Orchestra will play in concert Monday
The Aiken Youth Orchestra will present a concert Monday night during the Hopelands Summer Concert Series as part of the second quarter of events to celebrate Aiken’s 175th anniversary.
The orchestra is composed of the full orchestra and the string orchestra led by Laura Tomlin of the Symphony Augusta. The music selections for the Hopelands concert will focus on American music with relationships tied to Aiken. The orchestra’s repertoire for the spring concert covers a variety of music from the past 175 years – from waltz to jazz to contemporary music.
Friends playing with the orchestra are Roger Davis and Fabio Mann.
Davis has been a mainstay of the Augusta music scene for more than 20 years and is the lead singer for Ed Turner and Number 9.
Mann is one of the founders of the Savannah River Brass Works. He performs with many local and regional ensembles ranging from classical jazz to pop.
The Aiken Youth Orchestra was started in the spring of 2002. The program, composed of high school and middle school students, provides an orchestral opportunity for students of private music teachers and public school string programs in the area. Need-based scholarships are available for students.
The orchestra performs two annual concerts in the spring and fall. It has performed at the Hopelands Summer Concert Series for the past few years.
The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, call 641-9094.
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Aiken Concert Band kicks off Summer Concert Series May 3
The start of this year’s Hopelands Summer Concert Series is approaching, and the musical lineup has been set.
The series kicks off with the Aiken Concert Band on Monday, May 3 with the U.S. Army Herald Trumpets from Washington, D.C. as the special guests.
The concerts feature a different performer or group each Monday night throughout the summer until the end of August, and each takes place in Hopelands Gardens, except in the case of inclement weather.
All concerts begin at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
Attendees are invited to pack a picnic supper and bring blankets, towels and folding chairs to sit on as they watch the concerts on the Windham Performing Arts Stage.
Admission is free.
A shuttle service leaving from the Goodwill parking lot on Whiskey Road will run on June 7 for the Ft. Gordon Concert Band performance and on July 6 for the U.S. Marine Corps Band-Parris Island performance.
Handicap parking is available at the Rye Patch parking lot on Berrie Road and the Hopelands Gardens parking lot on Dupree Place.
All other attendees should park at the Green Boundary on Whiskey Road.
In the event of rain, the concerts will be held at the H. Odell Weeks Activities Center at 1700 Whiskey Road in Gym 2 whenever possible.
If inclement weather is nearby, call 643-4661 to see if the concert has been moved.
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Hopelands Welcomes Mellow-D featuring Pam Bowman
The Hopelands Summer Concert Series will continue this Monday, July 13 with a performance from Mellow-D featuring Pam Bowman. The performance will take place on the Roland H. Windham Performing Arts Stage at Hopelands and will begin at 7 p.m., lasting approximately an hour. This performance is presented by The Friends of Hopelands and Rye Patch.
Mellow-D is a group of well versed, talented, and top musicians that have formed an alliance to offer quality entertainment to clients. Their musical backgrounds expand four continents, all of the major hubs from Vegas to New York with a musical library of whose who. All are prolific professionals in their own right on their instruments, whether as a soloist in concert or as an accompanist with the ensemble. Mellow-D plays jazz for dinners, wedding parties, country clubs, concerts (opening acts), cruise ships and can top off the night with dance music from the electric slide to a shag shuffle. You like the blues or a sweet bossa nova Mellow-D is your band. A clean cut, sharp dressed, band that has learned how to entertain an audience. If special music is needed, fret not; with a group of three well seasoned arrangers who can put out the chart and music just the way you want it. Mellow-D is a fun band for your entertainment purposes.
GROUP MEMBERS:
Pam Bowman – Vocals
Not Gaddy – Drums, Percussion, African drums
Chris Mangelly – Piano, Keyboard, Arranger
Sonny Pickett – Upright/Electric Bass, Arranger
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Fort Gordon Concert Band to play today at Hopelands
The Hopelands Summer Concert Series will continue today with a performance from Fort Gordon Concert Band, presented by The Friends of Hopelands and Rye Patch.
