ocean city pops 2014 summer concerts
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Ocean City Pops 85th Anniversary at the historic Music PierTRANSCRIPT
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or call:609-525-9248
For more information, visit:www.oceancitypops.org
PRESENTING SPONSORSCity of Ocean City
Friends of the Ocean City Pops, Inc.
William Scheible, Artistic Director
S U M M E RC O N C E R T S
at the Music Pier
OPENING CONCERT
SingerBobbyRydell!June 22, Sunday
From American Bandstand to Bye, Bye, Birdie to the Ed Sullivan Show and the Milton Berle Show. Bobby is an American Legend! Hear hits like Wild One, Swingin’ School, Volare and more. Sponsored by CapeBank Charitable Foundation. 7:30pm Tickets $30/25
Meet Bobby Rydell at an Opening Night, after theconcert, champagne and dessert reception atThe Flanders Hotel. Sponsored by John L. Curtoand Paul and Dr. Mary Yuraschevich. Reservations appreciated by June 17. For information call:609-398-0924; e-mail: [email protected] website: oceancitypops.org. $25 per person
JunePOPS Celebrates Gershwin
June 29th and July 2nd
29 SundayTribute to Neil Sedaka!!Pianist Jeffrey Biegel playsSedaka’s charming Manhattan Intermezzo and Gershwin’s perennial crowd rousing favorite – Rhapsody in Blue! Plus singers. Sponsored by Manco and Mancoin memory of Ensign John Elliott.8:00pm Tickets $15/10
Jeffrey Biegel
2 WednesdayPOPS Goes All American!Julliard pianist Joseph Mohan regales with a fabulous Gershwin medley and his sensational American Tribute. Plus baritoneNeil Nelson sings Gershwin and thePOPS plays patriotic hits and Sousa.Dedicated to Richard Kull. Sponsored by Jilly’s in memory of Beverly Kreisberg.8:00pm Tickets $15/10
8* Tuesday, 9 Wednesday and 10 Thursday (2pm & 7:30pm) Guys and Dolls!Fully staged Broadway Musical withthe Greater Ocean City Theatre Company. Fun for the entire family. Don’t miss hit songs like A Bushel and a Peck, Adelaide’s Lament, Luck Be a Lady and more!. Sponsored by: Tuesday - The McMahon Agency; Wednesday - Shriver’s Salt Water Taffy & Fudge & Gelato; Thursday (2pm) - Joel A. Mott, III; Thursday (7:30pm) - The Original Fudge Kitchen.7:30pm (matinee Thursday 2pm) Tickets $30/25
13 SundaySammy Davis Tributewith Eddie Bruce singing Candy Man, What Kind of Fool am I, Once in a Lifetime, Pure Imagination and much more. With special guest Paula Jones singing Barbra Streisand duets with Eddie Bruce. Sponsored by Kohr Bros. Frozen Custard. 8:00pm Tickets $20/12
15 TuesdayEd Wise and HisNew Orleans Big Band! Explodes with talent and humor and will leave you humming their unforgettable rendition of When the Saints Go Marching In. (Ocean City POPS will not play). This program is made possible in part by a grant administered by the Cape May County Cultural & Heritage Commission from funds granted by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. Sponsored by Raymond N. Beebe, Esq. Presented by the Friends of the Ocean City Pops, Inc.8:00pm Tickets $15/10
July
Joseph Mohan
Eddie Bruce
16 Wednesday Best of the POPS!Audience favorites featuring wonderful singers.Sponsored by Oves Restaurant. 8:00pm Tickets $15/10
20 SundayOur Three Tenors I.William Davenport, Jonathan Boyd and Jeffrey Halili raise the roof! Sponsored by Gold GersteinGroup, CPAs. 8:00pm Tickets $20
22* Tuesday and 23 WednesdayLights, Camera….The Oscars!With Broadway singers Mandy Gonzalez and Jeremiah James! Hear award winning songs sungby these fabulous Broadwaysensations! From Titanic, An OfficerAnd A Gentleman, Rocky, BreakfastAt Tiffany’s, The Godfather, Gone With The Wind, Chariots Of Fire and more. Sponsored by: Tuesday – Masonic Club of Ocean City; Wednesday – Roberta DeVries in memory of her husband, John. 8:00pm Tickets $20/12
27 SundayI Got Rhythm!Singer Helen Welch makes theseAmerican classics her own –Someone to Watch Over Me,Trolley Song, Strike Up the Band,On a Wonderful Day Like Today,Misty and more. Sponsored byDr. Edna and Mr. John Cellucci.8:00pm Tickets $20/12 30 Wednesday When Harry and Glenn Come to Town!!The best songs of Glenn Miller andHarry James in this Big Band POPS’extravaganza with Dave Martinand Larry Larson. Sponsored by Manco and Manco.8:00pm Tickets $15/10
July
Mandy Gonzalez
Jeremiah James
Helen Welch
Jeffrey Halili
2 Saturday85th Anniversary of the Ocean City Pops and the Music Pier!Hor d’oeuvres, wines, dinner and dessert plus a spectacular show featuring music from each of the decades sung by audience favoriteRichard Troxell and young opera singers. Narrated by Daniel Pantanofrom the Academy of Vocal Arts.Flanders Hotel, Boardwalk at 11thStreet. Complimentary parking. For information call: 609-398-9132 or 609-214-2135 or website: oceancitypops.org.6:00pm Tickets $125.
