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Get Happy!

A Judy Garland Celebration

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Saturday, November 5 2022
7:30pm
Merrill Auditorium

Program

MARTIN/ARLEN, adapted by McKenzie from arrangement by Cathcart
Carnegie Hall Overture

MARTIN & BLANE, arr. Salinger
The Trolley Song*

HANLEY, arr. Nelson Riddle
Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart*

Martin & Blane
The Boy Next Door*

SHAY, FISHER & GOODWIN, arr. Riddle
When You’re Smiling*

WHITING & MERCER/DIETZ & SCHWARTZ/BERLIN, arr. Williams
Hooray for Hollywood

LERNER & LOEWE/RODGERS & HART, arr. Heinie Beau
Almost Like Being in Love/This Can’t Be Love*

TRADITIONAL IRISH/EDENS, arr. Rose
A Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow*

ARLEN & IRA GERSHWIN, arr. Martin
The Man That Got Away*

ARLEN & KOEHLER, arr. Martin
Get Happy*

DIETZ & SCHWARTZ, arr. Salinger
That’s Entertainment*

GILLESPIE & COOTS, arr. Paramour
You Go to My Head*

EDENS/BAYES & NORSWORTH/BROOKS/CHARLES, POLLOCK, WILLEMETZ & YVAIN/SUTTON & LEWIS:
Palace Medley: Shine on Harvest Moon/Some of These Days/My Man/I Don’t Care*

GEORGE & IRA GERSHWIN, arr. Newsome
Strike Up the Band

ARLEN & KOEHLER, arr. Paramor
Stormy Weather*

ARLEN & MERCER, arr. Riddle
Come Rain or Come Shine*

ARLEN & HARBURG, arr. Cutter
Over the Rainbow*

ARLEN & HARBURG, adapted by McKenzie from arrangement by Lindsey
I Could Go on Singing

All artists, programs and dates are subject to change.

Celebrate silver screen legend Judy Garland! Acclaimed singer Joan Ellison and your PSO bring Judy’s original symphonic arrangements back to life in a glorious musical trip from technicolor Hollywood to the concert hall!


Featuring

20-MKT-Mike Berkowitz
Michael Berkowitz guest conductor

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joan ellison
Joan Ellison vocals

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