Arts & Entertainment
Summer on its Way, Time to Get Pops'in
The 26th annual Pops by the Sea is not to be missed.
A few big names - conductor Robert Bernhardt, three-time Tony Nominee Kelli O'Hara and award-winning Broadway performer Jason Danieley - will be making an apperance at the Pops by the Sea concert on August 7. However, the celebrity guest conducter is yet to be named.
Last year Rachel Ray stepped in and made the crowd laugh.
Who would you like to see as celebrity conductor? Put your answers in the comments!
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A little extra info about the selected conductors and guests from the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod:
Conductor Robert Bernhardt brings a unique combination of infectious enthusiasm, a style of ease and a depth of musicianship to the podium. He is currently in his 17th season as Music Director of the Chattanooga Symphony and Opera, one of two such combined companies in America. Mr. Bernhardt also holds the title of Principal Pops Conductor of the Louisville Orchestra where he is currently in his 29th season. He has previously served as Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Rochester Philharmonic (1995-98), Music Director and Conductor of the Tucson Symphony (1987-95), and Principal Guest Conductor of Kentucky Opera (1991-96).
Kelli O'Hara has unequivocally established herself as one of Broadway's great leading ladies. She recently starred in the Tony Award-winning revival of South Pacific at Lincoln Center, for which she was nominated for a Tony for the third time. In addition to her many critically acclaimed performances, Kelli has performed solo concerts at Lincoln Center, at Carnegie Hall with the New York Pops, with the New York Philharmonic, the National Symphony Orchestra, and as part of the Barbra Streisand tribute at the Kennedy Center Honors.
Jason Danieley is fresh off his star turn in the Tony and Pulitzer prize nominated Broadway musical Next to Normal. During his acclaimed career, Danieley has garnered numerous awards including the Helen Hayes Award, Theatre World Award, Drama League Award, and Outer Critics Circle and Drama Desk nominations. Jason has performed with many of the country's leading orchestras, including the New York and Philly Pops, the New York Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the world famous Boston Pops in "An Evening With the Pops" and "Pops Goes the Fourth".
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