Jersey Shore Pops to Perform Patriotic Spectacular at the PAC

COURT HOUSE – Linda Gentille and The Jersey Shore Pops will be continuing their 8 concert season on July 6 with “Stars & Stripes” at the Middle Township Performing Arts Center. This spectacular patriotic show will feature the orchestra’s founder and conductor Linda Gentille performing many American songs and will include her spectacular original rendition of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue.
This show will be a multi-media concert with the music and history of the great American composers such as John Philip Sousa, George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Scott Joplin, Stephen Foster and Cole Porter. The show also includes a patriotic tribute to Veterans and those in the military currently serving their country. Regular guest vocalist Jacklyn Buckingham will again join the Jersey Shore Pops in this patriotic show.
Making their debut with the orchestra is The Youth Opera of South Jersey. This group of young talented performers range from ages 9 to 18. The mission statement for the Youth Opera is simply “to provide the students with the proper way to sing and to give them an opportunity to practice and perform. This not-for-profit organization, founded by Nancy Fox, has been educating young people for the past seven years. Conductor of the orchestra, Gentille adds, “I am so excited to be able to collaborate with this talented group of young singers. They are simply fantastic. Liberace gave me an opportunity as a teenager I never forgot, and we hope to do the same for talented young New Jersey performers as well.”
Gentille began her career as a child protegy of both Roger Williams and Liberace. She now performs over 200 concerts a year around the world. She is a major headliner attraction on several luxury cruise lines including Princess, Royal Caribbean, Celebrity and Oceania. Many reviewers have compared her to a female Victor Borge for her charismatic and humorous onstage persona.
The Jersey Shore pops is led by conductor and pianist Linda Gentille. The orchestra is the newest orchestra in the state and is gaining in popularity each season. One of the attractions of the orchestra is the popularity of the music director and conductor Gentille. Kay Aspell, managing director of the Middle Township Performing Arts Center states, “The Jersey Shore Pops has become a huge attraction here in Cape May County because of the outstanding shows produced and arranged by Gentille. The shows have grown each year and are now the most popular concert series we have ever hosted here at the PAC. Gentille is a charismatic entertainer and conductor who also arranges most of the music for the orchestra which sets her apart from the other orchestra leaders in the state.”
The Jersey Shore Pops 2013 Summer Concert Series will continue with the following shows:
July 13, 7:30 p.m., “Legendary Voices in Concert” starring French Canadian singing sensation Claude Eric. “This popular casino and cruise headliner performs the music of Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, Elvis, Frank Sinatra, Edith Piaf, Charles Aznavour and Frankie Avalon.”
July 21, 7:30 p.m., “ The Italian Tenor” starring Aaron Caruso : “One of the greatest singers of our time performs Italian and Broadway classics.”
July 28, 7:30 p.m., “Swingin’ Sixties” starring Jim Yester and the YesterDaze
“If you loved music of the Sixties and “The Association”, you will want to be here for this show. Jim Yester, original founding member of the Association and his band play all the great hits of both!
Aug. 4, 7:30 p.m., “Classics Rock” starring conductor & pianist Linda Gentille:
“This is a brand new show that Linda performs on cruises around the world with all her own arrangements of the most popular classics of all time!
Aug. 10, 7:30 p.m., “Music of “The Glenn Miller Orchestra” This show is going to be one of the highlights of the season that will feature all of the great hits of Glenn Miller.
Aug. 17, 7:30 p.m., “Sinatra & Friends” starring Peter Oprisko: “ Back by popular demand yet again is this amazing singer of Sinatra standards. He performs the music of Sinatra and the Rat Pack with additional songs by Judy Garland. This show will close the 2013 summer concert series with a bang.”`
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. There are limited free tickets available to qualified veterans only by going to www.vettix.org. You must sign up with the website in order to receive this free service.
To purchase either season or individual tickets, please call the JSP Ticket Office at 800-838-3006 . For online purchasing and to find out more information about any of the shows, please go to www.JerseyShorePops.org. The PAC is located in Cape May Courthouse at the Middle Township High School , Exit 10 off the Garden State Parkway.