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ARCHIVED PRESS RELEASES

Monday, April 28*, 2008 at 7:00PM, Carnegie Hall
The New York Pops 25th Birthday Gala
Liz Smith and Denis Leary, Hosts
Steven Reineke, Conductor
Nicola Congiu, Larry Gatlin and The Gatlin Brothers, Andrea McArdle, Kelli O’Hara, Haley Swindal, Ronan Tynan, Steve Tyrell, Guest Artists

The New York Pops will celebrate 25 years of bringing great music to New York.


Friday, April 4, 2008 at 8:00PM, Carnegie Hall, Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage
The New York Pops, Skitch Henderson, Founder
David Charles Abell, Conductor
Starring Sutton Foster
With Rosena Hill and Aaron Lazar
The Clurman Singers, Judith Clurman, Director

THE SONG IS YOU: OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II except where noted

Richard Rodgers
Overture to South Pacific (1949)
Richard Rodgers
Sutton Foster
The Sound of Music (film version, 1965)
Sigmund Romberg/Oscar Hammerstein II and Otto Harbach
Aaron Lazar and Men’s Chorus
Riding Song of the Riffs from The Desert Song (1926)
Sigmund Romberg/Oscar Hammerstein II and Otto Harbach
Rosena Hill and Aaron Lazar
The Desert Song (1926) 
Sigmund Romberg/Oscar Hammerstein II, Frank Mandel and Laurence Schwab
Rosena Hill and Women’s Chorus
One Kiss from The New Moon (1928)
Music and Lyrics by Joseph E. Howard
Sutton Foster and Aaron Lazar
Goodbye, My Lady Love (1904) from Show Boat (1927)
Jerome Kern 
Rosena Hill and Aaron Lazar
Who? from Sunny (1925)
Jerome Kern
Sutton Foster, Rosena Hill, Aaron Lazar and Chorus
I’ve Told Ev’ry Little Star from Music in the Air (1932)
Jerome Kern
Rosena Hill
Sweet Adeline from Why Was I Born? (1929)
Jerome Kern
Aaron Lazar
The Song Is You from Music in the Air (1932)
Jerome Kern
Sutton Foster and Women’s Chorus
Life Upon the Wicked Stage from Show Boat (1927)
Sigmund Romberg
Rosena Hill
Lover, Come Back to Me from The New Moon (1928)
Jerome Kern
Sutton Foster and Aaron Lazar
The Folks Who Live on the Hill from High, Wide and Handsome (1937)
Georges Bizet
Rosena Hill and Chorus
Beat Out That Rhythm on a Drum from Carmen Jones (1943)

INTERMISSION

Richard Rodgers
Aaron Lazar
Main Title and Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’  from Oklahoma! (film version, 1955)
Richard Rodgers
Aaron Lazar and Rosena Hill
People Will Say We’re in Love from Oklahoma! (film version, 1955)
Richard Rodgers
Sutton Foster
I Cain’t Say No from Oklahoma! (film version, 1955)
Richard Rodgers
Sutton Foster
Mr. Snow from Carousel (1945) 
Richard Rodgers
Rosena Hill and Women’s Chorus
What’s the Use of Wond’rin from Carousel (1945)
Richard Rodgers
Sutton Foster and Chorus
Honey Bun from South Pacific (1949)
Richard Rodgers
Rosena Hill and Aaron Lazar
I Have Dreamed from The King and I (1951)
Richard Rodgers
Aaron Lazar and Chorus
Edelweiss from The Sound of Music (1959)
Jerome Kern
Sutton Foster, Rosena Hill, Aaron Lazar and Chorus
All the Things You Are from Very Warm for May (1939)

Orchestrations by:
Robert Russell Bennett, Georges Bizet, William David Brohn, J. Cacciola, Alexander Courage, Adolph Deutsche, Emil Gerstenberger, Alfred Goodman, Irwin Kostal, Hans Spialek, Don Walker, Russell Warner

Special Thanks:
Library of Congress: Mark Eden Horowitz
Rodgers & Hammerstein Library: Ted Chapin, Bruce Pomohac
Josef Weinberger (London): John Schofield, Shauna Hoey
Tams Witmark: Sarge Aborn, Finn Byrhard, Dale Kugel

     


Friday, February 8, 2008 at 8:00PM, Carnegie Hall,
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage

