SPRINGFIELD CHAMBER PLAYERS PREMIERES “BROADWAY WITH STRINGS ATTACHED” ON APRIL 26, AT 52 SUMNER IN SPRINGFIELD, MA
Springfield, MA: The Springfield Chamber Players premieres 
Broadway with Strings Attached
, a new pops concert celebrating music from Broadway, at 52 Sumner in Springfield, on Saturday, April 26, at 8PM. This chamber music pops program features the Springfield Chamber Players’ Quartetto Mosso, narrators Marty Kluger and Mark G. Auerbach, and vocalists Sarah Vincelett-Dredge and Spencer Reese. Quartetto
 Mosso
 features violinists Ronald Gorevic and Beth Welty, violist Delores Thayer, and cellist Yoonhee Ko. 
According to the program’s creator, Mark G. Auerbach, 
Broadway with Strings Attached
 features musicals where strings play a major role (i.e. a fiddler in 
Fiddler on the Roof
, a cellist in 
A Little Night Music
, a violin in 
1776
, and a fiddle player who gets eaten in 
Sweeney Todd)
. Also included is Richard Rodgers’ 
No Strings,
 which he wrote with no stringed instruments in the orchestra. There will be a medley of Rodgers and Hammerstein music from 
Cinderella, Flower Drum Song, Oklahoma, South Pacific
, and 
Carousel
. The ensemble will showcase musicals that premiered in our regional theatres, including Goodspeed Musicals (
Shenandoah, Man of La Mancha
), Hartford Stage (
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, Anastasia
) and Barrington Stage Company (
On the Town
). There will also be songs from the musicals 
Cabaret 
and 
The Band’s Visit, 
which are
 
relevant to today’s world.
Broadway with Strings Attached
 was created by Mark G. Auerbach, with musical direction by Marty Kluger. Los Angeles-based film composer Max Mueller, who also composed 
Triptych 
for the Springfield Chamber Players’ Horn Trio, has arranged the music. Production design is by Jay Pagluica of JP’s Lighting and Sound. Music preparation is by Holyoke Civic Symphony Maestro David Kidwell. 
THE PLAYERS
Mark G. Auerbach 
is host/anchor of 
ArtsBeat, Survivor Stories
, and 
On The Mark
 on Westfield Community Programming and 89.5fm/WSKB, and an ArtsBeat contributor to Westfield News/MassLive, and Berkshire On Stage. Before becoming a PR consultant and reporter, he studied theatre at Northfield Mount Hermon, American University, and Yale University. His performance credits include:
 Oliver, Little Mary Sunshine, The Pirates of Penzance, Fiddler on the Roof, La Perichole,
 
Wonderful Town
, and 
Goat Song
…a long time ago. Recently, he’s been the PR guy for Springfield Chamber Players, where he narrated Peter Schickele’s 
The Boston Wonder. 
Ronald Gorevic
, violinist, has played recitals in New York, Cleveland, Chicago, Atlanta, and London, where he gave British premieres of works by Donald Erb and Ned Rorem. Ron is Principal Violist of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra.  In another life, Mr. Gorevic played several shows on Broadway, including 
Carousel, Titanic
 and 
Swan Lake
. 
https://www.ronaldgorevic.com/
Marty Kluger
 is principal timpanist of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, which he joined upon completing percussion and conducting studies at the Yale School of Music. He was also a Yale School of Medicine scientist and researched molecular pathways of disease. After leaving Yale, he turned to singing bel canto and barbershop (with the Hartford Chorale and the Hartford Men in Harmony, respectively) and later, to singing-acting on stage. Musical theatre credits include 
Cabaret
 (Herr Schultz) and 
A Christmas Carol
 with CT Theatre Co.; and 
Beauty and the Beast
 (M. D’Arque) with the Little Theatre of Manchester. He’s played percussion on Broadway (
Dancin’
 and 
Pirates of Penzance
) and recently played  Lt. Ross in a production of 
A Few Good Men 
with
 
