PALM BEACH POPS Announces 2011 - 2012 Season

(Lea Salonga Is Pictured)

THE PALM BEACH POPS ANNOUNCES
2011-2012 CONCERT SEASON

Maestro Bob Lappin Celebrates the 20th Anniversary of The Palm Beach Pops with All-Time Favorite Concerts and World-Famous Guest Artists

Thousands of music lovers will soon be hearing the exciting music of The Great American Songbook when Bob Lappin and The Palm Beach Pops return to the South Florida stages to celebrate their 20th concert season beginning November 4, 2011.

Known for their signature themed concerts, The Palm Beach Pops will launch its 2011-2012 season with acclaimed performances of the most requested songs from the past 20 years of concerts and bring back all-time favorite performers such as Clint Holmes, Lillias White, David Burnham and Lynn Roberts, as well as showcasing some of today's top performers including John Pagano and Lea Salonga.  

Music director and conductor Bob Lappin will lead the orchestra into a celebratory season with six commemorative concert series at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach, The Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton and the Eissey Campus Theatre at Palm Beach State College in Palm Beach Gardens.

American Songbook Spectacular

November 4-5 and 7-10, 2011
8:00 p.m.

Tickets $29-$89

The season opener delivers Bob Lappin and The Palm Beach Pops to the stage to perform all-time audience favorites from the Great American Songbook including music by Harold Arlen, Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Frank Sinatra, Doris Day, and Judy Garland. Featuring world-famous Big Bands songstress, Lynn Roberts and The Palm Beach Pops Big Band along with other special guests.

The Music of Burt Bacharach, Cole Porter & More

November 29-30 and December 1-2 & 4-5, 2011

8:00 p.m.

Tickets $29-$89

Showcasing the music of great American composers Burt Bacharach and Cole Porter with hits like Alfie, Night and Day, What The World Needs Now, Let's Fall in Love and Wives & Lovers. Featuring the lead singer for Mr. Bacharach for over 15 years, soulful tenor John Pagano.

An Evening with Entertainer Clint Holmes

January 6-11, 2012

8:00 p.m.

Tickets $29-$89

Back by popular demand, Clint Holmes will join Bob Lappin and The Palm Beach Pops for a night of standards from the Great American Songbook including Get Me To The Church On Time, Human Nature and What Kind of Fool Am I. Clint will premiere his brand new show, "INSPIRED," with The Palm Beach Pops.

Wonderful World: A Salute to Louis Armstrong

February 6-8 & 10-12, 2012

8:00 p.m.

Tickets $29-$89

In American music, Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong is considered the most dominant figure of the 20th Century. Bob Lappin and The Palm Beach Pops will honor his legacy with Armstrong's most beloved music Hello Dolly!, A Wonderful World and Mack the Knife. Hailed by critics as one of the world's finest trumpet players, Longineu Parsons returns for this memorable tribute along with Broadway star and Tony Award Winner, Lillias White.

The Genius of George and Ira Gershwin

February 29 and March 1-3 & 5-6, 2012

8:00 p.m.

Tickets $29-$89

Bob Lappin and The Palm Beach Pops will Strike Up The Band and celebrate the Fascinating Rhythm of the brilliant brothers, George and Ira Gershwin, whose compositions like Rhapsody in Blue bridged the world of Tin Pan Alley, Broadway, Hollywood as well as Symphony Halls around the world.  

The Magic of Broadway & Disney Favorites

March 29-31 and April 1-3, 2012

8:00 p.m.

Tickets $29-$89

With what has become a South Florida tradition amongst music lovers, Bob Lappin and The Palm Beach Pops pull out all the stops with the songs of musical theatre and all-time Broadway hits. Featuring Broadway singing stars Lea Salonga, Tony and Drama Desk Winner, best known as the singing voice in Disney movies and for her leading roles in Miss Saigon and Les Miserables and audience favorite David Burnham of Wicked and winner of the 2007 Helen Hayes Award.

Tickets are now on sale priced from $29-$89. Tickets may be purchased at the Palm Beach Pops Box Office by calling 561-832-7677 or visiting www.palmbeachpops.org/season.

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