EdgertonPAC- Big Top

Saturday, October 9, 2010 7:30 PM

“Big

Top Chautauqua raises the roof on entertainment” – Wisconsin Trails Magazine “The auditorium was abuzz with energy and excitement.”

– Sawyer County Record “Stars Shine Under The Big Top” – National Geographic Traveler

Edgerton Performing Arts Center Funded by the William & Joyce Wartmann Endowment for the Performing Arts 1

Song of the Seasons This show was premiered in the summer of 2009 at the Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua’s summer festival to an energized and delighted audience. Its origins sprang from a January 2009 Blue Canvas Orchestra writing retreat that had as its goal the creation of a show about the Winter season.

During the week-long retreat, one of the casts’ many composers arranged the Winter movement from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons as a show opener, and the BCO’s “Fractured Vivaldi” concept became an immediate success. It’s juxtaposition of reverent true to form interpretations of the master work with joyous excursions into other genres, was a perfect fit with the Big Top troupe. The success of this experiment lead the Big Top’s music director Ed Willett to ask, “Why not frame all four seasons in this manner and follow each movement with original songs, theater, and comedy drawn from our shared experiences living out the seasons in this part of the world?”

“Song of the Seasons” was on its way.

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PROGRAM Subject to change

FALL

Vivaldi Autumn Fancy New Barn Floor Whiskey Before Breakfast

WINTER

Vivaldi Trails in the snow The Water’s Fine Snowbird Blues Tip up Reel Intermission

SPRING

Vivaldi Meadow Lark Sally in the Garden Mud Month

SUMMER

Vivaldi Day on the Bay Riding the Wind Great MN State Fair

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If you loved tonight’s music, try these...

Blue Canvas Orchestra: Volume I CD

Our first new release in 3 years and the first album to exclusively feature our Blue Canvas Orchestra! Songs include: The Hoe Down & Then Some, Morrison’s Jig, The Parting Glass, Sixteen Tons, Nashville Skyline Rag, Tears of the Pueblo, Can’t Wait To Get To Heaven, Shenandoah, Gabh Cui, Blues Stay Away, Traffic Jam, Minor Thing

Wild Woods & Water CD

Celebrate the wild side our our nation’s waters and landscapes. Songs: Songs include: Shenandoah, Autumn Fancy, Dreamboat Steamboat Heydays, Old Floating Days, Mississippi Flyway, Fisher’s Hornpipe, Yo Ho Buffalo, On Wisconsin Waters, CCC Boys

Poor Farm Road CD

2010 release by Chance - Ed Willet and Cheryl Leah. Songs: Poor Farm Road, I Will Carry You, David and Luella, You Are Paris, The Hoe Down and Then Some, Moose Come Lately?, Two Horses, Long Leaps and Pirouettes, If I Were Your Dog, Night Steps Softly, Half Past the Whippoorwill, and Day Farm.

Centenniel Green DVD

The Over and Understory of the Forest Service in Song.Chronicles the history of the Forest Service with emphasis on the Eastern Region Forests. The performance was developed to share the mission of the agency: to sustain healthy, diverse, and productive forests and grasslands for present and future generations.

Tent Show Radio Tent Show Radio is a weekly variety series showcasing live performances from Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua.

Featuring host Phil Anich, the Blue Canvas Orchestra, and nationally and regionally renowned performers, Tent Show Radio is heard every week on listener-supported radio stations across the country, and twice a week on the Wisconsin Public Radio state-wide network. Each week features a different live performance from Big Top Chautauqua’s summer season of concerts, lectures, musicals, and theater productions. Tune into Tent Show Radio and bring Big Top Chautauqua into your home.

Tent Show Radio is made possible in part by the generous support of the Wisconsin Department of Tourism.

Leinenkugel’s and Stormy Kromer Mercantile.

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Please turn off cell phones and pagers.

No food, gum or beverages in the theatre.

The use of cameras, video and/or recording equipment during the performance is strictly prohibited.

No smoking or school grounds.

Thank You!

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Song of the Seasons: Big Top Does Vivaldi

Travel through the seasons with Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua’s Blue Canvas Orchestra. Each season is introduced by a unique version of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons - leave it to the Blue Canvas Orchestra to take classical Vivaldi and put it through the musical wringer to create something new and slightly “funk-ified” by the outrageous talents of our string orchestra. Add to Vivaldi original songs from the Big Top including the classic “Autumn Fancy“ plus the bigscreen visuals that illustrate the beauty of Wisconsin over all of her glorious seasons. This show is a feast for the eyes and ears - tell your friends!

Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua (sha-ta-qwa) is a year round non profit performing arts organization with a rich history. An intimate 900-seat, all-canvas, state-of-the-art tent theater, producing and presenting a fifty-plus night summer season of concerts, plays, lectures, and a highly acclaimed professional local troupe which performs original multi-media musicals in the tent and on tour. Tent Show Radio, a weekly one hour program which showcases live performances from the Big Top stage, is aired on public radio stations throughout the country. Big Top Chautauqua is nestled at the base of Mt. Ashwabay Ski Hill, 3 miles south of Bayfield, Wisconsin, overlooking Lake Superior and the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.