3 SundayBizet to Broadway!Join Ocean City POPS’ favorite tenor, Richard Troxell, along withMetropolitan Opera MezzoSoprano Kirstin Chavez for anevening of Broadway and Opera favorites fromCarmen to Carousel. Sponsored byJohnson’s Popcorn.8:00pm Tickets $20/12
5* Tuesday Shalom Broadway!Jewish favorites and Fiddler on the Roof. FeaturingBroadway artists Netanel Bellaishe, Jim Clow andCantor AndreaRae Markowicz.Sponsored by Henry’s Landmark Jewelers.8:00pm Tickets $20
6 WednesdayPOPS Potpourri!Singers Dominic Inferrera and ElisaMatthews. Songs by Lerner andLowe, Irving Berlin, Stephen Sondheim, Jerome Kern and many more. Sponsored by Ocean City Home Bank.8:00pm Tickets $15/10
10 SundayNight at the Opera!Baritone Todd Thomas,Soprano Suzanne Vinnik and Tenor Cody Austin. Sponsored byDr. Elizabeth M. Bowden. 8:00pm Tickets $15/10
August
William Scheible
Richard Troxell
Netanel Bellaishe Cantor AndreaRae Markowicz
Cody Austin
Elisa Matthews
12* Tuesday and 13 Wednesday The Best of Richard Rodgersand Andrew L. Webber!Two nights only. Featuring Jody Kidwell, Cody Austin, Jessica Lennick and John Viscardi. Phantom, Oklahoma, Evita, South Pacific,Sound of Music and much more.Sponsored by: Tuesday – Primo Pizza;Wednesday - Mrs. Mary Anne Kull.8:00pm Tickets $20/12
17 SundayThe White Cliffs of Dover – Winston Churchill andthe War Years!World War I and II tribute with singer Michael Hope in a nostalgic program of audience sing-alongs and British favorites.Sponsored by Roberta DeVries in memory of her husband, John.8:00pm Tickets $15/10
19 TuesdayAtlantic Brass Band!Hear this stellar band in selections like Victory at Sea, Napoli,Gaelforce, A Kelzmer Karnival,George M. Cohan Spectacularand Sousa marches. (Ocean City POPS will not play).Sponsored by The Ocean City Coffee Company.Presented by the Friends of the Ocean City Pops, Inc.8:00pm Tickets $15/10
20 WednesdayThat’s Amore! Music of the Great Italians.Dominic Inferrera and Jeffrey Halili sing Italian arias, Neapolitan songsand favorites of Andrea Bocelli,Tony Bennett, Dean Martin,Frank Sinatra and more. Sponsored by Manco and Manco in memory of Frank Manco. 8:00pm Tickets $20/12
21 Thursday Friends of the OceanCity Pops’ Twenty-Fifth Annual Luncheonat Greate Bay Country Club. For information call: 609-398-9132 or website: oceancitypops.org 12 Noon Tickets $45
August
Jessica Lennick
Michael Hope
Dominic Inferrera
24 Sunday Classical Pops!The full Orchestra shines in Rachmaninoff’s lush and romantic2nd Piano Concerto and Tschaikovskyfavorites. The brilliant, young pianist,Yang Bao, performs this crowd favorite.Sponsored by John D. Pojawis, Jr., CPA, MST, PFS. 8:00pm Tickets $15/10
26* TuesdayPOPS Plays Mozart!Hear top works by this all time favorite composer come to life by our gifted orchestra of wonderful musicians. Sponsored by Ocean City Board of REALTORS.8:00pm Tickets $15/10
27 WednesdayTwo Time Grammy Award Winner – Pop & Jazz Singer Diane Schuur!Plus Saxophonist Andrew Neu.Ms. Schuur has built a stellar career embracing the jazz music of the 40sto 60s and her recording albums have been No. 1 consistently atthe top of Billboard. Sponsored by Manco and Manco in memory of Frank Manco.8:00pm Tickets $20
31 Sunday September 2* Tuesday and 5 FridayBroadway Show Swing.With Greater Ocean City TheatreCompany. Sponsored by Gillian’s Wonderland Pier. 7:30pm Tickets $30/25
2* Tuesday and 5 Friday Broadway Show Swing.See August 31st.
