Art Street & Farmers Market Drawing Winners

Art Street 2014

A huge thank you goes out to Les Heckman and his volunteers on the Marketing Committee for doing a great job representing the Brown County Civic Music Association again at Art Street and for the first time this year for two Saturdays at the Downtown Green Bay Farmers Market.

Les reports the booth yielded 137 entries in the raffle and 28 additions to our contact list. Art Street attendees were invited to enter a drawing for two tickets to the concert of their choice. The following ten people won: J. Wood, Bob Smith, Karen Walker, Briana Pheiler, Brooks, Pastor Schleis, Howard Hanson, John Lenke, Kathy Doubek, Andrew Betow. At the farmers market, visitors to the table were invited to enter a drawing for season’s tickets; the winners are Katrina Schmitt and Carol Kizior and they each won a pair of season memberships.

If you see any of our winners at a concert this season be sure to say “Hi” and invite them to become members next season!

Classics by Request

Every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on WPNE, 89.3, WPR Host Ruthanne Bessman plays listener’s classical requests on Classics by Request.

Listeners can submit their requests online or call in toll free during the show at 800-442-7106. This is a great chance to get the word out about Brown County Civic Music Association and hear Anthony Kearns sing. Be sure to mention that he will be performing in Green Bay at the Ralph Holter Auditorium, West High School, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, September 27.

Tenor Anthony Kearns – Program

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Tenor Anthony Kearns
Saturday, September 27, 2014

Program may include, but will not be limited to the following selections:

Danny Boy
La Vie en Rose
She Moved through the Fair
Red is the Rose
Finniculi Finnicula
O Sole Mio
Empty Chairs at Empty Tables
When Irish Eyes are Smiling
Sweet Vale of Avoca
Down by the Sally Gardens
Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears
With a Song in my Heart
Granada
La Donna e Mobile
Shenandoah

Tenor Anthony Kearns – Biography

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Anthony Kerns
Anthony Kerns

After winning a 1993 talent contest much like America’s or Britain’s Got Talent, Anthony Kearns began studying classical music in earnest in Dublin, Wales, and New York City.  Thrust upon the international scene at the first 1999 U.S. PBS broadcast of the 1998 taping of The Irish Tenors in Dublin, Anthony and the trio achieved instant stardom.  As they began performing on the world’s most prestigious stages, The Irish Tenors became over-night world-wide sensations as Ireland’s most famous touring musicians, second only to U2. As the founding member, Kearns has toured with the trio three times annually for well over a decade. The Irish Tenors have 10 CDs to their credit, always listed on Billboard’s Top Ten upon release, with three quickly going gold, platinum and double platinum.

Anthony is increasingly in demand as a solo performer world-wide.   He performs concerts with a sole piano in the recital format, as guest soloist with some of the world’s finest symphony orchestras, and on opera stages.  Fall of 2013 Kearns released his long-awaited solo CD: With a Song in My Heart (available in the lobby). It is an eclectic repertoire, focusing upon the broad spectrum of music presented on his solo tours.

Anthony was honored to sing “The Lord’s Prayer” for our Veterans at the 25th annual PBS Memorial Day Concert in Washington DC this past May. March 19, 2013 found him at the U.S. Capitol at the invitation of Speaker of the House Boehner, entertaining both President Obama and Ireland’s Prime Minister Kenny at The Friends Of Ireland Luncheon.

Kearns was involved in the U.S. Inaugural weekend celebrations during January of 2013. He was invited by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dempsey, to perform at a brunch for Medal of Honor recipients, performed at the inaugural ball hosted by Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, and was then invited to attend the actual swearing-in ceremony as an honored VIP guest.
Anthony’s spring 2012 tour ended on the stage of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston in the first joint effort between the JFK Library and UMass Boston:  A celebration of Kennedy’s Irish Roots, in collaboration with The Wexford Institute’s 2 year tour with Anthony highlighting Autism and Childhood Trauma Awareness.

Kearns has many operatic roles to his credit, including:  title role of Faust, in both Ireland and the U.S., Carmen’s Don Jose, Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni, all in Ireland; and Romeo in Romeo & Juliet: Then and Now, Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor, and Alfred in Die Fledermaus in the U.S. all receiving stunning reviews.  Anthony completed a PBS Special in Prague called Halleluiah Broadway in February 2010, released to wide acclaim across the U.S.  In 2010, The Irish Music Association named him “Best Irish Tenor in the U.S., U.K., and the European Union.”

Besides performing in his homeland and coast to coast in America’s Performing Arts Centers, cathedrals, and campuses, Anthony also lends his name and considerable talent to many charitable fund raising events annually.  He has performed at the New Zealand Embassy on several occasions in support of the USO Wounded Warriors and continues his work on behalf of U.S. Veterans.

“Ireland’s foremost tenor, Anthony Kearns is a great ambassador for Ireland …”
The Honorable Michael Collins, Ireland’s Ambassador to the U.S.

“Voices like this don’t come along very often.  It’s a voice-of-the-century voice.”
… Opera Naples General and Artistic Director, Steffanie Pearce

“Anthony Kearns is a superb singer, a confident, compelling performer.”
…. The Nashville Scene

Special Thanks

Wheel Chair Assistance — Again this year, we thank the students from West High School Octagon Club who will provide wheelchair assistance at both the west and east (cafeteria) entrances. Entering the building from the west parking lot is more efficient and disabled parking is available near the door. We thank Green Bay Home Medical Equipment for supplying wheelchairs.

Supporters — Special thanks to concert sponsors and advertisers for their support of Civic Music. We encourage you to patronize their businesses. Thank you to the many members who have made donations beyond the price of a membership. Your generosity is truly appreciated.

RCCA Concert Reciprocity

Ticket holders have a bonus opportunity this season. Brown County Civic Music Association has concert reciprocity with the River City Concert Association in Menomonie, MI. Their schedule is:

For more details go to WWW.RCConcerts.com. Civic Music members may attend one complimentary concert. Contact the Civic Music office to make arrangements for tickets; call 920-338-1801  or e-mail office@bccivicmusic.org.