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Letter from the Chairman
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Welcome to the 52nd season of the Shenandoah Valley Music Festival!
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There is much to be celebrated this year and celebrate WE WILL!!! Dennis Lynch, our Executive Director, has brought the best groups, diverse music, and some very entertaining opportunities to Shenandoah Valley Music Festival audiences this season. We welcome you, your friends and family members to the longest running summertime concert series in Virginia.
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In 1963 the conductor’s workshop at Orkney Springs got the attention of many surrounding residents who came out with lawn chairs in hand to sit under the oak trees and catch the harmonious sounds wafting through the open windows. These moments were so special that several people decided to organize a concert to be given in Woodstock, at Massanutten Military Academy’s gymnasium. Thus was the beginning of a movement that grew into the Festival as we know it today.
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Who knew that when the first baton dropped at a Shenandoah Valley Music Festival concert more than 50 years ago it would lead to now, in 2015, with third and fourth generation audience members coming to concerts in Orkney Springs? Let me quote longtime Festival friend, Sarah Brown. Ms. Brown, who now lives in Harrisonburg, remembers the rituals and traditions surrounding her childhood trips to Orkney Springs as “some of my favorite family memories.” The Shenandoah Valley Music Festival continues to create memories for all generations and we hope, future generations.
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Once again the challenge this year has been in planning another superb season with our artistic mission, the desires of the audience and the budget in mind. The impact of increased costs has driven the need for larger audiences and resources. The truth is no performing arts organization can survive on ticket sales alone, especially one that is at the mercy of the weather. It takes a strong, loyal corps of people who believe in what we are and what we do. As the production costs have risen the opportunities for giving have increased.
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The continued presence of the Shenandoah Valley Music Festival is determined by individual and corporate contributions, ticket sales and sponsorships. You can make a difference as an individual donor toward the continuing goal of great music each summer in Orkney Springs. We are a place where music comes alive, a place to have fun in a unique setting and to enjoy the beauty of music under the stars and moon. Thank you. Enjoy.
D. Leigh Devier Chair, Board of Directors
Festival Courtesies Respect your fellow concert-goers. Avoid blocking aisles, stairways or sight lines. Obey all signs in the concert area.
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Photography and recording of any kind during the artists’ performances is strictly prohibited. (Members of the media must show proper credentials.)
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Smoking, vaping or the use of any electronic smoking device is prohibited inside the concert area fence, including the lawn section.
Children must be supervised and remain with their parents at all times.
July 17, Smash Mouth and Toad the Wet Sprocket .................7 Roots Mini-Fest .............................9 July 24, The Fairfax Symphony.........11 July 25, Jackie Evancho.....................13 Meet the Artists ................................15 August 6, U.S. Air Force Strings .......17 August 8, Gimme Abbey ..................21 September 5, The Oak Ridge Boys...23 September 6, Bluegrass MiniFest .....25 SVMF Volunteers...............................27 Fishburn Awards ...............................29 Gifts to the Festival...........................31
Shenandoah Valley Music Festival P.O. Box 528 Woodstock, VA 22624 info@musicfest.org www.musicfest.org
In order to make our concerts enjoyable for everyone, we ask that you please observe the following Festival courtesies:
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At the request of the artists, late seating in the pavilion normally occurs between movements, acts or numbers.
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Lawn seating is divided into three sections: blankets, low beach chairs and regular lawn chairs.
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Many Thanks To… Our Season Sponsors
Our Concert Sponsors
Gold Level First Bank Shenandoah Memorial Hospital — Valley Health Shentel Sprint
The Oak Ridge Boys
Special Thanks To: Shaffer’s Barbecue and Catering Official caterer of the Music Festival
Silver Level Holtzman Corp. ShelRand Enterprises Shrine Mont
Shenandoah County Tourism and Board of Supervisors Shenandoah Valley Music Festival Guild The Town of Mount Jackson
Bronze Level Comfort Inn Woodstock Graves-Light Wealth Management Group of Wells Fargo Advisors Iris Health Solutions, LLC Loudoun Mutual Insurance Company Mountain Valley Management Inc.—Steve Stein Rodney Shepherd–Voya Financial Advisors,® Inc. Route 11 Potato Chips Shenandoah Valley Westminster Canterbury Swover Creek Farms Farm Brewery Thrivent Financial
Virginia Commission for the Arts The Shenandoah Valley Music Festival is partially supported by a grant from the VCA and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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The Shenandoah Valley Music Festival is a not-for-profit performing arts presenter, with programming made possible by ticket sales, sponsorships, generous contributions from individuals and businesses, local government and private grants and from the Virginia Commission for the Arts from funds appropriated by the Virginia General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Be a Four Season Festival Supporter of the Shenandoah Valley Music Festival If you are reading this, you are having a great time at a Shenandoah Valley Music Festival concert this summer. But you can go a step further, and be a supporter of the Festival all year round by joining the Shenandoah Valley Music Festival Guild. The Music Guild is comprised of more than 100 people who like to have FUN FUNdraising to support the future of the Festival, so that you will be experiencing a concert this time next year and in years to come. The FUNdraising is done through monthly lunches held in various locations in the Valley with a different type of entertainment at each lunch. The Music Guild also organizes other events, including
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Sunday theatre matinees followed by dinner at some of the Valley’s finest restaurants. Through the SVMF Guild, you will meet people who like having fun and share the common goal of supporting the Shenandoah Valley Music Festival experience. With your membership in the SVMF Guild, you will be notified of the planned activities for each month and you can choose what appeals to you. To learn how to become a Music Guild member, contact Mindi Haughey at (540) 856 2423 or email her at mindihaughey@aol.com.
Kim Stevenson, Vice President, Mount Jackson
Officers Leigh Devier, Chair Edinburg Joan Anderson, Vice Chair Maurertown Susie Hill – Secretary New Market Greg Hoover– Treasurer Woodstock
Directors Marcie Finnell, Maurertown Eloise Haun, Woodstock Sarah Brown, Harrisonburg Honorary Directors John Fishburn* Pearl Pancake*
Staff Dennis Lynch, Berryville President Greta Huber, Woodstock Administrative and Marketing Specialist Kim Stevenson, Mount Jackson Financial and IT Manager Matt Carlson, Harrisonburg Lighting and Production Manager
Bettie Leonard, Co-Chair Program & Events, Shenandoah
David Collins, President, Basye Bill Ballance, Immediate Past President, Woodstock
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Sandra Price-Stroble, Co-Chair Program & Events, Shenandoah Mindi Haughey, Membership Chair, Basye
Sarah Mason, Franklin Management Assistant Allison DeNoble, River Edge, N.J Marketing Assistant
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Kathy Scott, Reservations, Basye Sally Montrey, Treasurer, Basye Joan Nobles, Recording Secretary, Woodstock Sandy Pruett, Corresponding Secretary, Woodstock
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Friday, July 17, 8:00 p.m.