7 SundayOur Three Tenors II.These tenors will knock your socks off! Sponsored by Bart Greenspan and Stan Meltzer Families.7:30pm Tickets $20
September
August
Yang Bao
Diane Schuur
Diego Silva
10 Wednesday A Night in Old Vienna!Chloe Moore and Stephen LaBrie. Take a boat ride down thebeautiful Blue Danube and be surrounded with the glorious soundsof The Best of Johann Strauss, Jr. –waltzes, polkas and marches galore. Sponsoredby Manco and Manco in memory of Frank Ruggieri. 7:30pm Tickets $15/10
14 SundaySeasonal Delights!Award winning Violinist Elena Urisoteplays the enchanting and lush Bruch Concerto in g minor and trumpeter Steven Franklin playsthe brilliant Tomasi concerto. Hughes Performing Arts Center,6th Street and Atlantic Avenue. Sponsored byDr. Matt Hamilton - Beach Buddies Animal Hospital.7:30pm Tickets $15
December6 SaturdayJoy to the World: A Symphonic & Choral Celebration of the Joyous Sounds of Christmas!Heraldic trumpets, dazzling bells, and triumphant choirs join the POPS in this annual holiday tradition.Ocean City Tabernacle, 550 Wesley Avenue. Sponsored by Norman and JoAnne Schaut.7:30pm Tickets $15
September
Chloe Moore
Elena Urisote
at the Music Pier
S U M M E RC O N C E R T S
2014 Ocean City POPSChamber Music Series at the
Ocean City Free Public LibraryAll concerts are FREE! All concerts start at 7:00 pm
Brass Spectacular ! (Friday, July 11)The Ocean City POPS Brass Quintet will present a
Patriotic Extravaganza featuring music by Sousa, Joplin, Gershwin, Copland, and more.
The Beautiful Sounds of Oboe and Harp (Friday, July 25)Steven Labiner, Ocean City POPS Principal Oboist will
be joined by special guest (and wife) Sophie Labiner, Harp.
Our Fabulous Strings (Friday, August 8)Join the Ocean City POPS String Quartet in a program
of exciting classical music for strings ... plus a few surprises!
Classics to Ragtime - Percussion & Piano (Friday, August 22)Mark O’Kain and Jeffrey Uhlig present “Classics to
Ragtime” for Mallet instruments and Piano. As much fun to watch as to hear!
Wonderful Woodwinds (Friday, August 29)The Ocean City POPS Woodwind Quartet present a
concert of interesting and beautiful woodwind music.
Red Hot Broadway ! (Friday, September 12)Ocean City’s favorite Diva, Jody Kidwell will be joined
by the POPS Trio - Jeffrey Uhlig, Mark O’Kain, & Laura Ruas. This concert will be Red Hot!
SUBSCRIBE NOW!!!
*Tuesday Packages6 Tuesdays for 5 - $115/$80
July 8 & 22:August 5, 12 & 26 and September 2
Become a Friend of the POPS!
Help support Ocean City’s greatest cultural treasure! The Friends of the Ocean City Pops, Inc. is a non-profit group whose purpose is to enhance the Orchestra and the annual Music Pier concert series. You can have a direct part in assuring that the tradition continues.
Friend: $50 to $84Friends attend occasional after-the-concert receptions and have names printed in the programs.
Patron • $85 to $349Patrons receive the above benefits and are invited to “Get to Know the Music Series” before the concerts.
Music Lover • $350 to $749Music Lovers receive all of the above benefits and are invited to bring up to six guests to a special Pops rehearsal at the Music Pier.
Bravo • $750 to $999Sponsors receive all of the above benefits plus are entitled to conduct the Pops in one selection on a mutually agreed upon date!
Laureate • $1000 to $1999Laureates receive all of the above benefits plus a Pops special momento.
Benefactor • $2000 and aboveBenefactors receive all of the above benefits plus six guest tickets to one concert.
Bellwether Benefactor • $2000for a 3-year commitment joining the Ruggieri Society.
Contributions Only: Please make checks payable to and mail to:Friends of the OC Pops, Inc., P.O. Box 931, Ocean City, NJ 08226
The Friends of the Ocean City Pops, Inc. is a non-profitcorporation that has been recognized as a tax-exemptpublic charity by the Internal Revenue Service. Contributionsto the Friends are fully tax deductible except as otherwise stated in certain solicitations. Your gifts are greatly appreciated.
Information filed with the Attorney General concerningthis charitable solicitation may be obtained from the Attorney General of the State of New Jersey by calling (201) 504-6215. Registration does not imply endorsement.
The Friends of the Ocean City Pops, Inc. is a qualified organization of the New Jersey Cultural Trust.
For more information about theOcean City Pops summer concerts
please call the Pops hotline at 609-525-9245 ext. 13or visit our website at
www.oceancitypops.org
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