Conductor Michael Feinstein and the Pasadena Pops recently welcomed music lovers to the Los Angeles County Arboretum, where the orchestra opened its summer concert series by delving into the Great American Songbook. The concert drew upon 200 years of American popular music, from Stephen Foster’s “Beautiful Dreamer” to the songbook of the 1920s and ’30s, the big band era, Broadway favorites and more. Actor and singer Kevin McKidd and Tony Award nominee Melissa Errico lent their voices to the cause.
For information about or tickets to future concerts, visit pasadenasymphony-pops.org or call the box office at (626) 793-7172.
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Teresa Ruelas, Allen McMullen, Lisa Ashworth, Michael Feinstein, Carla Buigues, Gus Ruelas and Brandon Road
Lora Unger, Alec Call, Michael Feinstein and Bryan Johns
Sapna Singh, Alma Banuelos, Michael Feinstein, Brooke Banuelos and Vishal Singh
Samantha Bonar (front row, from left), Terry Payne, and Gordon and Jennifer McMillan. Back: Hugo Molina, Leti Marquez, Gaurav Vashishtha and Amanda DeAngelo.
Dana Coates (front row, from left), Gina Coates, Sara Thompson and Damian Kluszynski. Back: Lora Unger, Nella Abelson, Norm Kachuck, Gail Murdock, Michael Abelson and Peter Bueza.
Michelle Tyson (front row, from left), Carter Alvarez and Gabby Maarse. Back: Ana, Hank and Clara Maarse with Karen and Kevin Fitzgerald.
Janice Lee McMahon (front row, from left), Brian McMahon, Jennifer Shen and Jesse Hong. Back: Eddie and Betty Wang, Peter Brockett, Laureen Chang, Marilyn Simon and Steve Fleishman.
Ted Grace (front row, from left), Marcia Grace and Tink Cheney. Back: Barry Jones, Joni Baker, Becky and Bill Garnett, Maryann Mielke, Dan Baker, Linda Massey and Larry Mielke.
Josef Farrar, Beth Kuchar, Alan Baker, Gwen Ballantyne and Ulises Gerardo
Beverly Wood (front row, from left), Jim and Mindy Halls, and Weta Mathies. Back: Otis Marston, Linda Chang, Anita Tsuji, Sally Marston and Allen Mathies.
Gary and Helga Sherman with Liz and Bill Falvey
Mary Schuck (front row, from left), John and Joan Delfino, and Paul Rusnak. Back: Ed Schuck, Angel and Jeff Throop, and Donna Pierson.
Rob Hansen (front row, from left), Beth Hansen, Lucy Hartford and Angelique Berger. Back: Michele and Bart Doll, Chantal Bennett, Jennifer Berger, and Berkley and Kristine Harrison.
Peter Hoffman, Lora Unger, Michael Feinstein and Paul Byrne