Swingin’ With Marvin
The New York Pops, Skitch Henderson, Founder
Marvin Hamlisch, Conductor
Dee Dee Bridgewater, Guest Artist
Nikki Yanofsky, Special Guest
Sal Andolina, Clarinet
Jazz Ambassadors, Chief Warrant Officer Gordon K. Kippola, Director, Officer in Charge

Arr. Marvin Hamlisch, Orch. Torrie Zito
Medley: Tribute to Irving Berlin
Puttin’ on the Ritz
Let Yourself Go
Face the Music
Cheek to Cheek
Arr. Eric Richards
Lillian Hardin Armstrong
Clarence Muse/Leon T. Rene/Otis J. Rene, Jr.
Medley: Tribute to Louis Armstrong
Struttin’ With Some Barbecue
Sleepy Time Down South
Jazz Ambassadors
Fred E. Alhert/Roy Turk
Buddy DeSylva/Al Jolson/Vincent Rose
Mean to Me
Avalon
Sal Andolina, Clarinet
Traditional
Leigh Harline/Ned Washington
Old McDonald Had a Farm
When You Wish Upon a Star
Nikki Yanofsky, Special Guest
Arr. Eric Richards
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
Juan Tizol/Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington/ Paul Francis Webster
Duke Ellington
Billy Strayhorn
Medley: Tribute to Duke Ellington
Satin Doll
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
Caravan
Sophisticated Lady
I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good)
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
Take the ‘A’ Train

INTERMISSION

Sam Coslow

Billy Strayhorn
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington (arr. John Clayton, Jr.)

(If You Can’t Swing It) You’ll Have to Swing It
(Mister Paganini)
Lush Life
Cotton Tail
Come Sunday
Dee Dee Bridgewater, Guest Artist

Louis Prima
Sing, Sing, Sing
Sal Andolina, Guest Artist
Jazz Ambassadors

The amazingly talented and entertaining conductor and pianist returns in a concert of swing-era favorites from the big bands of Miller, Dorsey, Goodman, and more.

     


Friday, January 25, 2008 at 8:00PM, Carnegie Hall
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage
Great Moments from Porgy and Bess: George Gershwin (1898-1937)
The New York Pops, Skitch Henderson, Founder
Andrew Litton, Conductor and Piano
Morenike Fadayomi, Soprano
Angela Renée Simpson, Soprano
Howard Haskin, Tenor
Kevin Short, Bass-Baritone
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Chorus, David R. Davidson, Director                         

George Gershwin (arr. William D. Brohn)
Crazy for You Overture
George Gershwin
(arr. Sid Ramin and Andrew Litton)
Dayful of Song
Hold On
I Must Write a Song
Hot
One Minute More
Sutton Place
My Honor Was at Stake
Machinery Goes Mad
Andrew Litton, Piano

INTERMISSION

George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin/Dubose Heyward
Porgy and Bess: Concert Suite
(arr. Andrew Litton)
Introduction: Jasbo Brown
Summertime
A Woman Is a Sometime Thing
Gone, Gone, Gone
My Man's Gone Now
Leavin' For the Promise' Lan'
Oh I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'
Bess, You Is My Woman Now
Oh, I Can't Sit Down
I Ain't Got No Shame
It Ain't Necessarily So
Shame On All You Sinners
I Loves You, Porgy
Hurricane
There’s a Boat Dat’s Leavin’ Soon for New York
Act III, Scene 3
Good Mornin’, Sistuh
Oh Lawd, I’m On My Way
Morenike Fadayomi, Bess/Clara
Angela Renée Simpson, Serena
Howard Haskin, Sportin’ Life
Kevin Short, Porgy
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Chorus, David R. Davidson, Director

     


Friday, December 14 and Saturday, December 15*, 2007 at 8:00PM
Carnegie Hall, Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage

A Holiday Celebration
The New York Pops
Skitch Henderson, Founder
Doc Severinsen, Conductor and Trumpet
Nicole Cabell, Soprano
Fort Worth-TCU Symphonic Choir, Ronald Shirey, Director

