New Productions:
Our 2008-2009 Season
7th Annual Summer Concert Series
Now in the air conditioned comfort of the Hamilton Wenham Community House!
Our 2008-2009 season comes to a close with our 7th Annual Summer Concert series. Join us on Wednesdays for wonderful evenings of song ranging from Broadway to opera to Gilbert and Sullivan and more! Concerts are performed by professional singers from all over eastern Massachusetts. After 6 years in Topsfield, we have moved the Series to the beautiful Hamilton Wenham Community House (Rt 1A in Hamilton right across from Patton Park). Not only does the hall have a lovely stage and piano, but is AIR CONDITIONED! So whether it’s a beautiful summer night or one of our scorchers, come and enjoy a comfortable, cool night of great song!
 Doug Hammer, piano
Doug Hammer is a veteran musician, composer, producer, arranger, and engineer, with clients ranging
from corporations to singers to songwriters. He founded, developed and runs Dreamworld Productions,
a full service music production company and recording studio. He has composed and produced music
for commercials, film, video, and theater. He works with many vocalists as pianist, arranger, musical
director, and CD producer. Doug has just released his first solo piano CD, entitled Solace. He will be
releasing piano, ethereal, and cinematic music in the coming year. He is a scholarship graduate of
Berklee College of Music.
 Patrice Williamson, vocalist
A regular at Boston’s celebrated
Regattabar since1996, vocalist Patrice has also appeared in the company of Tony Bennett, James
Moody, and Cassandra Wilson at the Tanglewood Jazz Festival; and Danilo Perez and Kevin Mahogony
at the Marblehead Jazz Festival. Around the U.S., she’s been heard at Boston’s Symphony Hall,
Jordan Hall, Hatch Shell, and Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum; as well as the IDB Cultural Center
Concert Series in Washington, DC. The critics and the jazz community have not been slow to recognize
that her talent is for real. The response to her debut recording, My Shining Hour (released in September
1998) has been overwhelmingly positive, drawing favorable comparisons to legends like Ella Fitzgerald
and Sarah Vaughan. She was honored with a coveted "Best of Boston" award in 1997, and in
1999 and 2000 was a nominee for "Best Jazz Vocalist" by the Kahlua Boston Music Awards.
 Brad Peloquin, tenor
Singer/Actor Brad Peloquin enjoys a varied performance career. He has performed with the Huntington
Theater, North Shore Music Theater, New Repertory Theatre, Lyric Stage Company, Bristol Valley
Playhouse, New England Light Opera, and Opera Theater of Rochester. Solo appearances include the
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (Pops), Red House Opera, Harvard Baroque Orchestra, Masterworks
Chorale, Poughkeepsie Symphony, Marsh Chapel Concert Series and the Elliot Norton Awards.
His international appearance include a recital tour, Nagasaki, Japan; Featured Soloist with the Britten-
Pears Festival, Snape, England and soloist with the Orchestra of St. Andrews and John of Montreal. He
has recorded with Telarc International (three Grammy Nominations); Arsis; and Harmonia.
Wednesdays at 7:30
June 24th: Kick-Off Cabaret
Always a popular show and only 100 tickets will be sold. Buy your tickets early! See article on page 2 for more details on this special show.
July 1st: Broadway Showstoppers
Our annual salute to the Great White Way. Get your toes tapping with great songs old and new.
July 8th: A Night at the Opera
From Mozart to Verdi to Puccini, you’re sure to hear some of opera’s greatest hits.
July 14th-15th: Rising Stars Revue
The finalists from our high school program take the stage by storm. This has become an audience favorite—be sure to arrive early!
July 22nd: Gilbert and Sullivan Night
Oh Rapture! An evening of English silliness in song with the selections from their
unforgettable shows.
July 29th: From Vienna to Broadway
Our season concludes with gorgeous and stirring melodies from operetta and the golden years of Broadway alike.
CLICK HERE for ticket information
The Gilbert and Sullivan Radio Hour
Friday, September 26th at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, September 28th at 3:00 p.m.
Recital Hall, Salem State College
For tickets click here
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