22nd Annual Gala Showcase Concert

Honoring Musicians and Performers Born in 1911 *

 

 

Gypsy Rose Lee, January 8, 1911

Everything’s Coming Up Roses    Gypsy                                                           Sondheim & Styne/arr. Philip Kern

2011 Showcase Choir

Paula Hepfer, Director; Rochelle Kniss, piano

Herm Hopple, bass; Sam Hepfer, drums, Marlin Barnes, percussion

 

Mahalia Jackson, October 26, 1911

Precious Lord Take My Hand                                                                                                                Thomas A.  Dorsey                

Jessica Owens, vocal; Marcel Coates, piano

 

Gian Carlo Menotti, July 7, 1911

This is My Box   Amahl and the Night Visitors                                                                             Gian Carlo Menotti

Gerald Kowallis, tenor; Valerie Merriman, piano

Hello, Hello   The Telephone

Elisabeth Turchi, soprano; Valerie Merriman, piano

 

Mitch Miller, July 4, 1911

 

Largo Mvt II, New World Symphony                                                                                                        Antonin Dvorak

Dennis Ritz, english horn; Suzanne Thierry, piano

The Children’s Marching Song (This Old Man)                                                 Traditional English Counting Song

With Marlin Barnes, snare drum; Heather McEndree, piccolo

Happy Days Are Here Again                                                                                                                         Ager and Yellen

With Marie Hershey, accordion

David Shearer (as Mitch) accompanied by Brian Helman, piano

 

Intermission

 

Laverne Andrews, July 6, 1911

Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree                                                                        Tobias, Brown & Step arr. Billingsley

Trio:  Paula Hepfer, Jessica Owens, Beth Stahl,

Brian Helman, piano;  Herm Hopple, bass; Sam Hepfer, drums

 

Roy Eldridge, January 30, 1911

Bye Bye Blackbird                                                                                                                                    Henderson & Dixon

Bill Graham, trumpet; Andrew Sussman, piano; Herm Hopple, bass; Sam Hepfer, drums

 

Robert Johnson, May 8, 1911

Walkin’ Blues                                                                                                                                                     Robert Johnson

Cross Road Blues                                                                                                                                              Robert Johnson

Tresa Paul and Dennis Mickley

 

Roy Rogers, November 5, 1911

Happy Trails to You                                                                                                                                                  Dale Evans

Tom McFarland, guitar and vocals

 

 

 

                                                       Showcase Choir

 

Soprano

 

Marina Addlesberger

Mary Addlesberger

Shari Ewing

Jessica Harney

Jill Hughey

Barb Lange

Elizabeth Malone

Abigail Mosier

Diane Miller

Jessica Gardner Ouédraogo

Karen Powers-Davis

Elizabeth Stahl

 

Alto

 

Elinor Borrell

Melinda Borrell

Linda Dickinson

Kathy Diller

Jan Franklin

Jaranell Fritts

Marie Hershey

Katie Merriman

Heather McEndree

Karen Payne

Joan Peiffer

Dianne Salter

Ruth Showalter

Pamela Wert

 

Tenor

 

Don Dickinson

Evan Glover

Lee Merriman

Chuck Salter

David Shearer

 

Bass

 

Tom Diehl

Bill Franklin

Ted Lucas

Kevin Miller

Woody Payne

John Schoenberger

Kevin Schoenberger

Linden Showalter

Andrew Sussman

Joe Weyman

 

 

 

 * Program and performers subject to change

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