Arranged by Dick Lieb  
George Wyle/Edward Pola 
Jule Styne/Sammy Cahn
Felix Bernard/Richard B. Smith
Christmas Overture
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Christmas Waltz
Winter Wonderland
John Rutter
Star Carol
Charles Gounod/J. S. Bach
Ave Maria
Edward Shippen Barnes/James Chadwick
Angels We Have Heard on High
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (arr. Doc Severinsen) 
Waltz of the Flowers from Nutcracker, Op. 71
John Giordano/Francis Ridlel Havergal (arr. Janet Pummill) 
Bells Across the Snow
Dedicated to Mercedes and Sid Bass
Adolphe Adam/John Sullivan Dwight 
O Holy Night
Émile Waldteufel
The Skaters’ Waltz, Op. 183
Walter Kent/James “Kim” Gannon
I’ll Be Home for Christmas
Raymond Scott
The Toy Trumpet
John Rutter
What Sweeter Music
Julius Chajes
Song of Galilee (El Yivneh Hagalil)
Franz X. Gruber/Josef Mohr
Silent Night
Traditional English Carol
The First Nowell
Arranged by Robert Shaw and Robert Russell Bennett
Traditiona
lLowell Mason/Isaac Watts
From The Many Moods of Christmas, Suite No. 2
  
O Sanctissima
Joy to the World
Janet Pummill 
Gloria in Excelsis Deo
Arranged by Robert Shaw and Robert Russell Bennett
Traditional
From The Many Moods of Christmas, Suite No. 2
    
March of the Kings
James Lord Pierpont
Jingle Bells
Irving Berlin
White Christmas
George Frideric Handel
Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah

     


Friday, October 26, 2007 at 8:00PM, Carnegie Hall, Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage
That’s Entertainment: Hollywood’s Golden Era
Stuart Malina, Conductor
Michael Feinstein, Guest Artist
Pip Clarke, Violin
Michael Appling, Special Guest Conductor
In loving memory of John A. Griner III

John Stafford Smith
Michael Appling, Special Guest Conductor
The Star Spangled Banner  
George Enescu
Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major, Op. 11
Alfred Newman
20th Century Fox Fanfare (1933)
Miklós Rózsa
Fanfare and Prelude from Ben-Hur (1959)
Max Steiner (arr. Skitch Henderson)
Main Theme from Gone With the Wind (1939)
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
Moderato nobile
Romanze: Andante
Finale: Allegro assai vivace
Pip Clarke, Violin
INTERMISSION
Arthur Schwartz/Howard Dietz (arr. Ian Bernard)
That’s Entertainment from The Band Wagon (1953)
Burton Lane/Ralph Freed (arr. Johnny Mandel)
How About You? from Babes on Broadway (1941)
Richard Whiting/Johnny Mercer and Stan Freeman
(arr. Larry Wilcox)
Hooray for Hollywood from Hollywood Hotel (1937)
Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein II
(arr. Alan Broadbent)
The Folks Who Live on the Hill from High, Wide and Handsome (1937)
Harold Arlen/Ted Koehler (arr. Alan Broadbent)
Stormy Weather (1933)
George Gerswhin/Ira Gershwin (arr. Larry Blank)
Nice Work If You Can Get It from A Damsel in Distress (1937)
Harry Warren/Al Dubin (arr. Ian Finkel/John Oddo)
Lullaby of Broadway from Gold Diggers of 1935
George Gerswhin/Ira Gershwin
(arr. Conrad Salinger,reconstructed by Christopher Palmer/Jeff Atmajian) 
Michael Feinstein, Guest Artist
They Can’t Take That Away from Me from
                         Shall We Dance (1937)

       


Wednesday, July 4, 2007 at 9PM EST on NBC
Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks featuring The New York Pops conducted by Rob Fisher

Tune in to NBC Television for the special hosted by Natalie Morales and Tiki Barber or set your radio to 1010WINS to listen to the score performed by The New York Pops. The entertainment begins at 9PM across the nation. Check local listing for broadcast schedules in your area.

Photo: Michael Bailey


Monday, April 30, 2007, 7:00PM*, Carnegie Hall
The New York Pops 24th Birthday Gala

Press Release


Friday, April 13, 2007, 8:00PM
Carnegie Hall, Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage
Broadway Then and Now
The New York Pops
Skitch Henderson, Founder
Rob Fisher, Conductor and Piano
Kelli O’Hara, Guest Artist
Brian, d’Arcy James, Special Guest

