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the contributions of Dr. Douglas Rayner and his wife Jean, who have been “driving Summer Pops since it began over 30 years ago. I also am grateful to our music director emeritus, George Kent, for guiding us for so long artistically. This is the first Pops ‘gig’ we are doing without him. We shall miss him, but he taught Andrew Howell and me well. I hope we do him proud.�
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Summer Pops is free, thanks to the gracious sponsorship of The Washington Trust Company and several hundred area businesses and individuals. While the pre-show begins at 6:00 and the Pops show at 8:00 PM on Saturday, June 22, visitors may reserve a spot in Wilcox Park by setting down blankets after
Summer Pops will be preceded by a 6:00 PM show featuring local area artists The Rivergods, Happy and the Moonshine, the Franklin Brothers Band, the Sue Menhart Band, and The Westerly Morris Men. Daniel Spano, a Chorus Board Member whose three daughters sing with the Pre-Show Line-Up Chorus of Westerly, was with the Chorus and The Sue Menhart Band: Summer Pops at their very Daniel Spano, Kevin Clark, Dave Foret, Don Bergeron, Rob first concert, which took Funk, Danny Motta, Matt Nemeth, Sue Menhart place on the steps of the Post Office in 1981. “This is a really unique event; it’s of the highest quality and it’s free! It is a true testament to the Chorus of Westerly that they can design, manage, and produce such an event year after year,� Spano says.
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multi-instrumentalist Sue Menhart, originally from St. Louis. Finally, the 10-piece Franklin Brothers band, which performs New Orleansinfluenced pop/rock, is led by brothers Carl and Jay Franklin, who started singing with the Chorus of Westerly as youngsters.
Happy and the Moonshine: Michael Chicoria, David DeAngelis
The Rivergods: Daniel Spano, Ben Parent, Nancy Parent, Mike Palazolo, Trevor Chandonnait
The Franklin Brothers Band: Carl Franklin, Jay Franklin, Amie Coffey, Matt Covey, Mark Patton, Jeremy Taylor, Rob Funk, Matt Nemeth, Doug Woolverton
One factor that is particularly noteworthy about the performers in this year’s The Westerly Morris Men: preshow is that each act Peter Leibert - Squire, Norm Dudziak - Assistant Squire, contains at least one alumHal Walker, Kurt Hanson, John Morris, Allen Lawton, nus of the Chorus of Tim Groom, Lou Terranova Westerly, Spano points out. The Rivergods, an awardwinning New Londonbased roots-rock, Americana-tinged group, fea5:00 PM on Friday, June 21. Parking will be tures Spano himself as well as Ben Parent, both limited to designated areas. In the event of Chorus alumni. Happy and the Moonshine, rain, the Chorus will post in the park notices which performs an eclectic mix of music from of the new date, announce it on WBLQ (1230 the past nine decades including everything AM) and WCRI (95.9 FM) radio stations, and from Gershwin classics to powerful contempopost a notice on its website. For more informarary pop/rock hits, features Chorus alumni tion visit www.chorusofwesterly.org or call Michael Chicoria and David DeAngelis. Spano (401) 596-8663. ■also plays with the Sue Menhart Band, an eight-piece blues and soul band with a full horn section led by singer-songwriter and
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