Wednesday, May 2, 2012

"Broadway" Concert - May 27th 7:30PM


Buffalo Valley Singers will present a benefit concert for Haven Ministry on Saturday,
May 19 at 7:30 PM and Sunday, May 20 at 3:00 PM at St. John’s United Church of
Christ, 1050 Buffalo Road, Lewisburg. Under the direction of Connie Pawling-Young
and accompanied by Tim Latsha on piano and Fred Lawrence on drums, the concert
will feature Broadway hits by Andrew Lloyd Webber and other composers as well as
Americana music.

Haven Ministry provides emergency food and shelter to homeless people in the SUN
area and helps them to become self-sufficient. Started in 1991 in Sunbury with support
from individuals, businesses, churches and grants, Haven Ministry encourages its
clients to learn valuable life-skills, work ethics and morals to become contributing
members of the community. Clients are required to participate in job searches and
training as well as doing daily chores and other activities.

Buffalo Valley Singers will also perform a portion of this concert at Central Oak Heights,
75 Heritage Road, West Milton, on Sunday, May 27 at 7:30 PM. This concert will be
funded by the Woodcock Foundation for the Appreciation of the Arts, Inc.

The repertoire of Andrew Lloyd Webber show tunes will include: “Memory” from “Cats”;
medleys from “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” and “The Phantom of
the Opera”; “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina” from “Evita”; Everything’s Alright” from “Jesus
Christ Superstar”; and “Love Changes Everything” from “Aspects of Love”.

Other show music will include: “On Broadway” (medley with “On Broadway” from “All
That Jazz”, “Tradition” from “Fiddler on the Roof”, “Day by Day” from “Godspell”, “Side
by Side by Side” from “Company”, and “Cabaret” from “Cabaret”; “The Lonely Goatherd”
from “The sound of Music” and the title song from “Hello Dolly”.

Americana music will be: “An American Tribute”, a medley including “This Land is Your
Land”, “Shenandoah”, “Dixie”, “Down in the Valley”, and “This is My Country”; “Ride
On, King Jesus”, a spiritual by Moses Hogan, and “O, America”. Ensemble and solo
numbers will round out the concert.

Admission and additional donations at the benefit concerts will be payable at the door.
For more information contact Judy Patton at 966-4770.