Thursday, February 21, 2013, 8 p.m.
thursday, february 21, 2013, 8 P.M.
Jack Everly, conductor
For Jack Everly’s biography see page 38.
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Ashley Brown, vocalist
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Marin Alsop, Music Director Jack Everly, Principal Pops Conductor
presents
Ashley Brown’s Broadway Jack Everly, conductor Ashley Brown, vocalist
Prelude/Opener
“Smile”/”Make Someone Happy”
Arr. Everly and Barton Arr. Gershovsky and Livesay
Chicago Suite John Kander, arr. Gibson (1927-)
“Le Jazz Hot” from Victor/Victoria Henry Mancini, arr. Everly and Stephenson (1924-1994) “This Is the Moment” Frank Wildhorn, arr: Scharnberg from Jekyll and Hyde (1958) “Feed the Birds” from Mary Poppins Robert Sherman and (1925-2012) Richard Sherman, (1928-) arr. Haak and Moore
The Disney Medley
Arr. Barton
INTERMISSION
Entr’acte/”Ring Them Bells”
Arr. Everly, Barton and Rothman
“So in Love” from Kiss Me, Kate Cole Porter (1891-1964)
Love Duets Arr. Barker
“Defying Gravity” from Wicked Stephen Schwartz, arr. Barton (1948-)
The Music Center at Strathmore Marriott Concert Stage
Ashley Brown recently finished her run in Los Angeles in the title role in Disney’s national tour of Mary Poppins, where she garnered a 2010 Garland Award for Best Performance in a Musical. Brown originated the title role of Mary Poppins on Broadway for which she received Outer Critics, Drama League and Drama Desk nomination. Brown’s other Broadway credits include Belle in The Beauty and The Beast, and she has starred in the national tour of Disney’s On The Record. Brown has performed with the Boston Pops, the New York Philharmonic, the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra at Disney Hall, the Pittsburgh Symphony opposite Shirley Jones, the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall, the Cincinnati Pops, the Indianapolis and the BBC orchestra opposite Josh Groban. Future projects include concerts at the Kennedy Center and with the N.Y. Pops, Detroit, Fort Worth, Indianapolis, Oklahoma City, Memphis and Houston orchestras. Brown’s debut album of American Songbook standards was recently released on Ghostlight/Sony. Co-Produced along with Symphonic Pops Consortium The Symphonic Pops Consortium mission is to conceive, create and produce high quality, innovative, symphonic Pops concerts by uniting a group of symphony orchestras and combining their resources. The Symphonic Pops Consortium is comprised of the Indianapolis (managing partner), Detroit, Milwaukee, National and Seattle symphony orchestras. Music Director: Jack Everly Producer: Ty A. Johnson Stage Direction: Jennifer Ladner Production Management: Brandy Rodgers Costume Designer: Clare M. Henkel Special Material/ Production Consultant: David Levy
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