The Beat Goes On!
Conductor Jack Everly arrives in Phoenix today with the Pops Show, The Beat Goes On! The show not only features the famous song popularized by Sonny and Cher but also includes several hits from the tie-dye decade of the 1960s. And when you speak of music from the 1960s, who can’t forget The Beatles, The Supremes, and Franki Valli? (Those that live around Gammage Auditorium know the music of Franki Valli is a still a huge sensation evident in the show Jersey Boys.) The Phoenix Symphony presents a weekend of swingin’ tunes devoted to the music of the Baby Boomer generation that is famous world-over.Maestro Everly is also known far and wide. He is the principal pops conductor for the Baltimore Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, and at the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa, Canada. He has also worked with Broadway’s Marvin Hamlisch who will appear with The Phoenix Symphony later this season in early January. Head down to Symphony Hall to hear Jack Everly and The Phoenix Symphony groovin’ to the sounds of the 60s!
2 Comments:
My wife and I attended Friday night. Not a very large crowd. This was a really fun and nostalgic program. It's been years since we've seen the orchestra and the conductor look so happy at a concert. This is the orchestra that we remember. The concert was so fine! Thank you!
So glad to hear you enjoyed the show on Friday. I just returned home after hearing the Saturday performance. The crowd was larger on Saturday, however I don't know what the count was yet for Friday.
Our focus on "Music of my Life" for our Pops series has been a tremendous success. Tickets for all of our pops programs are selling like hotcakes. We have been setting ticket sales and revenue records now for several years and this season will easily contribute to that string.
There are several issues we are constantly trying to address to improve the feeling of fullness in the hall. First, we have to acknowledge that Symphony Hall is large, really large. It is the kind of place that makes empty rows feel like acres.
Second, timing plays a role in a way that still manages to surprise me. September and the first half of October are our shoulder months along with the second half of April and May. We try our best to have outstanding programming during these times with the hope of convincing people that every performance of the Phoenix Symphony is an event not to be missed. We are seeing increasing sales during these months but people are still doing outdoor activities, traveling or haven't returned to the valley for winter.
It's tricky, but I am convinced there are more than enough people who love hearing live symphonic music in this huge valley to fill symphony hall everytime. What we are aiming for now is fostering a consistent sense of excitement like this weekend so that more people trust that we are a valuable part of their leisure schedule. In the end it's going to take one person at a time having experiences like you've just had to build profile in the community.
Thanks for attending. Let us know what makes you happy and when we don't meet that expectation, most importantly, why.
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