The Shenandoah Valley Music Festival Presents
Toad the Wet Sprocket and Smash Mouth
Toad the Wet Sprocket released their first LP, “Bread & Circus,” 25 years ago on their own, independent label, Abe’s Records. A quarter of a century later, and they’ve just released their LP, “New Constellation,” on the same label and in the same spirit of unwavering independence, but this time with the help and enthusiastic support of their fans. Toad the Wet Sprocket (Glen Phillips on lead vocals and guitar, Dean Dinning on bass and vocals, Todd Nichols on lead guitar and vocals and Randy Guss on the drums) share in the kind of musical chemistry that can only come from
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meeting in high school and writing, recording and touring on albums over the course of those 25 years. After “Bread & Circus,” they followed with “Pale” in 1990, “fear” in 1991, “Dulcinea” in 1994 and “Coil” in 1997, as well as some compilation and rarities compilations along the way. While most will feel the comforting familiarity of the Billboard-charting hits, “Walk on the Ocean,” “All I Want,” “Something’s Always Wrong” and “Fall Down,” new fans will also be well familiar with their new hits such as “The Moment,” which continues to climb the Adult Album Alternative charts as well. Even with a period of the band
members weaving in and out of each other’s musical lives, the same creative curiosity that inspired the band to form in 1986 has brought them full circle to come back together again. It’s official: TOAD IS BACK.
Smash Mouth A look back to Smash Mouth's formative years shows us a band determined to make an impact from the get go. Formed in late 1994, the band immediately begins recording demos and showcasing in both San Jose and Hollywood, California. In June 1997, Smash Mouth is signed to Interscope Records when label brass Continued on page /
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The Hot Strings and Cool Breezes Roots Minifest featuring Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn present their self-titled debut album as a duo, after many years of prominence as banjo players and composers in their own eclectic avenues. “Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn” is a front porch banjo and vocal album of new music, Appalachian murder ballads, gospel, chamber and blues; the culmination of a yearlong tour as a duo in 2013, following the birth of their son, Juno. Béla, an icon and innovator of jazz, classical and world, with more multi category GRAMMY wins than any other artist (15 total), and Abigail, a formidable talent with triumphs in songwriting, theater, performance and even Chinese diplomacy by way of banjo, turn out to be quite a fortuitous pairing with a deep, distinct and satisfying outcome. The culmination is an album like no other. The record reveals their astounding chemistry as collaborators as the two seamlessly stitch together singular banjo sounds (through an assortment of seven banjos spanning the recording) in service to the stories that their songs tell, with no studio gimmickry needed. According to Béla, “finding a way to make every song have its own unique stamp, yet the whole project having a big cohesive sound – with
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only two people,” was at the core of their joint vision. Demonstrating seemingly unlimited rhythmic, tonal and melodic capabilities, Fleck and Washburn confirm the banjo’s versatility as the perfect backdrop to the rich lyrical component that Fleck and Washburn offer, “Sometimes when you add other instruments, you take away from the banjo’s being able to show all its colors, which are actually quite beautiful.” Thanks to this album, the musicians’
palette has never been more vivid or pure. Fleck and Washburn have collaborated in the past, most visibly in their Sparrow Quartet with Casey Driessen and Ben Sollee. Until last fall, though, any performances they gave as a two-piece were decidedly informal, a pickin’ party here, a benefit show at Washburn’s grandmother’s Unitarian church Continued on page /
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Jackie Evancho It was Jackie Evancho’s love of the film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Weber’s “The Phantom of the Opera” that stirred the passion within her to begin singing and posting videos to YouTube. Not long after gaining a degree of notoriety for those videos Jackie decided to submit her rendition of “Panis Angelicus” to a special YouTube episode during the fifth season of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” variety show. The response was overwhelming and earned her the opportunity to perform in front of the judges on live television. Jackie’s first performance on America’s Got Talent left audiences and judges astonished that such a perfect, beautiful soprano voice could come from a 10 year-old girl. During her next appearance in the competition, judges asked Jackie to improvise a tune which she performed flawlessly. It wasn’t just her musical gift and her age that floored the “America’s Got Talent” audience, but Jackie’s presence, poise and charm that truly made them take notice. One of the show’s judges, Piers Morgan, explained, “You’ve got the whole package.” The young soprano from Pittsburgh with the stunning voice won runnerup and launched her music career, signing with Columbia Records, shortly thereafter. “She is a prodigy; they break the rules by definition,” wrote music
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critic Andrew Duckenbrod in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette after seeing a then-11 year old perform to a soldout crowd in her hometown in October 2011. “[Her] voice mesmerizes. She has become one of the performers who have been defining the “crossover classic” category of singers – those who are equally comfortable with Puccini or pop.”
In June 2011, Jackie released her first studio album, “Dream With Me.” A mix of operatic arias, show tunes and pop standards, it debuted on the Billboard Top 200 chart at #2 and was certified Gold after only four weeks of release. “Heavenly Christmas,” was released in November 2011 and became one of the top-selling holiday albums of the year.
Jackie’s debut EP, “O Holy Night,” was released in November 2010 and became the year's #1 best-selling debut recording with sales exceeding one million copies and earned her a platinum certification.
