Byron Stripling At Summer Symphony Pops at Rebecca Farm

Summer Symphony Pops offers “What a Wonderful World” a Tribute to Louis Armstrong featuring jazz Trumpeter Byron Stripling
Kalispell, MT ¬– Glacier Symphony will join with jazz trumpeter, Byron Stripling to perform What a Wonderful World, his electrifying and heartfelt tribute to Louis Armstrong for the annual Summer Symphony Pops concerts, Friday July 8 and Saturday July 9, 2016. The outdoor picnic-concert will be held rain or shine at Rebecca Farm that will be transformed into a music venue with full stage lighting and sound on an acoustically dynamic sound shell stage.
Stripling’s show is lauded as America’s most popular orchestral pops program. With his engaging rapport, jazzy vocals and virtuosic trumpet sounds, Byron dazzles audiences wherever he goes. With his signature version of When The Saints Go Marchin' In to close the show, Byron celebrates the spirit of New Orleans and always leaves ‘em dancing in the aisles!...

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Summer Symphony Pops offers “What a Wonderful World” a Tribute to Louis Armstrong featuring jazz Trumpeter Byron Stripling
Kalispell, MT ¬– Glacier Symphony will join with jazz trumpeter, Byron Stripling to perform What a Wonderful World, his electrifying and heartfelt tribute to Louis Armstrong for the annual Summer Symphony Pops concerts, Friday July 8 and Saturday July 9, 2016. The outdoor picnic-concert will be held rain or shine at Rebecca Farm that will be transformed into a music venue with full stage lighting and sound on an acoustically dynamic sound shell stage.
Stripling’s show is lauded as America’s most popular orchestral pops program. With his engaging rapport, jazzy vocals and virtuosic trumpet sounds, Byron dazzles audiences wherever he goes. With his signature version of When The Saints Go Marchin' In to close the show, Byron celebrates the spirit of New Orleans and always leaves ‘em dancing in the aisles!
Since his Carnegie Hall debut with Skitch Henderson and the New York Pops, Stripling has become a pops orchestra favorite, soloing with a host of orchestras and symphonies ranging from Boston to Dallas. He has been a featured soloist at the Hollywood Bowl and on the PBS television special, Evening at Pops, and currently serves as artistic director and conductor of the highly acclaimed Columbus Jazz Orchestra.
Stripling earned his stripes as lead trumpeter and soloist with the Count Basie Orchestra and has played and recorded extensively with the bands of Dizzy Gillespie, Woody Herman, Dave Brubeck, Lionel Hampton, Clark Terry, Louis Bellson, and Buck Clayton in addition to The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, The Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, and The GRP All Star Big Band. Gates will open at 5:30 p.m. for the 7:30 pm concerts and patrons are encouraged to bring a picnic or buy food and libations from vendors on site. Tickets can be purchased in a range of pricing and seating options, starting at $30 for advance car pass/field seating, up to $400 for reserved picnic tables of 8 under large tents or in 8x8 squares near the stage on low backed lawn chairs or blankets. No dogs, BBQ grills, high back chairs or sun umbrellas will be allowed. Reserve tickets on the website www.gscmusic.org or by calling the GSC box office, 407-7000.

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