Jersey Shore Pops Present “Sinatra & Friends”

COURT HOUSE – Linda Gentille and The Jersey Shore Pops are proud to present their final concert of the season with, “Sinatra & Friends!” starring Peter Orison. This final performance in the very popular 2013 summer concert series will take place at The Middle Township Performing Arts Center in Cape May Court House, NJ. The show will be Saturday, August 17th at 7:30 p.m. and will include the hits of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Tony Bennett, Johnny Mathis, Sammy Davis Jr. and Judy Garland. Guest starring in this show is vocalist Jacklyn Buckingham to sing Somewhere over the Rainbow.
Oprisko, often described as the “American Michael Buble,” or the “Next Frank Sinatra,” Chicago-based pop/jazz singer Peter Oprisko enjoyed a successful career as a writer, actor, voice-over performer, and nationally-syndicated radio host(interviewing and featuring the music of legends Tony Bennett, Natalie Cole, Henry Mancini, Michael Feinstein, and their contemporaries) before embarking on a path that has led him to become one of the country’s most in-demand and acclaimed concert and recording artists.
Peter Oprisko made his New Jersey debut with the pops in 2011 and was a sensation, receiving numerous standing ovations. Because of the overwhelming response, conductor Linda Gentille invited him back for an encore performance. Gentille states,” The audience reaction to Oprisko was so fantastic, that we simply had to invite him back. This new show of Opriskos will be a musical and historical walk down the life of this great American Icon.”
Accompanied by various sized virtuoso music ensembles (ranging from solo piano to big band), Peter tours extensively and averages 300 performances annually at theatres, colleges, clubs, fundraisers, casinos and corporations nationwide. His exciting, engaging, and interactive presentation that preserves, promotes, and perpetuates the rich musical legacies of America’s foremost singers and songwriters appeals to audiences of all ages and has attracted many fans.
The Jersey Shore Pops has become a mainstay of entertainment at the shore. The popular orchestra is comprised mainly of New Jersey professional musicians. In 2011, The Jersey Shore Pops appointed the position of concert mistress to Susan Elsayed, former concert mistress for The Ocean City Pops. She and her daughter Amina are featured guest duet artists with the Pops all season. Recently added to the roster was special guest Broadway vocalist Jacklyn Buckingham. Some of the other talented Jersey Shore Pops orchestra members include Clifford Buggs, (Trumpet), renowned trumpet soloist and former leader of the Coast Guard Band in Cape May, John Drechen, Band Director at Lower Cape May Regional High School (Trumpet), Jim Hines (Bass), Ray Deeley (Percussion) Angela Guido, Ted Blohm and Jim Tangney (Trombone), Paul Butler, Cindy Yenloevich, Christopher Kobik and Walter Palmer on Saxophone, Clarinet and Flute. The newly added string section includes: Susanne Di Vincenzo, Sandy Miller, Susan Elsayed, Amina Elsayed, Mary Jo Zahradnik, Briana Sadler, Heain Kim, and Edward Lin.
What has made the Jersey Shore Pops the most successful new big band orchestra at the Jersey Shore is the conductor Linda Gentille’s her unique on stage showmanship. As a major headliner, she has performed on stages around the world. Pops president Dr. Nick Holland sums it up:” Gentille’s unique musical style of conducting while performing amazing feats on the piano has made this a must see show in Cape May. Her unique and original orchestrations sets her apart from all the other pianist conductors in the nation.”
As an in-demand performer in her own right,Gentille dazzles audiences around the world with her beauty, charisma and musical virtuosity. Growing up in Pacific Palisades, California, Linda began her musical studies taking classes with her Father at Roger Williams’ studio in Los Angeles.
When not conducting The Jersey Shore Pops, Gentille arranges music and performs with her own big band orchestra on luxury cruise lines and in performing arts centers across the United States. Gentille conducts and performs over 75 concerts each year with hundreds of different musicians nationwide. Her unique ability to adapt to various music styles from Classical to Jazz has made her a sought after concert act in performing arts centers around the world.
Joining this season end finale concert will be regular soprano vocalist with the orchestra, Jacklyn Buckingham. Jacklyn Buckingham made her debut with the Pops in 2010 and was such a huge success, that they made her the first official regular guest vocalist for the orchestra. Buckingham is a Graduate of Montclair State University with a B.A. in Theater and a minor in Musical Theater. She has performed in numerous musicals including Les Miserables, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, The World Goes Round and Cabaret. She is currently a member of the Shaken Not Stirred Players whose ‘Broadway By Request’ show has wowed audiences around the area and recently performed to a sold out audience at the Mohegan Sun Resort in Connecticut. Buckingham has become one of the most popular guest vocalists with the orchestra over the past 3 years.
The individual tickets for this show will range from $25 for balcony seating to $40 for VIP orchestra center seating. Tickets at the door will increase to $30 -$45 so advance purchases are encouraged to avoid long will call lines. The Middle Township PAC has large convenient parking lot and the parking at the venue is free of charge..
This program is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. The funds were administered by the Cape May County Culture and Heritage Commission, under the authority of the County Library Commission, for the Board of Chosen Freeholders.
To purchase tickets to “The Music of the Glenn Miller Orchestra” with The Jersey Shore Pops, please call the Box Office at 609 -628-4544 or 800-838-3006 . For online purchasing and to find out more information about any of the shows, please go to www.JerseyShorePops.org.
The will call and box office will be open the day of the show from 4:00 p.m. for walk up box office purchases. The PAC is located in Cape May Courthouse at the Middle Township High School , Exit 10 off the Garden State Parkway.
The individual tickets will range from $25 for balcony seating to $40 for VIP orchestra center seating. Tickets at the door will increase to $30 -$45 so advance purchases are encouraged to avoid long will call lines. The Middle Township PAC has large convenient parking lot and the parking at the venue is free of charge. All tickets include a VIP “Meet the Star” after concert reception at the Avalon Golf Club. The reception will include a sumptuous complimentary buffet and full cash bar. The Avalon Golf Course is located at 1510 Route 9 South in Cape May Court House, 5 minutes from the theater.
This program is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. The funds were administered by the Cape May County Culture and Heritage Commission, under the authority of the County Library Commission, for the Board of Chosen Freeholders.
To purchase tickets to “Sinatra & Friends” with The Jersey Shore Pops, please call the Box Office at 609 -628-4544 or 800-838-3006. For online purchasing and to find out more information about any of the shows, please go to www.JerseyShorePops.org. The will call and box office will be open the day of the show from 4:00 p.m. for walk up box office purchases. The PAC is located in Cape May Courthouse at the Middle Township High School, Exit 10 off the Garden State Parkway.