Jule Styne (orch. Ralph Burns)
Funny Girl Overture (1964)
Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II
I’m In Love With a Wonderful Guy,
from South Pacific (1948)
Jule Styne/Betty Comden & Adolph Green
(arr. Harry Connick, Jr.)
Make Someone Happy,
from Do Re Mi (1960)
Ricky Ian Gordon
Is It Too Late?,
from My Life With Albertine (2003)
Leonard Bernstein
Excerpts from Symphonic Dances,
from West Side Story (1961)
John Kander (arr. Michael Gibson)
Chicago Suite (1975)
Jerome Kern (arr. Robert Russell Bennett)
Show Boat Overture (1927)
Adam Guettel
The Light in the Piazza,
from The Light in the Piazza (2005)
Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II
I Have Dreamed from The King and I (1951)
(arr. Harry Connick, Jr.)
Stephen Sondheim
What More Do I Need?,
from Saturday Night (1954)
Vincent Youmans (orch. Ralph Burns)
No, No, Nanette Overture (1925)

       Press Release

 

Friday, March 16, 2007, 8:00PM, Carnegie Hall
The Sweetest Sounds: The Music of Richard Rodgers
Marvin Hamlisch, Conductor and Piano
Anne Runolfsson, Vocalist
Lari White, Vocalist
Doug LaBrecque, Vocalist
J. Mark McVey, Vocalist
William Michals, Vocalist
Juilliard Choral Union, Judith Clurman, Director

The Sweetest Sounds from No Strings, Lyrics by Richard Rodgers (1962)

It’s a Grand Night for Singing from State Fair, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II (1945)

Medley;
With a Song In My Heart from Spring is Here, Lyrics by Lorenz Hart (1929)
Hello, Young Lovers from The King and I, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II (1951)
It Might As Well Be Spring from State Fair, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II (1945)
This Can’t Be Love from The Boys from Syracuse, Lyrics by Lorenz Hart (1938)
Some Enchanted Evening from South Pacific, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II (1949)

Blue Moon, Lyrics by Lorenz Hart (1934)

Medley;
Falling in Love from The Boys from Syracuse, Lyrics by Lorenz Hart (1938)
A Cockeye Optimist from South Pacific, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II (1949)
June is Bustin’ Out All Over from Carousel (1949)
Spring is Here from Spring is Here, Lyrics by Lorenz Hart (1929)
A Wonderful Guy from South Pacific, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II (1949)
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered from Pal Joey, Lyrics by Lorenz Hart (1940)

Soliloquy from Carousel, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II (1945)

Overture from Oklahoma! (1943)

The Carousel Waltz (1945)

Quiet Night from On Your Toes, Lyrics by Lorenz Hart (1936)

Medley;
Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’ from Oklahoma!, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II (1943)
Where or When from Babes in Arms, Lyrics by Lorenz Hart (1937)
Lover from Love Me Tonight, Lyrics by Lorenz Hart (1932)
Johnny One-Note from Babes in Arms, Lyrics by Lorenz Hart (1937)
People Will Say We’re in Love from Oklahoma!, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II (1943)
Climb Ev’ry Mountain from The Sound of Music, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II (1959)

       Press Release


Friday, February 9, 2007, 8:00PM
Carnegie Hall, Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage
Gershwin Songs and a Rhapsody
The New York Pops
Skitch Henderson, Founder
Stuart Malina, Conductor and Piano
Maureen McGovern, Guest Artist

George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Girl Crazy Overture (1930)
American in Paris (1928)
Rhapsody in Blue (1924)

McGovern Sings Gershwin
Program to be announced from the stage

      Press Release


Friday, December 15, 2006, 8:00PM and Saturday, December 16, 2006, 8:00PM
Carnegie Hall, Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage
A Holiday Celebration
The New York Pops
Skitch Henderson, Founder
Alastair Willis, Conductor
Christiane Noll, Soprano
José Esquilin, Trumpet, New York Pops Young Virtuoso
Young People’s Chorus of New York City, Francisco J. Núñez, Artistic Director

Lowell Mason (arr. Carmen Dragon)
Joy to the World
Gioacchino Rossini/Ottorino Respighi
La Boutique Fantasque Selections
Via Olatunji
Betelehemu
César Franck
Panis Angelicus
Felix Mendelssohn/Charles Wesley
(arr. Willcocks)
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Franz X. Gruber/Josef Mohr
(arr. Ralph Hermann)
Silent Night
Stephen Schwartz/Steve Young
(arr. Alex Lacamoire)
We Are Lights
Arr. Ralph Hermann
Havah Nagilah
Leonard Bernstein/Richard Wilbur
Glitter and Be Gay from Candide
Leonard Bernstein/Richard Wilbur
Make Our Garden Grow from Candide
Jerry Herman
We Need A Little Christmas from Mame
Edward Pola/George Wyle
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Ralph Blane/Hugh Martin
Mel Tormé/Robert Wells
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas /
The Christmas Song
Arr. Gary Fry
Alfred Burt/Wihla Hutson
Mykola Leontovich/Peter J. Wilhousky
James S. Pierpont
Leroy Anderson/Mitchell Parish
John Baptiste Calkin/Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Jay Livingston/Ray Evans
Let the Caroling Start
Caroling, Caroling
Carol of the Bells
Jingle Bells
Sleigh Ride
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day

