Great Escapes is the perfect combination of familiar Pops and light classics. Engaging comments by the conductors add color and tie these themed programs together.

Million Dollar Memories

Dirk Meyer, conductor
October 13, 14, 15, 16, 2010 | Holley Hall

Disney, the Beatles, the Muppets, Barry Manilow... Who could ask for anything more? How about some Good Vibrations from the Beach Boys and a tribute to Broadway? Hear your all-time favorites in this delightful night of beloved tunes!

Salute to the Kings

Dirk Meyer, conductor
December 8, 9, 10, 11, 2010 | Holley Hall

Join us for this salute to American music royalty with a special tribute to the King of Pop, Michael Jackson and memorable numbers by Duke Ellington and Elvis. Rumor has it that King Kong will even make an appearance. And no salute to the kings is complete without Verdi's Triumphal March from Aida.

The Reel Thing

Dirk Meyer, conductor
January 12, 13, 14, 15, 2011 | Holley Hall

No Mission [is] Impossible! We take on the dazzling scores from the silver screen including selections from Grease and Fame, Casablanca's famous As Time Goes By, and The Pink Panther. Plus, you'll hear part of Beethoven’s Ode to Joy that has been featured in A Clockwork Orange, Die Hard and Dead Poet's Society.

All That Jazz

Andrew Lane, conductor
February 23, 24, 25, 26, 2011 | Holley Hall

Experience the greatest jazz tunes ever written! We’ll start our musical tour in the speakeasies of Chicago before heading to St. Louis Blues. In the Big Apple we'll get together with the Guys and Dolls and enjoy some Broadway show-stoppers before we wind up at our final destination, an excerpt from Gershwin's memorable Rhapsody in Blue.

Spring Training

Dirk Meyer, conductor
March 16, 17, 18, 19, 2011 | Holley Hall

We will get you in the mood for the ballpark with a narrated musical rendition of Casey at the Bat.  Your adrenaline will be pumping with Vangelis' inspirational Chariots of Fire, highlights from Rocky and the thrilling Entrance of the Gladiators. Our tribute to spring is rounded out with Strauss' Voices of Spring waltz.

Hot Summer Nights

Leif Bjaland, conductor
April 6, 7, 8, 9, 2011 | Holley Hall

Get in the groove with the dance rhythms of International Dixieland Jamboree and Creston's Night in Mexico. Lose yourself in Dvorak's beautiful Song to the Moon and then swoon to Billy Joel's Uptown Girl and Richard’s Cuban Fire Suite. Get ready for a celebration of sizzling music that will burn up the night sky!