Tonight!
June Concert:
Hooray for Hollywood

Program

Kennett Symphony of Chester County
Mary Woodmansee Green, Music Director

Julia Mintzer, Mezzo Soprano, Winner, 2008 Kennett Symphony Voice Competition
Jonathan Estabrooks, Baritone

WILLIAMS
Sayre

Main Theme from Star Wars

PORTER

Night and Day

GERSHWIN
Anderson

Someone to Watch Over Me from Oh, Kay!

HUPFELD
Custer

As Time Goes By from Casablanca

ARLEN-MERCER
Reese

That Old Black Magic

Arr. Holcombe

Tribute to Walt Disney

Arr. Ford

Go West!

STEINER
Campbell

Tara's Theme from Gone with the Wind

ROSSINI

Cruda Sorte from The Italian in Algiers

ROSSINI

Largo al factotum from The Barber of Seville

ARLEN
Sayre

Over the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz

BROWN-FREED

Singin’ in the Rain

PARKER
Holcombe

We’ll Meet Again

Arr. Holcombe

Hooray for Hollywood

Soloists

Julia Mintzer

Julia Mintzer, Mezzo Soprano

Mezzo-soprano Julia Mintzer is quickly finding a niche for herself in contemporary and twentieth century works while continuing to establish herself in the standard repertoire. She is currently rehearsing the role of Dinah in Trouble in Tahiti, her debut with the Boston University Opera Institute, and recently created the role of Marianne de Cosmelly in Verse of Fortune, a new work by Noa Ain and Christian Holder. Her other recent operatic appearances include the title roles of Susan B. Anthony in The Mother of Us All with the Juilliard Opera Workshop and Elle in La Voix Humaine at the Chautauqua Institution. This summer held an engagement with Crested Butte Music Festival, where she sang Meg Page in Falstaff. She spent last summer with the Wolf Trap Opera Company as a Studio Artist, where she performed the role of Sesto in scenes from La Clemenza di Tito. She will be singing her first Carmen in La Tragédie de Carmen at Hot Springs Music Festival next June.

Ms. Mintzer has also appeared in a greatly diverse concert repertoire, ranging from Bach's Weinachtsoratorium with the Queens College Choral society to excerpts from Shostakovich's Fourteenth Symphony in Alice Tully Hall. Her recent recital, Walpurgisnacht, an exploration of song literature about witches and mythical female power was toured around the east coast under the auspices of New Triad for Collaborative Arts, who also presented her at Yamaha Hall in Romance Wafts East, a program about European exoticism. She will next be presented in recital by the Austrian American Society in November of 2009, as the first place winner of their Mozarteum Scholarship Competition.

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Jonathan Estabrooks

Jonathan Estabrooks, Baritone

A master degree candidate at the Juilliard School, Canadian baritone Jonathan Estabrooks has already been recognized for his command of the stage, rich vocal timbre and artistic versatility. At twenty five, this emerging artist has appeared in Canada, the United States and Europe as part of The Chautauqua Music Festival, La Musica Lirica, The Canadian Vocal Arts Institute and La Roche d’Hys among others. In the summer of 2008 he appeared in Mozart’s Die Zauberflote at Juilliard and at The International Vocal Arts Institute in Tel Aviv.

Mr. Estabrooks is equally at home on the opera, concert and musical theatre stage. Prominent operatic roles have included: Shaunard, Belcore, Antonio, Betto, Testo in Monteverdi’s Il Combattimento and Dr. Cajus in Die Lustigen Weiber von. Mr. Estabrooks has performed with the National Arts Center Orchestra under the baton of Pinchas Zukerman and has sung for dignitaries including the Governor General of Canada, Prime Minister and President Bill Clinton. He has appeared as Baritone soloist in Brahms Requiem with Coro Vivo Ottawa and premiered ‘Upon the King’, a contemporary vocal piece with the Juilliard Orchestra. In addition, he has appeared as Baritone soloist in Handel’s Messiah, the Duruflé Requiem, and was seen on CBC Television’s Opening Night. In recital, he has been a guest artist with the Aldeburgh Connection, and appears in recital in Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal and New York. He has also recorded for film and television and can be heard in productions featured at the Toronto International Film Festival and on CBC Television. Jonathan Estabrooks is a 2005 and 2007 grant recipient from the Jacqueline Desmarais Foundation.

Jonathan Estabrooks began his musical training in Ottawa as a member of the Opera Lyra Ottawa Boy’s Choir and the Opera Lyra Ottawa Chorus. He also worked extensively with The Company of Musical Theatre under the direction of Peter Evans as supporting and principal roles in Annie, Oliver, West Side Story among others. He was a voice student of Laurence Ewashko for twelve years before attending the University of Toronto where he received a Bachelors degree in performance with Darryl Edwards. He now studies at Juilliard with Marlena Malas.

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Dining at Longwood Gardens

Food service is available every day of the year. The Terrace Restaurant is conveniently located a short walk from the Conservatory and features both Cafe and Full Service Dining.

Visitors who wish to bring their own food and beverages can enjoy a picnic from spring through fall in Longwood's Picnic Area located outside the main part of the Gardens (accessible only by car or motorcoach).

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