Pops Snowbird Series
4 Wednesday concerts at 2:00pm
Journey back in time to enjoy the best of classic Broadway and the music of Hollywood – then jump light years forward for a Sci-Fi spectacular!
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October 05Hollywood HitsSteven Reineke, conductor
Jodi Benson, soprano
Hugh Panaro, tenor
Primus: The Amabile Men's ChoirThe TSO has wrapped up all your favourite movie songs and scores in one tuneful, spectacular package! You'll enjoy such classic selections as Over the Rainbow, Moon River, Cabaret, and The Way We Were. Broadway sensation Hugh Panaro joins conductor Steven Reineke for this exciting programme; and, as a special treat, Jodi Benson, the original voice of Ariel in Disney's animated classic The Little Mermaid, sings the great songs from that film.
Pops concerts highlight popular music with an orchestral flair. Each
entertaining performance features well-known tunes from near and far.
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March 21A Century of BroadwayJeff Tyzik, conductor
Christiane Noll, soprano
Doug LaBrecque, tenor
Pops Maestro Jeff Tyzik presents a tuneful trip through 100 years of solid-gold Broadway classics. It includes the greatest songs from early hit shows such as The Desert Song and Show Boat, “golden era” productions like My Fair Lady and West Side Story, and modern-day favourites including Chicago and The Phantom of the Opera.
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Programme Includes:
George M. Cohan/arr. Jeff Tyzik: Give My Regards To George
Sigmund Romberg/arr. Sam Davis: "Come Boys" from Student Prince and "Stout-Hearted Men" from New Moon
Sigmund Romberg/arr. Jeff Tyzik: "The Desert Song" from The Desert Song
Victor Herbert/arr. Ronald W. Noll: "Italian Street Song" from Naughty Marietta
Jerome Kern/arr. Ronald W. Noll and Jerry DePuit: Showboat Medley
Frederick Loewe/arr. Robert Russell Bennett: My Fair Lady Selections
Harold Arlen/arr. Wayne Barker: "Come Rain or Come Shine" from St. Louis Woman
Various/arr. Wayne Barker: Selections from Guys and Dolls, South Pacific, Gypsy, Fiddler on the Roof, and Funny Girl
Leonard Bernstein/arr. Maurice Peress: West Side Story Overture
Cy Coleman/arr. Jerry DePuit: "If My Friends Could See Me Now" from Sweet Charity
John Kander/arr. Wayne Barker: "Mr. Cellophane" from Chicago
Stephen Sondheim/arr. Jonathan Tunick: "Send In The Clowns" from A Little Night Music
Andrew Lloyd Webber/arr. Henry Mancini: Jesus Christ Superstar Medley
Bob Gaudio/arr. Randall Craig Fleischer: "Big Girls Don't Cry" and "Oh What a Night" from Jersey Boys
Frank Wildhorn/Andrew Lloyd Webber/ arr. John Baxindine: "In His Eyes" from Jekyll and Hyde and "Think of Me" from Phantom of The Opera
Andrew Lloyd Webber/arr. Wayne Barker: "Music of the Night" from Phantom of the Opera
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Pops concerts highlight popular music with an orchestral flair. Each
entertaining performance features well-known tunes from near and far.
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May 02Sci-Fi SpectacularJack Everly, conductor
George Takei, host
Kristen Plumley, soprano
George Takei, alias Lieutenant Sulu of the Starship Enterprise, is your host for an awesome programme of out-of-this-world favourites! You'll hear sweeping themes and dynamic suites from Star Trek, Star Wars, E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Day the Earth Stood Still, and more, plus a nostalgic medley of vintage sci-fi television themes.
Pops concerts highlight popular music with an orchestral flair. Each
entertaining performance features well-known tunes from near and far.
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June 20Last Night of the PromsBramwell Tovey, conductor
Laura Whalen, soprano
James Westman, baritone
Alison Balsom, trumpet
Toronto Mendelssohn ChoirJoin conductor Bramwell Tovey for joyful flag-waving and your favourite British tunes in this annual Promenade tradition! The programme includes Pomp and Circumstance, Jerusalem, and Rule Britannia. Guest soloist Alison Balsom brings an extra burst of brilliance and glamour to the party with a performance of Carnival of Venice. The Times of London said that she "makes the trumpet sing with an irresistible exuberance and eloquence."
Pops concerts highlight popular music with an orchestral flair. Each
entertaining performance features well-known tunes from near and far.
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