L to R: Dr. Anthony Pattin, Ken Berg,
Courtney Porter, Dr. Frank Adams, Cleve Eaton, Sonny Harris & Carl Dean (Not pictured below Pedro Mayor of the Sonny
Harris Trio)
BRAVO! BIRMINGHAM An evening to remember and not to miss! The second annual BRAVO! Birmingham
is directed by the incomparable Carl Dean. Like the successful 2011 production, BRAVO! 2012 salutes Alabama artists who have achieved national or international recognition.
Enjoy wonderful jazz, great gospel, popular music, big band, classical selections and much more.
Starring
Courtney Porter, Miss Alabama 2011, will demonstrate
the tap-dancing talent that helped win her
coveted title. An Auburn graduate, she is the first Miss Alabama since 1944 to win as a tap dancer, performing
to I've Got Rhythm. Dr. Frank
Adams, charter inductee into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, will play an exciting saxophone. He has been a member of numerous well-known bands
and orchestras, including Duke Ellington's and has played for hit Broadway shows. The Sonny Harris Trio will rock the audience with music by drummer Sonny
Harris, Grammy-winning
bassist Cleve Eaton and pianist Pedro Mayor. Harris and Eaton are both Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame inductees. The
Birmingham Boys Choir, acclaimed internationally, will perform popular selections from their repertoire, including Stars Fell on Alabama. Ken Berg
is fulltime music director and resident composer for the BBC; Susan Rucker
Berg is piano accompanist. Dr.
Anthony Pattin, an award-winning classical pianist, will play the all-time favorite Fascinating Rhythm, as well as familiar classical music. He has performed throughout the United States and abroad.
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to order tickets!
Presented by the Birmingham Music Club
Sponsored by Dr. Chandler and Jane Paris Smith
Friday, May 4th, 7:30 pm.
Wright Center, Samford $45, $35, $25. Children 12 and under and balcony seats $10. $5 per ticket discount for groups
of 10 or more. This concert celebrates
local artists who have achieved national and international recognition. This year's performers include BIRMINGHAM BOYS CHOIR, SONNY HARRIS TRIO,
DR. FRANK ADAMS, ANTHONY PATTIN, MISS ALABAMA!
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