Blossom Music Festival 2015

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BLOSSOM MUSIC FESTIVAL P R E S E N T E D

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sunday August 16

The Cleveland Orchestra Michael Krajewski, conductor with Storm Large Shem von Schroeck

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BLOSSOM MUSIC FESTIVAL

Sunday evening, August 16, 2015, at 7:00 p.m.

THE CLEVEL AND ORCHESTRA conducted by M I C H A E L K R A J E W S K I

featuring Storm

Large and Shem von Schroeck

with MIKE WHEELER, guitar JOEL FULGHAM, drums

Bohemian Rhapsody

by Freddie Mercury (arr. Gregory Prechel) orchestra

Overture from Tommy

by Pete Townshend (arr. Prechel) orchestra

Pinball Wizard

music and lyrics by Pete Townshend (arr. Castellon) ms. large, mr. schroeck

Son of a Preacher Man

by John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins (arr. Joel Pierson) ms. large, mr. schroeck

Every Breath You Take

by Sting (arr. Ted Ricketts) ms. large, mr. schroeck

Tribute to Electric Light Orchestra arranged by Sam Shoup orchestra

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Concert Program: August 16

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Maybe I’m Amazed

by Paul McCartney (arr. Martin Herman) ms. large

Eurythmics

by Annie Lennox and David Stewart (arr. Shoup) ms. large, mr. schroeck

INTERMISSION

Rolling Stones Medley

featuring music and lyrics by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (arr. Timothy Berens) ms. large, mr. schroeck

A Day in the Life

by John Lennon and Paul McCartney (arr. Prechel) orchestra

Moondance

by Van Morrison (arr. Shoup) mr. schroeck

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

music by Elton John, lyrics by Bernie Taupin (arr. Julie Spangler) ms. large

from Skyfall — Orchestral Suite and Theme original film score by Thomas Newman (arr. Prechel) song by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth (arr. Wendell Smith) orchestra, ms. large

Viva la Vida

by Guy Berryman, Johnny Buckland, Will Champion, and Chris Martin (arr. Prechel) mr. schroeck

Somebody to Love

by Freddie Mercury (arr. Spangler) ms. large, mr. schroeck

This concert is sponsored by PNC Bank, a Cleveland Orchestra Partner in Excellence.

Media Partners: Northeast Ohio Media Group and WKSU 89.7

The 2015 Blossom Music Festival is presented by The J.M. Smucker Company.

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Concert Program: August 16

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2015 Blossom Festival

Michael Krajewski Michael Krajewski is the music director of the Philly Pops and principal pops conductor of the Houston Symphony, Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. He first conducted The Cleveland Orchestra in April 2012, and returned to conduct concerts at Blossom in 2013 and 2014.

As a guest conductor, Mr. Krajewski has performed with the Boston Pops, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. Other guest conducting engagements have included appearances with the orchestras of Baltimore, Dallas, Detroit, Indianapolis, Phoenix, San Francisco, Seattle, St. Louis, and Washington D.C., as well as many other orchestras across the United States.

In Canada, he has led the National Arts Centre Orchestra and the Calgary, Edmonton, and Winnipeg symphonies. Overseas appearances include concerts with the Hong Kong Philharmonic, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, and the Ulster Orchestra in concerts in Belfast and Dublin, and with Spain’s Bilbao Symphony Orchestra.

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Guest Conductor

Michael Krajewski is the conductor of the video Silver Screen Serenade with violinist Jenny Oaks Baker, airing on BYU Broadcasting. He has led the Houston Symphony on two holiday albums: Glad Tidings and Christmas Festival. He has also worked on presentations with such classical artists as flutist James Galway, mezzosoprano Marilyn Horne, pianist Alicia de Larrocha, and guitarist Angel Romero, and pop artists including Roberta Flack, Judy Collins, Art Garfunkel, Ben Folds, Patti Austin, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Pink Martini, Ann Hampton Callaway, Cirque de la Symphonie, Classical Mystery Tour, and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy.

With degrees from Wayne State University in Detroit and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Mr. Krajewski furthered his training at the Pierre Monteux Domaine School for Conductors. He was a Dorati Fellowship conductor with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and later served as assistant conductor. He was resident conductor of the Florida Symphony and for eleven years served as music director of the Modesto Symphony Orchestra.

Michael Krajewski lives in Orlando, Florida, with his wife Darcy. When not conducting, he enjoys travel, photography, and solving crossword puzzles.

For more information, visit www.michaelkrajewski.com.

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Storm Large Storm Large shot to national prominence in 2006 as a finalist on the CBS show Rock Star: Supernova, where despite having been eliminated in the week before the finale, she built a fan base that follows her around the world to this day.

