The Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra revisits the Golden Age of Television in the style of classic TV variety shows on April 26 and 27. Joined by the performing troupe Five By Design, Maestro Malina and the orchestra will delight audiences of all ages with lighthearted music from the 1950's and 60's. Songs will include Papa Loves Mambo, See the USA in Your Chevrolet, and The Girl From Ipanema.
Performances will be held Saturday, April 26 at 8PM and Sunday, April 27 at 3PM in the Forum, located at 5th and Walnut Streets in downtown Harrisburg. Tickets are $10- $45, depending on seating area.
The Harrisburg Symphony's Pops Series is generously sponsored by Capital BlueCross.
The Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra Masterworks season wraps up on May 10 & 11 with a program entitled "Spring Eternal." The Orchestra will pay tribute to the spirit of Spring, performing two landmark 20th century ballets: Copland's Appalachian Spring, and The Rite of Spring by Stravinsky. Also on the program will be Strauss's tone poem, Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks.
Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra closes its 2007-2008 Season on May 17 with a very special engagement. Presented by the Harrisburg Symphony Society, the Classical Mystery Tour features the original members of the Broadway Sensation, BEATLEMANIA, performing live in concert with the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra.
FIVE BY DESIGN BIOGRAPHY
Lorie Carpenter-Niska, Sheridan Zuther, Kurt Niska, Michael Swedberg, Terrence Niska
Brothers Kurt and Terrence Niska, childhood friend Michael Swedberg and Lorie Carpenter-Niska (Kurt's wife) first joined forces while at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire as members of the vocal ensemble Hot Jazz.
Five By Design has the great fortune of working with several outstanding orchestrators: Lovell "Oooody" Ives, Professor Emeritus of Jazz Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay; Willis Delony, who frequently serves as conductor/pianist; and Maury Laws, the noted film orchestrator whom many will remember for the Rankin-Bass animated television specials which included Frosty, the Snowman and Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Five By Design writes their own vocal arrangements, and these orchestrators bring those arrangements to life with unparalleled expertise.
A full-time venture since 1997, Minneapolis-based Five By Design has toured extensively throughout the continental U.S. and Canada, averaging over 200 days on the road and 60 performances per season. Their talents have even taken them on a whirlwind visit to Istanbul, Turkey for an appearance at the Bosphorus International Music Festival. The ensemble is gaining national exposure with their appearances on syndicated media broadcasts including National Public Radio's "Weekend Edition-Sunday" and "Swingin' Down the Lane," and have been featured in Symphony magazine. -- www.harrisburgsymphony.org
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