Program Notes - Sierra Boggess In Concert

2015/16 Season Colorado Symphony Pops Series presented by Arrow Electronics

POPS • 2015-2016 SIERRA BOGGESS IN CONCERT COLORADO SYMPHONY ANDRES LOPERA, conductor SIERRA BOGGESS, vocalist SUMMER BOGGESS, cello BRIAN HERTZ, musical director / piano COLORADO CHILDREN’S CHORALE, DEBORAH DESANTIS, artistic director Saturday’s concert is gratefully dedicated to Dan and Susan Paulien Sunday’s concert is gratefully dedicated to Southern Wine and Spirits Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 7:30 pm Sunday, February 14, 2016 at 1:00 pm Boettcher Concert Hall RODGERS/HAMMERSTEIN orch. Kostal

“Prologue/Sound of Music” from The Sound of Music

RODGERS/HAMMERSTEIN “I Have Confidence” from The Sound of Music PUCCINI

“Quando me’n vo’” from La Bohéme

BOCK/SHELDON HARNICK arr. Hertz

“Will He Like Me?” from She Loves Me

ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER arr. Hertz

“The Ultimate Medley” ( With Apologies to Andrew Lloyd Webber): Excerpts from Phantom of the Opera, Evita, Cats, Jesus Christ Superstar

Nature Medley: SHERMAN/SHERMAN arr. Hertz

“How Come?” from Tom Sawyer

ALAN MENKEN/STEPHEN SCHWARTZ “Just Around the Riverbend” from Pocahontas LANE/CAHN arr. Hertz

“Can You Imagine?” from Heidi’s Song

ALAN MENKEN/ASHMAN “Part of Your World” from The Little Mermaid (continued on next page)

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POPS • 2015-2016 SIERRA BOGGESS IN CONCERT

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SUTTON/LENOX orch. Rassen

“I Don’t Care” from Ziegfeld Follies

CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHOENBERG/ KRETZMER

“Stars” from Les Misérables

LUCY SIMON/MARXHA NORMAN arr. Kuzma

“Come To My Garden” from The Secret Garden

— INTERMISSION —

WILLSON/Hayman

Selections from Music Man

RODGER /HAMMERSTEIN orch. R.R. Bennett

“Everybody’s Got a Home But Me” from Pipe Dream

ALAN MENKEN/TIM RICE

“Never Again” from King David

Grandparents Medley: KERN arr. Hertz

“Smoke Gets In Your Eyes” from Roberta

WARREN arr. Hertz

“You’ll Never Know” from Hello Frisco, Hello

ELTON JOHN/TIM RICE arr. Kuzma

“The Circle of Life” from The Lion King

COLEMAN/FIELDS arr. Hertz

“If They Could See Me Now” from Sweet Charity

ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER/ CHARLES HART orch. Cullen

“Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again” from Phantom of the Opera

MICHEL LEGRAND arr. Hertz

A Piece of Sky/Part of Your World” (with Chorale) from Yentl/The Little Mermaid

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POPS BIOGRAPHIES ANDRES LOPERA, conductor Colombian conductor Andres Lopera is one of the leading Latin-American artists in the United States with nearly a decade of engagements in both North and South America. A passionate conductor who believes in the transformational power of music, Lopera has recently led the Oregon Symphony, Toledo Symphony, New World Symphony, National Repertory Orchestra, and Portland Columbia Symphony Orchestra. He has also appeared with professional and youth orchestras throughout Central and South America, including Honduras, where he led the Youth Orchestra of the Americas in a musical camp for both young and professional musicians. In 2012, Lopera was appointed Music Director of the Metropolitan Youth Symphony, for which he oversaw 12 different orchestral ensembles with more than 450 students. Also an accomplished trombonist, Lopera’s musical development started with the Red de Bandas de Antioquia and Red de Escuelas de Musica de Medellin, both El Sistema like programs developed in Colombia. Lopera earned a Master of Music degree in Orchestral Conducting from New England Conservatory of Music and in Trombone Performance from the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to these programs, he was awarded degrees in Conducting and Trombone from the Universidad EAFIT in Medellin, Colombia. His principal teachers were Hugh Wolff and David Loebel, with additional studies with Ludovic Morlot, Michael Tilson Thomas and Marin Alsop.

SIERRA BOGGESS, vocalist Sierra Boggess is currently starring on Broadway in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s newest musical, School of Rock. Her other Broadway credits include It Shoulda Been You, The Phantom of the Opera, Master Class (opposite Tyne Daly) and Disney’s The Little Mermaid (drama desk and drama league nominations). Her other New York credits include Guys and Dolls at Carnegie Hall, Music in the Air at Encores, and Love Loss and What I Wore Off-Broadway. She is an Olivier nominated actress for her work in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies in London’s West End. She was also seen in London as Fantine in Les Miserables and as Christine Daae in the 25th Anniversary of Phantom of the Opera at Royal Albert Hall which was simultaneously broadcast live to cinemas around the world. Sierra’s extensive concert work includes the BBC Proms at Royal Albert Hall, New York Pops at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center’s American Songbook Series, and 54 Below. She can be heard on the original cast recordings of The Little Mermaid, Love Never Dies, Phantom of the Opera: Live at Royal Albert Hall, School of Rock, It Shoulda Been You, and Andrew Lippa’s A Little Princess.

Her solo album is entitled Awakening: Live at 54 Below. Boggess will be seen as Lily in a concert version of The Secret Garden at Lincoln Centre this February.