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The Lettermen
The Lettermen name first appeared in February 1958 on the marquee of the Desert Inn Hotel Resort Showroom in Las Vegas, Nevada, where Tony Butala, Mike Barnett and Talmadge Russell performed in the record-shattering revue, "Newcomers of 1928," which starred big band leader Paul Whiteman, silent film comic Buster Keaton, singers Rudy Vallee and Harry Richmond, film star Fifi d'Orsay and the sneezing comedian Billy Gilbert. The vision of The Lettermen was of three very strong soloists who also had the ability and showmanship to perform and entertain an audience,
but who also had the discipline needed to be group singers. The sound they came up with was a sound between the big band vocal groups such as the Modernaires, Pied Pipers, Mills Brothers, Four Freshmen and the early rhythm and blues rock groups such as the Ink Spots, Flamingos and the Platters. Original and founding member of The Lettermen, Tony Butala, began singing professionally at age seven in Sharon, Pennsylvania, and by the age of eight was singing on KDKA Radio in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Within a few years, he moved to Hollywood, California, to become a
member of the famous Mitchell Boys Choir, who since 1932 had appeared in over one hundred motion pictures, scores of television and radio shows, radio & television commercials, and worldwide concert tours. While in the choir, he appeared in such classic films as "White Christmas," "War of the Worlds,� "On Moonlight Bay" and was the voice of one of the "Lost Boys" in the classic Walt Disney animated film "Peter Pan." He was the singing voice of child actor Tommy Rettig in the Doctor Seuss script, Stanley Kramer production, Continued on page 45
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Gimme Abbey
The year is 1969. It’s the end of the sixties, and the greatest decade that clearly defined the term “modern pop culture” has arrived. Movies, television, fashion and most importantly music, all turned from gray to a kaleidoscope of colors across the modern world. Rock and Roll was undoubtedly born in the fifties, but it came of age during the span of the sixties. Little did we know that in England, the British were planning on coming to America for a second time. The new invasion was led by four young lads armed with guitars and long hair. That first group opened the door and stormed America with talent, charm and a unique sound that forever changed the popular music landscape. The second group kicked the door off the hinges, rushing in with a sneering infectious attitude and an in your face edge that
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completed the victory. The words “rock group” and “rock and roll band” were now created and forever etched into history. Hundreds of groups would follow suit, but in the end it all comes back to these two iconic bands who conquered America and then the world. Sold out audiences were mesmerized and the records flew off the shelves. But as their careers and unparalleled success soared, they never had a real opportunity to perform together. As the decade progressed so did their music. Studio technology advanced and both groups enjoyed more time recording. They explored and expanded all existing musical norms of the time with innovation and experimentation unsurpassed to this day. They also took different paths in regards to live
performances. One performed their last live show in early 1969 and the other was planning the first real major rock tour of the times. But what if something else, something wonderful happened? So, it’s late 1969, let’s imagine they had reached out to one another with an idea and a concept. Let’s put together a historical event to close out the sixties. A one night, one time show featuring the two biggest rock and roll bands of all time. Onstage, together, live, a worldwide media event! A spectacular show that will be remembered in the history of music as the greatest concert ever! You Can’t Always Get What You Want… but now, Ladies and Gentlemen…. They have Come Together and You Get What You Need!
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Saturday, September 5, 7:00 p.m.
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The Oak Ridge Boys Duane Allen, Richard Sterban, Joe Bonsall and William Lee Golden are The Oak Ridge Boys. Their string of hits includes the Country-Pop charttopper “Elvira,” as well as “Bobbie Sue,” “Dream On,” “Thank God For Kids,” “American Made,” “I Guess It Never Hurts to Hurt Sometimes,” “Fancy Free,” “Gonna Take a Lot of River” and many others. In 2009, they covered a White Stripes song, receiving accolades from rock reviewers. In 2011, they rerecorded a thirtieth anniversary version of “Elvira” for a Cracker Barrel Old Country Store project. The group has scored 12 gold, three platinum and one double platinum album – plus one double platinum single – and had more than a dozen national Number One singles and over 30 Top Ten hits. Their career has spanned many lineup changes, decades and formats. In 1977, Paul Simon tapped the Oaks to sing backup for his hit “Slip Slidin’ Away,” and they went on to record with George Jones, Brenda Lee, Johnny Cash, Roy Rogers, Billy Ray Cyrus, Bill Monroe, Ray Charles and even Shooter Jennings, the son of their old friend Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter. Most recently, the group recorded a duet with Merle Haggard for their 2015 “Rock of Ages” hymns and Gospel favorites album. The Oak Ridge Boys have appeared before five presidents. They have
become one of the most enduringly successful touring groups anywhere, still performing some 150 dates each year at major theaters, fairs and festivals across the U.S. and Canada. “We always look for songs that have lasting value and that are uplifting,” says Allen, who co-produced many of the Oaks’ recent studio albums. “You don’t hear us singing ‘cheating’ or ‘drinking’ songs, but ‘loving’ songs, because we think that will last. We also don’t put music in categories, except for ‘good’ or ‘bad.’ When we get through with it, it’s probably going to sound like an Oak Ridge Boys song no matter what it is.”
capable and tireless advocates of charitable and civic causes, serving as spokesmen and/or board members of fundraises for the Boy Scouts of America, the National Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse (now, Prevent Child Abuse America), Feed the Children, the National Anthem Project and many more. In 2009, the group recorded an album, “The Boys Are Back,” with 34-year-old pop rock producer Dave Cobb, who encouraged them to stretch musically. Then, in 2011, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store asked The Oak Ridge Boys to record an album with a blend of previously
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Sunday, September 6, 5:00 p.m.
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Bluegrass MiniFest featuring Seldom Scene
Seldom Scene is, without a doubt, Washington, DC’s favorite bluegrass band but don’t think of this legendary band as a regional band. With a body of work stretching back to 1971 and early collaborations with Emmy Lou Harris, Linda Ronstadt and Jonathan Edwards they are easily one on the most recognizable bands on the circuit today with fans located all over the world. As one of the first bluegrass bands to embrace a nontraditional approach they stretched the boundaries of what was acceptable by embracing artists such as Bob Dylan and the Grateful Dead while mixing it up with Merle Haggard and traditional tunes as well. As it was from the beginning days with signature tenor singer John Duffey, the band is still known for its
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soaring, incredibly tight vocal gymnastics. Today the band features founding member Ben Eldridge on banjo, Dudley Connell on guitar (formerly of the Johnson Mountain Boys), Fred Travers on dobro, Lou Reid on mandolin (formerly with Ricky Skaggs) and Ronnie Simpkins on bass (formerly with The Tony Rice Unit). Sometimes irreverent, always entertaining, the Scene’s legend continues growing into the 21st century.
The Barefoot Movement is heartfelt, energetic and down home. Heralded by CMT Edge as “one of the most promising bands on the bluegrass scene,” the music of the Nashville based group is as down to earth as their intention for members of their audience: sit back,
relax, take your shoes off, and stay awhile. Whether you’re seeking emotional ballads or rip-roaring barn-burners, you can expect a collection of music that offers something for everyone. With two full-length albums, several crosscountry tours and appearances at some of the top bluegrass festivals in the United States already under their belt, the possibilities are endless.
