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Canby Family Pops

Featuring Maria Jette, soprano

Friday, June 8
7 :00 p.m.

Canby High School
307 1st St W
Canby, MN 56220

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Program:

Selections to be chosen from:

You and You Waltzes from Die Fledermaus….Johann Strauss, Jr.
Slavonic Dance #6……………………………………. Antonin Dvorak
Medley from Porgy and Bess……………………..George Gershwin
The Syncopated Clock…………………………………Leroy Anderson
March of the Marionettes…………………………..Charles Gounod
Tune from the County Derry Danny Boy…………………..Tradional
Romp between Serious Thoughts………………………..Jay Fishman
Magnificent Seven……………………………………….Elmer Bernstein
September from the Seasons……………………..Peter Tchaikovsky
Chicago……………………………………………………………Max Shin
Pasquinade…………………………………..Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Creole Belles………………………………………..J. Bodewalt Campe
Bacchanale from Samson  and  Delilah……………..Camille St. Saens
Careless Love and There is a Tavern………………………Traditional
March of the Toreadors from Carmen……………….Georges Bizet
Minnesota March…………………………………….John Philip Sousa

 

Vocal selections to be chosen from:

Habanera from Carmen…………………………………Georges Bizet
O mio babbino caro from Gianni Schicchi………Giacomo Puccini
Stormy Weather…………………………………………….Harold Arlen
Shenandoah………………………………………..American Folk Song
Yankee Doodle…………………………………….American Folk Song
Do-Re-Mi from The Sound of Music…………….Richard Rodgers
What a Wonderful World……………Bob Thiel and George Weiss
Tonight from West Side Story……………………..Leonard Bernstein

 

» Bio: Maria Jette
» Maria Jette’s Website
» Concert poster
» More about Family Pops Concerts

Venue Information

Handicap-accessible and parking is available. Parking is free.

Willmar Family Pops

Featuring Maria Jette, soprano

Saturday, June 9
7:00 p.m.

Willmar Education and Arts Center
611 5th St SW
Willmar, MN 56201

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Major sponsorship for this concert thanks to:

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Program:

Selections to be chosen from:

You and You Waltzes from Die Fledermaus….Johann Strauss, Jr.
Slavonic Dance #6……………………………………. Antonin Dvorak
Medley from Porgy and Bess……………………..George Gershwin
The Syncopated Clock…………………………………Leroy Anderson
March of the Marionettes…………………………..Charles Gounod
Tune from the County Derry Danny Boy…………………..Tradional
Romp between Serious Thoughts………………………..Jay Fishman
Magnificent Seven……………………………………….Elmer Bernstein
September from the Seasons……………………..Peter Tchaikovsky
Chicago……………………………………………………………Max Shin
Pasquinade…………………………………..Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Creole Belles………………………………………..J. Bodewalt Campe
Bacchanale from Samson  and  Delilah……………..Camille St. Saens
Careless Love and There is a Tavern………………………Traditional
March of the Toreadors from Carmen……………….Georges Bizet
Minnesota March…………………………………….John Philip Sousa

 

Vocal selections to be chosen from:

Habanera from Carmen…………………………………Georges Bizet
O mio babbino caro from Gianni Schicchi………Giacomo Puccini
Stormy Weather…………………………………………….Harold Arlen
Shenandoah………………………………………..American Folk Song
Yankee Doodle…………………………………….American Folk Song
Do-Re-Mi from The Sound of Music…………….Richard Rodgers
What a Wonderful World……………Bob Thiel and George Weiss
Tonight from West Side Story……………………..Leonard Bernstein

 

» Bio: Maria Jette
» Maria Jette’s Website
» Concert poster
» More about Family Pops Concerts

Venue Information

Handicap-accessible and parking is available. Parking is free.

Granite Falls Family Pops

Featuring Maria Jette, soprano

Saturday, June 9
2:00 p.m.

YME High School Auditorium
450 9th Ave
Granite Falls, MN 56241

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Major sponsorship for this concert thanks to:

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Program:

Selections to be chosen from:

You and You Waltzes from Die Fledermaus….Johann Strauss, Jr.
Slavonic Dance #6……………………………………. Antonin Dvorak
Medley from Porgy and Bess……………………..George Gershwin
The Syncopated Clock…………………………………Leroy Anderson
March of the Marionettes…………………………..Charles Gounod
Tune from the County Derry Danny Boy…………………..Tradional
Romp between Serious Thoughts………………………..Jay Fishman
Magnificent Seven……………………………………….Elmer Bernstein
September from the Seasons……………………..Peter Tchaikovsky
Chicago……………………………………………………………Max Shin
Pasquinade…………………………………..Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Creole Belles………………………………………..J. Bodewalt Campe
Bacchanale from Samson  and  Delilah……………..Camille St. Saens
Careless Love and There is a Tavern………………………Traditional
March of the Toreadors from Carmen……………….Georges Bizet
Minnesota March…………………………………….John Philip Sousa

 

Vocal selections to be chosen from:

Habanera from Carmen…………………………………Georges Bizet
O mio babbino caro from Gianni Schicchi………Giacomo Puccini
Stormy Weather…………………………………………….Harold Arlen
Shenandoah………………………………………..American Folk Song
Yankee Doodle…………………………………….American Folk Song
Do-Re-Mi from The Sound of Music…………….Richard Rodgers
What a Wonderful World……………Bob Thiel and George Weiss
Tonight from West Side Story……………………..Leonard Bernstein

 

» Bio: Maria Jette
» Maria Jette’s Website
» Concert poster
» More about Family Pops Concerts

Venue Information

Handicap-accessible and parking is available. Parking is free.

