Season Performances 2012
Suzy Bogguss
Sings Country and American Folk Songs
Saturday, January 14th, 2012 at 7:30 P.M.
Crighton Theatre
Country music veteran Suzy Bogguss sings hits like Aces, Hey Cinderella, Letting Go, Outbound Plane and Someday Soon. With albums out like 2007's Billboard Jazz Chart topping Sweet Danger, the universally praised album, Swing recorded in 2003 with Ray Benson of Asleep At The Wheel and Simpatico, her beloved collaboration with Chet Atkins, Bogguss is willing to both embrace tradition while continuing to grow and challenge herself as an artist. However, it is an appreciation for tradition that really shines through on American Folk Songbook, with hits like Shenandoah and Red River Valley!
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SUZY BOGGUSS
"Someday Soon" on The Texas Connection
"Hey Cinderella"
"Shenandoah"
YOUNG TEXAS ARTISTS
28th Annual Entergy Concert of Finalists
Saturday, March 10th, 2012 at 7:30 P.M.
Crighton Theatre
MCPAS presents the 28th Annual Entergy Concert of Finalists of the Young Texas Artists Music Competition.This prestigious event is an official music competition of the state of Texas and draws talent from around the world for divisions of VOICE, PIANO, STRINGS, WINDS, BRASS, PERCUSSION, HARP and GUITAR. The exciting evening culminates in the awarding of cash prize money, as well as the now famous Audience Choice Award. YTA judges are distinguished artists who have achieved acclaim in their respective disciplines. Candidates are generally pursuing a career in classical music, and are either residents of Texas or enrolled in Texas music schools.
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YOUNG TEXAS ARTISTS
DIRECT FROM VEGAS
THE RAT PACK
Saturday, June 2nd, 2012 at 7:30 P.M.
Crighton Theatre
Return to the glitz and glamor of the early 1960's Las Vegas, when a trio of friends, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr., teamed up to perform together at the luxurious Sands Hotel. DIRECT FROM VEGAS THE RAT PACK® will bring you back to the age when swank was king and Vegas was the coolest spot in the universe.
You won't believe your eyes and ears as the hippest bunch of cats saunter on stage and come to life in this nostalgic revue, featuring a six piece orchestra. Steve Apple as Dean Martin, Gary Corsello as Frank Sinatra and Nicholas Brooks as Sammy Davis Jr., come together to portray the ultimate nightclub act ever assembled. Singing, telling jokes, and doing impressions, The Rat Pack turned the world on it's ear with it's upbeat entertainement style and smooth comedy routines, many of which were ad-libbed. Drawing high rollers, VIPs, celebrities and entertainement buffs to Las Vegas, The Rat Pack became the very essence of cool, and giants in the enetertainement industry.
Apple, Corsello, and Brooks are considered to be the finest performers embodying the legendary men - voices, mannerisms and playfulness come together and are expertly portrayed. Backed by exceptional musicians from bands such as the Jimmy Dorsey, Glen Miller, Harry James, and Les Brown orchestras, "Direct From Vegas" orchestra will set the mood with classic songs like "Luck be a Lady", "The Lady is a Tramp", "I've Got You Under My Skin", "That's Amore", "Ain't That a Kick In The Head", and Sammy Davis Jr.'s signature song "Birth of The Blues", among many more.
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