The Hopelands Summer Concert Series will continue throughout the summer each Monday night until the end of August.
All concerts will begin at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted and will be held at Hopelands on the Windham Performing Arts Stage.
The concert series is intended to bring the performing arts to Aiken and the surrounding area for fans of all ages. Admission to the series is free.
Hopelands Gardens is located just off Whiskey Road (Highway 19). Public parking is available at the Green Boundary Club on Whiskey Road across from the Gardens.
Handicap, performers and staff parking will be located at Rye Patch. There is no parking on Berrie Road or Dupree Place.
Call 643-4661 for information on concert time/location in the event of rain. Call 642-7631 for more information on the concert series schedule.
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Simpson, Choral Society to entertain at Hopelands Gardens today
The Hopelands Summer Concert Series will continue today with a performance from Maureen Simpson and the Aiken Choral Society, presented by Cumberland Village.
One of few native Aikenites, Simpson has had the privilege to study and perform with some of the world’s most influential musicians. After graduating from Winthrop University, she was accepted into the prestigious Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia where she worked with conductors Max Rudolf (Curtis), Julius Rudel (Metropolitan Opera), Richard Woitach (the Met) and Richard Bonynge; directors Renato Capecchi, Frank Corsaro and Bernard Uzan and the incomparable Gian-Carlo Menotti.
Simpson has taught at USC in Columbia, Benedict College, USC Aiken and at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Ga., for the past nine years. Each January she teaches a course on opera for the Academy for Lifelong Learning at USCA. Currently, she is full-time director of music at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church and is the newly appointed artistic director of the Aiken Choral Society.
Simpson will be joined by members of the Aiken Choral Society who will regale the audience with renditions from “Carmen,” “The Gondoliers” and “West Side Story.” Simpson will sing a duet with tenor Max Gorensek and bass-baritone Leslie Hartley. Other singers being highlighted are Lisa McCullough, Shirley Myers, Katherine Brewer, Joe Brewer, Jonathan Thomas and Coile Scarborough.
The Hopelands Summer Concert Series will continue throughout the summer each Monday night until the end of August. All concerts will begin at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted and will be held at Hopelands on the Windham Performing Arts Stage.
The concert series is intended to bring the performing arts to Aiken and the surrounding area for fans of all ages. Admission to the series is free.
Hopelands Gardens is located just off Whiskey Road (Highway 19). Public parking is available at the Green Boundary Club on Whiskey Road across from the Gardens.
Handicap, performers and staff parking will be located at Rye Patch. There is no parking on Berrie Road or Dupree Place.
Call 643-4661 for information on concert time/location in the event of rain. Call 642-7631 for more information on the concert series schedule.
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Hopelands concert series begins today.
The Aiken Community Band will kick off today’s opening performance of the Hopelands Summer Concert Series.
The hour-long concert will take place on the Roland H. Windham Performing Arts Stage at Hopelands Gardens at 7 p.m.
The first performance is being sponsored by Security Federal Bank.
The Aiken Community Band is an 80-plus member concert band with musicians from the Aiken area along with faculty and students from USC Aiken.
The band is under the direction of Col. Gary F. Lamb, a retired commander and conductor of the U.S. Army Band (Pershing’s Own) in Washington, D.C. Lauren Meccia, band director at USC Aiken, will join Lamb in leading the band.
Hopelands Summer Concert Series will continue through Aug. 31. Admission to the concerts are free. Residents are invited to bring along blankets, lawn chairs and refreshments to the events.
Parking is available at Rye Patch on Berrie Road and at the Green Boundary on Whiskey Road.
In the event of rain, the concerts may be held at the H. Odell Weeks Activities Center at 1700 Whiskey Road in gym 2 whenever possible.
The City’s Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department is asking that arrangements be made at least 72 hours in advance for those who are disabled or those who need additional accommodations.
For more information or in the event of rain, call 643-4661.