Saturday, February 28, 2015

2015.2.28. Let's Dance - Oregon Symphony

Let's Dance is part of the pop series. I received 3 tickets from work. So I invited a neighbor and a friend who lives in downtown, where I could take a shower before the concert.
I thoroughly enjoyed all the dancers. I didn't care for the orchestra, nor the singers: lack of spontaneity, a bit mechanical. The conductor and the tap dancer is quite funny.
Jeff Tyzik, conductor 

BERNSTEIN/ARR. PERESS   Overture to West Side Story
STRAUSS                 Blue Danube Waltz
                           Forrest Walsh, Melissa Shahin, dancers
ARR. TYZIK              Charleston/Shimmy
                           Stephen Edward Sayer, Chandrae Roettig, dancers
ARR. TYZIK              Kiss of Fire Tango
                           Patricio Touceda, Eva Lucero, dancers
ARR. TYZIK              Sway
                           Michael Lynche, vocalist
                           Forrest Walsh, Melissa Shahin, dancers
BIZET                   Bohemian Dance from Carmen Suite No. 2
O'FLYNN/MESKILL/RICH/   Smile, Darn Ya, Smile
                           Ted Louis Levy, tap dancer
ARR. TYZIK              Blue Suede Shoes, I’ve Got a Woman, Johnny B. Good, Twistin’ the Night Away
                           Michael Lynche, vocalist
                           Edward Sayer, Chandrae Roettig, dancers

OFFENBACH               Can Can (from Orpheus in the Underworld)
ARR. TYZIK              Swing Dance Medley
                           Edward Sayer, Chandrae Roettig, dancers
MATOS/ARR. TYZIK        La Cumparsita
                           Patricio Touceda, Eva Lucero, dancers
SAINT-SAËNS             Danse Bachanale from Samson and Delilah
ARR. TYZIK              Fever
                           Julie Jo Hughes, vocalist
                           Edward Sayer, Chandrae Roettig, dancers
MORES ORCH. TYZIK       Tanguera
                           Patricio Touceda, Eva Lucero, dancers
ARR. TYZIK              Cute
                           Ted Louis Levy, tap dancer
ARR. TYZIK              I've Had the Time of My Life