Pinehurst Forum

October 2, 2008

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Susan Werner

Farm girl Susan Werner was raised in rural Iowa but began her professional music career in Philadelphia, after studying classical voice at Temple University. Inspired by a Nanci Griffith concert, Werner left behind her opera training and began performing as a singer-songwriter at coffeehouses throughout the northeast. She self-released her first album “Midwestern Saturday Night” in 1992 and then went on to put out “Live at Tin Angel” the following year. In 1995 came her breakout album, BMG/Private Music’s “Last of the Good Straight Girls,” but a corporate reshuffle left her and her folk-pop masterpiece behind. Werner went on, recording two albums even better than her previous work, adding some country and soul sounds to her signature vocal stylings with the help of Nashville multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Darrell Scott, who produced “Time Between Trains” and Colin Linden (Blackie & The Rodeo Kings), who produced her 2001 “New Non-Fiction.”

Always ready to reinvent herself, in 2004 Susan Werner released her album of instant songbook classics “I Can’t Be New” on Koch Records. For years she incorporated cabaret-style numbers in her live performances, exchanging her guitar for a piano (when there was one to be had), and she’d been asked by her audience to put all those songs in one recording. Fans and critics alike sang her praises: the All Music Guide calling it “a brilliantly constructed, soulful, and cleverly tender effort by a songwriter and musician who is in such complete command of her gifts that it’s almost scary.”

In 2005 Susan Werner made a splash on satellite radio and in the blogosphere with her “alternative national anthem” entitled “My Strange Nation.” For this song, Werner adopted the musical style of a battle hymn, and added lyrics that encompass both the poetry and hypocrisy innate to the United States.

2007 brings the release of Werner’s latest endeavor, “The Gospel Truth,” a collection of originals she describes as “hymns for the spiritually ambivalent.” This project, scheduled for release in early March, surveys the wide variety of attitudes toward the Church in America and incorporates styles ranging from traditional bluegrass gospel, in songs such as “My Lord Will Trouble Me,” to a hand clapping rouser for agnostics entitled “Probably Not”

Susan Werner’s Website

November 6, 2008

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Cantabile - The London Quartet

Musicals in London’s West End, Galas aboard Queen Elizabeth 2, Concerts in New York’s Carnegie Hall, Opera in the Covent Garden Festival, Jazz with the BBC Big Band, Classical Parodies in front of 40,000 people at the BBC Proms in the Park or customized Cabarets for corporate clients - the Cantabile experience draws gasps of admiration wherever it goes.


Steven Brooks Tenor more…	Richard Bryan Counter-Tenor more…	Mark Fleming Tenor more…	Micheal Steffan Beritone more…

The London Quartet Website

December 11, 2008

torri — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:49:24 +0000

The Holidays On Broadway

Founded in 1995 by Raymond Saar, ETC Entertainment is committed to bringing first-class entertainment to audiences all across America. This past season, THE BEST OF BROADWAY toured the country, delighting audiences in over twenty states from coast to coast. The critically acclaimed concerts, which range from THE SONGS OF ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER and A GERSHWIN CELEBRATION to BROADWAY SHOWSTOPPERS and HOLIDAY ON BROADWAY, combine current blockbuster hits with classic songs, all interwoven with a fascinating and entertaining narrative thread.

These talented performers have performed everywhere from Carnegie Hall to the White House and have starred in such blockbuster shows as LES MISERABLES, WICKED, EVITA and PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. Their thrilling voices can be experienced with the intimacy of piano, the excitement of a five or ten piece band or with the grandeur of full orchestra.

Raymond Sarr
More….

Diane Ketchie
More….

Best Of Broadway Website

January 15, 2009

torri — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:47:50 +0000

Rozlyn Sorrell

As Rozlyn Sorrell hit her final note on Gershwin’s “I Loves You, Porgy” when appearing as special guest vocalist with the North Carolina Symphony in the Booth Amphitheatre last year, there was that glorious moment of silent “awe” en masse — before more than 7,000 concertgoers rose to their feet in thunderous acclaim. It doesn’t really get any better than that… A New York native, Rozlyn spent a number of years performing in music and film in Los Angeles before relocating to North Carolina where she operates a private vocal studio while expanding her concert touring and work in film, TV and music. She has performed or recorded with artists including Barbra Streisand, Whitney Houston, Al Jarreau, Cece Winans and others. Film and television appearances include Diplomatic Immunity, Nightmare on Elm Street III, General Hospital and Matlock. Sorrell’s remarkable dramatic abilities and six-octave vocal range have taken her into some of this nation’s largest cathedrals where she has appeared as guest soloist. Her integrity, passion and unique vocal talent ring with equal clarity, whether she’s performing classics from the American Popular Songbook or concentrating on traditional spiritual and contemporary gospel repertoire. Sorrell was a featured soloist on the “Hour of Power” and a principal cast member in both the “Glory of Christmas” and “Glory of Easter” at Robert Schuller’s Crystal Cathedral, and is endorsed by Christian Music Presenters.

