Artistic Director Keith Baker on keyboard leading the 5 piece
band, various singers and musical groups have joined the fun over the years.
This year, of course, the theatre closed its doors to the public in March due
to the Corona virus pandemic. Keith Baker and his crew were not to be deterred.
They’ve scheduled a three-part Summer Fest which can be accessed online after
purchasing a ticket. I’ve just seen the second one, A Night At the
Movies, and it was remarkable. Keith Baker, co- founder and Artistic
Director, hosted the concert live from his living room and interviewed the
soloists. Rebecca Robbins, Sean Thompson, Demetria Joyce Bailey and guitarist,
Neil Nemetz and violinist Claudia Pellegrini before they performed. When
Rebecca performed San Francisco in her living room, she was in
one of five zoom squares surrounded by the band. With her gorgeous soprano
voice she lifted her champagne glass voice high to match her voice! Sean
Thompson has a soothing pure voice that is a pleasure to listen to as he
sings Moon River and Unchained Melody. Demetria
Joyce Bailey sings Stormy Weather and Goldfinger and if you
close your eyes you could picture her in Porgy and Bess… a phenomenal voice.
The 5 member band is frequently featured as you see and hear 2 guitars, a
keyboard, a drum set and a violin. Although this is a virtual event, every
soloist is featured in a visually unique and appealing way in a
well-designed zoom arrangement.
The last concert of the series a Broadway Summer
Spectacular is scheduled for September 2, 4, 6. It will
feature Broadways bests from composers like Stephen Sondheim, Richard Rogers
and Oscar
Hammerstein.
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