CONCERT EXTRAVAGANZA

Conductor Gary S. Greene leads California’s famed Jr. Philharmonic in its 74th Anniversary Concert Spectacular with classical favorites and sensational show music including the romantic Scheherazade and bombastic 1812 Overture.  CAROL CHANNING, JUNE LOCKHART, VICTORIA GORDON, BAILIFF BYRD, JORDAN BENNETT, CHARLES FOX & WINK MARTINDALE will be featured!

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Please join us as we celebrate our 74th anniversary under the baton of GARY S. GREENE.  From Tchaikovsky to “Hello, Dolly!,” the maestro will lead California’s famed Jr. Philharmonic in a Concert Spectacular with classical favorites and sensational show music including the romantic Scheherazade and bombastic 1812 Overture.  Legendary Broadway star CAROL CHANNING will perform her memorable “Hello, Dolly” and receive the orchestra’s Golden Baton Award.   Emmy and Grammy award-winning composer CHARLES FOX will conduct some of his famous TV theme songs including “Happy Days,” “Laverne & Shirley,” and “Love Boat.”  Broadway star Jordan Bennett will sing some of his favorites including “This Is The Moment” from the musical Jekyll and Hyde and “Anthem” from the musical Chess.   PETRI HAWKINS-BYRD, who plays the bailiff on the hit TV show “Judge Judy,” will sing “What A Wonderful World” as the orchestra performs a medley of Louis Armstrong’s most memorable songs.  VICTORIA GORDON will sing “Someone Like You” from the musical Jekyll and Hyde.  Actress JUNE LOCKHART will make a special guest appearance.  WINK MARTINDALE will MC.  And DEBRA MARISA GREENE is the concert producer.  We will remember the orchestra's late founder-conductor, DR. ERNST KATZ (1914-2009), who dedicated more than seven decades of his life to youth in music through the Jr. Philharmonic.  The orchestra continues to stay true to Katz’s motto:  “Give Youth A Chance To Be Heard.”

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THE JR. PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRAGARY S. GREENE, Conductorin aA THANKSGIVING CONCERTWednesday evening, November 247:30 pmK. L. Peters AuditoriumBeverly Hills High School(241 South Moreno Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90212)ProgramStar Spangled BannerBeethovens Egmont OvertureMozarts Symphony No. 40 (1st movement)Lecuonas Andalucia SuiteStrauss' Blue DanubeSelections from Umbrellas of CherbougFiddler on the RoofStar Warsand premiere of works by Cavit Celyir-Monezis and Kevin SchwarzwaldFREE tickets may be obtained by sending an email to Tickets@JrPhil.org tellling us your name, telephone number and the number of tickets you guarantee will be used. Tickets and seating are available on a first-come basis. You will receive an email confirmation that tickets will be held under your name at WILL CALL beginning at 6:30 pm on the evening of the performance.****

JR. PHILHARMONIC 73RD ANNIVERSARY
TRIBUTE CONCERT SPECTACULARWALT DISNEY CONCERT HALLJune 9, 20107:30 pmTICKET INFORMATION BELOWA tribute to the orchestra's founder
DR. ERNST KATZ (1914 - 2009) Musical Program under the baton of GARY S. GREENEfeaturingWINK MARTINDALE, MCEDWARD ASNERASHLEY BROWNPAT BOONEJUNE LOCKHARTSTEFANIE POWERSRICHARD M. SHERMANCONNIE STEVENSDICK VAN DYKETHE VANTASTIXrembering ARMY ARCHERDwith SELMA ARCHERDand CORKY HALEr Star Spangled BannerCarmen First SuiteMarche SlaveNew World Symphony Impossible Dream from Man of La ManchaEDWARD ASNER, NarratorSouth Pacific- - - - A tribute to the late ARMY ARCHERDproduced by DEBRA GREENEfeaturingSELMA ARHCERDandCORKY HALE- - - -The Music ManASHLEY BROWNDICK VAN DYKETHE VANTASTIXSoloistsA Spoonful of ShermanRICHARD M. SHERMANGuest ConductorThe Stars & Stripes Forever* * * *TICKET INFORMATION
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The California Music Projectpresents theJR. PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRAGary S. Greene, conductorinPeter and the WolfDick Van Dyke, narratorKevin McHale, master of ceremoniesthe musical program also includesMary Poppins and The Music ManonSunday, February 28performances at 11:00 am and 1:00 pmat theBroad Stage, Santa MonicaFor Ticket Information: CALL (310) 288-1755****

FREE tickets may be obtained by sending an email to Tickets@JrPhil.org tellling us your name, telephone number and the number of tickets you guarantee will be used. Tickets and seating are available on a first-come basis. You will receive an email confirmation that tickets will be held under your name at WILL CALL beginning at 6:00 pm on the evening of the performance.

