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eNEWS Friends of the Ocean City Pops (FOCP)
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Greetings!
Sunday, August 1st Concert
A Tribute to Chopin
Ocean City Pops Presents
Pianist Jeffrey Biegel
Ocean City, NJ - The Ocean City Pops Orchestra, William Scheible, Artistic Director, presents A Tribute to Chopin's 200th Birthday with Pianist Jeffrey Biegel on Sunday, August 1st at 8:00 PM. Featured on the program are the famous Grand Polonaise Brilliante, Andante Spianato, and Fantasy and Impromptu. The POPS will perform the classical pieces Gliere Suite from the Bronze Horseman and the Grieg Norwegian Suite. The concert takes place at the POPS' historic performance venue, The Music Pier, located at Moorlyn Terrace and the Boardwalk. Tickets are available for $15/10 by calling the box office at 609-525-9291 or ordering online at www.ocnj.us. Full information an all POPS concerts and events is available at www.oceancitypops.org.
Jeffrey Biegel  | Jeffrey Biegel's career has been marked by bold, creative achievements. In the late 90's, he initiated the first live internet recitals in New York and Amsterdam, and assembled a consortium of more than 25 orchestras to celebrate the millennium with the premiere of Ellen Taaffe Zwilich's Millennium Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra. In 2006, Mr. Biegel joined 18 co-commissioning orchestras for Lowell Liebermann's Concerto no. 3 for Piano and Orchestra, which was composed exclusively for him. He has played premieres of new works and arrangements with the Boston Pops, New York Pops, the American Symphony Orchestra, the Eastern Music Festival Orchestra, as well as the symphony orchestras of Minnesota, Indianapolis, and Harrisburg, among others.
Born a second-generation American, Mr. Biegel's roots are of Russian and Austrian heritage. Until the age of three, Mr. Biegel was unable to neither hear nor speak, until corrected by surgery. The 'reverse Beethoven' phenomenon can explain Mr. Biegel's life in music, having heard only vibrations in his formative years.
Having created a multi-faceted career as a pianist, recording artist, composer and arranger, Jeffrey Biegel's electrifying technique and mesmerizing touch has received international critical acclaim. Known for his standard-setting performances of the standard repertoire, Mr. Biegel's recent recordings include Leroy Anderson's Concerto in C, conducted by Leonard Slatkin with the BBC Concert Orchestra, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich's Millennium Fantasy and Peanuts Gallery with the Florida State University Orchestra, Vivaldi's Four Seasons, Classical Carols, and the Complete Sonatas by Mozart. Most recently, he recorded an all-Bach CD with Grammy-winning producer, Steven Epstein, for a late 2010 release on the new Steinway and Sons label.
Mr. Biegel's published works include The World In Our Hands (Hal Leonard), Christmas In A Minute (Hal Leonard), The Twelve Days of Christmas(Hal Leonard), Hey Ho, the Wind and the Rain (Hal Leonard), Hanukah Fantasy (Hal Leonard), Different Kind of Hero (Carl Fischer), and Elegy of Anne Boleyn (Carl Fischer).
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Meet Orchestra Event set for Aug. 4th
Join the Friends of the Ocean City Pops (FOCP) for a special "Meet the Orchestra" gathering on Wednesday, August 4th, 2010.
The event will be held before the concert, from 5 to 7 pm.
This is a perfect opportunity to meet our renowned Ocean City Pops Orchestra in person. The Pops members are a delightful group and you'll really enjoy their company. Afterwards, you should be able to put a name with the face and instrument on stage at the Music Pier.
> (See link to the orchestra members on the Pops Web Site.)
Light refreshments catered by Boyar's Market of Ocean City.
Sign Up: Reservations needed by Aug. 1st, at the latest. The event is limited to the first 80 persons who respond. Contact a FOCP volunteer at the Friends Merchandise Table, during a concert this week and fill out an information form. Reservations can also be emailed directly to Mary Anne McGrath at thomas_mcgrath@comcast.net
Tickets: $10. per person and includes food and beverage
Location: 500 Bay Avenue - North Building, Inlet Room, Ocean City, NJ
Please include:
- Name:
- How Many:
- Contact Information:
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See the Ocean City Pops Web site for full schedule details, along with highlights on Friends activities.
Visit our Friends Information / Sales Table at most POPS concerts.
New FOCP flyers are now available at the:
- Music Pier Box Office;
- Music Pier Information Center
- Ocean City Chamber"s Welcome Center (on 9th St.)
- Ocean City Free Library.
Sincerely, Friends of the Ocean City Pops
 
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