Storm spent the 1990s singing in clubs throughout San Francisco.

Tired of the club scene, she moved to Portland, Oregon, to pursue a new career as a chef, but a lastminute cancellation in 2002 at the local club Dante’s turned into a standing Wednesday night engagement for Storm and her new band.

Storm made her debut as guest vocalist with the band Pink Martini in April 2011, singing four sold-out concerts with the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington D.C. She continues to perform with the band, touring nationally and internationally, and she was featured on their album Get Happy. Storm has also sung with Grammy winner k.d. lang, pianist Kirill Ger-

stein, punk rocker John Doe, singer-song writer Rufus Wainwright, and Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Famer George Clinton.

In 2007, she took a career departure and starred in Portland Center Stage’s production of the musical Cabaret with Wade McCollum. Her next endeavor, the autobiographical musical memoir Crazy Enough, played to packed houses in 2009 during an unprecedented 21-week run in Portland.

Storm went on to perform a cabaret version of the show at Scotland’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the Adelaide Festival in Australia, and Joe’s Pub in New York.

Storm and her band Le Bonheur have performed in many new cities around the country in a evening called “Taken By Storm.” In the autumn of 2014, Storm & Le Bonheur released a new album featuring their own quirky and varied interpretations of love songs from the American Songbook.

She also recently made her debut with the New York Pops Orchestra, Cincinnati Symphony, Houston Symphony, and the RTE Concert Orchestra in Dublin. She is currently working on a new musical with the Public Theater in New York City.

For more information, please visit www.stormlarge.com.

The Cleveland Orchestra extends special thanks to members of the Ohio Legislature and the Timken Foundation of Canton for helping to preserve and improve Blossom Music Center for the enjoyment of all music lovers.

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Guest Soloist

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Freddie Mercury in the recording studio, circa 1975.

I won’t be a rock star.

I will be a legend. —Freddie Mercury

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Introducing the Concert

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Shem von Schroeck Shem von Schroeck’s road to opera and the symphonic/rock stage did not begin in the usual way. Born into a musical family, his singing career began at a very early age. As a child, he sang on many television and radio commercials nationwide, continuing to do so throughout his early twenties.

In addition to being a veteran of the recording studio, Mr. Schroeck has a long list of performance credits. As a singing bass player, he has performed in over twentyfive countries and toured with several Grammy Award-winning artists, including Tom Jones, Marie Osmond, and Christopher Cross, and as a music director and conductor for Kenny Loggins. His early musical theater experience found him starring in productions such as Oklahoma!

(Curly), Pirates of Penzance (Frederic), Bye, Bye Birdie! (Conrad), Li’l Abner (Abner), and

Once Upon a Mattress (Sir Harry).

Mr. Schroeck’s formal musical education earned him degrees from the Manhattan School of Music in both composition and double bass studies. His career took an unexpected turn in 2004 when he won the El Camino Symphony Competition, singing “Ein Schwert verhiess mir der Vater” from Wagner’s opera Die Walküre. Opera legend Jon Vickers saw Shem’s performance of the title role in Peter Grimes and strongly encouraged him to pursue a career as a dramatic tenor. Mr. Vickers subsequently coached him in the roles of Siegmund and Peter Grimes.

Mr. Schroeck is now enjoying a career as a sought-after tenor in such roles as Peter Grimes, Parsifal, Siegmund, Loge, Florestan, Froh, and Melot. He is a principal tenor for the Millennium Wagner Opera Company. His credits also include guest conducting several pops concerts with the Columbus Symphony, Oklahoma Symphony, Little Rock Symphony, Dallas Symphony, Phoenix Symphony, and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra.

For more information, please visit www.shemvonschroeck.com.

The Cleveland Orchestra and Blossom Music Festival extend a special welcome to Goldfarb Weber Creative Media, whose guests are enjoying a special evening at Blossom.

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Annie Lennox, circa 1980.

Ask yourself: have you been kind today?

Make kindness your modus operandi and change your world. —Annie Lennox

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BANDWAGON GIFT SHOP Music is in the air! Take advantage of the moment and browse our large selection of musical gifts and Cleveland Orchestra signature items. Open before each Blossom Music Festival concert, at intermissions, and for post-concert purchases, too! We have a selection of new summertime merchandise — and a special bargain table every night.

Plus CDs and DVDs of artists and music being presented this summer. Stop in, and take the music home!

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125 Years in the Making

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Mick Jagger in concert, circa 1980.

The past is a great place and I don’t want to erase it or regret it, but I don’t want to be its prisoner either. —Mick Jagger

Introducing the Concert

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