EPAC Production Personnel

WEpac Board Members EPAC Coordinator: Paul M. Tropp Ticket Manager: Donna Skau Box Office Clerk: Sharon Wright Audio Technician: Michael Schuler Lighting Technician: Logan Vechinsky The Edgerton Performing Arts Center is on the web at

www.edgerton.k12.wi.us/pac

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Madama Butterfly

By Teatro Lirico D’Europa

Jan 15, 2011 7:30 PM

Tickets

$30/advance $35/door

Puccini's opera "Madama Butterfly" by Teatro Lirico d'Europa.

The backdrop is contemporary Japan. The songs, lighting, characters, plot and musical accompaniment intermingle to keep the audience on the edge of their seats. They await to know what will happen to poor Cio-cio-san as she commands the stage and reveals the many emotions of a woman who is torn between truth and lies, reality and fantasy, love and death. “……...The chorus sang sumptuously and the orchestra gave Puccini's score both physical and emotional weight."

BOSTON PHOENIX - Jeffrey Gantz - Mar. 2003 Prepare yourself to be moved by this stellar performance.

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Sotto Voce Quartet

“High Art For Low Brass” best summarizes Sotto Voce’s chamber music group. A novelty group because of their unique instrumentation, what audiences find most unique is how an instrument so large can be played so effortlessly and with flamboyant technique.

Sotto Voce continuously strives to be viewed as a viable chamber music ensemble by making first-rate chamber music.

The quartet’s self-created repertoire includes original compositions and arrangements of music from all eras (English Madrigals to the music of Frank Zappa).

Sotto Voce Tuba Quartet: the hippest thing to happen with tuba repertoire, playing and style for a long time.

- BigBrass.com

May 7,

2011 7:30 PM 6

Tickets $20/advance $25/door

Edgerton Piggly Wiggly, Edgerton Pharmacy, Knapton Musik Knotes and Voigt Music Center both of Janesville. Info and tickets: (608)884-9402 ext. 217

AMERICA’S PREMIER DOO-WOP GROUP

PRESENTS THEIR NEW 2010 CHRISTMAS SHOW

Jingle Bell Rock

A Harmoniously Hysterical Holiday Hit! An annual tradition and holiday favorite in many communities across America, The Alley Cats new 2010 Christmas Show offers a night of comedy featuring the music of winter time classics in the a cappella style. Songs in this year’s show include Let it Snow, Blue Christmas, O Come All Ye Faithful, Jingle Bell Rock and many more!

The Alley Cats are a perfect blend of musical talent and comic timing.

Their interaction with audiences combined with their spontaneous humor makes each show refreshing and exciting.

Royce, Juan, Mando, and Sean never miss a beat as they bring their own contemporary style to the great songs of the 50s and 60s.

Together, their freshness and talent make them truly the Cat’s meow!

Formed while studying music at Fullerton College, The Alley Cats began their musical journey in 1987 as a featured act in Disneyland’s “Blast to the Past,” a salute to the 1950s. Their long-standing relationship with Disney also took them to New York City, where they were featured during the world premiere of Disney’s animated film, Hercules. Their accomplishments also include numerous TV shows, radio jingles, and thousands of live stage performances.

DEC. 10 2010 7:30 PM

Tickets $25/advance $30/door

Edgerton Piggly Wiggly, Edgerton Pharmacy, Knapton Musik Knotes and Voigt Music Center both of Janesville. Info and tickets: (608)884-9402 ext. 217 7

Concert & Series Sponsors:

William and Joyce Wartmann Endowment for the Performing Arts Tony & Erika Prater Burns Bros. Bus Co., Inc. James Cullen Ellen Trewartha David & Jane Nelson Warren & Judith Kukla David Mezger George & Pamela Kiskunas

Walt & Liz Diedrick Lawanna & Ron Schieldt Larry Burns Prairie Craftsmen Jean & Ronald Theis Albert & Rosalie Kempfer David & Ann Lader

Bold lettering denotes contributions of $500 or more.

Special Thanks To: William & Joyce Wartmann Dr. Dennis Pauli WEpac Board Members Dr. Norman L. Fjelstad Edgerton Pharmacy Knapton Musik Knotes Voigt Music Centers, Inc. Piggly Wiggly, Inc. C&M Printing Outpatient Entrance Graphics The Edgerton Reporter Edgerton School District Board of Education & Staff

The WEpac (Wartmann Endowment for the Performing Arts Center) Board was established in 2003 by former Edgerton School District Superintendent Dr. Norman L. Fjelstad to work in accordance with the Wartmann Endowment to help the arts program in the Edgerton Community grow in perpetuity. Board members are: Lannette Calhoun Diane Everson Aundrea Kerkenbush Joan Montgomery Lisa Teubert

Nancy Dickinson Erin Gonzalez Ellen Knutson Dr. Dennis Pauli Connie Tronnes

Cathe Engler Amy Horn-Delzer Tom Livick Gary Smith Paul M. Tropp

Striving to provide a diverse selection of quality, affordable entertainment to the Edgerton Community.

Proud members of these organizations

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