Rozlyn Sorrell Website

February 12, 2009

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John Brown Quintet

John Brown is a native of Fayetteville, NC and is a graduate of the School of Music at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and the School of Law at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He currently serves as Professor and Director of the Jazz Program at Duke University, and serves part time on the faculties of UNC-Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University. When he was very young, John took piano lessons from Frances Hunter (a close family friend) and then began studying the bass when he was just 9 years old with Susan Ellington. He has been performing ever since. John began performing with the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra at thirteen, and was playing Principal Bass with that orchestra while still in high school. At UNC-Greensboro, he studied bass with Jack Budrow, and while still an undergraduate, he began performing regularly with the North Carolina Symphony.

Grammy-nominated John Brown has performed in the U.S. and abroad with artists including Wynton Marsalis, Diahann Carroll, Neil Carter, Rosemary Clooney, Lou Donaldson, Frank Foster, and others. He has performed at Carnegie Hall, The Blue Note, Kennedy Center, Hollywood Bowl and at major jazz festivals.

The John Brown Quintet’s acclaimed 2007 CD, Terms of Art, a tribute to the music of Art Blakey, reached #8 on the U.S. JazzWeek charts.

This year they will release two new recordings, a collection of romantic ballads and an eclectic collection of jazz arrangements of familiar nursery rhymes entitled “Swingin’ in the Crib”.

Creating a nice mix of hard driving, bebop-influenced swing, and straight-ahead jazz, this band has fresh approaches to classisc tunes and pleases all of the senses of the traditional jazz lover.

John Brown Website

March 12, 2009

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El Gleno Grande!

“Glenn Singer was born in the year of Sputnik into the home of a rocket scientist, and subsequently raised by dwarves. No matter what humble circumstances he found himself in throughout his childhood, Glenn was never at a loss to use his towering intellect to achieve small things in magnificent ways.

Invited to leave private school on his first day in grade one, Singer embarked on a scholastic career that surprised no one. Having reached the age of consent with no convictions, Glenn decided to go into Theatre. On the way he was sidetracked by a street performance and it still shows.

Having performed for over 15 years on every continent except Antarctica (”it’s just a matter of time”) Glenn has secured a place for himself at the very bottom of the big time with engagements at such places as Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, Universal Studios in Hollywood, and Ed’s Big Top in Hurricane.”

“I’ve always liked the circus. I loved the clowns, although I couldn’t help feeling sorry for the animals. So now I put on a real live wild animal act, only funnier.” Sight gags, optical illusions, audience involvement. Everything you need to have a good hard laugh. Don’t miss El Gleno Grande.

Glenn Singer’s unique comedy act has left people laughing around the world. Don’t miss this “out –of-the-box” Pinehurst Forum Season Finale.

El Gleno Grande Website

Pinehurst Forum

October 2, 2008

Hors d’oeuvres

Butternut Squash Bisque

Pork Filet Mignon with Sun-dried Cranberry Apple Dimi Glaze

Roasted Garlic Whipped Potatoes & Seasonal Vegetable

Mascarpone Cheese Cake with Fresh Berries

Coffee, tea and assorted breads

November 6, 2008

Hors d’oeuvres

Cobb Salad

Pecan Crusted Turkey Breast

Sweet Potato Mash & Green Bean Almandine

Warm Apple Tart with Cinnamon Ice Cream

Coffee, tea and assorted breads

December 11, 2008

Hors d’oeuvres

Seafood Bisque

Grilled Petite Filet of Beef Tenderloin

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Shrimp Skewer

Roasted Fingerling Potatoes & Seasonal Vegetable

Tri-Colored Chocolate Mousse Tower

Coffee, tea and assorted breads

January 15, 2009

Hors d’oeuvres

Cream of Wild Mushroom Soup

Stuffed Chicken Breast

with Spinach, Pancetta and Fontina Cheese

Roasted Fingerling Potatoes & Seasonal Vegetable

Key West Key Lime Pie

Coffee, tea and assorted breads

February 12, 2009

Hors d’oeuvres

Caesar Salad

Crab Crusted Salmon

Saffron Cous Cous & Vegetable Medley

White Chocolate Raspberry Crème Brulee

Coffee, tea and assorted breads

March 12, 2009

Hors d’ouevers

Bibb Wedge Salad

Roasted Chicken Breast

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Jumbo Lump Crabmeat

Oven Roasted Potatoes & Vegetable Corn Relish

Raspberry Mousse Dome

Coffee, tea and assorted breads