The Suffield Players.
Yoonhee Ko, 
cellist, holds a Doctor of Musical Arts from Boston University, a Master of Music degree and Artist Diploma from the Yale School of Music, and a Bachelor of Music degree from Ewha Womans University. In 2019, Yoonhee joined the Hartford Symphony and Springfield Symphony Orchestra. She is currently a faculty member of the Community Music School of Springfield and serves as string program coordinator for the Sonido Musica Program. 
Max Mueller
 is a Los Angeles-based film composer and orchestrator. Max recently scored the LGBTQ+ horror comedy, 
Summoning Sylvia
 and soon after the short 
Dream
, directed by Aaron Blaise, director of the 2003 Walt Disney Pictures animated feature 
Brother Bear
.  Max also composed original music for Pixote Hunt, the director of the 1994 Twentieth Century Fox feature film, 
The Pagemaster, 
and James Lopez, veteran Disney animator. As an orchestrator, Max has worked for such luminaries as concert violinist Sarah Chang, David Bowie collaborator Mike Garson, and Academy Award nominated composer David Newman on his scores for
 Girls Trip
, 
Night School
, and the Netflix adaptation of 
Green Eggs and Ham
.
Jay Pagluica
, Technical Director at 
52 Sumner
 and owner of 
JPLS Lighting & Sound, 
has been providing lighting and sound for theater and concerts since the 1970’s. He designs and installs lighting and sound systems for theater and production services for concerts, a business which continues to be a life-long passion. Working with 
Help Keep Music Education Alive
, Jay travels the Northeast working with fundraisers for high school music departments. Most recently, he designed lighting for the 
Taylor Swift Eras Tribute 
and provided production design for the run of 
Love Letters 
at 
52 Sumner 
by the Springfield Community Theater of MA. 
Dr. Spencer Reese,
 tenor, is a performer, director, and educator based in Connecticut. He is on the voice faculty at UConn, a teaching artist for Goodspeed Musicals, the artistic director of the Connecticut Gilbert and Sullivan Society, and a twelve-time resident artist/choreographer with the Ohio Light Opera. Praised as “the quintessential song-and-dance man,” his favorite roles include Don Lockwood in 
Singin’ in the Rain
, J. Pierrepont Finch in 
How to Succeed in Business…
, Bill Snibson in 
Me and My Girl, 
and Billy Earley in 
No, No, Nanette
.
Delores (Loree) Thayer, 
violist, is a member of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra. She plays regularly with the Hartford Symphony and at other venues throughout the New England area, and has served on the viola faculty at Amherst College. Her performances have taken her to the summer music festivals in Spain; Spoleto, Italy; Tanglewood; and the Yale Norfolk Music Festival. Delores is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Yale Graduate School of Music. She has performed at Alice Tully Hall, Kennedy Center, and in numerous premieres and recordings.
Sarah Vincelett-Dredge, 
soprano, is a versatile performer with a background in musical theater, opera, and film. Notable roles include Julie Jordan in 
Carousel
 (Savoyard Light Opera), Grace in 
Annie
 (The Company Theater), and Musetta in 
La Bohème
 (Opera51). Internationally, she has performed as Bastienne in Mozart's 
Bastien und Bastienne
 in Spoleto, Italy. Sarah has toured nationally with 
Celticfusion
 and appeared in TV shows like 
Veronica Mars
. As a voice-over artist, she collaborates with companies such as McGraw Hill. A graduate of New England Conservatory and Ithaca College, she teaches at Mount Holyoke and Smith Colleges, focusing on vocal health and artistry. 
Beth Welty 
received her Bachelor and Master's degrees in violin performance from Indiana University. She has performed with numerous groups in the Boston area, including the Boston Classical Orchestra, the Handel and Haydn Society, and the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra. She has performed abroad with various organizations, touring Italy with the Chorus of Westerly, and South Africa with the London Chamber Players. Beth is the Assistant Principal Second Violinist with the Springfield (MA) Symphony Orchestra, and has served  as concertmaster of the Nashua Chamber Orchestra since 2005.
Tickets are available in advance through Eventbrite, and will be available at the door at 6PM on the evening of the performance, subject to availability. (Cash or checks only at the door). Tickets purchased in advance are less expensive than door sales. The venue opens at 7PM, with refreshments available. Seating is cabaret style. Street parking is available, as well as parking in the lot behind the old Friendly’s. For tickets: 
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/broadway-with-strings-attached-tickets-997258536127?aff=oddtdtcreator
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