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POPS BIOGRAPHIES SUMMER BOGGESS, cello Summer Boggess is thrilled to be back in her hometown of Denver, to perform with the Colorado Symphony! Boggess received her Bachelor of Music degree in Cello Performance from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and is an alumnus of the Colorado Children’s Chorale. Currently residing in NYC, Boggess is the cellist for the Broadway revival of Les Miserables. Previous Broadway shows include Big Fish, The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, Scandalous, and Bye, Bye, Birdie. Boggess appeared offBroadway in The Last 5 Years and The Blue Flower at Second Stage and performed at Carnegie Hall for Kristin Chenoweth. Other NYC engagements include City Center Encores, the American Ballet Theatre at the Metropolitan Opera, Madison Square Garden, Lincoln Center’s “American Songbook” series and on “The Today Show” and “The Late Show with David Letterman.” Summer completed her Suzuki Teacher Training at the School for Strings in Manhattan and has been on the faculty of the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music and the Birch Wathen Lenox School in Manhattan. She also volunteers with Arists Striving To End Poverty (ASTEP) and has taught at the Shanti Bhavan school in India for the last six years. Boggess received her Masters degree from the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music.

BRIAN HERTZ, musical director / piano Brian Hertz has played regularly for numerous Broadway shows, including Aladdin, Les Miserables, Newsies, Cinderella, Ghost, Sister Act, Porgy & Bess, The Little Mermaid, Avenue Q, Legally Blonde, and Shrek. He is also a pianist for the annual Radio City Christmas Spectacular starring the Rockettes.

Hertz collaborates regularly with Audra McDonald, serving as her pianist and Associate Music Director. Recent engagements include performances at the Sydney Opera House, with the Boston Pops at Tanglewood, National Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony, New Jersey Symphony, Phoenix Symphony, Kansas City Symphony, and at the White House. He is featured on her most recent album, Go Back Home. Hertz was the Associate Conductor for the American Repertory Theater’s production of Porgy & Bess, and the Associate Music Director for the national tours of Legally Blonde and Wonderful Town. Hertz is from Long Island and received his Bachelors and Masters degrees from Ithaca College.

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POPS BIOGRAPHIES COLORADO CHILDREN’S CHORALE For more than forty years the Colorado Children’s Chorale has brought its artistry and charm to audiences throughout the world. With a diverse repertoire ranging from fully staged opera and musical theater to standard choral compositions in classical, folk and popular traditions, the Chorale performs with an innovative stage presentation and a unique theatrical spirit. In recognition of its artistic excellence, the Chorale was awarded the Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts, the Mayor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts and the prestigious El Pomar Award for Excellence in Arts and Humanities. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Deborah DeSantis and Executive Director Meg Steitz, the Colorado Children’s Chorale annually trains 500 members between the ages of 7 and 14 from all ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds representing more than 180 schools in the Denver metro area and beyond. Since its founding in 1974, the Chorale has sung countless performances with some of the world’s finest performing arts organizations, performed for numerous dignitaries, and appeared in several television and radio broadcasts. The Performance Program includes a series of self-produced concerts, numerous performances with other Colorado arts organizations and touring around the world.

The Chorale presents annual performances of Christmas with the Children’s Chorale and Spring with the Children’s Chorale at Boettcher Concert Hall in the Denver Performing Arts Complex, A Classical Afternoon at Montview Presbyterian Church and Performing Small Miracles at Colorado Heights Theater. Spring Fling Sing! is presented in venues across the metro area. This season also includes A Colorado Christmas, Sierra Boggess in Concert, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Carmina Burana with The Colorado Symphony, and Ballad of Baby Doe and Tosca with Central City Opera.

The Colorado Children’s Chorale is honored to perform with the Colorado Symphony and Chorale Alumna, Sierra Boggess.

Deborah DeSantis, Artistic Director and Conductor Mary Louise Burke, Associate Director and Conductor TOUR CHOIR Austin Aanerud Stefan Bardossas Makenna Batcho Madeleine Borodach Grant Bradow Caitlin Bridge Karina Brusletto Kris Burger Cooper Causey MaeMae Chen Kendall Clark Isabella Conklin David Downs Andrew Dupper Conrad Eck Brianna Erickson Vinny Falk Tallulah Fuhs

Maya Galpern Hannah Garcia Bridget Gorder Kyle Green Brianna Gress Audrey Hampton Reed Haymons Elizabeth Hetzel Katy Hollis Noah Hutabarat Iain Ireland Martin Jernigan Kalleiopye Klein Zack Kramer Charlotte LeDuke John Lim Devin Mack Ajaya Macon Lukas Makikalli

Blake Mann Brett Mason Makenna Maupin Allyson May Trey Mays Abbie McAdams Trey McKeever Caleb Meyerhoff Asia Mondragon Dwayne Montoya Mellany Mulcahy Abby Mullaney Ben Myers Livi Myers Adrian Nagle Ava Nelson Nick Passaro Eli Pouliot Grace Pouliot

Michael Redmond Rachel Regalado Genevieve ReylandSlawson Jaxon Riley-Combs Lauren Simasko Clara Sjoberg Brennan Skeffington Harrison Sodia Kieran Strohfus Carter Strunk Marina Stylianou Margot Swetich Abe Timme Charley Trask Marinda Vacanti Natalie Vacanti Morgan Ward William Warren

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