Broadway Star Linda Eder to Perform Judy Garland Songbook with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Jan. 28-31

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BSO SuperPops Conductor Jack Everly leads Linda Eder and the BSO in “Almost Like Being in Love,” “Over the Rainbow” and other favorites

BSO Principal Pops Conductor Jack Everly, internationally-acclaimed Broadway star Linda Eder and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra will perform a special tribute to the Judy Garland songbook on Thursday, January 28 through Saturday, January 30 at 8 p.m. and on Sunday, January 31 at 3 p.m. Thursday’s performance will take place at The Music Center at Strathmore, and the other three performances will be held at Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. Winner of the Drama Desk Award in 1996, Linda Eder will perform memorable hits from the Judy Garland songbook, including “Almost Like Being in Love,” “It Never Was You,” “By Myself,” “The Trolley Song” and “Over the Rainbow.”

Judy Garland was an Academy Award-winning American vocalist and actress. As a child, she performed the Vaudeville circuit, and later was signed by film producer Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Garland is most famous for her role as Dorothy in the classic The Wizard of Oz (1939). It was in this role that Garland sang the beloved “Over the Rainbow,” one of the most popular songs in the American songbook. In 1997, she was posthumously awarded a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

Linda Eder is an American vocalist and actress who grew up in Brainerd, Minnesota. As a vocalist, she has performed to sold-out audiences in venues across the nation, including Carnegie Hall. Eder’s concerts have been broadcasted on Bravo and PBS and she has nine solo albums, with a tenth in the works.

COMPLETE CONCERT DETAILS
BSO SuperPops: Linda Eder’s Judy Garland Songbook

Thursday, January 28, 2010 at 8:00 p.m.—The Music Center at Strathmore
Friday, January 29, 2010 at 8:00 p.m.—Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Saturday, January 30, 2010 at 8:00 p.m.—Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 3:00 p.m.—Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

Tickets for these performances range from $28 to $80 and are available through the BSO Ticket Office, 877.BSO.1444, 410.783.8000 or BSOmusic.org.

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