Two-week Irving Berlin celebration kicks off tonight.Byline: The Register-Guard OFAM OFAM Oregon Festival of American Music The Oregon Festival of American Music's two-week salute to Irving Berlin's America kicks off tonight with "Cheek to Cheek," a gala opening concert at 7:30 p.m. at the Hult Center's Silva Concert Hall. Tickets are $22 to $42. Call 434-7000. Tonight's concert features Maria Jette, Bill Hulings, Shirley Andress and other singers and musicians doing Berlin numbers such as "Blue Skies," "Easter Parade" and "God Bless America." The annual summer festival, held at the Shedd Institute and the Hult Center, features local and national musicians exploring the work of various American composers through concerts, lectures and even films. One of the most prolific and influential songwriters in American history, Berlin also wrote such standards as "There's No Business Like Show Business," "Oh How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning" and "Always." "Annie Get Your Gun," a 1999 revision of the 1946 Berlin musical about Annie Oakley An·nie Oak·ley n. A free ticket or pass. [After Annie Oakley (from the association of the punched ticket with one of her bullet-riddled targets).] Noun 1. , opens Saturday at the Hult Center and will have five performances. Other main concerts in the coming week include: "Heat Wave: Improvisations on Irving Berlin Noun 1. Irving Berlin - United States songwriter (born in Russia) who wrote more than 1500 songs and several musical comedies (1888-1989) Israel Baline, Berlin ," 2:30 p.m. Friday, Jaqua Concert Hall at the Shedd. Dick Hyman Dick Hyman (born March 8, 1927, New York City) is an American jazz pianist/keyboardist and composer best known for his versatility with jazz piano styles. Over a 50 year career he has functioned as pianist, organist, arranger, music director, and, increasingly, as composer. and his small band, including Ken Peplowski Ken Peplowski (b. May 23, 1959) is a jazz clarinetist born in Cleveland, Ohio, known primarily for playing in the swing music idiom. He is sometimes compared to Benny Goodman in terms of tone and virtuosity. , Randy Sandke Randy Sandke (born 1949 in Chicago) is a jazz trumpeter and guitarist. In an interview with Larry Kart he said: "I got into jazz kind of chronologically, beginning with Bix and Louis, then Dizzy, Clifford Brown, Miles, and Freddie Hubbard. , Peter Appleyard Peter Appleyard (born August 26 1928) is a Canadian jazz vibraphonist. He was born in Lincolnshire, England. In 1992, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in recognition of his being an "internationally renowned vibraphonist [who] has represented the Canadian jazz , Doug Miller and Frank Capp Frank Capp hails from Worcester, Massachusetts, US. He was with Stan Kenton for some time and later joined Neal Hefti. Frank played with Peggy Lee on some of her road dates and then came to Los Angeles where he joined Billy May. , dedicate an afternoon to jazz improvisation This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since September 2007. There are many different ways to go about describing Jazz improvisation. on Berlin's music. "Blue Skies: The Immigrant Composers," 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jaqua Concert Hall. The evening will feature music of Berlin and the other immigrant New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of composers who defined the music of the early 20th century; performers are Hyman, Jette, Hulings and Michael Stone. "A Day in the Life of Irving Berlin," 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Jaqua Concert Hall. Hyman, Ian Whitcomb  The of this article or section may be compromised by "weasel words".You can help Wikipedia by removing weasel words. and other musicians create a hypothetical day in the life of Irving Berlin - from "Oh, How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning" to "Tell Me a Bedtime Story bedtime story n. A story that is read or told to a child just before bedtime. ." "Come on and Hear," 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jaqua Concert Hall. Maude Maggart Maude Maggart (born Amber Taleullah McAfee Maggart[1][2]) is an American cabaret singer and recording artist who performs throughout the United States, but most often in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York City. performs her own selection of