Commencement-Eve Pops will be featured at our Weekly Rotary Meeting!
Another outstanding guest speaker as well as a stellar performance, Noon Zoom!
Tradition and technology will come together as Rockefeller Arts Center presents “The Inspiration of Broadway: Songs of Hope, Optimism and Determination” on Friday, May 14 at 7:30 p.m. At the Dunkirk-Fredonia Rotary meeting, you'll get the chance to learn how this remarkable Virtual ensemble came together from Rotarian and Rockefeller Arts Center Director, Jefferson Westwood.
Eight of Fredonia’s most talented musical theatre students will be featured in the hour-plus program with solo and group numbers. Also featured will be three “virtual choir” selections recorded by the Fredonia Chamber Choir directed by Dr. Vernon Huff and the Instrumental Jazz Nonet conducted by Dr. Nick Weiser. Included will be songs from “The Sound of Music,” “Dear Evan Hansen,” “Wicked,” “Man of La Mancha,” “Carousel” and many other Broadway favorites.
Presented virtually via Rockefeller’s Youtube channel and Facebook page, the concert marks the return of the traditional Commencement Eve Pops concert, after a one-year hiatus due to the COVID pandemic.
“The Inspiration of Broadway: Songs of Hope, Optimism and Determination,” will be modeled after Rockefeller Arts Center’s highly successful “Virtual Alumni Christmas Pops Concert” which was live streamed on Dec. 15 and was viewed by more than 1,200 people.