Louis Panacciulli Music Director Spring Series 2017 Cerebral Palsy of Nassau County Edition Volume 56 Thirteenth Annual Benefit

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Our concert would not be complete without cpnassau’s popular singing group, Creation. They will again take center stage for several numbers that will surely bring the house down. You can be sure to count on some other surprises as well.

NEFCU, a leading credit union that has been serving the banking needs of Long Island for nearly seventy-five years, is the title sponsor of this year’s concert benefitingcpnassau . NEFCU is very much aligned The annual Tilles Center performances by The Nassau Pops with The Nassau Pops in their mission to enrich the communities and Symphony Orchestra have long held the reputation of bringing lives of the neighbors they serve. The partnership we have fostered top-name entertainment to our audiences. When you combine this affords us the ability to donate every dollar raised from ticket sales with our dedication to community service by making a deserving to support this worthwhile organization. NEFCU is headquartered charity the beneficiary of our performance, you definitely have a in Westbury, NY and has branches and a shared branch network winning combination. throughout Nassau and Suffolk Counties.

This year, The Nassau Pops is proud to present its Thirteenth Annual For tickets to our Thirteenth Annual Benefit for cpnassau on Saturday, Gala Benefit for Cerebral Palsy of Nassau County. The orchestra is March 18th, please refer to the seating chart on our page three order thrilled to feature as our very special guest, singer/recording artist, form for your ticket requirements. We will always do our best to Linda Eder. Linda last appeared with us in 2013 and the reception accommodate your seating requests, and will send you the best seats she received was so overwhelming that we decided to ask her back available in your area of choice. Please allow up to fourteen days for again. She thrills her fans with her magnificent voice and we are receipt of your tickets. delighted to feature her at our concert on Saturday, March 18th, at 8pm at the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts on the C.W. Post Campus in Brookville, New York. What makes our concert even more special is that every dollar from every ticket sold is donated directly to cpnassau. You, our audience members, not only get a great night of entertainment but also receive the satisfaction of helping a charity that provides the necessary services for such a deserving segment of our community.

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Spring 2017 2016 Summer & Christmas Concerts Photos by Joann Zappa & Joseph Meloy Corner Linda Eder Musician’s Showcasing one of the greatest In 2008, Eder stepped outside the box and her familiar “wheelhouse” to record The voices of our time, Linda Other Side of Me, a Country Pop blend of contemporary music, which included a Eder’s diverse repertoire spans song written by Linda herself. And, in June, 2010, she and Clay Aiken covered Roy Broadway, Standards, Pop, Orbison’s “Crying” as a duet on Aiken’s album, Tried & True. Country, and Jazz. When she performs “live” in concert, it is In 2013, Linda established her own record company under the name Tressamail, Inc., amazing to experience the ease and in that same year she released her first recording on that newly established label, the with which she moves back and highly acclaimed Christmas Where You Are. This CD featured 12 tracks – six selected forth from one genre to another by her fans via social media and two originals from Eder herself. It also featured a unique as if she were gifted with the twist on the classic, ”Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” which Linda rewrote and recorded with vocal ability to perform each her teenage son, Jake. It was to represent a classic mother-son debate over going outside genre as well as all the others. to play in a snow storm. Born in Tucson, Arizona and raised in Brainerd, Minnesota, Eder began her career right Eder has released two additional recordings on her own record label. In 2014, she out of high school singing all around her home state, and she eventually landed a gig at released her first ever “live” CD, LindaLIVE, which was recorded in Saratoga, New Harrah’s Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. But it was her appearance on the 1987 season York before a wildly enthusiastic crowd. Most recently in November, 2015, she released of “Star Search,” during which she won for an unprecedented 12 straight weeks, which Retro Volume 1. This latest CD features 14 tracks written by Frank Wildhorn, Jack attracted the attention of audiences and record companies alike. Murphy, Jason Howland, Leslie Bricusse, Nan Knighton, Baird Jarman, and Maury Yeston. This CD is filled with the kind of lush, sweeping Broadway-esque melodies that Eder launched her recording career in 1991 with her self-titled debut album and soon first introduced Linda’s voice to her many fans. established a vital niche as America’s most popular and acclaimed new interpreter of Pop, Standard and Theatrical genres. She released two more solo albums before starring in She has appeared on television numerous times. TrailMIX, her prime time Animal the Broadway production of Jekyll & Hyde beginning on April 28, 1997. As the tragic Planet special about singers with a passion for horses, was a natural extension of her character “Lucy” in this new musical, Eder blew the roof off New York City’s Plymouth love for animals and featured Linda interviewing fellow recording artists and performers Theatre eight times a week as she belted out her signature songs “Someone Like You” Sheryl Crow, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Irish tenor Ronan Tynan, Rob Thomas, and and “A New Life.” Her Broadway debut, for which she was rewarded with a Drama Aerosmith’s Joe Perry. She has been featured on numerous PBS television concert Desk nomination, sent her already rapidly rising star blazing across the sky securing her specials including Clay Aiken’s Tried & True, Hallelujah Broadway, Linda Eder: The a spot as one of America’s most beloved singers and dynamic “live” performers. Stephen PBS Concert, Best of Broadway: Broadway The Leading Ladies, Best of Broadway: The Holden of The New York Times wrote, “What do we mean when we use the word Love Songs, Jim Brickman Plays The Disney Songbook, and more. Her 2001 Holiday perfection? The question arises every time I watch the pop singer Linda Eder….” Concert, Christmas Stays the Same, was broadcast on Bravo TV and continues to be a popular selling DVD. After leaving Broadway, Eder’s recording career continued “full steam ahead” with her discography to date being comprised of 16 solo recordings and numerous musical The concert stage remains the mainstay of Eder’s career. She has performed for sold-out recordings. She focused on mostly Broadway, Standard and Pop music for many years, crowds in venues across the country and throughout Europe. She has performed at which highlighted her abundant vocal gifts as well as her skill for delivering dramatic, many prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, The Palace Theatre, emotionally resonant interpretations of mostly familiar songs while making them her Radio City Music Hall, Wolftrap, New York City’s Town Hall, Davies Hall, among own. Her highly successful first Christmas album, Christmas Stays the Same, is a perfect many others. Always touring in great company, her collaborators have included the late example of the way she is able to transform and interpret best loved Christmas music and Oscar-winning composer and pianist Marvin Hamlisch, Emmy and Grammy winner make it her own without compromising the original. Michael Feinstein, and conductor of the Boston Pops Keith Lockhart. Eder is happiest on stage singing for her audiences and spreading the joy she exudes.