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is made up of an all-star ensemble. Linda Lay is a highly celebrated vocalist who has performed with singers across several genres of music. Her husband David is a solid, versatile rhythm player who is able to adapt to diverse styles of music with ease. David McLaughlin is best known for his signature mandolin Continued on page 46
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Smash Mouth From Page 7 catch wind of an unknown (and unsigned) band being added to highly-influential L.A. radio station KROQ's playlist after only one spin of their song "Walkin' on the Sun." Smash Mouth's major-label debut "Fush Yu Mang" goes more than double platinum and sets the table for what most consider their masterpiece, the brilliant follow-up album "Astrolounge.” No sophomore slump for these guys. Boasting three top-10 hits ("AllStar," "Then the Morning Comes" and "Can't Get Enough Of You
Baby,") sales for "Astrolounge" are nearly double those for their debut, approaching quadruple platinum status. Smash Mouth's third eponymous Interscope release features the ecstatic first single "Pacific Coast Party" and the smash hit "I'm a Believer." Around this time, Smash Mouth crosses over to the film world by providing the musical heart of the soundtrack for "Shrek" and even making a cameo appearance in the movie "Rat Race." In recent years, Smash Mouth has focused on touring and
entertaining troops in Japan, Guam, Guantanamo Bay, Afghanistan and Iraq.
she wrote and produced at the Capital Fringe Festival; Storyteller in Children of Eden at the Kennedy Center and Meriwald Usher in The Fall of the House of Usher, a new musical with Pallas Theatre Collective. Hilary has worked with
Nouveau Productions previously as a member of the National Broadway Chorus and is thrilled to take the stage once again under the direction of Luke Frazier in this exciting new concert.
So get ready for a "MAGIC"-al year! We all know Smash Mouth is the ultimate summertime party band... And with jumpin' songs like “Magic,” "Flippin' Out," and "The Game," Smash Mouth's new CD "MAGIC" is the perfect soundtrack for your year 'round fun in the sun, baby.
Meet the Artists From Page 15 include Isabella Andreini in “Oh, What Can’t A Woman Do?,” a onewoman show
2014 Volunteers and Brochure Distributors Billie Boone, Summersville, WV Richard and Sharon Carr, Elkton John and Gail Carten, Arlington Al and Maggie Cissel, Mount Jackson Maureen Crissman, Edinburg George and Donna Crossman, Strasburg Jordan and Quinby Finch, Mount Jackson Marcie Finnell, Maurertown Mark and Pam Flasch, Luray Katherine Freeman, Woodstock Maureen Gallagher-Macleod, Broadway Selena Geary, Basye Steve Hagy, Grottoes Gary and Elaine Harshman, Basye
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Susie Hill, New Market Beth Huddleston, Winchester Roy and Kate Isom, Basye Steve Jenks, Martinsburg, WV Rovin and Vivian Karki, Alexandria Lois Kelley, Elkton Eleanore Kobetz, Berryville Janie Lawson, Richmond Tom Marshall, Basye Terri McGillivray, Timberville Virginia Meyerhoffer, Harrisonburg Sharon Music, Wardensville, WV Bill Nabers, Basye Richard and Grace Orndorff, New Market
Judy Paige-Grim, Winchester Carole Paulett, Mount Jackson Ron Poe, Wardensville, WV Deb Rice, Sterling Jann Richards-Hardy, Strasburg Devin Ross, Mount Jackson Mike and Sabrina Showalter, Mount Jackson Elizabeth Smoot, Edinburg Scott and Kelli Sprague, Keezletown Deb and John Veitch, Edinburg Bobbi Wilinski, Fulks Run Mona Wolf, Basye Jim and Donna Wolfe, Mount Jackson
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Winner of the 2015 Virginia Governor’s Cup for the best wine in the State. We are located one mile east of Woodstock and expect to have a tasting room open by the end of the year. Until then you can purchase Muse wines at The Farmhouse and the Woodstock Cafe in Woodstock or H&R Grocery in Edinburg or shop on line at www.musevineyards.com. We ship to several states.
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Special Acknowledgements In addition to our granting organizations, the SVMF Guild, our donors and our dozens and dozens of volunteers, these great folks deserve a round of applause and a standing ovation: This summer's gold level sponsors are First Bank, Shenandoah Memorial Hospital – Valley Health, Shentel and Sprint. Silver level sponsors are Holtzman Corporation, ShelRand Enterprises and Shrine Mont. Bronze level sponsors are Comfort Inn Woodstock, Graves-Light Wealth Management Group of Wells Fargo Advisors, Iris Health Solutions, Loudoun Mutual Insurance Company, Mountain Valley Management – Steve Stein, Rodney Shepherd – Voya Financial Advisors® Inc., Route 11 Potato Chips, Thrivent Financial and Shenandoah Valley Westminster Canterbury. The official caterer of the summer is Shaffer’s Barbecue and Catering. This summer's media partners are the Northern Virginia Daily, The Free Press, Simply Local, WBTX, WINC, WMRA/WMEC, Real Country 96.9 WSIG, The River 95.3, B105 FM Country and WVPT. In addition to our sponsors, our media partners, our granting organizations, the SVMF Guild, our donors and our dozens and dozens of volunteers, these great folks deserve a round of applause and a standing ovation: First Bank, our other landlord and its great Woodstock staff. John Burns, publication designer. Peggy and Allen Easterly, of Imagegrafx, who take our photographs and design our newspaper ads. Kemp Miller, the velvet-toned voice and creator of our radio ads (and our real estate consultant.) Kevin Moomaw and the staff of Shrine Mont. What else can we say about this great team? Larry Roberson, light guy and tech director for years and current official golf cart mover. Mike and Lisa Rimmington, for providing a home away from home. Jeff Hess, our Web dude. Jason Misterka and the outstanding crew from Southard Audio, without question the region’s best audio team.
Fishburn Award In order to recognize extraordinary service and dedication to the Shenandoah Valley Music Festival, the SVMF’s Board of Directors established the Fishburn Award in 1987. This special honor is named for John Fishburn, Resident Manager/Executive Director from 1973-77 and President from 1978-80.
