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Concert by the beach
By Deborah Sederberg
Staff Writer
Published: Friday, July 13, 2012 5:07 PM CDT
MICHIGAN CITY — Those who attend the La Porte County Symphony Orchestra Summer Concert at 7 p.m. Sunday in the Guy F. Foreman Bicentennial Amphitheatre in Washington Park should be preapred for an evening of Olympic proportions, said Lee Bauman, executive director of the orchestra.
“When you hear the ‘Olympic Fanfare and Theme’ by John Williams (the composer who made Superman fly), you will think you have been transported to London,” she added.
What’s more, promises Bauman, whose husband, Philip Bauman, serves as conductor to the orchestra, the music, the fun and the excitement build throughout he concert.
Concert guests, she says, will be “dazzled” by Hoosier STAR finalist Lauren Mazur, who will reprise the zingy song, “Lippa’s ‘Life of the Party’” in a flapper style that she performed as a 2011 finalist.
“Heroic adventures featuring water sports, gymnastics, dance, theater and synchronized bowing will take over the stage,” Bauman said.
As the orchestra presents gold-medal achievements from stage and film, listeners will hear music from “Fiddler on the Roof” and music from Eric Korngold’s “The Sea Hawk.”
The concert will include plenty of movement. The Three-Ring Circus will be represented and audience members will see Russian Sailors dance. Bohemian guests will celebrate as they dance to the music from Smetena’s “The Bartered Bride.”
In keeping with Maestro Bauman’s programmatic leaning toward adventure fantasy, the concert also will include “Titanic” by James Horner.
Sponsored by the Michigan City Enrichment Corporation and hosted by Mayor Ron Meer, the concert is free to the public, although customary parking fees apply to those who do not have Washington Park parking stickers.
The orchestra formerly gave five summer orchestral performances, Lee Bauman said. Money for concerts has dried up in other communities.
“But we’re glad to be in Washington Park,” she said.
Bauman noted that audience members are invited to “bring a lawn chair or a blanket or come relax on a bench at this recently updated facility to enjoy this free concert” at 7 p.m. Sunday at the amphitheater, just steps from Lake Michigan.
By Deborah Sederberg
Staff Writer
Published: Friday, July 13, 2012 5:07 PM CDT
MICHIGAN CITY — Those who attend the La Porte County Symphony Orchestra Summer Concert at 7 p.m. Sunday in the Guy F. Foreman Bicentennial Amphitheatre in Washington Park should be preapred for an evening of Olympic proportions, said Lee Bauman, executive director of the orchestra.
“When you hear the ‘Olympic Fanfare and Theme’ by John Williams (the composer who made Superman fly), you will think you have been transported to London,” she added.
What’s more, promises Bauman, whose husband, Philip Bauman, serves as conductor to the orchestra, the music, the fun and the excitement build throughout he concert.
Concert guests, she says, will be “dazzled” by Hoosier STAR finalist Lauren Mazur, who will reprise the zingy song, “Lippa’s ‘Life of the Party’” in a flapper style that she performed as a 2011 finalist.
“Heroic adventures featuring water sports, gymnastics, dance, theater and synchronized bowing will take over the stage,” Bauman said.
As the orchestra presents gold-medal achievements from stage and film, listeners will hear music from “Fiddler on the Roof” and music from Eric Korngold’s “The Sea Hawk.”
The concert will include plenty of movement. The Three-Ring Circus will be represented and audience members will see Russian Sailors dance. Bohemian guests will celebrate as they dance to the music from Smetena’s “The Bartered Bride.”
In keeping with Maestro Bauman’s programmatic leaning toward adventure fantasy, the concert also will include “Titanic” by James Horner.
Sponsored by the Michigan City Enrichment Corporation and hosted by Mayor Ron Meer, the concert is free to the public, although customary parking fees apply to those who do not have Washington Park parking stickers.
The orchestra formerly gave five summer orchestral performances, Lee Bauman said. Money for concerts has dried up in other communities.
“But we’re glad to be in Washington Park,” she said.
Bauman noted that audience members are invited to “bring a lawn chair or a blanket or come relax on a bench at this recently updated facility to enjoy this free concert” at 7 p.m. Sunday at the amphitheater, just steps from Lake Michigan.