Silver Bells
Victor Herbert (arr. Otto Langley)
Toyland/March of the Toys
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Fantasia on “Greensleeves”
Sergei Prokofiev
Troika from Lieutenant Kijé, Op. 60
Traditional
Twelve Days of Christmas
Adolphe Adam/John Sullivan Dwight
O Holy Night

      Press Release


Friday, October 20, 2006, 8:00PM, Carnegie Hall,
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage

Doc’s Big Band Salute to Skitch
The New York Pops
Skitch Henderson, Founder
Doc Severinsen, Conductor and Trumpet
Lynn Roberts, Vocalist
Ed Shaughnessy, Percussionist
Alondra de la Parra, Guest Conductor

         Press Release


Thursday, August 17, 2006, 8:00PM, Bryant Park
The Sound of Movies and More
The New York Pops
Jeff Tyzik, Conductor
Doug LaBrecque, Vocalist

   Press Release

Monday, May 8, 2006 at 7:00PM, Carnegie Hall
The New York Pops 23rd Birthday Gala
88 Keys for Skitch: A Celebration of the Piano
Van Cliburn, Honorary Chair
Ahmet Ertegun, Honoree
Marvin Hamlisch, Conductor
Elaine Stritch, Host
Special Guest, Liza Minnelli
Saluting Damon Dash

Featuring Broadway's Jersey Boys, Chu-Fang Huang, Kid Rock, Bob Lappin, Darlene Love, New York Pops Salute to Music Students, Paolo Nutini and George Wein

With Gisele Jackson, MelSoulTree and Elizabeth Withers

And John Giordano, Michael Keller and Ron Melrose

   Press Release


Friday, March 24, 2006 at 8:00PM, Carnegie Hall
Cinema Soundtracks
The New York Pops
Rob Fisher, Conductor
Ann Hampton Callaway and Liz Callaway, Guest Artists
Five Towns College Choir and Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Jeffrey Lipton, Director

   Press Release

Friday, February 24, 2006 at 8:00PM, Carnegie Hall
Roman Holiday
Emil de Cou, Conductor

A musical Festa Italiana! Italian opera treasures and Respighi’s Pines of Rome

Press Release  

Monday, February 6, 2006 at 4:00PM, Carnegie Hall
Skitch Henderson: A Man and His Music
The New York Pops Orchestra

The event is free and open to the public. Tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis at the Carnegie Hall Box Office starting at 2:00PM on Monday, February 6. Information: 212-247-7800

Press Release


Tuesday, January 17, 2006 at 7:00PM, New Milford High School, Connecticut
Skitch Henderson: A Jazz Tribute

Guest Artists:
Peter Appleyard, Vibraphone
Gene Bertoncini, Guitar
Sara Caswell, Violin
Anat Cohen, Clarinet
Ray Kennedy, Piano
Sherrie Maricle, Drums
Tommy Newsom, Saxophone
Bucky Pizzarelli, Guitar
Noriko Ueda, Bass

Guest Speakers:
Mia Farrow
Ruth Henderson
Congresswoman Nancy L. Johnson
Mayor Pat Murphy
New Milford Hospital Chairman James E. Preston
Governor M. Jodi Rell
Western Connecticut State University President Dr. James W. Schmotter
University of Connecticut Student Jennifer Wrenn
Susan York, Executive Director, Hunt Hill Farm Trust

The event is free and open to the public. Reserved tickets are available by calling 860-354-2926. Remaining tickets will be available at the door at 6:00PM on Tuesday, January 17. New Milford High School is located at 388 Danbury Road in New Milford, Connecticut.

