Join us for a musical performance from Sin gular\, featuring pianist Terri Kelley and vocalist Bill Donelan\, featuri ng songs from the Great American Songbook.
\nThis concert will featu re songs by such composers and lyricists as George and Ira Gershwin\, Ned Washington/Victor Young\, Bernstein/Sondheim\, Rogers/Hart\, Kern/Hammerst ein\, Cahn/Stein\, Hoagy Carmichael\, and several others. This music was p opularized by performers such as Ella Fitzgerald\, Frank Sinatra\, Nat Col e\, Tony Bennett\, Chet Baker\, Bill Evans\, Nina Simone\, and other lumin aries of 20th century American popular music. There will be a few surprise s sprinkled in as well!
\nTerri Kelley began piano studies at age 3 with her father\, a professional musician. She continued classical music s tudies throughout her life with various teachers. She holds B.A. and M.A. degrees as well as several diplomas in piano performance. Terri performed Celtic music with her late husband George from 2003 to 2015. She was Artis tic Director of the Catherine McCarthy Memorial Trust Concert Series\, as well as The White Fund Concert Series from 2004 to 2019. In 2008\, Terri w as honored with the Eartha Dengler Award for her cultural contributions. T erri is the author of two books\, \;Piano Is Our Forte\, and \;Mus ic Theory For Pianists\, and is also the host of the Andover TV program\, Music Matters. She performs as a solo and duet \;pianist\, as well as an accompanist. Terri teaches piano\, organ\, and voice privately \;in Andover.
\nBill Donelan is a versatile Baritone\, at home in musica l theater\, the recital stage\, and performing at private functions. \ ; He has performed public recitals of music by Franz Schubert and Gustav M ahler. For the last 5 years\, he has performed a traditional Celtic Music concert (with Terri Kelley) sponsored by Division 8 of The Ancient Order o f Hibernians. Praised for his outstanding tone and diction\, he has deligh ted area \;audiences with a wide repertoire of songs for more than 20 years.
\nThis concert is sponsored by the Friends of Memorial Hall L ibrary. \;
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