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Steve Lippia brings his uncanny Sinatra style and conjures a night of vocal magic. Songs include New York, New York, My Way, That’s Life, You Make Me Feel So Young, Cheek to Cheek, and many more. Come Fly with Us – The Best is Yet to Come!

Adult Reserved $33 / Grass $25
Child Reserved $15 / Grass free

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Program Information

BERNSTEIN
West Side Story: Selections

ARLEN / KOEHLER
“I’ve Got the World on a String”

COLEMAN / LEIGH
“The Best Is Yet To Come”

COLEMAN / LEIGH/RENZI
“Witchcraft”

VAN HEUSEN / CAHN
“All The Way” (from the film The Joker is Wild)

BERLIN
“Cheek To Cheek” (from the film Top Hat)

DRAKE
“It Was A Very Good Year”

PORTER
“I’ve Got You Under My Skin” (from the film Born to Dance)

KERN / FIELDS
“The Way You Look Tonight” (from the film Swing Time)

SONDHEIM
“Send In The Clowns” (from A Little Night Music)

GORDON / KAY
“That’s Life”

INTERMISSION

RODGERS / HART
“Lady Is A Tramp” (from Babes in Arms)

VAN HEUSEN / CAHN
“Come Fly With Me”

HILLIARD / MANN
“In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning”

HOWARD
“Fly Me To The Moon”

RODGERS / HAMMERSTEIN
“I Have Dreamed” (from The King and I)

STYNE / CAHN
“Saturday Night (Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week)”

LOESSER
“Luck Be A Lady” (from Guys and Dolls)

ANKA / FRANÇOIS / REVAUX / THIBAULT
“My Way”

Artist Information

Steve Lippia, vocalist

Steve Lippia has become one of the most prominent, in-demand vocalists and has quickly established his place among the finest interpreters of “standards” and traditional pop music in the nation. Steve's youthful, energetic talent and powerful show creates a perfect blend of “classic” with “today”. His show introduces a new generation to this timeless music, while appealing to long-time listeners.

Steve has headlined in highly successful, extended engagements at the Rio Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and Resorts Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, where SRO audiences lined up more than two hours before show time to vie for seating. He has performed in multiple engagements for Hilton Atlantic City and Casino Windsor, among others.

Steve has recently performed to sold-out audiences with many major symphonies across North America, to name just a few, Peter Nero and The Philly Pops, Toronto, Rochester Philharmonic, Palm Beach Pops, Indianapolis, Oregon, Irving, Austin, Calgary, Naples, Tacoma, Alabama, Greensboro, Hilton Head, North Carolina, Tacoma, Winnipeg, Tucson, Duluth-Superior, Allentown, Lexington, Grand Rapids, Louisiana, Brampton, Colorado, York, Jacksonville, Edmonton, Vancouver, Charlotte, York, Bowling Green, Danville, Virginia, Fort Worth, Shreveport, North Arkansas, Corpus Christi, Kansas City, Cleveland Pops, Mississippi, Chattanooga, Missouri, Southwest Michigan and Brampton-Ontario, Amarillo, Great Falls, Columbus Indiana, New Haven, Las Cruces, Dayton, Boulder Philharmonic, Huntsville, Signature-Tulsa, West Michigan, New Jersey Hartford, Akron, and Saint Louis.

He currently has signed contracts with symphonies for the 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 seasons with Edmonton, Richmond, Buffalo, Fresno, Duluth-Superior, Charlotte, Lafayette, Napa, Quad City, Evansville, Charlotte and Phoenix.

In testimonials, directors write:

“…the best Pops concert they had ever seen anywhere in the country.”
“We are still receiving calls from our Pops subscribers…”
“Almost a year before the date, a fan called to purchase tickets.”
“…we were able to cut marketing and advertising during the last two weeks because we had already sold out!”
“…extremely well run show that brought the audience to its feet for two sold-out performances.”
“Steve is an excellent singer and entertainer and the quality of his performance was first-rate. The crowd loved him…”
“…Steve was a knockout. His show was everything advertised and much more.”

Steve has headlined to SRO crowds at the legendary “Birdland Jazz Club” in New York City, backed by the Nelson Riddle and Woody Herman Orchestras. He performed in a highly successful European Jazz Festival Tour that resulted in a nationally televised special on Finnish TV2.

Steve has performed at numerous prestigious special events:

A $1,000 per plate gala event for the world-renowned JazzAspen Festival
Special event at the estate of producer Irwin Winkler in Beverly Hills
Special event at the estate of Aaron Spelling in Beverly Hills
Gala fundraiser honoring Mrs. Betty Ford in Vail, Colorado
Multiple events for the Walton Family, the Crown Family, Donald Trump and Michael Dell

Steve’s TV appearances include “EXTRA”, FOX’s “Good Day New York”, CNN’s “Showbiz Today”, ABC and the BBC.

Steve’s much acclaimed, self-titled CD was recorded at Warner Brothers' Studios in Los Angeles with a 41-piece symphony. In addition, Steve has recorded “Steve Lippia Live”, a collection of some of his live performances. His much anticipated third CD, titled “Steve Lippia In Concert”, was released June 16, 2009.

Steve is a native of Southington Connecticut. He makes his home in Las Vegas, Nevada with his wife and 2 miniature German Schnauzers.

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Robert Bernhardt, conductor

Robert Bernhardt is the second Music Director in the history of the combined Chattanooga Symphony & Opera, and is currently in his 16th season with the company. Concurrent with his CSO tenure, Bernhardt holds the additional title of Principal Pops Conductor of the Louisville Orchestra where he is currently in his 28th season. He began his professional career there in 1981 as Assistant Conductor, and has worked with the Orchestra every year since. He was the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Rochester Philharmonic (1995-98), Music Director and Conductor of the Tucson Symphony (1987-95), Principal Guest Conductor of Kentucky Opera (1991-96), and Music Director of the Amarillo Symphony Orchestra (1985-1987). His vast symphonic repertoire covers most of the standard canon and his commitment to the music of our time is significant.

 

This season, Robert Bernhardt will make his guest conducting debut with the Houston Symphony, and returns to the podiums of the Pacific Symphony, Tucson Symphony, and the Chattanooga Ballet. He has guest conducted the Detroit, St. Louis, Seattle, Phoenix, Nashville, Colorado, Pacific and Iceland Symphony Orchestras among others, and has been a frequent guest with the Pittsburgh Symphony, the Tucson Symphony, and the Boston Pops. He made his Carnegie Hall debut in 1978. In addition to his work with the CSO, he has conducted the Opera Companies of Nashville and Birmingham. He has also conducted the Louisville Ballet, the North Carolina Ballet, the Jacksonville Ballet and the Lonestar Ballet. Born in Rochester, NY, Robert Bernhardt holds a Master's Degree with Honors from the University of Southern California School of Music where he studied with Daniel Lewis. He was a Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude graduate of Union (NY) College, where he was an Academic All-American Baseball Player.

Since making his ESO debut in May 2006, Robert Bernhardt has become a favourite guest conductor of both the orchestra and its audience. The 2009 Sobeys Symphony Under the Sky is the fourth consecutive edition of the festival led by Mr. Bernhardt. He will conduct several more performances in the 09/10 season, including Oktoberfest! on October 6, 2009, Our Favourite Mozart on October 8, 2009, and Classics of the Silver Screen on May 20, 2010.

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