Nostalgic Evening at Ironwood’s Historic Theatre

IRONWOOD, MI - by Keri Singleton - Saturday, June 26, 2010 - The music of American songwriters Jerome Kern and Irving Berlin came alive Friday night, June 25, 2010, at 7:30 PM in Ironwood, Michigan, at the Historic Ironwood Theatre.

The Pine Mountain Music Festival, which has been in operation each summer for 20 years, graced Ironwood with their performance; Jerome Kern and Irving Berlin in Revue. The songs performed included Ol’ Man River, The Way You Look Tonight, God Bless America, Always, and a tune by Berlin called, I Want to go Back to Michigan.

The festival spans a 5-week period in June and July, covering Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

The energy, talent, and perfect delivery given by the artists electrified the air and lent such a romantic air to the stage, it was easy to be transformed to a time that while simpler in many ways; resemble our current times.

Thank You to All Involved in This Revue:

Music Director and Accompanist
Jerry DePuit

Stage Manager
Joshua Major

ROA Program Director
Lucy Thrasher

Resident Opera Artists:
Jessica Rose Cambio, soprano.
Leah Edmondson Dyer, soprano.
Bernard D. Holcomb, tenor.
Branden C.S. Hood, baritone.
Brian Pettey, baritone.
Alexander Scopino, bass.
Carolyn Jeanette Stein, mezzo.
Jeffrey Abel Taveras, tenor.

Sponsor: The Phyllis and Max Reynolds Foundation.

The Pine Mountain Music Festival will return to The Historic Ironwood Theatre on July 1st, 2010 at 7:30 PM. The show will be a double billing, Duo Piacevole, featuring Fangye Sun on violin, and Daniel Tressel on cello; and direct from Los Angeles, the Belden Piano Quartet. It is sure to be a wonderful evening, with two shows in one night, for the price of one.

More information, schedules, and much more can be found at http://pmmf.org.

Thank you to all the volunteers, donors, and patrons who made this night possible.