VIVA Italia! Rowley Properties and our team members would like to welcome you

to our 21st annual POPs! summer concert! We feel so fortunate to be

able to continue to give back to this community, one that means so

much to us! We are proud to bring such a special event to our friends

and family in this community.

Our mission is one that supports strong families, a thriving business

culture and a healthy community. We also believe that the Arts are a

binding force that keeps our community vibrant, connected and

inspired. We’re glad to have The Village Theatre as a mainstay in our

community!

Thank you for sharing our love of the Arts and for sharing this special

evening with us! We’re sure the music and talent of the Sammamish

Symphony and our guest performers will have you dancing in your

seats and tapping your toes. Please enjoy the show!

All the best,

__________________________________________________________________

Skip Rowley Kari Magill

Skip Kari Kelly

Kelly Richardson

Presents…. POPs Goes Issaquah!

VIVA Italia!

Featuring… The Sammamish Symphony

Adam Stern, Conductor Guest Performer, Marcus Shelton Friday August 26, 2016 at 7:30 pm

Village Theatre - Issaquah

A free summer concert sponsored by Rowley Properties

GIOACHINO ROSSINI Overture, "The Barber of Seville"

FELIX MENDELSSOHN: Song of the Venetian Gondolier

JOHANN STRAUSS, Jr . Lagoon-Waltz from "A Night in Venice"

MARCUS SHELTON TO PERFORM:

ERNESTO DE CURTIS: Come Back to Sorrento

GIUSEPPE VERDI: "La donna e Mobile" from "Rigoletto"

The Sammamish Symphony Orchestra Adam Stern, Conductor

VIVA Italia!

Intermission

DOMENICO SCARLATTI Pastorale

PETER ILYICH

TCHAIKOVSKY Capriccio Italien

www.sammamishsymphony.org

The Sammamish Symphony Orchestra performs on the Sammamish Plateau and

various location in the area. It is committed to offering quality music at affordable prices

for Eastside residents. This volunteer ensemble provides the opportunity for talented,

dedicated musicians to perform with a full symphony orchestra. In addition, the

Orchestra promotes involvement in the arts for young musicians who are given the

chance to participate in classical and pops concerts.

Now in its twenty-fifth season, the Sammamish Symphony began as the

Providence Point Players, and has grown in size and stature to become an integral part

of the Eastside artistic community. What started as a handful of musicians has evolved

into a dynamic musical organization. The Sammamish Symphony has performed

several times in Seattle’s Benayora Hall with several northwest choral groups.

PLEASE NO FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY, AUDIO OR VIDEO RECORDING.

PLEASE SILENCE CELL PHONES AND MOBILE DEVICES.

***Concert Performer and Conductor***

Marcus Shelton, tenor has worked alongside some of the most influential figures in the

music industry having performed live with singer and songwriter Kenny "Babyface"

Ed monds, accompanied on stage by Music Industry legend David Foster.

Acclaim has come from a variety of sources for Mr. Shelton. This multi-talented singer,

actor, and entertainer consistently stuns audiences with his musicality, comedic timing,

athleticism, and reckless stage abandon.

Marcus has been featured with opera and concert companies around the world includ-

ing the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra, Opera Theatre Rimouski, Greek National Opera,

Opera Oviedo, the White Nights Festival in St. Petersburg, Russia, and the Les Azuriales

Festival in Nice, France. Marcus is seen regularly around the Pacific Northwest with Seat-

tle Opera, Portland Opera, Opera Idaho, Tacoma Opera, Skagit Opera, Spokane Opera,

Spokane Symphony, and more. He is also a regular National Anthem performer for the

Seattle Mariners and the Seattle Seahawks.

ADAM STERN, Conductor of the Sammamish Symphony, is one of the region's busiest

musicians. Since arriving in Seattle in 1992. he has been active as a conductor,

composer, pianist, educator and lecturer. He has been leading the Seattle Philharmonic

Orchestra since 2003, during which tenure he has brought numerous world, U.S., West

Coast and Northwest premieres to the Puget Sound community. Stern’s unique

programming combines beloved masterworks with must-hear rarities; his programs are

not merely concerts, but true musical events.

Stern was born in Hollywood in 1955. He began his musical studies at age five as a piano

student, and began flute lessons two years later. At 15, Stern was accepted at California

Institute of the Arts, where he initially majored in flute performance, but changed his major

to conducting in his second year at the urging of the late Gerhard Samuel, a noted

conductor and educator. Stern was graduated in 1977 with an MFA in conducting at 21,

the youngest Masters degree recipient in CalArts’ history.

From 1996 until 2001, Stern was the Associate Conductor of the Seattle Symphony (after

having served as Assistant Conductor from 1992-96). He led numerous concerts in all of

the orchestra's series, including the orchestra's first performances of Vaughan Williams'

Symphony No. 3 and Elgar's Symphony No. 2. In addition, he led many "pops" concerts

and was the happy collaborator of such artists as James Taylor, Art Garfunkel, Judy

Collins and Frank Sinatra, Jr. Stern resides in Seattle with his wife, soprano Kamila Stern,

and his children Ella and Oscar.