To order concert tickets, fill out the form below. Please make your check payable to: Cerebral Palsy of Nassau County and mail to: The NPSO, Inc. 859 Willow Rd. Franklin Square, NY 11010 Name: ______

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______Reserved seats @ $70, $55, $45 (circle one) $______# of Tickets (refer to seating chart at right) amount ______I cannot attend, but please donate in my name $______# of Tickets amount $55.00 Total Enclosed $______Ticket Prices$45.00 q Yes, I’m interested in earning $25 when I open a new NEFCU Membership A $70.00$35.00 For further information, call (516) 565-0646 B $55.00 *Dontated tickets will be given to C $45.00 Long Island’s leading Credit Union is proud to support the The Nassau Pops FriendsSymphony Orchestra of Nassau Pops Symphony Orchestra The orchestra gratefully acknowledges the generosity of the following friends for bringing music to our communities Joyce & Arthur Albro John & Anne Fitzgerald Elizabeth Miller Iris Alessi Margarita C. Flagg Barbara Mills Irene Alexander Marilyn & Charles Flynn Jean McQuillan Judith Amalfitano Lianne Friedman & Michelle Coulthard Adam & Rachel Nadel Noel Aurell-DiGennaro Kathi Galotti John & Jeanne Nason Edward Baier Eleanor Gilder Ruth & Richard Pleines Rose M. Bernardo George & Diane Graf Judith Roberts Caroline Bessler Alan & Grace Gustafson James & Barbara Sandquist Rita & Kenneth Botensten Mary Haberkern Marie L. Schicht Ronald & Ingrid Bruens Joseph & Anne Heaney Robert Schroter Mildred Clinton Arlene & Kenneth Heim Dolores & Harry Sidor Bea Comito Martin & Penny Hinderstein Catherine & Anthony Somma Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Corcoran Carolyn & James Kearney Carolyn Stalters Rosetta Dantona Letitia Kopper Geraldine Steiner Joseph DiLorenzo Thomas & Margaret Latronica Kalman & Ann Marie Toth Thomas & Jacqueline Doran Geraldine Lemp Lisa & Tom Van der Veer Eleanor Doyle Cecilia Lik Carol Wibben Eleanor Ebel Madeline Maffetore Linda Wilson Mary Esposito Emme Marini Ursula & Kenneth Wunsch Sean & Marion Fanelli Nori & Arthur Mattson

Concert Sponsorship Visit us at www.myNEFCU.org or call 516-561-0030. Purchasing tickets is not the only way you can participate in our Gala Benefit. Recog- nition in our concert program is available to those of you who wish to help us further. Located in: Bay Shore • Commack • Franklin Square • Greenvale Gold Circle - $750 Bronze Circle - $150 Program recognition. Program recognition. Huntington Station • Massapequa • New Hyde Park • Plainview Up to 8 complimentary tickets Up to 2 complimentary tickets Rockville Centre • Syosset • Valley Stream • Wantagh • Westbury Silver Circle - $300 Friends - Up to $150 Program recognition. Program recognition

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Joann Zappa, Esq. Zappa, Joann

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Debra Grodenchik Debra

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Elizabeth Connolly Elizabeth

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James Carlson James

Director of Technology of Director

Michael Panacciulli Michael

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Susan J. Levison J. Susan

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Monroe M. Diefendorf, Jr. Diefendorf, M. Monroe

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Elaine Panacciulli Elaine

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Judith Carlson Judith

Vice President/Music Director President/Music Vice

Louis Panacciulli Louis

President/Managing Director President/Managing

Dawn Manuel Dawn

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