Bisons to Host World-Famous Boston Pops with Special Guest Kenny Loggins
February 23, 2011 - International League (IL1)
Buffalo Bisons News Release
Buffalo, NY, February 22, 2011 - The Buffalo Bisons today announced that they will host a concert by the famed BOSTON POPS under the direction of KEITH LOCKHART and with special guest, iconic singer-songwriter KENNY LOGGINS, at Coca-Cola Field on Friday, August 26 at 7:30 p.m.
The Boston Pops have never before appeared in Buffalo, NY in their 126-year existence.
The show will features music inspired by three of this country's favorite pastimes -baseball, movies and rock 'n roll. Entitled Hollywood Hits Tour, the program will include a tribute to John Williams with music from Star Wars, Harry Potter, Jaws and E.T., baseball themes from The Natural and Field of Dreams and other classic Hollywood favorites.
Rock icon Kenny Loggins will perform several of his biggest hits, including movie-favorites I'm Alright and Footloose!
Concert tickets start at $35 and will go on sale to the public on Monday, February 28 at 10 a.m. Fans can purchase tickets on the official website home of the Buffalo Bisons, Bisons.com or by calling 1-888-223-6000. The team is also offering a Dinner/Concert Special that includes a ticket for the team's outdoor patio and a buffet dinner from Pettibones Grille Restaurant for only $80.
About the Show
The Boston Pops Hollywood Hits Tour opens with the orchestra's popular arrangement of "The Star Spangled Banner," followed by several fan-favorite musical selections inspired by the world of baseball, including John Philip Sousa's rousing "National Game" March, "Casey at the Bat," with actor Jeremiah Kissel narrating, "Take Me Out to the Ball Game," and musical highlights from the classic baseball movie, The Natural. Keith Lockhart will bring the first portion of the program to a close with "A Cinematic Sing-Along," inviting the audience to join the orchestra by singing such Hollywood hits as "Moon River," "The Way We Were," "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head," and "Over the Rainbow."
When Keith Lockhart and the orchestra return to the stage they will present a tribute to film score composer and Boston Pops Laureate Conductor John Williams, with performance of music from his most famous scores including Star Wars, Harry Potter, Indiana Jones, and E.T. Recording artist Kenny Loggins brings the program to a close, joining Keith Lockhart and the orchestra for several of his greatest hits including "I'm Alright," from Caddyshack, and "Footloose," made famous as the theme song from the movie of the same name.
About the Boston Pops
The Boston Pops, affectionately known as "America's Orchestra," is the most recorded and arguably the most beloved orchestra in the country. With the celebration of the orchestra's 125th anniversary season in 2010, the Boston Pops reached a landmark moment in a remarkable history that began with its founding in 1885. Civil War veteran Henry Lee Higginson, the founder of the Boston Symphony (1881) and Boston Pops, intended from the very start to present concerts of light classics and the popular music of the day.
Keith Lockhart, Boston Pops Conductor 1995-present
Having led more than 1,300 Boston Pops concerts, Keith Lockhart is now in his seventeenth season as Boston Pops Conductor. In response to the ever-diversifying trends in music, Keith Lockhart has taken the Pops in new directions, creating programs that reach out to a broader and younger audience by presenting artists--both established performers and rising stars--from virtually every corner of the entertainment world, all the while maintaining the Pops' appeal to its core audience. He has made 67 television shows, led 33 national and four overseas tours with the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, and recorded eleven albums. Mr. Lockhart's tenure has been marked by a dramatic increase in touring, the orchestra's first Grammy nominations, the first major network national broadcast (on CBS Television) of the Fourth-of-July spectacular from the Esplanade, and the release of the Boston Pops' first self-produced and self-distributed recordings, now numbering five: Sleigh Ride, America, Oscar & Tony, The Red Sox Album, and The Dream Lives On: A Portrait of the Kennedy Brothers. He led the Pops for Chris Botti's "In Boston" TV, CD, and DVD special, featuring guests Sting, John Mayer, Josh Groban, Yo-Yo Ma, and Steven Tyler, recorded live from two performances at Symphony Hall. The recording received multiple Grammy nominations last year and the show was aired on PBS stations nationally. Mr. Lockhart has also led the Boston Pops at several high profile sports events, including the pre-game show of Super Bowl XXXVI and the opening game of the 2007 World Series, at Fenway Park with the Boston Red Sox. Further information about the Boston Pops is available at bostonpops.org.
About Kenny Loggins
During nearly four decades as a professional singer-songwriter, Kenny Loggins has established himself as many things to countless music lovers. For the first half of the Seventies, Loggins was, along with Jim Messina, part of the popular, influential, and somewhat accidental duo Loggins & Messina that formed in the wake of the classic 1971 album Kenny Loggins with Jim Messina Sittin' In, originally meant to be Loggins' debut solo album. When Loggins & Messina ended their musical partnership in 1976, Loggins pressed on to explore his own musical path as an introspective solo artist, beginning with such artistically and commercially successful releases as 1977's Celebrate Me Home, with its popular title track, and 1978's Nightwatch, which featured Loggins smash duet with Stevie Nicks, "Whenever I Call You Friend." Mr. Loggins has since recorded a remarkable and eclectic series of albums, including such popular highlights as 1979's Keep The Fire ("This Is It"), 1982's High Adventure ("Don't Fight It," "Heart To Heart"), 1991's deeply personal and acclaimed Leap Of Faith (featuring "Conviction Of The Heart," which Al Gore has called "the unofficial anthem of the environmental movement"), 1993's exquisite live retrospective Outside: From the Redwoods, and 2003's It's About Time.
During this same period, Loggins grew even more well-known for recording a series of soundtrack pop smashes including such Top Ten hits as "I'm Alright" from Caddyshack, "Footloose" from Footloose, "Danger Zone" from Top Gun and "Nobody's Fool" from Caddyshack II, as well as for participating in USA For Africa's historic benefit recording "We Are The World," and co-writing the Grammy-winning Song of the Year "What A Fool Believes."
Starting in the Nineties, Loggins' audience then expanded considerably in age range when he went against conventional music industry thinking to become arguably the first major star from the rock world to dedicate himself to recording music for children. "Back in the day, I would sing the bedtime lullabies to my first three children," Loggins recalls. "Then when I recorded my first children's album, I replaced myself."
In 2005, Kenny Loggins reunited with his former partner, Jim Messina, to great surprise and considerable acclaim. As much personally as musically, the Sittin' In Again tour allowed Loggins to rediscover an old friendship. It was so successful and inspiring that they took their show on the road once again in 2009.
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