocalist
N’Kenge, vocalist
Kristine Reese, vocalist
Steve Hanna, drums

Program

VARIOUS
Baby Boomer Prelude (Arr Everly) (6’)*

BONO
The Beat Goes On (Arr Barker) (5’)*

VARIOUS
Stop! In the Name of Music (Arr Barker / Orch Barton) (8’)*

VARIOUS
The Wonderful World of Television (Arr Everly) (6’)*

BACHARACH
Back to Bacharach (Arr Barker) (10’)*

LAI
Theme from Love Story (Arr Everly) (4’)*

VARIOUS
Valli & the Dolls (Arr Barker / Orch Barton) (8’)*
(Arr Barker / Orch Barton)

INTERMISSION

VARIOUS
Symphonic Sounds of the Sixties (Arr Everly) (6’)*

VARIOUS
Hits of the Tye-Dyed Decade (Arr Barker) (13’)*

JARRÉ
Lara’s Theme (from Doctor Zhivago) (Arr Holcombe) (4’)*

LENNON / McCARTNEY
The Beatles Medley (Arr Barker)  (13’)*

*Indicates approximate performance duration

A North American leader in symphonic pops, Jack Everly is Principal Pops Conductor of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.  In addition to his Indianapolis position, Maestro Everly is also Principal Pops Conductor of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and Principal Pops Conductor of the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa. Originally appointed by Mikhail Baryshnikov, Mr. Everly was conductor of the American Ballet Theatre for 14 years, where he served as Music Director.  In addition to his ABT tenure, he has teamed with Marvin Hamlisch in Broadway shows that Mr. Hamlisch scored, and conducted Carol Channing hundreds of times in Hello, Dolly! in two separate Broadway productions.

In 1998, Jack Everly created the Symphonic Pops Consortium serving as Music Director.  The Consortium, based in Indianapolis and made up of five orchestras, produces a new theatrical pops program each season providing a superior quality artistic program for all.  In the past seven years, more than 206 performances of SPC programs have taken place in 22 cities across the U.S. and Canada . This season’s world premiere will be a celebration of music of the 1970s in May 2008.  When not on the podium or arranging, Maestro Everly indulges in his love for films, Häagen-Dazs, and a pooch named Max.

Thank you to our series sponsor: Bill & Mary Jo Robbins
Thank you to our Saturday performance sponsor: Peterson Walker LLP