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Jo seph M eyer ho f f Sy m pho n y Hall Jack Everly | Principal Pops Conductor Broadway Standing Ovations! Friday, October 10, 2014 — 8 p.m. Saturday, October 11, 2014 — 8 p.m. Sunday, October 12, 2014 — 3 p.m. Presenting Sponsor: Jack Everly, Conductor Featuring Christina Bianco, Ben Crawford, Ted Keegan & Ron Remke arr. Jack Everly Wildhorn/Bricusse Broadway Divas Overture “This Is the Moment” from Jekyll and Hyde Ben Crawford Bernstein/Sondheim “Maria” from West Side Story Ted Keegan arr. Wayne Barker Love Duets Medley Christina Bianco, Ben Crawford, Ted Keegan, Ron Remke Meredith Willson, arr. Richard Hayman Stephen Schwartz, arr. Barton “Seventy-Six Trombones” from The Music Man “Defying Gravity” from Wicked Christina Bianco arr. Jack Everly Leading Men Medley Christina Bianco, Ben Crawford, Ted Keegan, Ron Remke INTERMISSION Bernstein, arr. Maurice Peress West Side Story Overture arr. Barton Broadway Diva Impressions Christina Bianco Kander/Ebb, arr. Michael Gibson Chicago Medley Hansard/Irglová, arr. Jack Everly “Falling Slowly” from Once Christina Bianco, Ben Crawford Webber/Hart “The Music of the Night” from The Phantom of the Opera Ted Keegan Schönberg/Boublil, arr. Barker Les Misérables Medley Christina Bianco, Ben Crawford, Ted Keegan, Ron Remke Male Chorus 24 O v ertur e | www. bsomusic .org M i chael Tam maro { program notes Jack Everly Jack Everly is the principal pops conductor of the Indianapolis and Baltimore Symphony Orchestras, Naples Philharmonic Orchestra and the National Arts Centre Orchestra (Ottawa). He has conducted the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall and appears regularly with The Cleveland Orchestra at Blossom Music Center. This season, Maestro Everly will conduct over 90 performances in more than 20 North American cities. As music director of the National Memorial Day Concert and A Capitol Fourth on PBS, Everly proudly leads the National Symphony Orchestra in these patriotic celebrations on the National Mall. These concerts attract hundreds of thousands attendees on the lawn and the broadcasts reach millions of viewers and are some of the very highest rated programming on PBS television. Originally appointed by Mikhail Baryshnikov, Mr. Everly was music director of the American Ballet Theatre for 14 years. In addition to his ABT tenure, he teamed with Marvin Hamlisch on Broadway shows that Mr. Hamlisch scored. He conducted Carol Channing hundreds of times in Hello, Dolly! in two separate Broadway productions. Maestro Everly, a graduate of the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, holds an Honorary Doctorate of Arts from Franklin College in his home state of Indiana. He is a proud resident of the Indianapolis community for over 12 years and when not on the podium you can find Maestro Everly at home with his family which includes Max the wonder dog. Christina Bianco Drama Desk and MAC Award nominated actress, singer and impressionist Christina Bianco has become a worldwide YouTube sensation with her diva impression videos going viral. Christina’s rendition of “Total Eclipse of