Fred J. Corson

bakersfield, ca

Events:

Oh Mr. Sousa!

Where: Rabobank Theater

Date: 2007-05-06 16:00:00

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Features a 22-piece Concert band with 9 singing actors; a show highlighting major events in the life of famed John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) Marches... comic opera...opera...ballads...humor...history,,, ragtime and much much more! Here is a brand new show guaranteed to lift your spirits, saturate you in nostalgia and fill you with patriotic pride! Written especially for the Fine Arts market by Prince/SF's president, Ken Malucelli, with the consent and cooperation of the Sousa family's representation, the show is designed to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of John Philip Sousa, "The March King," in 2004. With a cast of nine plus a 22-piece band, the show is written as a patchwork of vignettes criss-crossing Sousa's life as a master bandleader/composer/ arranger/author/speaker, and features some of the most beloved music ever written...tunes which are still being played and played again, and which remain in the repertoire of concert bands worldwide: Semper Fidelis; Washington Post; El Capitan; Liberty Bell; U.S. Field Artlillery: and, of course, the official march of the United States, Stars and Stripes Forever. With humor and history, songs and stories, waltzes and marches, this is an ideal show for all ages... a show for the ages!

Doug Cameron, Jazz Violinist

Where: Rabobank Theater

Date: 2008-01-09 19:30:00

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Join Doug Cameron and his band of 12 other musicians in a evening at the Rabobank Theater Doug Cameron is one of the true innovators of the contemporary and electric violin. With eight CDs to his credit, Cameron has long been a favorite on jazz radio internationally. An arranger and composer as well, Doug's CDs feature many of his own compositions, a number of which will be performed this evening. Doug (along with 12 other musicians) wows audiences worldwide with his high energy concerts. A veteran of the Los Angeles studio Scene, Doug has recorded and performed with a wide range of artists, including George Benson, Doc Severinsen, Tom Petty, Cher, The Allman Brothers, Dionne Warwick and many others as well as numerous motion pictures and commercials. Currently recording for the Higher Octave Label (distributed by Virgin), Doug keeps busy with his recording schedule which includes an album every year or so. He lives and records in Los Angeles, where he has a full recording studio in his home and also enjoys having the talent of many of LA's top studio musicians and recording artists at his disposal. Many jazz luminaries appear as special guests on Dougs Various CDs, including David Benoit, Lee Ritenour, Boney James, Gerald Albright, Joe Sample, Russ Freeman from The Rippingtons and Russ Ferrante from The Yellowjackets.

Wynonna

Where: Fox Theater

Date: 2007-10-07 20:00:00

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Wynonna Judd, half of the mother-daughter, country-singing duo, The Judds and sister of actress Ashley Judd, also boasts a successful solo career.

The Subterraneans ( The Best of 70's & 80's Hits )

Where: Fishlips

Date: 2007-08-18 21:00:00

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21 & over with ID

Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra

Where: Rabobank Theater

Date: 2008-05-10 20:00:00

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Subscription Concert #6 - Times and Places The orchestra closes its season with a lavish selection of music evoking moods and scenes. Beginning with Rossini’s witty overture to his farcical opera Il Signor Bruschino, the orchestra will move to exquisite atmospheric selections by Delius, Elgar, and Barber. Rarely heard concert music for tuba will be played by the internationally acclaimed virtuoso Øystein Baadsvik, and the orchestra will conclude a brilliant season with Respighi’s reverberant Pines of Rome. Highlights include: Barber Intermezzo from Vanessa Vaughn Williams Concerto for Tuba, and Arban Carnival of Venice with soloist Øystein Baadvik Respeghi The Pines of Rome

Chelsea Handler

Where: Fox Theater

Date: 2007-11-16 20:00:00

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Chelsea was the star of Oxygen's "Girls Behaving Badly" for all of its four seasons, which is now syndicated in over 90 markets, and in 2006 starred in "The Chelsea Handler Show" on E! Her new book, titled "Are you there Vodka, its me Chelsea," is a follow up to her bestseller, "My Horizontal Life," and will be coming out fall 2007 from Simon Spotlight Entertainment.Event submitted by Eventful.com on behalf of animal7.