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West Palm Beach, FL -
Bob
Lappin & The Palm Beach Pops are
pleased
to present Frank Sinatra, Jr.,
son of the late legendary crooner, in
concert to perform SINATRA SINGS
SINATRA for a six-night engagement
in South Florida on January 2-8, 2010.
Music director and conductor of The Palm
Beach Pops, Maestro Bob Lappin,
exclaimed, “I’ve seen Frank Sinatra, Jr.
perform on numerous occasions and we’ve
been trying to book him for years! He is
an extraordinary talent in his own right
and I’m thrilled for us to have the
opportunity to bring Frank Jr. to our
stage for the South Florida audiences!”
Premier
vocalist and endearing storyteller
Sinatra, Jr., along with his Musical
Director Terry Woodson, will pay homage
– in both song and style to his father's
music in “ Sinatra
Sings Sinatra.”
When The Palm Beach Pops and Frank
Sinatra, Jr. take the stage, fans will
be treated to a one-of-a-kind tribute to
Sinatra, Sr., delivered with passion and
authenticity… along with the original
arrangements by Nelson Riddle and Gordon
Jenkins. Audiences will enjoy classic
Sinatra standards such as "I've Got You
Under My Skin," "One For My Baby," "Luck
Be A Lady" and "Strangers In The Night."
ABOUT FRANK SINATRA, JR.
Few can claim the kind of entertainment
education that Frank Sinatra, Jr.
benefited from. From an early age, he
was exposed to the most well-known and
well-respected musicians and singers in
the business. Although he shares his
name with one of the most famous
performers and iconic people ever,
Sinatra, Jr. went on to carve out his
own place in the industry. Performing
around the country – from Las Vegas to
New York to Atlantic City – and
internationally, he has gained a loyal
following cultivated from when he first
started performing at age 21. Perhaps
most famous was the 1988 request by Ol'
Blue Eyes himself that his son serve as
conductor and musical director for his
father's performances. Sinatra, Jr.
obliged and made an instant impact that
forced the music world to take hold.
Moreover, it was a historical moment in
music as father and son worked together
during the later years of the former's
brilliant career.
Sinatra,
Jr. studied music at the University of
Southern California, and had plans to
become a pianist and conductor. But his
voice was too special not to share with
the world. He instantly made his mark
with "Young Love For Sale" (Reprise),
his debut album. He also made consistent
appearances in films and on television,
where he even received his own CBS
special,
Frank Sinatra Jr. With Family and
Friends,
and appeared
on HBO's hit drama
The
Sopranos
and Fox's popular comedy,
Family
Guy.
BOB LAPPIN
earned his music degree from Ithaca
College, then signed with MCA (Music
Corporation of America), and then toured
throughout North America with his trio
and orchestra. Moving to the Palm
Beaches in 1982, he was determined to
build a world-class pops orchestra. The
Palm Beach Pops' debut concert, in 1992
at the West Palm Beach Auditorium,
launched what has become one of the
finest orchestras in the country.
In
2006, Maestro Lappin appeared again at
Carnegie Hall in a star-studded New York
Pops tribute to its late founder, Skitch
Henderson. During this concert he
conducted the orchestra and played the
piano to shouts of bravo and standing
ovations for his interpretation of
Strings On Fire, The Man I Love and Long
Ago and Far Away. Other guest artists
appearing that evening included Liza
Minnelli, Elaine Stritch, Kid Rock,
Darlene Love and more. Maestro Lappin
has appeared as guest conductor with the
Pittsburgh, Omaha, Calgary, Chattanooga
and Florida Orchestras, and with the
Seattle and Syracuse Symphonies, to name
a few.
THE PALM BEACH POPS
was founded in 1991 by Maestro Bob
Lappin with a mission to preserve and
perform the music of the Great American
Songbook and to introduce the rudiments
of music to elementary school students.
The Palm Beach Pops remains focused on
its commitment to attract and excite
audiences with top-quality performances,
internationally celebrated artists and
standards of the Great American
Songbook. This symphonic pops orchestra
performs annual subscription series at
three venues in South Florida to an
audience of over 60,000 each season.
Over the years, Bob Lappin and The Palm
Beach Pops orchestra has welcomed the
extraordinary talents of guest artists
such as Doc Severinsen, Mel Tormé, Hal
Linden, Lena Horne, Maureen McGovern,
Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, The
Mills Brothers, The Count Basie
Orchestra, Cleo Laine and John Dankworth,
Diahann Carroll, Kenny Rogers, Vic
Damone, Jack Jones, Judy Collins, Lainie
Kazan, Robert Klein, Carol Lawrence,
jazz legends Bucky Pizzarelli and John
Pizzarelli and his trio, and Keely Smith
-- to name just a few.
In April
of 2006 the orchestra recorded its first
commercial CD,
Yours Is My Heart Alone,
which was released to public and
critical acclaim. Selections from the
compilation of beautiful American
Songbook love songs have been featured
on XM radio’s Frank Place, Dick
Robinson’s American Standards by the
Sea, the Dick Carr program and other
syndicated radio programs around the
country.
Along with performing at the Raymond F.
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 at Eissey Campus Theatre at
Palm Beach Community College in Palm
Beach Gardens, The Palm Beach Pops
received national recognition when the
orchestra was invited to perform at
Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall in
New York City -- a first among Florida’s
orchestras -- and
presents
an annual performance at the prestigious
Ocean Reef Cultural Center in Key Largo,
Florida. The Palm Beach Pops’ extensive
youth education programs allow thousands
of public school students each year to
participate in concert experiences and
school programs throughout Palm Beach
County.
TICKETS
$29-$89; Tickets are available by
calling the Palm Beach Pops
box office at 561-832-7677 or
online by visiting
www.palmbeachpops.org/sinatra
January 2 and 3 at 8:00 p.m. – Kravis
Center for the Performing
Arts – Dreyfoos Hall, West Palm Beach
January 4 at 8:00 p.m. – Eissey Campus
Theatre at PBCC,
Palm Beach Gardens
January 6, 7 & 8 at 8:00 p.m. – Carole
and Barry Kaye Performing Arts
Auditorium at FAU, Boca Raton
Dates, prices, artists and programs are
subject to change.
The Palm Beach Pops is a not-for-profit
corporation supported
solely through the generosity of
individual donations, institutional
grants, and concert income.
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COMING UP NEXT FOR THE NEW YORK P
AN EVENING WITH CLINT HOLMES
Featuring Clint Holmes
February 8-14, 2010, 8:00PM
Bob Lappin & The
Palm Beach Pops
www.palmbeachpops.org/clintholmes
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