Cokato Family Pops

Featuring Maria Jette, soprano

Sunday, June 10
2:00 p.m.

Dassel-Cokato Performing Arts Center
4852 Reardon Ave SW
Suite 1700
Cokato, MN 55321

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Major sponsorship for this concert thanks to:

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Program:

Selections to be chosen from:

You and You Waltzes from Die Fledermaus….Johann Strauss, Jr.
Slavonic Dance #6……………………………………. Antonin Dvorak
Medley from Porgy and Bess……………………..George Gershwin
The Syncopated Clock…………………………………Leroy Anderson
March of the Marionettes…………………………..Charles Gounod
Tune from the County Derry Danny Boy…………………..Tradional
Romp between Serious Thoughts………………………..Jay Fishman
Magnificent Seven……………………………………….Elmer Bernstein
September from the Seasons……………………..Peter Tchaikovsky
Chicago……………………………………………………………Max Shin
Pasquinade…………………………………..Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Creole Belles………………………………………..J. Bodewalt Campe
Bacchanale from Samson  and  Delilah……………..Camille St. Saens
Careless Love and There is a Tavern………………………Traditional
March of the Toreadors from Carmen……………….Georges Bizet
Minnesota March…………………………………….John Philip Sousa

 

Vocal selections to be chosen from:

Habanera from Carmen…………………………………Georges Bizet
O mio babbino caro from Gianni Schicchi………Giacomo Puccini
Stormy Weather…………………………………………….Harold Arlen
Shenandoah………………………………………..American Folk Song
Yankee Doodle…………………………………….American Folk Song
Do-Re-Mi from The Sound of Music…………….Richard Rodgers
What a Wonderful World……………Bob Thiel and George Weiss
Tonight from West Side Story……………………..Leonard Bernstein

 

» Bio: Maria Jette
» Maria Jette’s Website
» Concert poster
» More about Family Pops Concerts

Venue Information

Handicap-accessible and parking is available. Parking is free.

Red Wing Family Pops

Featuring Maria Jette, soprano

Wednesday, June 13
7:00 p.m.

Central Park
4th and West Avenue
Red Wing, MN, 55066

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Major sponsorship for this concert thanks to:

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Program:

Selections to be chosen from:

You and You Waltzes from Die Fledermaus….Johann Strauss, Jr.
Slavonic Dance #6……………………………………. Antonin Dvorak
Medley from Porgy and Bess……………………..George Gershwin
The Syncopated Clock…………………………………Leroy Anderson
March of the Marionettes…………………………..Charles Gounod
Tune from the County Derry Danny Boy…………………..Tradional
Romp between Serious Thoughts………………………..Jay Fishman
Magnificent Seven……………………………………….Elmer Bernstein
September from the Seasons……………………..Peter Tchaikovsky
Chicago……………………………………………………………Max Shin
Pasquinade…………………………………..Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Creole Belles………………………………………..J. Bodewalt Campe
Bacchanale from Samson  and  Delilah……………..Camille St. Saens
Careless Love and There is a Tavern………………………Traditional
March of the Toreadors from Carmen……………….Georges Bizet
Minnesota March…………………………………….John Philip Sousa

 

Vocal selections to be chosen from:

Habanera from Carmen…………………………………Georges Bizet
O mio babbino caro from Gianni Schicchi………Giacomo Puccini
Stormy Weather…………………………………………….Harold Arlen
Shenandoah………………………………………..American Folk Song
Yankee Doodle…………………………………….American Folk Song
Do-Re-Mi from The Sound of Music…………….Richard Rodgers
What a Wonderful World……………Bob Thiel and George Weiss
Tonight from West Side Story……………………..Leonard Bernstein

 

» Bio: Maria Jette
» Maria Jette’s Website
» Concert poster
» More about Family Pops Concerts

Venue Information

Handicap-accessible and parking is available. Parking is free.

Eagan Family Pops

Sun., June 17

7:00 p.m.

