Are you looking for an excuse to be outside enjoying a picnic in a rustic setting with music playing in the background? Look no further than the outdoor grounds in front of Fairfield University's Dimenna-Nyselius Library where the Greater Bridgeport Symphony will present a free Pops concert on Saturday, June 27, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. Favorites from Broadway musicals, operas and light classics will be presented by guest conductor Matthew Savery and the full forces of the orchestra. JeanMarie Garofolo, the winner of the 2008 Jenny Lind Competition, will be the guest soprano soloist.
Some of the musical offerings include James Beckel's The American Dream, Malcolm Arnold's Four Scottish Dances, Johann Strauss's Overture to Die Fledermaus, movie themes from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and The Pirates of the Caribbean, New York City favorites like Forty-Second Street, Lullaby of Broadway and New York, New York and familiar classical music works like Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana, Johann Strauss's Radetsky March and Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture.
An appetizing special treat will be a 6:30 p.m. pre-concert performance by the Bearcats Jazz Band, known for their expert renditions of traditional jazz and swing.
