2022 2023

GENTRI: THE GENTLEMEN TRIO

Friday, March 24, 2023 at 7 p.m.

Tickets: $45 Resident | $55 Public

Connie Brown Hall

Sponsored by Madelyn Hanlon and Deborah La Gorce

GENTRI, short for The Gentlemen Trio, was established in 2014 and is comprised of three dynamic tenors: Brad Robins, Casey Elliott and Bradley Quinn Lever. Pioneering a signature sound they call “cinematic pop,” the music of GENTRI is transfused with lush, epic orchestrations and rich, dynamic three-part harmonies all arranged by the group’s producer Stephen Nelson.

To date, GENTRI has released four EPs and three full-length albums, including the Christmas album “Season of Light.” Almost all of GENTRI’s albums have reached #1 on various Billboard charts. The group is also known for its award-winning music videos, which have been featured on news outlets around the world including ABC World News, NBC Nightly News and Inside Edition. Their “Little Drummer Boy” music video has amassed over 100 million views on YouTube and Facebook.

GENTRI has performed all over the United States and across the globe. They have shared the stage with world-renowned talent, including Tony Award-winning powerhouse Kristin Chenoweth, international tenor sensation Alfie Boe, Tony Award-winning vocalist Idina Menzel, and the legendary rock bands Journey, Blondie and One Republic.

LIVE IN CENTRAL PARK (REVISITED): Simon & Garfunkel

Monday, April 3, and Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 7 p.m.

Tickets: $45 Resident | $55 Public

Connie Brown Hall

“Live in Central Park [Revisited]: Simon and Garfunkel” is a re-creation of the iconic 1981 reunion concert featuring award-winning recording artists Lee Lessack and Johnny Rodgers. Lessack and Rodgers will perform all the masterpieces heard on the night that half a million people gathered in Central Park to witness musical history. The duo revisits the exact set list, a repertoire of lyrical masterpieces that includes “Mrs. Robinson,” “Scarborough Fair,” “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” “The Sound of Silence,” and many more. This is not an impersonation, but an homage by two exciting and perfectly matched performers who’ve headlined in venues around the world.

The union of New York City natives Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel produced some of the most memorable sounds of the 1960s, owing to the powerful combination of

(mainly) Simon’s songwriting and their dulcet harmonies, which belied an acrimony that was never resolved. Despite that, and after famously calling it quits by 1970, they rose to the occasion when they were asked by the City of New York to raise funds for the badly needed renovation of Central Park. The resulting legendary 1981 concert was documented by HBO.

Lee Lessack’s graceful lyric baritone vocals and sophisticated and engaging persona have made him a shining star on the international concert scene. Billboard Magazine called his singing “vocal romanticism of a high order.” Johnny Rodgers is an internationally celebrated singer-songwriter, pianist, Broadway veteran, and recording artist who was described by The New York Times’ Stephen Holden as an entertainer “who has show business in his bones” with “fused elements of Billy Joel, Peter Allen and Johnny Mercer.”