Megan Hilty to Join the Santa Rosa Symphony for 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular

The third annual summer season at Weill Hall + Lawn at the Green Music Center (GMC) begins on Saturday, July 4, 2015, at 7:30 p.m. with an all-American program featuring Broadway and television star Megan Hilty with the Santa Rosa Symphony, led by Principal Pops Conductor Michael Berkowitz. The family-friendly celebration, located in the heart of Sonoma County's wine country, includes a kids play zone featuring games and carnival-like attractions, and a spectacular post-concert fireworks show.

The performance marks the first of more than a dozen concerts in the summer season, which spans from July to late September and utilizes the unique configuration of Weill Hall + Lawn, including traditional seats inside the concert hall, as well as outdoor table and lawn seating with unparalleled views of the Sonoma Mountains. Lawn patrons are encouraged to bring blankets and low-back folding chairs, and to pack a picnic or enjoy on-site concessions during the concert.

Musical theatre and television actress and singer Megan Hilty rose to prominence for her roles on Broadway, including her 2004 debut performance as Glinda in Wicked, her portrayal of Doralee Rhodes in 9 to 5: The Musical and Lorelei Lee in New York City Center's Encores! production of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. She gained further legions of fans as Ivy Lynn on the musical-drama TV series Smash, and has appeared on shows including Sean Saves the World, Bones, The Closer, Desperate Housewives and Ugly Betty; Hilty also provided the singing voice for Snow White in Shrek the Third. In 2013, Hilty released It Happens All the Time, her first solo album with Portrait, and also made her Carnegie Hall debut. She continues to make frequent concert appearances, both as a soloist and with symphony orchestras. In June 2015, Hilty appeared in the one-night-only benefit concert for The Actors Fund, Bombshells.

The gates to Weill Hall + Lawn open at 4:30 p.m., welcoming families to enjoy the kids play zone featuring activities such as a rock-climbing wall, bounce houses, face-painting, carnival games, arts and crafts, a magician and more. Admission to the play zone is free. Lawn tickets for children ages 2-12 are half price for the duration of the summer and children under two are free.

DETAILS:

4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR
WITH MEGAN HILTY AND THE SANTA ROSA SYMPHONY

Summer 2015 MasterCard Performance Series
Weill Hall + Lawn | Green Music Center
Saturday, July 4, 2015, 7:30 p.m.

Megan Hilty, vocalist
Michael Berkowitz, conductor
Santa Rosa Symphony

STAFFORD SMITH: The Star-Spangled Banner
GOULD: American Salute
FRANK LOESSER: "Luck Be a Lady" from Guys and Dolls
COLEMAN and LEIGH: "The Best is Yet to Come"
FREDERICK LOEWE and ALAN JAY LERNER: "Almost Like Being in Love" from Brigadoon
RODGERS and HART: "This Can't Be Love" from The Boys from Syracuse
GERSHWIN: "Someone to Watch Over Me" from Oh, Kay!
MARC SHAIMAN and SCOTT WITTMAN: "They Just Keep Moving the Line" from Smash
STEINER and DISCANT: Theme from A Summer Place
COHAN (arr. Ralph Hermann): George M. Cohan Salute
GERSHWIN: Strike Up the Band
MEREDITH WILSON (arr. Leroy Anderson): "Seventy-Six Trombones" from The Music Man
(arr. Bill Holcombe): Armed Forces Medley
Sing-Along Rock and Roll Medley
LEE GREENWOOD (arr. Bob Loweden): "God Bless the USA"
ARLEN and KOEHLER: "Get Happy"
STEPHEN SCHWARTZ (arr. William D. Brohn): "Popular" from Wicked
STEPHEN SCHWARTZ (arr. Torrie Zito): "For Good" from Wicked
STYNE and ROBIN: "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
TCHAIKOVSKY: 1812 Overture Solennelle in E-flat major for orchestra, Op. 49
BERLIN (arr. Bruce Healey): God Bless America
SOUSA: Stars and Stripes Forever March

Tickets for the 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular with Megan Hilty and the Santa Rosa Symphony are available now. Gates open at 4:30 p.m. | Concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Call 1.866.955.6040 or online at gmc.sonoma.edu. Tickets start at $20 (outdoor) and $35 (indoor). Children 12 and under are half price on the lawn and children under 2 are free. The Box Office is open Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., and two hours prior to all concerts. The Green Music Center is located on the Rohnert Park Expressway near the intersection of Petaluma Hill Road in Rohnert Park, CA.

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