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SVMF received contributions from these generous people and organizations between June 7, 2014, and June 15, 2015
Conductor's Club ($1,000 +) Barbara B. Ackerman, Harrisonburg; in memory of Neel B. Ackerman Robert and Susan Agnew, Arlington; in memory of "B" Van Doren Amy Fielder, Winchester Barbara and Karl Stoltzfus, Mount Crawford
Benefactor ($500 to $999) Frederick and Christine Andreae, Bentonville Jane Dalton, Madison; in loving memory of William Harvey Dalton, a long-time friend of SVMF D. Leigh Devier, Edinburg; in memory of Mary Ann Williamson Gordon and Susan Keehn, Raleigh, NC Conrad and Robin Koneczny, Winchester Glenna and Earle MacKenzie, New Market J. Timothy Nolte, Richmond Barry and Carol Shaffer, Edinburg Larry and Kathy Whitten, Harrisonburg
Patron ($250 to $499) Elise M. Ambrose, Bethesda, MD; in memory of Myles J. Ambrose Joan Anderson, Maurertown; in memory of Ken Pruett Gilbert and Kathryn Bown, Basye Ethel R. Chrisman, Richmond; in memory of Mary Louise Chrisman Christine Di Lapi, Herndon Mr. and Mrs. James Donovan, Gaithersburg, MD Mary and David Finnell, Maurertown Ed and Ellen Hardy, Richmond Douglas and Melanie Harpine Greg Hoover, Woodstock Andrew and Cynthia Karl, Strasburg Kenneth and Jean Klinge, Basye John and Sharon Koontz, Mount Jackson Jim and Laura Long, Edinburg; in memory of Jason Long John Macleod and Ann Klee, Maurertown Irvin Magin, Broadway Edwin and Doris Newland, New Market
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Elizabeth Benchoff Page, Woodstock Dr. and Mrs. Charles K. Polly, Staunton Stephen and Debbie Proctor, Harrisonburg John and Jean Ralston, Basye Rachel Lynch and Dr. Robert Shriner, Warrenton James and Kim Stevenson, Mount Jackson Larry and Anna Strawderman, New Market Lowell and Sandra Turner, Broadway Fred and Brenda Wynn, Basye Wade Zirkle, StrongPoint Holdings, Woodstock
Sustainer ($100 to $249) Anonymous in memory of Florence Young Rev. William Ballance, Woodstock Richard and Debra Banks, Vienna; in memory of Betty Smith and Gorden Breczinski Ted Bean and Kathy Brown, Woodbridge Inger Bjerknes, Upper Marlboro, MD; in honor of Hospice Kevin and Kathy Boase, Broadway C. J. Borden, Strasburg Merv and Jackie Bourque, Front Royal Joe and Kathy Bowman, Harrisonburg Teresa Boyle, Woodstock Nancy C. Bryant, Harrisonburg; in memory of Phyllis Weaver Hearn Carter and Burton Architecture, PLC; in memory of Christine L. Saum James and Adelaide Cannata, Bayse Patricia Church, Fairfax; in honor of Joanna Church Rich and Kathy Church, Woodstock Christopher and Anne Collins, Arlington Tom Constable, New Market LTC Ret. Charles and Jill Cosgrove, Springfield Jim and Karen Costie, Canton, GA Shenandoah Community Foundation's Dr. John and Elizabeth Cottrell Fund, Woodstock Mr. and Mrs. J.E.G. Craig, Jr., Basye; in memory of Ken Pruett Phil and Ellie Daley, Lincoln Douglas and Laura Denault, Potomac, MD James and Lou Ann Dietz, Mount Jackson
Donnelly-Leonards, Basye Mr. John W. Dresely, Winchester Robert and Barbara Driver, Chesterfield Mr. and Mrs. W. Taylor Duty, Jr., Manakin-Sabot Judith Edstrom, Washington, DC Wolf Gap Vineyard, Edinburg Ken and Polly Emenheiser, Basye Fran and Richard Etner, Peoria, AZ James and Barbara Fagan, Basye Dr. and Mrs. Philip M. Fravel, Stephens City Janet and Mike Fray, Fredericksburg John Gaunt, Fort Valley Stephen S. Ginn, Winchester Susan R. Grandfield, New Market; in honor of Audrey H. Rosenberger Donna and Bob Gregg, Arlington Warren and Barbara Halvorson, Woodstock Chris and Phyllis Hamilton, Harrisonburg Mr. and Mrs. Gus Hamre, Charlottesville Mr. and Mrs. Scott C. Harvard, Onancock Eloise C. Haun, Woodstock Dr. J.T. Hearn, Harrisonburg; in memory of Phyllis Weaver Hearn Mr. Laurence Heine, Harrisonburg Larry and Robin Helsley, Edinburg Bob and Susie Hill, New Market James and Harriet Hiner, Mount Jackson Glenn and Sandra Hodge, Harrisonburg Jeff and Sue, Fairfax W. Dale and Meredith K. Houff, Luray John Iezzi and Becky Pimmer, Richmond Miriam M. Irvin, Edinburg; in memory of John Grove Irvin Mary-McLean and Lee Jones, Falls Church Walter and JJ Jones, Edinburg Randy and Donna Kibler, Edinburg Gina Kimberlain, Mount Jackson Dr. LaDene King, Harrisonburg Richard Kiser, Grottoes; in memory of Jacob Kiser Carolyn K. Kyger, Harrisonburg Ilse Larkin, Edinburg Larry and Jane Lehman, Fredericksburg R. J. and Carolyn Leiston, Lost River, WV Charles and Cynthia Litten, New Market Bas and Phyllis Lockett, Charlottesville; in honor of Annie and Frankie Anne Alling Long, Boonsboro, MD;
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Gifts to the Festival in memory of Romaine and Bill Shepherd Sam and Gail Long, Winchester Dot and Bob Lowerre, Woodstock; in memory of Ken Pruett Stephen and Mary Lundy, Capon Bridge, WV David and Debbie MacDonald, Woodstock Michael and Rose Mage, Bethesda, MD Tim Mahoney, Maurertown John and Pat Mariska, Burke E. K. and Lynn McFadden, Basye Nancy McFadden and John Richards, Springfield Karen K. McInteer, Mount Jackson Dr. and Mrs. D. H. McNeill, Front Royal James and Peggy Mead, Roanoke Don Meadows and Deborah McCormick, Delaplane Bob Mecaughey, Basye Jo Ann N. Milander, New Market Doris J. Miller, Edinburg; in memory of Dr. Stage E. Miller George Mills and Carla Lilly, Basye Donald and Thelma Moomaw, Orkney Springs Julie and Ron Moomaw, Orkney Springs; in