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New BCCA season opens May 6 with Tribute to Sousa
Topics: BCCA, Rabobank Theater, Music, Concerts
Posted by pscott999 Tue Apr 17, 2007 13:41:28 PDT
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0 responses 0 comments Location: 1001 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93301

The Bakersfield Community Concert Association 2007-2008 season will open with a BONUS concert for new members Sunday, May 6, 2007 with a Matinee performance of "Oh Mr. Sousa!". March to the Rabobank Theater to Spend a Sunday with Sousa. Join the Bakersfield Community Concert Association in a celebration of the life and music of John Philip Sousa, "the March King". With a 22- piece concert band of Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra members and 8 singing actors, this family friendly show starts at 4 p.m.  Call (661) 326-0838 for more info. Email communityconcert@yahoo.com . 

Let's just do the math on this. 

You pay $60 for a package of eight concerts and it comes out to $7.50 a concert.  

Not bad. And when you consider you'll hear classic Hollywood tunes, the big band music of Cab Calloway plus The Celtic Tenors, it seems like quite a deal.

 

The organization that offers this deal is the Bakersfield Community Concert Association. Admission to the shows is by season membership card only. Tickets are not sold for individual concerts. After you pay, your season membership card with specific concert dates is mailed to you prior to the first concert. The first concert is October 2.  

Adult membership is $60; for full-time college students, it's $30; for students through high school, it's $20 .  

All shows are at the Rabobank Theater, 1001 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield. 

 

From "Music of the Night" to "Danny Boy", the new BCCA season has it covered. Soar to new heights with the BCCA on wings of song. The new 2007-2008 season of seven concerts is as follows:

 

Franc D'Ambrosio's "HOLLYWOOD" - Tuesday, October 2, 2007 7:30 p.m.

 

A Bakersfield Premiere for San Francisco's Very Own Phantom! Franc D'Ambrosio, "The World's Longest Running Phantom", including over a 5-year run in San Francisco, performs a sensational tribute to the music that made the Silver Screen sing. One man's humorous, nostalgic look at America's "dream" factory and the songs it immortalized. D'Ambrrosio is one of the most-requested return engagement performers and his "Hollywood" concert is filled with Academy Award-winning melodies, memories, masterful singing and an abundance of Italian charm.

 

Pacific Coast Horns - Wednesday, November 14, 2007 7:30 p.m.

 

Enjoy brass music and vocal fun - from classical to swing and everything in-between! All this is offered by the Pacific Coast Horns, "The Singing Brass Quintet." This group has been featured in concert halls, at festivals and celebrations, on Holland America Cruise Line international voyages, and at Walt Disney theme parks. Programs include classical, jazz, Big Band, popular music, humorous melodies, and barbershop favorites.

 

Doug Cameron, Jazz Violinist - Wednesday, January 9, 2008 7:30 p.m.

 

Doug Cameron is one of the true innovators of the contemporary and electric violin. With eight CDs to his credit, Cameron has long been a favorite on jazz radio internationally. An arranger and composer as well, Doug's CDs feature many of his own compositions, a number of which will be performed this evening. Doug's band includes 12 other musicians. A veteran of the Los Angeles studio Scene, Doug has recorded and performed with a wide range of artists, including George Benson, Doc Severinsen, Tom Petty, Cher, The Allman Brothers, Dionne Warwick and many others as well as numerous motion pictures and commercials.

 

The Cab Calloway Orchestra and The Ink Spots - Monday, February 4, 2008 7:30 p.m.

 

HI-DE-HO! Experience a night at the Cotton Club where swing is king and jive is alive. The legendary Cab Calloway Orchestra and The Ink Spots will have you bouncing, swaying, and singing. Don't miss this night of great entertainment.

 

 

 

The Brothers Four - Tuesday, February 26, 2008 7:30 p.m.

 

The music of The Brothers Four has delighted millions for over 40 years. Folk songs from America, Ireland, Scotland, Japan and China round out a repertoire of tunes old and new. Since the early 1960s The Brothers Four have played thousands of college concerts, sung for four different U.S. presidents at the White House, appeared at countless Community Concerts, performed with symphony orchestras and jazz stars and toured dozens of foreign countries. They are truly "America's Musical Ambassadors to the World."

 

Calico Winds - Tuesday, March 25, 2008 7:30 p.m.

 

With style and grace, Calico Winds is taking wind music to the forefront of the chamber music world by artfully reinventing the conventional wind quintet. They chose the name “Calico” to reflect the many colors and textures offered by the sounds of the wind quintet. The ensemble blends top-notch playing, great music and an appealing atmosphere, their repertoire incorporating a wide variety of classical music. “They cross all the style lines and get away with it.” (Los Angeles Times).

 

 

 

The Celtic Tenors - Sunday, May 4, 2008 4:00 p.m. Matinee

 

Matthew Gilsenan, James Nelson and Daryl Simpson combine their unique voices, character and wit to provide a show overflowing with vitality and variety from start to finish. The Celtic Tenors are privileged to have as their Musical Director the incredibly talented David Munro from Glasgow. David’s varied experience and virtuosic piano skills have helped raise The Celtic Tenors to another level, as they continue to re-invent the whole tenor idiom.

 

Website: www.geocities.com/communityconcert/.

 

 

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