Caponi Art Park
1205 Diffley Rd
Eagan, Minnesota 55123

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*Raindate: July 15 at 7:30pm

Program

Selections to be chosen from:

You and You Waltzes from Die Fledermaus….Johann Strauss, Jr.
Slavonic Dance #6……………………………………. Antonin Dvorak
Medley from Porgy and Bess……………………..George Gershwin
The Syncopated Clock…………………………………Leroy Anderson
March of the Marionettes…………………………..Charles Gounod
Tune from the County Derry Danny Boy…………………..Tradional
Romp between Serious Thoughts………………………..Jay Fishman
Magnificent Seven……………………………………….Elmer Bernstein
September from the Seasons……………………..Peter Tchaikovsky
Chicago……………………………………………………………Max Shin
Pasquinade…………………………………..Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Creole Belles………………………………………..J. Bodewalt Campe
Bacchanale from Samson  and  Delilah……………..Camille St. Saens
Careless Love and There is a Tavern………………………Traditional
March of the Toreadors from Carmen……………….Georges Bizet
Minnesota March…………………………………….John Philip Sousa

» Venue Website
» Concert poster coming soon
» More about Family Pops Concerts

Venue Information

Handicap-accessible and parking is available. Parking is free.

Summer Concert Series I in St. Paul

Featuring Wayne Lee, violin

Thursday, June 21
7:00 p.m.

Lake Phalen Park
1615 Phalen Dr
St. Paul, MN 55106

*Free park and ride:
Johnson High School
1349 Arcade St, St. Paul, 55106

*Rain-site:
Arlington Hills Lutheran Church
1115 Greenbrier St, St. Paul, MN 55106

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Program

Jest……………………………………Chris Neiner (b. 1994)
——--2011 Junior Composers Competition winner

Concerto in G Major for violin, k 216…………………………..W. A. Mozart (1756-1791)
——--Wayne Lee, violin

Symphony No. 103 in E flat Major, The Drumroll…………………………..J. Haydn (1732-1809)

» Bio: Wayne Lee
» Bio: Chris Neiner
» Program Notes
» Concert Poster: Coming soon
» More about Summer Concert Series

Venue Information

Handicap-accessible and parking is available. Parking is free.

Summer Concert Series I in Msp

Featuring Wayne Lee, violin

Friday, June 22

7:30 p.m.

Lake Harriet Bandshell
4135 W Lake Harriet Pkwy
Minneapolis, MN 55419

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Program

Jest……………………………………Chris Neiner (b. 1994)
——--2011 Junior Composers Competition winner

Concerto in G Major for violin, k 216…………………………..W. A. Mozart (1756-1791)
——--Wayne Lee, violin

Symphony No. 103 in E flat Major, The Drumroll…………………………..J. Haydn (1732-1809)

» Bio: Wayne Lee
» Bio: Chris Neiner
» Program Notes
» Concert Poster: Coming soon
» More about Summer Concert Series

Venue Information

Handicap-accessible and parking is available. Parking is free.

Roseville Family Pops

Sunday, June 24

6:30 p.m.

Roseville Central Park
2540 Lexington Ave N
Roseville, MN 55113

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*Rainsite:
Roseville Lutheran Church
1215 Roselawn Avenue West
Roseville, MN 55113

Program

Selections to be chosen from:

You and You Waltzes from Die Fledermaus….Johann Strauss, Jr.
Slavonic Dance #6……………………………………. Antonin Dvorak
Medley from Porgy and Bess……………………..George Gershwin
The Syncopated Clock…………………………………Leroy Anderson
March of the Marionettes…………………………..Charles Gounod
Tune from the County Derry Danny Boy…………………..Tradional
Romp between Serious Thoughts………………………..Jay Fishman
Magnificent Seven……………………………………….Elmer Bernstein
September from the Seasons……………………..Peter Tchaikovsky
Chicago……………………………………………………………Max Shin
Pasquinade…………………………………..Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Creole Belles………………………………………..J. Bodewalt Campe
Bacchanale from Samson  and  Delilah……………..Camille St. Saens
Careless Love and There is a Tavern………………………Traditional
March of the Toreadors from Carmen……………….Georges Bizet
Minnesota March…………………………………….John Philip Sousa

» Venue Website
» Concert poster coming soon
» More about Family Pops Concerts

Venue Information

Handicap-accessible and parking is available. Parking is free.

Como Park Family Pops

Sunday, July 8

7:30 p.m.

Como Park Lakeside Pavilion
1360 N Lexington Pkwy
St Paul, MN 55103

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Program

Selections to be chosen from:

You and You Waltzes from Die Fledermaus….Johann Strauss, Jr.
Slavonic Dance #6……………………………………. Antonin Dvorak
Medley from Porgy and Bess……………………..George Gershwin
The Syncopated Clock…………………………………Leroy Anderson
March of the Marionettes…………………………..Charles Gounod
Tune from the County Derry Danny Boy…………………..Tradional
Romp between Serious Thoughts………………………..Jay Fishman
Magnificent Seven……………………………………….Elmer Bernstein
September from the Seasons……………………..Peter Tchaikovsky
Chicago……………………………………………………………Max Shin
Pasquinade…………………………………..Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Creole Belles………………………………………..J. Bodewalt Campe
Bacchanale from Samson  and  Delilah……………..Camille St. Saens
Careless Love and There is a Tavern………………………Traditional
March of the Toreadors from Carmen……………….Georges Bizet
Minnesota March…………………………………….John Philip Sousa

» Venue Website
» Concert poster coming soon
» More about Family Pops Concerts

Venue Information

Handicap-accessible and parking is available. Parking is free.