2008 Brownville Concert Series
BOX OFFICE: 402-825-3331

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Valerie Lemon
Cabaret


Friday, March 14, & Saturday, March 15,
7:30 p.m. Cabarets
Sunday, March 16, 2:00 p.m. Concert


Valerie brings her show "The Jane Froman Songbook" in celebration of the centennial of Froman's birth.




Jose Franch-Ballester
Classical Clarinet
Presented by Young Concert Artists

Sunday, April 13, 2:00 p.m. Concert
MASTER CLASS
Following Performance


A phenomenal artist from Spain "whose brilliant
mastery of his instrument is matched by
sound and secure gifts as a musician."















The Wonder of Opera

Saturday, May 3, 7:30 p.m. Concert
Sunday, May 4, 2:00 p.m. Concert


With Dawn Pawlewski-Krogh heading
singers from Nebraska Wesleyan and University of Nebraska at Lincoln
opera programs.







Minneapolis Guitar Quartet

Saturday, June 14, 7:30 p.m. Concert
Sunday, Sunday, June 15, 2:00 p.m. Concert
MASTER CLASS
Following Sunday Performance


We all love the repertoire of the classical guitar - this time with four instruments. The concert will include Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition."
















Wild Women
of Kansas City

Myra Taylor, Lon Tucker,
Geneva Price & Millie Edwards


Friday, July 18, & Saturday, July 19,
7:30 p.m. Cabarets
Sunday, July 20, 2:00 p.m. Concert


Four of the all-time great Kansas City
jazz singers team up to electrify the
Brownville stage!







KT Sullivan & Mark Nadler
Cabaret
The Love Story of Irving Berlin

Friday, August 22, & Saturday, August 23,
7:30 p.m. Cabarets
Sunday, August 24, 2:00 p.m. Concert


KT & Mark, two of Brownville's most popular artists, bring their polished celebration of the love story of Irving Berling - his love of the theater and America - as told in his music.
















Jean-Frédéric Neuburger
Classical Piano
Presented by Young Concert Artists

Sunday, September 28, 2:00 p.m. Concert
MASTER CLASS
Following Performance


Even more than his outstanding achievements, it is for his personality and extraordinary musical maturity that this young French pianist is much sought-after as a recitalist. The Washington Post describes him as "brilliantly polished" and "profoundly gifted."






Tony DeSare
Cabaret

Friday & Saturday, October 17 & 18,
7:30 p.m. Cabarets
Sunday, October 19, 2:00 p.m. Concert


A new and exciting young talent in the world of
cabaret with successes to date at the Algonquin and Feinsteins in New York.

















Nadine Sierra
Soprano
Presented by The Marilyn Horne Foundation

Sunday, November 16, 2:00 p.m. Concert

Each year Marilyn Horne selects a young
artist to appear in recital in Brownville.
Ms. Sierra made her opera debut at 16 and is the youngest singer ever to win the
Marilyn Horne Foundation Award.







Gala Christmas Show
With Craig Rubano

Friday, December 5, & Saturday, December 6,
7:30 p.m. Concerts
Sunday, December 7, 2:00 p.m. Concert


The Gala Christmas Show presents a team of four singers from the world of cabaret headed by Brownville favorite Craig Rubano in a special season finale created expressly for the Brownville Concert Series.


















YOU JUST MISSED...


D.C. Anderson




D.C. Anderson
Cabaret
ONE NIGHT ONLY!

Monday, February 11, 7:30 p.m. Cabaret

D.C. returns to Brownville for a special Monday night performance as he passes through on
the Phantom of the Opera tour.





Headlong Dance Theater
DANCE - A CONCERT SERIES FIRST!

Saturday, February 23, 7:30 p.m. Concert
Sunday, February 24, 2:00 p.m. Concert


Philadelphia's "fiendishly inventive" professional
dance group comes to Brownville under sponsorship of the Mid-America Arts Alliance and
National Endowment for the Arts.















CHILI & A MOVIE!
"With A Song In My Heart"
Tuesday, February 26
Chili Supper $10 at 6:30 p.m.
(reservations required)
FREE movie at 7:30 p.m.

What better way to prepare for
Valerie Lemon's celebration of Jane Froman's music than to enjoy Susan Hayward in
"With A Song In My Heart,"
the portrayal of Jane Froman's career.