A concert program booklet for the Greenville Symphony Orchestra's 97th season, featuring a special performance titled "An Afternoon of Disco and Motown" with the Canadian ensemble Jeans 'n Classics. The booklet includes the concert date, venue, and a list of musical selections from Motown and disco genres.
This is a concert program booklet for the Greenville Symphony Orchestra of Mercer County's 97th season, specifically for a performance titled "An Afternoon of Disco and Motown" held on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at the William A. Passavant Center on Thiel College's campus in Greenville, Pennsylvania. The document is intended for concert attendees and includes details about the program, performers, and supporting organizations.
The booklet opens with a message from Music Director Michael Gelfand, who welcomes the audience and introduces the guest musicians from Jeans 'n Classics, a Canadian ensemble that blends rock musicians with symphony orchestras. Gelfand also recaps the orchestra's 2025/2026 season, mentioning previous concerts including a fall program with Suppe's Light Cavalry Overture and Brahms Symphony No. 1, a Young Audience Concert for 1,750 students, a December holiday concert, and a February concert…
A full list of musical selections for the afternoon is provided, including songs such as "Reach Out," "What's Goin' On," "Ain't Too Proud to Beg," "Ooh Baby Baby," "The Hustle," "Hot Stuff," "Stayin' Alive," "Lady Marmalade," and "Disco Inferno." The program also notes an intermission and encourages audience participation including dancing in the aisles.
The booklet lists the orchestra personnel by section, including violin, viola, cello, bass, flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, and percussion. It also includes a detailed donor recognition section listing title sponsors, supporting sponsors, chair sponsors, and patrons at various giving levels, with names of individuals, families, and businesses such as Anderson Coach and Travel, EmergyCare, Greenville Savings Bank, St. Paul's Senior Living Community, Thiel College, and…
Biographical information is provided for Michael Gelfand, detailing his education at Indiana University and the Cleveland Institute of Music, his career as a cellist and conductor, and his tenure as a professor at Youngstown State University. A separate section introduces Jeans 'n Classics, describing the group's 30-year history of collaborating with over 100 orchestras across North America and their portfolio of 45 productions with 1,000 original orchestrations. The booklet also introduces…