IV. Saltarello

III Allegro Vivace

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FREE tickets may be obtained by sending an email to Tickets@JrPhil.org telling us your name, telephone number and the number of tickets you guarantee will be used. Tickets and seating are available on a first-come basis. You will receive an email confirmation that tickets will be held under your name at WILL CALL.

You are cordially invited to the Jr. Philharmonic Orchestra's 71st Anniversary Concert Spectacular under the baton of long-time concertmaster Gary S. Greene. Wink Martindale will MC and legendary Hollywood columnist Army Archerd will host the Annual Celebrity "Battle of Batons." Actress June Lockhart will be a special guest.The concert program includes Rimsky-Korsakov's Dance of the Clowns and Scheherazde, Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4, Borodin's Dances from Prince Igor, Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen, West Side Story, Stars and Stripes Forever and more!Highlighting the evening will be an array of stars of stage, screen and television -including baseball legend TOMMY LASORDA, actors TIMOTHY BOTTOMS and STACY KEACH, comedian JUDY TENUTA and General Hospital’s JACKIE ZEMAN - conducting the orchestra in the hilarious Annual Celebrity “Battle of Batons,” as presented by Hollywood’s Army Archerd. Join in congratulating founder-conductor Dr. Ernst Katz, who is celebrating his orchestra’s 71st anniversary season.   

Stars and Alumni Gathered from Around the United States to Perform in the Platinum Jubilee Concert Honoring 93-Year-Old Founder-Conductor Dr. Ernst Katz

Before a capacity audience at the Walt Disney Concert Hall on June 10th, the 120-member Jr. Philharmonic Orchestra honored its founder-conductor, Maestro Ernst Katz, for 70 years of dedication to youth in music. Since 1937, tens of thousands of young lives have been influenced by the Jr. Philharmonic and Katz’ philosophy of “Give Youth A Chance To Be Heard.” Alumni from the past seven decades came from around the United States to pay tribute to Katz.

Under the baton of long-time concertmaster Gary S. Greene, the Jr. Phil performed Mozart’s Overture to Il Seraglio and Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony. Highlighting the evening was a retrospective of 70 years of Broadway and motion picture musicals with celebrity singers Jan and Mickey Rooney in “Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off” from Shall We Dance, Debby Boone in “Moon River” from Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Dick Van Dyke in “Put On A Happy Face” from his Tony Award-winning performance in Bye Bye Birdie. June Lockhart, who was in the movie Meet Me in St. Louis, introduced the memorable “Trolley Song” and George Chakiris, who won an Academy Award for his role in West Side Story, introduced selections from the musical. Academy-Award winning composer Richard Sherman conducted his score to “Mary Poppins” with the star of the motion picture, Dick Van Dyke, as soloist. Alumni members of the orchestra from the past 70 years were reunited, and together, they performed Rossini’s Overture to the Barber of Seville and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific. The program concluded with Andrew Lloyd Webbers’ score to The Phantom of the Opera. John Philip Sousa’s The Stars and Stripes Forever was performed as an encore.

A special video that was broadcast during the concert told the story of Dr. Katz and his orchestra. Produced by Debra Marisa Greene, the piece featured Katz as The Music Man. To view this inspiring video, please go to the link, VIDEO STORY OF DR. ERNST KATZ, on the Home page.

At the Platinum Jubilee, Daily Variety columnist Army Archerd introduced a second video produced by Debra Marisa Greene entitled “The Best of Battle of Batons.” It features a who’s who of motion picture and television stars conducting the Jr. Philharmonic in its annual Hollywood tradition. To see this comedic video, please go to the link, Watch Videos, at right. Katz created the “Battle of Batons” nearly seven decades ago as a means of bringing attention to his young musicians. At each Jr. Philharmonic anniversary concert, celebrities wield the baton in this hilarious competition. The audience votes for its favorite who is presented with the Golden Baton. This year, by acclamation, Archerd presented the Golden Baton to Dr. Katz.