memory of Julia and Bill Pendleton Joe and Maureen Moore; in memory of Anna Marie Hanley Capt Harvey Dalton JAGC USN (Ret.) in Memoriam Robert Moyers, New Market; in memory of Marge Moyers Karen Niarhos, Harrisonburg; in memory of Jo and Genn Philip and Norma O'Donnell, Stephens City Grace and Richard Orndorff, New Market; in memory of Roland Walters Mitch and Pam Orndorff, Winchester Tina Owens, Harrisonburg Judith T. Pattee, Winchester William and Maxine Pence, Edinburg; in memory of Nancye Bowman Robert C. and Jane D. Perry, Mount Jackson Ray and Judy Powell, Woodstock Sandy Pruett, Woodstock; in memory of Kenneth E. Pruett Annabelle Rappole, Stuart, FL Brenda Rawlings, Fort Valley Grant A. and Teresa K. Richardson, Bridgewater Robin Rinaca, Accomac; in memory of Nicholas Covatta Kevin and Karen Rose, Harrisonburg
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John and Carol Rosenberger, New Market Tom M. Schaumberg, Washington, DC Alexander and Christine Schneider, Bayse; in memory of Stage E. Miller David and Dabney Schneider, Jeffersonton, VA; in memory of Stage E. Miller Glenn and Patty Sengstack, Damascas, MD Martha B. Shaw, Washington, DC; in honor of Anne W. Juarez Jerry and Mary Sherman, Manassas Richard and Sharon Showalter, Harrisonburg Ivy and Alex Sinaiko, Alexandria Courtney and Debbie Smith, Woodstock Liz Sollenberger, Woodstock; in memory of Ted Sollenberger Donna and Earnest Stern, Bethesda Janet W. Stevens, Bridgewater; in memory of Nancye L. Bowman and in honor of Leigh Devier Dr. Jerry Sullivan, Harrisonburg George and Debbie Swecker, Woodstock Charles M. Sweeney, EA, Winchester Derrick Tam, Annandale Carol and Dick Tanczos, Basye Joe David Tate, Ashburn Jane and John Tesh, Edinburg; in memory of James Thompson Towne Helmut and Caroline Thielsch, Midlothian Anne H. Thompson, Kilmarnock; in memory of Christine Saum SMSgt Bill Tortolano, Alexandria Mary and Bob Towle, Marshall Scott and Kathy Truax and Family, Front Royal Tom and Jane Underwood, Basye Tom and Cathy Vann, Fort Valley Steve and Dori Walk, Staunton Bruce and Rosemary Wallinger, Mount Jackson Bill and Diane Miller Warren, Mount Jackson Jerry and Wendy Weaver, Harrisonburg Sandra H. Welch, Alexandria Karen Wilson, Potomac, MD Emma Jean Wise, Weyers Cave Betty B. Wisman, Edinburg; in memory of Dr. Douglas P. Wisman Mona Wolf, Basye; in memory of Robert O. Wolf Nicholas and Wendy Yarnold, Woodstock Rich and Jen Yoder, Dayton
Sponsor ($60 to $99) William Bailes, Fairfax Warren B. and Patricia T. French, Edinburg Van Ness and Nancy Hough, Winchester Ralph and Karen Riddle, Luray Skip and Susan Stanley, Richmond Jonathan and Melanie Stetson, Marshall Malcolm and Judith Wilfong, Basye
Friend (up to $59) Joanne M. Aarseth, Sterling Barbara and John Buckman, Herndon Jerry and Ina Baker, Broadway Alex and Pat Banks, Harrisonburg Daniel and Donna Baxter, Aylett Mary K. Bellamy, Vienna Matthew Bingay and Karen Gerard, Harrisonburg Lauren Bowman, Mount Jackson Page Boxwell and Jim Possehl, Winchester Kevin and Kate Brennan, Basye Chuck and Janet Brome, Bentonville Amy J. Brown, Vienna Amy Brown, Vienna; in memory of Robert S. Brown Donald Brown, Strasburg Howard and Lisa Brown, Woodstock Ralph and Shelby Buracker, Front Royal Dr. Dan and Susan Burghart, Dumfries Paul and Ann Burkholder, Winchester Ned and Margaret Burks, Berryville Tina Byrd, Arlington John and Carolyn M. Chilton, Orkney Springs; in memory of Wilmer and Nellie Moomaw Michael Ciarrocchi, Front Royal Rick Claybrook, Broadway; in memory of Marshall and Nellie McNeal of Shenandoah County Estelle and John Cole, Edinburg Suzanne and John Conrad, Winchester Sally Cook, Falls Church Linda Couture, Alexandria Linda Cranston, Culpeper William and Angie Crawford, Front Royal Anne Crocker, Winchester Susan and Tom Crockett, Gloucester; in honor of Judy Craig, SVMF Volunteer George and Donna Crossman, Strasburg; in honor of American Veterans
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in memory of Marjorie King Susan Kassell, Potomac, MD; in memory of Miriam Eolis Michael Keaton, Verona Shirley Keir, Ruckersville; in honor of Christine Bendas Thomas and Adriann Kelly, Springfield Linda and Richard King, Midlothian; in memory of Mr. and Mrs. William Stephens Thomas Knowles, Strasburg Ed and Suzie Koller, Fort Valley Ronald and Karen Landis, Basye H. B. Layman, Jr., Penn Laird Becky and Nyle Lilly, Front Royal Sarah K. and Fred Lindsay, Newport News Sonya Singer Livingston, Falls Church; in memory of Joseph Livingston Harry and Virginia Long, New Market Kemper and Sharon Loyd, Spottswood Jon Lyon, Ellicott City, MD; in honor of Robert James Lyon Mary Madsen, Rockville, MD Charlie and Jean Martin, Woodstock Alex McCallum, Woodstock; in honor of Rev. Robert N. Hoskins, Jr. Eliza Davis McKenzie, Lake City, SC; in memory of Christine Saum Francis Mihalovic, Greenbelt, MD Roger L. and Linda R. Milburn, Winchester Kenneth Mills, Front Royal Kenneth and June Monger, Elkton Sara Moomaw, Alexandria Bill and Shirley Moyers, Woodstock Jean and Sam Mumpower, Woodstock; in memory of Pauline and Bill Click Dustin Murray, Preston, MD Alyce Nardi, Harrisonburg Richard and Norma Newbold, Woodbridge Glen and Linda Nielsen, Reston James and Joan Nobles, Basye Patrick Nolan, Winchester Darrell Nolton, Alexandria Melissa North, Ashburn Renee O'Brien, Alexandria David A. Oot, Arlington Barbara Orndorff, Maurertown; in memory of Oliver Orndorff Sheila Orndorff, Strasburg Sandra O'Shell, Linden Cynthia F. Page, Harrisonburg Randall and Kim Painter, Strasburg Jerry and Mary Ruth Parsons, Los Gatos, CA Paula Pennington, Portsmouth;
