May Concert - OEBS Classical Music Series

<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"> <TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" BGCOLOR="#FFFFDD"> <TR STYLE="height:27.0pt"> <TD STYLE="width:291.85pt;background:#EEE9CC;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:27.0pt" BGCOLOR="EEE9CC" WIDTH="15"> </TD> <TD STYLE="width:291.85pt;background:#EEE9CC;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:27.0pt" BGCOLOR="EEE9CC" WIDTH="350"> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" ALIGN="LEFT" STYLE="text-align:left"><FONT SIZE="+1"><FONT SIZE="2"><B><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial;color:navy"><FONT COLOR="#000000">2008-09 Season:</FONT></SPAN></B><B><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial"> <A HREF="nov.htm" TARGET="_top">Nov</A> | <A HREF="jan.html" TARGET="_top">Jan</A> | <A HREF="feb.htm" TARGET="_top">Feb</A> | <A HREF="mar.htm" TARGET="_top">Mar</A> | <A HREF="apr.htm" TARGET="_top">Apr</A> | <A TARGET="_top">May</A></SPAN></B></FONT></FONT></P> </TD> <TD STYLE="width:185.85pt;background:#EEE9CC;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:27.0pt" BGCOLOR="EEE9CC" WIDTH="185" ALIGN="CENTER"> </TD> </TR> <TR STYLE="height:27.0pt"> <TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="width:291.85pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:27.0pt" ALIGN="LEFT" WIDTH="15"> </TD> <TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="width:291.85pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:27.0pt" ALIGN="LEFT" WIDTH="350"><FONT SIZE="-1"> </FONT> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><FONT SIZE="-1"><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><SPAN STYLE="font-size:11.0pt;font-family: Arial;color:navy"><BR></SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial;color:navy"> <FONT COLOR="#000000"><A HREF="michael1.htm"></A></FONT></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 18.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy"><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE="4"><B></B><FONT SIZE="+1">May 15, 2009</FONT></FONT></SPAN><B><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial;color:navy"><BR> </SPAN></B><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial;color:navy"><FONT COLOR="#000000">Friday, 8:00pm, Paramount Theatre, Oakland<BR><A HREF="michael.htm" TARGET="_top">Michael Morgan, <I>Conductor</I></A><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><BR>Pre-concert speaker: <A HREF="bailey.htm" TARGET="_top">John Kendall Bailey</A><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><BR><FONT SIZE="3"><B>Program</B></FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Arial;color:red"><B><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"></B><FONT COLOR="#000000"><BR><B>American Masterworks Series </B><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><BR>SHOW BOAT IN CONCERT (1927) <BR>Music by JEROME KERN <BR>Book and Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II <BR>Based on the novel SHOW BOAT by Edna Ferber<BR>with <BR>Ben Jones (tenor) as Gaylord Ravenal, <BR>Julie Adams (soprano) as Magnolia, <BR>and Oakland Symphony Chorus; <BR>other soloists tba <B></B></FONT><B><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="330" HEIGHT="5" BORDER="0"></B></SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="-1"><SPAN STYLE="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Arial;color:red"><B> <MAP NAME="map2"> <AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="11,4,101,29" HREF="http://www.patronmail.com/pmailweb/PatronSetup?oid=16" TARGET="_blank"> </MAP> </B></SPAN><FONT FACE="Arial">For our season finale and the third presentation in the American Masterworks Series, we'll present a concert version of the groundbreaking musical, Show Boat. The first major Broadway musical to deal with difficult social issues in a serious manner, Show Boat introduced a new genre -- the musical play -- to the American stage, demonstrating that musicals could be more than just light-hearted comedies. <BR><BR>Considered progressive - even subversive - when first presented in 1927, Show Boat was the first racially integrated musical on Broadway, and the first to depict an interracial marriage. It opened the door for public discourse in the arts about racism in America and brought something unique to the musical stage of its day: an American musical with serious themes, dramatic truth, a believable love story and three-dimensional characters. Its score boasts some of the most imaginative lyrics and wonderful melodies to grace the stage, including Ol' Man River and Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man. <BR></FONT></FONT></P></TD> <TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="185" ALIGN="LEFT"><IMG SRC="../image/200809/Ben-Jones.JPG" ALT="Ben Jones" ALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="185" HEIGHT="146" BORDER="0"><BR><IMG SRC="../image/homepage/10x10.JPG" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0"><BR><IMG SRC="../image/200809/julie-adams.JPG" ALT="Julie Adams" ALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="125" HEIGHT="192" BORDER="0"><BR><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="-1"> <MAP NAME="map5"> <AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="1,3,58,53" HREF="http://www.wellsfargo.com" ALT="Wells Fargo" TARGET="_top"> </MAP></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR STYLE="height:27.0pt"> <TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="width:291.85pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:27.0pt" ALIGN="LEFT" WIDTH="15"></TD> <TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="width:291.85pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:27.0pt" ALIGN="LEFT" WIDTH="350"> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-bottom:12.0pt" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE="3"><I>"Jones has the voice and the charisma to play any stage, any time, anywhere." </I><BR>~Marin Independent Journal </FONT><FONT SIZE="-1"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"></FONT><BR></FONT></P></TD> <TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="185" ALIGN="LEFT"></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P><I></I></P> </BODY>