[Capdist-announce] “PICK YOURSELF UP” AT L’ENSEMBLE CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 3 P.M.

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“PICKYOURSELF UP” AT L’ENSEMBLE CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT SUNDAY, APRIL10, 3 P.M. ATBENNINGTON’S OLDCASTLE THEATRE
 
SHAFTSBURY,VT (March 29, 2016) -- Celebratingits third season in residence at Oldcastle Theatre, renownedL’Ensemble chamber musical group will present “Pick Yourself Up,”an afternoon of songs with lyrics by Broadway and Hollywood greatsDorothy Fields and Sheldon Harnick, Sunday, April 10 at 3 p.m.Oldcastle Theatre is located at 331 Main St., Bennington, VT. 


Fieldsand Harnick, the subjects of “Pick Yourself Up,” reside at thevery top-tier of American Songbook luminaries. One of the firstsuccessful Tin Pan Alley and Hollywood female songwriters, Fieldswrote more than 400 songs for Broadway musicals and films. (In whatwould be called a “casting coup” in one of those 1930s' movies,Fields' son David Lahm will be the pianist for April 10 concert.)WithJerome Kern, she worked on the movieversion of "Roberta”and also on their greatest success, “Swing Time,” with itsclassic  "TheWay You Look Tonight"earning the Fields/Kern team an Oscar for Best Song. Her manyBroadway successes include  “Redhead” and “Sweet Charity.”With her brother Herbert, she wrote the book for “Annie Get YourGun.”


Atage 91, Harnick is not resting on laurels that include three Tony Awards and a Pulitzer Prize. This theatre season alone, he has beendeeply involved with five productions of his work, including thecurrent celebrated Broadway revival of “Fiddler on the Roof”; thejust-opened Broadway revival of “She Loves Me”; a reconstructed“Rothschild & Sons,” recently performed off-Broadway; “AWonderful Life,” a 2015 production at the Goodspeed Opera House;and a new opera aboutLady Bird Johnson (which will have its premiere in Texas this month).


Theperformers at the April 10 concert will be Ida Faiella, Soprano;David Lahm, Piano; Bruce Williamson, Woodwinds; and David Finck,Bass. 


Harnick provided this personal message for the L'Ensemble concert program,“Everylyricist hopes to have his work performed by singers who deeplyunderstand the words they are singing. And when a singer not onlyunderstands those words but conveys them to the audience withconsummate artistry, a lyricist feels blessed. Such an artist is IdaFaiella. When Ida informed me that she was devoting a program to mywork and that of Dorothy Fields, I couldn't have been more pleased.If Dorothy were still here, I know that she'd feel as blessed as Ido!"


Ticketsfor both concerts are $25 and $10 for students. Ticketsare available at www.oldcastletheatre.orgor by calling (802) 447-0564.


Founded inthe mid 1970s, L’Ensemble's musical mission has always been tostretch the definition of chamber music. L'Ensemble performs allfacets of chamber music from Bach's unaccompanied sonatas tofully-staged productions. Under the direction of founder and artisticdirector Ida Faiella, L'Ensemble's repertoire includes the classicsand much more, from jazz-influenced works to cabaret arrangements ofthe standards by such composers as Irving Berlin, Stephen Sondheim,George Gershwin and Leonard Bernstein. Visit the group’s web siteat www.lensembleconcerts.org.
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