in honor of Rev. William Ballance, Jr. David R. Perkins, Boyce Blake and Kelly Phillips, Woodstock Steve and Wendy Pieper, Strasburg Jason and Karsten Powell, Hagerstown, MD Robert Pullen, Washington, DC Leonard Rausch, Roanoke Leonard Rausch, Roanoke Edward Reardon, Washington, DC Betsy and Peter Reddaway, McLean Marjorie Reeder, Bethesda, MD Deborah Rice, Sterling Dr. and Mrs. Forrest A. Riddle, Severn, MD Alvin and Wanda Rinker, Mount Jackson Dan and Pat Ritchie, Winchester Gail Roberts, Basye Wightman Insurance Agency, Edinburg John W. Roller, Edinburg Michael and Nancy Rooney, Woodstock Donald and Bobbie Ross, Singers Glen Karl and Suzanne Roulston, Woodstock Gerald Ryan, Summerfield, FL Mimi Sadler, Richmond Mike and Judi Salvino, Stanley Al and Phyllis Saufley, McGaheysville Mr. and Mrs. James W. Saunders, Burke Len and Renie Schossler, Burke Dale and Melissa Schrock, Port Republic Ed and Frankie Scott, Winchester Mark and Lisa Seymour, Broadway; in memory of Roger P. Martin Charles and Carol Smith, Bridgewater; in memory of Rollin D. Meyerhoeffer Rick and Jane Smith, Linville Elizabeth Bea Smoot, Edinburg; in memory of my mother and father Leo and Mary Sue Snarr, Woodstock Milton and Charlene Sours, Rileyville Bruce Spain, Richmond Jane Stewart, Linden, VA Cheryl Stuckey, Stafford Charles and Sharon Symons, Woodstock Hilda Taylor, McGaheysville Tuesday Thompson, Broadway Amy Beth Tisinger, Woodstock; in memory of Wayne H. Tisinger Kristee Trumbo, Broadway Rev. and Mrs. Frederick Trumbore, Winchester Jennifer Ulrich, Harrisonburg James and Grace Updyke, Harrisonburg Edward G Upton and Perrian Upton, Hughesville, MD
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Gifts to the Festival Richard Walker, McAllen, TX Carla Wallen, Strasburg; in memory of Mill Wallen Ann Wallinger, Stephenson Susan and Bill Walls, Edinburg Diane and Jim Warrick, Pawleys Island, SC
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Alice and Gordon Williams, Lexington Teresa Wolfe, Stephens City Bill and Kim Woodwell, Maurertown Linda Woolnough, Malvern, PA Mr. and Mrs. James Worley, Winchester
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Hot Strings and Cool Breezes from Page 21 there. It was inevitable and eagerly anticipated by fans of traditiontweaking acoustic fare that these partners in music and life (who married in 2009) would eventually do a full-fledged project together. Now that Fleck has devoted time away from his standard-setting ensemble Béla Fleck and the Flecktones to a staggeringly broad array of musical experiments, from writing a concerto for the Nashville Symphony to exploring the banjo’s African roots to jazz duos with Chick Corea, while Washburn has drawn critical acclaim for her solo albums, done fascinating work in folk musical diplomacy in China, presented an original theatrical production, contributed to singular side groups Uncle Earl and The WuForce and become quite a live draw in her own right, the two of them decided they were ready to craft their debut album as a duo, “Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn.”
mic and a hunger to pay attention to what endures. With tight harmonies and a musical ensemble that includes claw hammer banjo, mandolin, and guitars, the effect is to leave listeners with only what matters: the heart of the song and clarity over ornamentation. After spending the better part of 2013 and 2014 living on the road, Laura and Kagey now call Baltimore, Md., their home and it's where they wrote and recorded their fourth fulllength album, "Tangled Country" which was released this May. Like their stage performance, these new songs rock and reel, and then they console you when you come back down.
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Laura Wortman and Kagey Parrish share more than most couples. As the Honey Dewdrops, they share stages from performance venues to festivals across North America, stretches of rolling, infinite roadway and a lot of songs; they share one
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Save the Arcadian
Save the Arcadian is a six-piece folkpop band formed in Fredericksburg, Va., in early 2012. With influences including The Shins, Radical Face and Manchester Orchestra, their eclectic arrangements fuse traditional pop elements with a fresh, acoustic sound seldom heard in modern indie folk music. They have shared the stage with national acts such as Jukebox the Ghost, Gossling and Rhett Walker Band and played to packed crowds across the mid-Atlantic region. Their EP, “That Bright Tide,” released in March 2014 to enthusiastic reviews from music blogs and magazines. With a fastgrowing fan base and memorable live performances, Save the Arcadian is poised to make a splash in the indie music scene.
Bourbon Barrel Congress was born out of a decades old bluegrass jam at a burger and beer joint in a small Virginia town where the quartet met. Chris Davis (Bass/Vocals), Rene Devito (fiddle/mandolin), Ethan Hawkins (Guitar/Vocals), and John Spangler (Banjo/Vocals) conjure a sound that blurs the lines between bluegrass, old-time, folk and country music, that is familiar and fresh, old and at the same time new.
