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| About this Concert As well as representing Alberta in the National Senate since 2000, The Hon. Tommy Banks has had an illustrious career spanning decades as an acclaimed performer, arranger, and conductor of jazz ensembles and symphonic pops shows. As the coordinator and occasional guest conductor of the ESO in the 1970s, The Hon. Tommy Banks returns to the helm of the Orchestra and is joined by close friend and internationally renowned Edmonton-based musician PJ Perry in a celebratory night of music. Alberta-based folk-pop group The Original Caste will also be featured. |
Additional Performances Sat, April 28, 2012 Next Pops June 1 & 2, 2012 A Tribute to Ray Charles Thank you to our sponsors!  Performance Sponsor Bill & Mary Jo Robbins Series Supporters |
Ticket Information$85 Dress Circle (A)$75 Terrace (B) $59 Orchestra (C) $49 Upper Circle (D) $36 Gallery (E) $24 Orchestra Front (F) Tickets subject to applicable service charges. |
| This performance is part of the Robbins Pops series. |
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Program Info
Program to include:
MARVIN HAMLISCH (Arr Tommy Banks)
The Music and the Mirror (from A Chorus Line)
JEROME KERN (Arr Banks)
The Way You Look Tonight (from Swing Time)
JS BACH (Arr Banks)
Err on a G-String
VICTOR YOUNG (Arr Banks)
White (from Tone Poems of Color)
YOUNG (Arr Banks)
Black (from Tone Poems of Color)
GERSHWIN (Arr Wilkins)
Strike Up the Band
WEBB (Arr Banks)
MacArthur Park
INTERMISSION
STROUSE (Arr Banks)
Tomorrow (from Annie)
KAPLAN (Arr Banks)
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
LAMBERT / POTTER (Arr Banks)
“Mr Monday”
The Original Caste
LAMBERT/POTTER (Arr Banks)
“One Tin Soldier”
The Original Caste
BANKS
“We’re Gonna Show The World”
The Original Caste
FOSTER / BANKS (Arr Banks)
“Can’t You Feel It?”
The Original Caste
WILLIAMS
The Cowboys: OvertureArtist Info
Tommy Banks, conductor & piano
Tommy Banks’ place in the legacy of the Edmonton musical community is almost impossible to overstate. One of Canada's greatest jazz musicians, orchestral arrangers, arts advocates – and an Edmonton visionary – Mr. Banks famously declared back in 1980 that Edmonton was just, "too big and too good a city not to have a concert hall." Mr. Banks began looking into the possibility of raising funds for what he felt Edmonton deserved. At around the same time, another ad hoc committee was struck to study the feasibility of both building and sustaining a concert hall. In August, 1983, Tommy Banks' group and this new committee joined forces, and formalized themselves under the Edmonton Concert Hall Foundation name, with David Norwood as its president. Through their efforts, the dream of what became the Francis Winspear Centre for Music was realized.As well as representing Alberta in the national Senate since 2000, The Honourable Tommy Banks has had an illustrious career as an acclaimed performer, arranger and conductor of jazz ensembles and symphonic pops shows for decades. Many Edmontonians will remember Tommy Banks as the leader of the ESO in the now-legendary TV shows taped for ITV (now Global) that featured Dionne Warwick, Jack Jones, Conway Twitty, Ray Charles and many others. He has led the ESO in countless performances, and has been an advocate of Edmonton music, musicians, and community spirit.
Mr. Banks last appeared with the ESO in January 2012, to help celebrate the expansion of the Edmonton International Airport.
PJ Perry, saxophone
P.J. Perry is considered to be Canada’s finest saxophonist. His intimate musical knowledge of the great 20th century composers, such as George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Harold Arlen, and Duke Ellington, delights pops audiences all over the world. P.J. Perry has done it all. He has shared the spotlight with Michel LeGrand and Dizzy Gillespie. As lead saxophonist on the highly successful 1980s TV series In Concert, Mr. Perry played for such luminaries as Ray Charles, Henry Mancini, Aretha Franklin, and Tom Jones.Recently, P.J. Perry was a featured soloist on the hit 2010 Broadway production of Come Fly Away, highlighting the songs of Frank Sinatra and the choreography of Twyla Tharpe. In recognition of his contributions to Canada’s cultural fabric, P.J. Perry has been awarded many honors, most notably an Honorary Doctorate of Law from the University of Alberta. and an Honorary Diploma in Music from Alberta’s Grant McEwan College. Mr. Perry currently makes his home in New York City.
Mr. Perry last appeared as a soloist with the ESO in November 2008.
The Original Caste
Bruce Innes, 6 & 12 String Guitar, Vocals, PianoJulian Kerr, Guitar, Keyboard, Vocals, Bass
Shelley Jones, Vocals, Guitar
Bruce Mohacsy, Bass, Keyboard, Vocals
Lori Mohacsy, Vocals, Percussion
The Canadian pop group was founded by Bruce Innes in Calgary, Alberta in 1966. Originally named The North Country Singers, the group began its career singing in coffee houses and pizza restaurants across Canada. In 1968, they moved to Los Angeles and changed the group name to The Original Caste. They recorded two singles for Dot Records and had limited success, but then signed with TA Records in 1969, a label distributed by Bell Records. At TA Records they met Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter, who produced their first two hit singles, One Tin Soldier and Mr. Monday, and their first album, One Tin Soldier. The success of these two songs (Certified Gold in Canada and Japan) enabled the group to tour extensively in The United States, Canada, and Japan. In 1971 Bell Records released Live in Japan Vol. 1, Live in Japan Vol. 2, and The Original Caste, Greatest Hits. In 1974, Back Home was released on Century II/ Capital records. The band toured off and on until 1980, when Bruce Innes moved back to the United States.
Bruce Innes is the founding member of The Original Caste and the visionary for the group’s sound. He has a musical history of gold records and several top ten hits as a songwriter. Julian Kerr is a veteran member of The Original Caste and the go-to-virtuoso. He is equally adept at guitar, keyboard, bass and vocals. Julian’s reputation as Alberta’s musical wizard is re-enforced at every Original Caste concert. As lead female vocalist for The Original Caste, Shelley Jones’ passion for music is clearly evident in every song. Her sound is soulful, passionate, and intense. From pop bands and jazz trios to big bands and symphony orchestras, Shelley is a highly experienced stage performer with a unique, inventive, original delivery and four solo albums to her credit. Bruce Mohacsy has across the board talent. He has impressive skill on multiple instruments and expertise in almost all musical styles, and contributes immensely to The Original Caste’s versatility and rich depth of sound. Lori Mohacsy is a harmony singer extraordinaire - the whiz kid of background vocals. She adds the final shine to The Original Caste’s extraordinarily full, complex sound. Her vocal talent has enhanced many Alberta recording studio projects and she has been involved with theatre, jazz and pop music on a world-wide stage.
This is the group’s debut with the ESO.
My Winspear COMMUNITY
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