GIOACHINO ROSSINI Overture, "The Barber of Seville"

FELIX MENDELSSOHN: Song of the Venetian Gondolier

JOHANN STRAUSS, Jr . Lagoon-Waltz from "A Night in Venice"

MARCUS SHELTON TO PERFORM:

ERNESTO DE CURTIS: Come Back to Sorrento

GIUSEPPE VERDI: "La donna e Mobile" from "Rigoletto"

The Sammamish Symphony Orchestra Adam Stern, Conductor

VIVA Italia!

Intermission

DOMENICO SCARLATTI Pastorale

PETER ILYICH

TCHAIKOVSKY Capriccio Italien

www.sammamishsymphony.org

The Sammamish Symphony Orchestra performs on the Sammamish Plateau and

various location in the area. It is committed to offering quality music at affordable prices

for Eastside residents. This volunteer ensemble provides the opportunity for talented,

dedicated musicians to perform with a full symphony orchestra. In addition, the

Orchestra promotes involvement in the arts for young musicians who are given the

chance to participate in classical and pops concerts.

Now in its twenty-fifth season, the Sammamish Symphony began as the

Providence Point Players, and has grown in size and stature to become an integral part

of the Eastside artistic community. What started as a handful of musicians has evolved

into a dynamic musical organization. The Sammamish Symphony has performed

several times in Seattle’s Benayora Hall with several northwest choral groups.

PLEASE NO FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY, AUDIO OR VIDEO RECORDING.

PLEASE SILENCE CELL PHONES AND MOBILE DEVICES.

***Concert Performer and Conductor***

Marcus Shelton, tenor has worked alongside some of the most influential figures in the

music industry having performed live with singer and songwriter Kenny "Babyface"

Ed monds, accompanied on stage by Music Industry legend David Foster.

Acclaim has come from a variety of sources for Mr. Shelton. This multi-talented singer,

actor, and entertainer consistently stuns audiences with his musicality, comedic timing,

athleticism, and reckless stage abandon.

Marcus has been featured with opera and concert companies around the world includ-

ing the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra, Opera Theatre Rimouski, Greek National Opera,

Opera Oviedo, the White Nights Festival in St. Petersburg, Russia, and the Les Azuriales

Festival in Nice, France. Marcus is seen regularly around the Pacific Northwest with Seat-

tle Opera, Portland Opera, Opera Idaho, Tacoma Opera, Skagit Opera, Spokane Opera,

Spokane Symphony, and more. He is also a regular National Anthem performer for the

Seattle Mariners and the Seattle Seahawks.

ADAM STERN, Conductor of the Sammamish Symphony, is one of the region's busiest

musicians. Since arriving in Seattle in 1992. he has been active as a conductor,

composer, pianist, educator and lecturer. He has been leading the Seattle Philharmonic

Orchestra since 2003, during which tenure he has brought numerous world, U.S., West

Coast and Northwest premieres to the Puget Sound community. Stern’s unique

programming combines beloved masterworks with must-hear rarities; his programs are

not merely concerts, but true musical events.

Stern was born in Hollywood in 1955. He began his musical studies at age five as a piano

student, and began flute lessons two years later. At 15, Stern was accepted at California

Institute of the Arts, where he initially majored in flute performance, but changed his major

to conducting in his second year at the urging of the late Gerhard Samuel, a noted

conductor and educator. Stern was graduated in 1977 with an MFA in conducting at 21,

the youngest Masters degree recipient in CalArts’ history.

From 1996 until 2001, Stern was the Associate Conductor of the Seattle Symphony (after

having served as Assistant Conductor from 1992-96). He led numerous concerts in all of

the orchestra's series, including the orchestra's first performances of Vaughan Williams'

Symphony No. 3 and Elgar's Symphony No. 2. In addition, he led many "pops" concerts

and was the happy collaborator of such artists as James Taylor, Art Garfunkel, Judy

Collins and Frank Sinatra, Jr. Stern resides in Seattle with his wife, soprano Kamila Stern,

and his children Ella and Oscar.

VIVA Italia! Rowley Properties and our team members would like to welcome you

to our 21st annual POPs! summer concert! We feel so fortunate to be

able to continue to give back to this community, one that means so

much to us! We are proud to bring such a special event to our friends

and family in this community.

Our mission is one that supports strong families, a thriving business

culture and a healthy community. We also believe that the Arts are a

binding force that keeps our community vibrant, connected and

inspired. We’re glad to have The Village Theatre as a mainstay in our

community!

Thank you for sharing our love of the Arts and for sharing this special

evening with us! We’re sure the music and talent of the Sammamish

Symphony and our guest performers will have you dancing in your

seats and tapping your toes. Please enjoy the show!

All the best,

__________________________________________________________________

Skip Rowley Kari Magill

Skip Kari Kelly

Kelly Richardson

Presents…. POPs Goes Issaquah!

VIVA Italia!

Featuring… The Sammamish Symphony

Adam Stern, Conductor Guest Performer, Marcus Shelton Friday August 26, 2016 at 7:30 pm

Village Theatre - Issaquah

A free summer concert sponsored by Rowley Properties