Press Release


Friday, December 16, 2005 at 8:00PM, Carnegie Hall
Saturday, December 17, 2005 at 8:00PM, Carnegie Hall

A Holiday Celebration
Edwin Outwater, Conductor
Fort Worth-TCU Symphonic Choir, Ronald Shirey, Director

A choral spectacular of beloved holiday music
Press Release


Friday, November 11, 2005 at 8:00PM, Carnegie Hall
Music/War
The New York Pops
Rob Fisher, Conductor
William Hurt, Narrator
Purdue Varsity Glee Club, Brian Breed, Director
Introduction by Walter Cronkite

Press Release

Friday, October 21, 2005 at 8:00PM, Carnegie Hall
Broadway: The 20th Century
The New York Pops
Skitch Henderson, Founder, Music Director, and Conductor
The Three Broadway Divas:
Christiane Noll, Guest Artist
Jan Horvath, Guest Artist
Debbie Gravitte, Guest Artist

Press Release

Wednesday, June 29, 2005 at 8:00PM
Bryant Park (42nd Street and Sixth Avenue)

America the Beautiful: Celebrating the 4th!
Skitch Henderson, Conductor
Midge Woolsey, Host
Julia Murney, Vocalist
Erica Kiesewetter, Violin
The New York Pops Festival Chorus, Megan Lemley, Director

Russian Sailor’s Dance - Reyngol’d Moritsevich Glier
La Boda de Luis Alonso - Jerónimo Giménez
Clair de Lune - Claude Debussy
Selections from Water Music - George Frideric Handel
Ain’t We Got Fun? - Richard Whiting / Gus Kahn & Raymond B. Egan
Vltava (The Moldau) from Má Vlast - Bedrich Smetana

Press Release

Monday, May 9, 2005 at 7:00PM, Carnegie Hall
22nd Birthday Gala: 2 by 2
Skitch Henderson, Conductor
Liz Smith, Host

Guest Artists
Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley
Sutton Foster
Michele Lee
Maureen McGovern
Bucky Pizzarelli and Frank Vignola
Jessica Molaskey and John Pizzarelli
with Kitty Carlisle Hart

Tribute to Cy Coleman

Special performances by
Fantasia
Heather Headley

Press Release  

Friday, April 1, 2005 at 8:00PM, Carnegie Hall
Frank Loesser: The Most Happy Fella
Skitch Henderson, Conductor
Rob Fisher, Guest Conductor
Catherine Wilson, Pianist
Brent Barrett, Vocalist
Susan Derry, Vocalist
Noah Racey, Vocalist
Emily Skinner, Vocalist

Press Release

Tuesday, March 29, 2005 at 7:30PM, Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall
Missa Johnouchi New York Premiere
Missa Johnouchi, Composer, Pianist
Karen Han, Erhu
The New York Pops String Quartet

Hideyo Takakuwa, Flute
Shuji Tashiro, Keyboards
Hideo Funamoto, Percussion

New York premiere of internationally acclaimed Japanese composer and pianist Missa Johnouchi. The only woman to ever conduct the National Opera Theater of Paris Orchestra, Ms. Johnouchi will perform her unique blend of world music using European and traditional Asian instruments from her albums Asian Blossoms, Road to Oasis, Kataribe and her most recent, Kuge.

Information: www.actbase.jp

Press Release

Friday, March 4, 2005 at 8:00PM, Carnegie Hall
Dance! Dance! Dance!
The New York Pops
Skitch Henderson, Conductor
Maurice Hines, Guest Artist
Lane Alexander, Tap Dancer
Terry Waldo, Piano

Press Release

Friday, February 18, 2005 at 8:00PM, Carnegie Hall
Music from the Hot Club
The New York Pops
Skitch Henderson, Conductor
Mark O’Connor’s Hot Swing Trio
Mark O’Connor, Violin
Frank Vignola, Guitar
Jon Burr, Bass
Tierney Sutton, Vocalist

Press Release  

Friday, December 17, 2004 at 8:00PM, Carnegie Hall
Saturday, December 18, 2004 at 8:00PM, Carnegie Hall
A Holiday Celebration
Skitch Henderson, Conductor
Juilliard Choral Union, Judith Clurman, Director
Dorothy Shaw Bell Choir, Jack Noble White, Director

Press Release

Sunday, November 21, 2004 at 2:00PM, Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall Family Concert
Skitch Henderson, Conductor
Puppetry Design by Martin P. Robinson
Puppet Performance by Cat's Paw Collective

Night on Bald Mountain - Modest Mussorgsky orch. Rimsky-Korsakov
"On the Trail" from Grand Canyon Suite - Ferde Grofé
"The Father of the Waters" from Mississippi Suite - Ferde Grofé
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra - Benjamin Britten