Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 8:00pm

The New Christy Minstrels®

Under the direction of Randy Sparks
• Grammy® winner New Christy Minstrels have sold millions of records. Six of the originals still perform with the group.
• Kenny Rogers, one of the original members, has built a great career as a solo artist.
• Their famous songs include “This Land is Your Land,” “Saturday Night” and “Green, Green.” There are too many more to list here.

Sunday, December 6, 2009 at 3:00pm

Aaron Caruso, tenor
“From Italy with Love”

• Aaron Caruso has been performing on stage since he was six years old. Born in the U.S., he attended high school at the world-famous Interlachen Arts Academy. He has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan where he majored in vocal performance and minored in the Italian language. He honed his vocal skills by studying in Italy.
• “From Italy with Love” includes many songs popular in the U.S., including “Volare,” “Autumn Leaves,” “And I Love You So” and “Come Back to Sorrento.”
• His presentation is often in the style of Dean Martin, Perry Como and Jerry Vale.
“You sound like Mario Lanza. I want to see you in the movies.” –Tony Bennett

Sunday, January 17, 2010 at 3:00pm

The American Piano Show

Starring Liberace protégé

Linda Gentille

And The American Ragtime Band

• The music of Berlin, Foster, Gershwin, Joplin, Sousa and more.
• Linda Gentille appeared in over 100 concerts, on stage and television, with Liberace.
• She has performed over 1000 concerts worldwide, including over 130 in China

• Canadian Sarah Pacheco, of Portuguese ancestry, has thrilled audiences throughout North and South America, as well as Europe.
• This young star has won numerous awards on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. She performs with a quartet of musicians.
• She has sung before audiences as large as 50,000 people. Her stirring interpretations are becoming legendary.

• America’s leading old-time jazz band.
• The band is featured every week on over 160 Public Radio stations in the U.S. and Canada. Millions of people tune in to hear “Riverwalk (San Antonio), Live from the Landing.”
“…the Jim Cullum Jazz Band is also the best ensemble playing in the mainstream, trad(itional)-jazz idiom…” –San Francisco Examiner
“…the best traditional band in the (USA), and quite possibly the world.” –Jazz-Journal International (London)
“…Their Kennedy Center debut was sold out … Boisterous, foot-tapping contagious improvisation.” –Washington Post