Berlin gems, taken from her recently-released CD, "Maude Maggart Sings Irving Berlin." The program includes "Remember,' "Alexander's Ragtime ragtime: see jazz. ragtime U.S. popular music of the late 19th and early 20th centuries distinguished by its heavily syncopated rhythm. Ragtime found its characteristic expression in formally structured piano compositions, the accented left-hand Band,' "Yiddisha Nightingale,' "Always,' "What'll I Do?,' "The Song Is Ended" and more. "Berlin on Music and Dance," 2:30 p.m. Aug. 10, Jaqua Concert Hall. Hyman and his combo are joined by Maggart, Hulings and Whitcomb in an afternoon concert featuring "Alexander's Ragtime Band,' "I Love a Piano,' "It Only Happens When I Dance With You,' "Let Me Sing and I'm Happy' and "Let's Face the Music and Dance." "You're Just in Love: Berlin Ballads and Romance," 7:30 p.m. Aug. 10, Jaqua Concert Hall. Hulings and Maggart sing romantic chestnuts such as "All Alone,' "I Got Lost in His Arms,' and "You Keep Coming Back Like a Song" to ironic numbers such as "Everyone Knew but Me" and "A Man Chases a Woman (Until She Catches Him)." Also, the public is invited to a free jam session at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Hult Center lobby. Whitcomb is master of ceremonies. Hyman and other festival musicians join the Shedd Institute's singing Elderhostelers and several of the Young Artist Academy ensembles. For more information, go to www.theshedd.org. Besides the 10 concerts and the production of ``Annie Get Your Gun,'' this year's Oregon Festival of American Music Oregon Festival of American Music is an eclectic, thematically-based two-week summer music festival that has been held annually in Eugene, Oregon since 1992. Produced by The John G. features lectures, films and youth performances. Here's the schedule. SCHEDULE FOR THE COMING WEEK Concerts and musicals THURSDAY, AUG. 3 Opening concert - Dick Hyman leads a survey of the whole festival. 7:30 p.m., Silva Hall. $22-$42; call 434-7000. FRIDAY, AUG. 4 "Heat Wave: Improvisations on Irving Berlin'' - Dick Hyman, Ken Peplowski, Randy Sandke and others. 2:30 p.m., Jaqua Concert Hall. $20-$28; call 434-7000. "Blue Skies: The Immigrant Composers" - Dick Hyman, Maria Jette, Bill Hulings and Michael Stone. 7:30 p.m., Jaqua Concert Hall. $22-$42; call 434-7000. SATURDAY, AUG. 5 Jam session - Audience members are invited to play or sing an Irving Berlin tune. Sign up at the Shedd, 687-6526. 10 a.m., Hult lobby. Free. ``A Day in the Life of Irving Berlin'' - 2:30 p.m., Jaqua Concert Hall. $20-$28; call 434-7000. ``Annie Get Your Gun'' - The 1946 Irving Berlin musical about Annie Oakley, updated in 1999. 7:30 p.m., Silva Hall. $24-$28; call 682-5000. SUNDAY, AUG. 6 ``Annie Get Your Gun'' - 2:30 p.m., Silva Hall. $24-$28; call 682-5000. TUESDAY, AUG. 8 ``Annie Get Your Gun'' - 7:30 p.m., Silva Hall. $24-$28; call 682-5000. WEDNESDAY, AUG. 9 ``Maude Maggart Sings Early Berlin'' - Jaqua Concert Hall. $20-$28; call 434-7000. ``Annie Get Your Gun'' - 7:30 p.m., Silva Hall. $24-$28; call 682-5000. Lectures THURSDAY, AUG. 3 Robert Kimball - On Berlin's song catalog, 4:30 p.m., Shedd Recital Hall. Free. FRIDAY, AUG. 4 Stephen Stone - On ``Say It With Music: The 1920s in Review'' with accompaniment. 4:30 p.m., Shedd Recital Hall. Free. SATURDAY, AUG. 5 John Attig - On ``Will the Real National Anthem Please Stand Up?'' 4:30 p.m., Shedd Recital Hall. Free. WEDNESDAY, AUG. 9 Ian Whitcomb - The historian, author and song-and-dance man discusses the latter years of Berlin's life, 4:30 p.m., Shedd Recital Hall. Free. Movies THURSDAY, AUG. 3 ``The Cocoanuts'' - A 1929 Paramount film. 10 a.m., Shedd Recital Hall. Free. ``Alexander's Ragtime Band'' - A 1938 film with a discussion hosted by John Attig. 1:30 p.m., Shedd Recital Hall. Free. FRIDAY, AUG. 4 ``Top Hat'' - A 1935 film with a discussion hosted by John Attig, 10 a.m., Shedd Recital Hall. Free. TUESDAY, AUG. 8 ``Annie Get Your Gun'' - The 1950 film, with a discussion hosted by Jack Powell WEDNESDAY, AUG. 9 ``Follow the Fleet'' - A 1936 film, with a discussion hosted by Jack Powell. 10 a.m., Shedd Recital Hall. Free. Venues Silva Hall and Hult lobby are in the Hult Center, Seventh Avenue and Willamette Street Jaqua Concert Hall and Shedd Recital Hall are both at the Shedd Institute, 285 E. Broadway |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion