Robert J. Hiler Family Foundation Pops Concert

April 16, 2011 - 7:30 pm
La Porte Civic Auditorium

Notre Dame Glee Club
South Shore Dance Alliance
LCSO Children's Chorus

Celebrate Spring and all the youthful vigor associated with it as the Notre Dame Glee club delights you with selections from broadway, Gilbert and Sullivan and the world of Glee.  “There is Nothing Like a Dame” who enjoys teasing “Officer Kumpke”  in a West Side Story full of “Pirates…of Penzance” while waiting for their ship, the HMS Pinafore to dock.  Be mesmerized by South Shore Dance Alliance as they bring selections from “West Side Story” to life in their own unique, stylized dance.  The Children’s Chorus will dazzle you with their charm and enthusiasm keeping us all YOUNG@HEART and endeared to great music.  Each of these three talented organizations will demonstrate the mission of the orchestra – fostering talent while instilling the love of music to people of all ages.

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Video Games Live

From the dramatic concert sensation sweeping the nation, "Video Games Live," the LCSO will play a thrilling medley of great gaming music!  From the opening strains of the intense theme to Halo, to the themes of Civilization IV; Bounty Hunter and Kingdom Hearts, this crowd pleaser is sure resonant boldly with all the gamers@heart.

The Magic Baton Auction will be held before and during the Pops Concert

1. Nominees have been posted online and any individual can vote for them by pledging a donation to the orchestra. Each vote cost one dollar. Donations of all sizes are encouraged; voting for people even a hundred times is completely appropriate.
2. At the concert, photos of the nominees with donation boxes will be prominently displayed so that more voting/donations can be made.
3. The winner will be the one who has raised the most money for the orchestra by the end of intermission at the Pops Concert. That person will perform with the symphony that evening, April 16, 2011.

HISTORICALLY

The Magic Baton has a rich history with the La Porte County Symphony Orchestra.
The idea began in 1981 at the symphony's second annual pops concert, titled “To La Porte With Love.” The concert opened with a rousing “Stars and Stripes Forever,” conducted by Mayor A. J. Rumely. It was part of the city of La Porte's 150th birthday celebration.

The following year the "Magic Baton" was born. The conductor's baton, previously mastered by Mayor Rumely, was transformed into a "Magic Baton." It has become an integral and indispensable feature of the La Porte County Symphony's Pops Concert. An auction is held to determine the winner of the baton. The magic instantly transforms the highest bidder into an experienced symphony conductor.

After the bidding concludes, the winner steps to the conductor's podium to lead the orchestra in John Philip Sousa’s “Stars and Stripes Forever”. In addition to their moment as “Maestro”, winners are presented with an engraved plaque and a photograph of their experience.

Previous Baton Auction winners, listed alphabetically, include:

• Miss Janet Ault
• Mr. Keith Bancroft
• Mr. C. Phillip Barning,Jr.
• Mr. Jeffrey Bernel
• Mr. James Bruno
• Ms. Suki Cho
• Mr. Phillip Drayton
• Ms. Cherie Fuller
• Mr. Jon Goble
• Mayor Elmo Gonzalez
• Mr. Ray Grivetti
• Mrs. Rita Hagenow
• Mr. Bob Jackson
• Mr. Lew Jagger
• Mr. Keith Jones
• Mayor Carl Krentz
• Judge Kathleen Lang
• Mayor Leigh Morris
• Dr. Hester Muller
• Mayor A. J. Rumely
• Mr. Chuck Sauers
• Mr. Andrew Steck
• Mr. John Utley