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Jackie Evancho From Page 13 sang to—and delighted—President and Mrs. Obama. Two months later, she was again invited to perform for the President and Congressional leaders during the National Prayer Breakfast. In early 2012, Jackie was selected to travel to Russia to perform in front of 100,000 people before the opening of the St. Petersburg Economic Forum. Jackie, representing the United States, was honored to sing with two opera stars, Dmitri Hvorostovsky of Russia and Sumi Jo of Korea. Jackie’s fan base also extends to Japan, where she was invited to perform for the Royal Family at the Imperial Palace and toured regularly with the Tokyo Philharmonic to sold out venues. Her U.S. shows are also sellouts and have been taped for broadcast on Public Broadcasting Service for the Great Performances series. Jackie’s first PBS special was one of the top pledge producing performances in PBS’ history. When PBS aired “Dream With Me In Concert” during the latter half of 2011, it instantly became one of their most broadcast programs of the year and was used extensively during pledge drives. Two thousand twelve became an
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even busier year when Jackie decided to try her hand at both acting and modeling. She made her acting debut in “The Company You Keep.” Legendary actor/director/producer Robert Redford cast Jackie to play his daughter in the thriller which came out in theaters in April 2013. “I am so happy that Mr. Redford picked me to be in his film. And I am excited to learn from performers that are amazing at what they do,” says Jackie, who is part of a starstudded cast that includes Susan Sarandon, Shia LaBeouf, Anna Kendrick, Terrance Howard, Nick Nolte and Stanley Tucci. Off screen, Jackie was selected by GUESS owner, Paul Marciano, to star in the Fall 2012 GUESS Kids clothing campaigns. “I have had so much fun and done so many challenging things. But while I really enjoyed all the traveling and the acting and had such a great time posing in all those great clothes for GUESS, singing is still the thing I love the most,” said Jackie. In March 2013 Jackie performed as part of an unprecedented Cirque du Soleil extravaganza at the Bellagio’s “O” Theatre to support “One Night for One Drop” on World Water Day.
For the first time ever, all Cirque du Soleil shows closed their doors in order for 200 performers to collaborate in the once-in-a-lifetime show. Jackie starred as the show’s special guest and participated in a breathtaking water and aerial performance. After parting ways with Columbia Records, Jackie found a home with Sony Music Masterworks. She released her third studio album in July 2014 and like her other albums before, “Awakening” also debuted at #1 on Billboard’s classical charts. In December 2014, a new PBS special, “Awakening Live In Concert” was pledged in support of her album and tour. And the journey continues…… Joining Ms. Evancho onstage are string players from the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Evancho’s management is Marc Johnston, Align Entertainment Group. Ms. Evancho records exclusively for SONY MASTERWORKS. The piano for this evening’s performance is from Lord Fairfax Community College.
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The Lettermen From Page 19 "5000 Fingers of Doctor T.� released by Columbia Pictures. Butala's breathy vocals were the lead on most of The Lettermen many hit records, except "Theme From A Summer Place." In almost every poll, The Lettermen were named Best New Group or Best Vocal Group as two more albums followed in 1962 - "Once Upon A Time" and "Jim, Tony and Bob," the latter an effort to segue away from The Lettermen name. Among those 32 consecutive albums, which charted in the Top 100 in the United States, four were certified gold: "The Lettermen!!!...And "Live" (1967) "Goin' Out of My Head" (1968), "Best of The Lettermen" (1969) and "Hurt So Bad"(1970). At the same time, The Lettermen toured with George Burns, Jack Benny, Bob Hope and Bill Cosby; performed on bills with Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, Jimmy Durante, Debbie Reynolds, Sam Cooke and Sammy Davis, Jr.; appeared several times on television's "The Ed Sullivan Show," and were regulars on "The Red Skelton Show" and "The Hollywood Palace." Butala estimates that the group made some 200 appearances on television shows such as Dick Clark's "American Bandstand" series, "Shindig," and "Hullabaloo" were interviewed and performed on talk shows and variety shows with Johnny Carson, Mike Douglas, Merv Griffin, Jack Paar, Milton Berle, Steve Allen, Dinah Shore and many others throughout the 60s and 70s,
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cultivating new crops of fans. The Lettermen have also enjoyed international success touring Japan, The Philippines, China, Thailand, Singapore, Korea, Hong Kong, Germany, France, South America, Canada, Mexico and even Saudi Arabia. Donovan Tea was born in Houston, Texas, and started singing professionally at 17 when he won an international vocal competition in Guilford, England. After touring Europe, he returned home to sing at the Hollywood Bowl with the L.A. Master Chorale. At 18, he became a lead singer for The Young Americans, appearing in Las Vegas for the first time in 1973 opening for the likes of Sammy Davis, Jr., Rich Little and Tony Bennett, and also performed for then President Gerald Ford in Washington, D.C. Donovan Tea has remained a continuous member of The Lettermen since he joined the group in September 1984, making him the longest tenured Letterman next to Butala. Shortly after graduating from Illinois Wesleyan University in 1980, Bobby Poynton decided to leave the security of his suburban Chicago home and head to Hollywood to seek his fame and fortune as an actor. With $500, a beat up sports car and his dad's gas credit card in hand, he began his journey to pursue his dream. Over the years the acting roles were there for the taking but the "fame and fortune" Bobby had sought proved to be elusive. Work on such
shows as "Days of Our Lives," "Jake and the Fatman," "Life Goes On," "Scarecrow and Mrs. King," "The Sentinel," "Touched by an Angel," "Viper," "Promised Land" and "Walker: Texas Ranger" as well as numerous theatrical credits all served to keep the dream alive, but were never enough. In 1988, an opportunity came to him to audition for an "internationally known" recording group seeking an attractive male vocalist with a tenor voice, falsetto, and at least 6 feet tall. The tenor voice used to be there when he was in college, so he figured he would wear boots for the height and hope the room was dark enough for the rest. The result was an invitation to become the newest member of The Lettermen. Bobby recorded six albums with The Lettermen and performed in excess of one thousand (1000) concerts, Television and Radio shows around the world. In 1995 Bobby decided to leave the road for a while and put all his efforts into raising his family. In 2001, he once again began touring the country, this time as a member of the legends of doo-wop, The Diamonds, the group who originated the hit "Little Darlin." Bobby considers his return to The Lettermen a true honor and looks forward to recreating the magic on stage and in the recording studio once again with Tony Butala and Donovan Tea. Today, the Lettermen are: Tony Butala, Donovan Tea and Bobby Poynton.
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Shenandoah Alley Shenandoah Alley is made up of four of Virginia’s own, born and bred in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley. This four piece bluegrass band formed in 2012 and includes guitarist Nick Boucher, banjo player Eric Shy, Dobro player Michael Stover, and upright bassist Blake “TBor” Cramer. The group’s sound is
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