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| Bobby McFerrin and Savion Glover | |
| Saturday,
May 8th, 2004 8:00PM |
Merrill
Auditorium 20 Myrtle Street at City Hall Portland, Maine |
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Advance tickets may be purchased at PortTix in person (Mon. - Sat. Noon - 6PM) or by mail at the PortTix Box Office, 20 Myrtle Street, Portland, ME 04101. Tickets may be charged by phone by calling (207) 842-0800, or via fax Bobby McFerrin is one of the natural wonders of the music world. A
ten-time Grammy Award winner, he is one of the world's best-known vocal
innovators and improvisers, a world-renowned classical conductor, the
creator of one of the most popular songs of the late 20th century and
a passionate spokesman for music education. His recordings have sold over
20 million copies, and his collaborations with Yo-Yo Ma, Chick Corea,
the Vienna Philharmonic and Herbie Hancock have established him as an
ambassador of both the classical and jazz worlds. Yet McFerrin's reach
extends well beyond musical circles: he's worked with actor Jack Nicholson,
comedians Robin Williams and Billy Crystal, the Muppets and audiences
around the world. With a four-octave range and a vast array of vocal techniques, McFerrin
is no mere singer; he is music's last true Renaissance man, a vocal explorer
who has combined jazz, folk and a multitude of world music influences
- choral, a cappella, and classical music - with his own ingredients.
As a conductor, he is able to hear orchestrally, and with this gift has
expanded his singing to include more imaginative territory then most;
he might extend his vocal repertoire to sing trumpet-inspired parts in
the jazz standard "Round Midnight" or to interpret the flute
and cello parts in works by Fauré and Vivaldi, or to simply create
entirely new sounds. Savion Glover is a performer, choreographer and director
and is the 1996 Tony Award winner for choreography in Bring in 'da
Noise, Bring in 'da Funk on Broadway. Additional Broadway credits
include The Tap Dance Kid, Black and Blue, and Jelly's
Last Jam. TV: Sesame Street, ABC special Savion Glover's
Nu York. Other film credits include: Tap and Bamboozled. In
1997, he created a dance company, NYOTs (Not Your Ordinary Tappers), with
which he performed on the 1997 ABC opening to Monday Night Football and
on a PBS special at the White House: Savion Glover's Stomp, Slide
and Swing: In Performance.
Links:
www.pcagreatperf.com|
www.bobbymcferrin.com |
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Tickets:On
sale now
at (207) 842-0810. Tickets may be purchased on-line at