SJ Singers and Songs of the Silver Screen
Posted April 8, 2014 at 5:50 am by Tim Dustrude
The San Juan Singers – Click for larger view – Matt Pranger photo
San Juan Island’s community chorus takes us to the movies during their annual spring concert at San Juan Community Theatre on Friday and Saturday, April 11 and 12 at 7:30pm.
Directed by Angel Michaels with piano accompanist Jenepher Reeves and several musical guests, Silver Screen Serenades-Hollywood’s Hits showcases songs written specifically for movies and songs that have been popularized thanks to the silver screen. One of the latter is the opening chorus O Fortuna from Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana, which has a long history of use by the movie and TV industries to underscore their dramatic scenes and messages (some of those productions include 1981’s Excalibur, 1984’s Speed, 2003’s Cheaper by the Dozen and The Matrix Revolutions, and most recently, a Hershey’s syrup commercial). “We’ll have selections in a two-piano and percussion arrangement that Orff stated he actually preferred over the massive orchestral arrangement most often heard,” said Michaels.
The Singers will present several hits from animated films, including Go the Distance from Disney’s Hercules, and When You Wish Upon a Star from Disney’s Pinocchio. In addition, guest vocalist Joely Loucks will help bring live to the stage the international hit, Let it Go, from the popular Frozen.
Other guests featured are cellist Sasha von Dassow who will play for several of the pieces (including from the musical/movie, Chicago) as well as Sue Collado on clarinet, Michael Linehan on percussion, Grisha Krivchenia on piano and chorus members Georgann Greene on violin and Teresa DeGraaff on timpani.
The evening’s Business Partner is Lake Kennedy McCulloch CPAs. Concert tickets are $15 for adults, $8 for student reserved, with $5 student RUSH one hour before the show.
The SJCT Box Office is open Tuesdays through Fridays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. or tickets may be purchased on-line at www.sjctheatre.org
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