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Jeans ‘n Classics
Wednesday, April 8 @ 8PM
Thursday, April 9 @ 8PM
Centre In The Square, Kitchener
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REPERTOIRE
In The Evening
Dancing Days
The Ocean
All Of My Love
Dazed And Confused
D’yer Mak’er
When The Levee Breaks / Black Dog
Good Times Bad Times
INTERMISSION
Fool In The Rain
Thank You
Over The Hills And Far Away
The Rain Song
Kashmir
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WHO’S WHO
JEFF CHRISTMAS (Conductor) Jeff is
a Canadian-based composer, arranger,
conductor, drummer, percussionist
and trumpeter. He studied at York
University, Toronto, the University of
Western Ontario, London, Ontario,
and Berklee College of Music,
Boston, where he majored in Film
Scoring and Composition. He has
performed with several symphony orchestras across North
America, as well as appearing internationally with such
notable artists as Denny Doherty, The Rankin Sisters, Ashley
McIsaac, J.P. Cormier, and Michael Burgess. He recently
conducted a tour with Roger Hodgson (Supertramp). He
was musical director/arranger for the Opening of the MTS
Center in Winnipeg where he conducted the WSO and guest
artists Randy Bachman, Burton Cummings, Tom Cochrane
and Chantal Kreviazuk. His musical theatre experience
includes productions at the Grand Theatre London, Huron
Country Playhouse, and the National Arts Centre in Ottawa,
as well as a four-month position with Chandris Fantasy
Cruise Lines based in the Caribbean. His jazz performances
include collaborations with Sam Noto, Phil Nimmons, Al
Kay, Jeff Stout, George Zonce, Duncan Hopkins, Mike
Murley, Kevin Turcotte, Jerry Johnson, and Guido Basso.
During his tenure as composer in residence with Orchestra
London, he wrote several major compositions including
Algoma, a tone poem for orchestra, and Concerto for English
Horn. Jeff has worked with Amy Sky, Marc Jordan, Lorraine
Segato (The Parachute Club), Alan Frew (Glass Tiger), Rik
Emmett (Triumph) Brian Vollmer (Helix), Lawrence Gowan,
Jim Witter, Thomas Wade and The Spoons.
Jeff’s original compositions for a wide variety of ensembles
are in demand internationally. His music for the Opening
Ceremonies of the Canada Games premiered on national
television in the summer of 2001. Jeff has worked on various
feature films and television programs with credits including
High Point Casinos (Global TV), National Aboriginal
Achievement Awards (CBC) and “Chatroom” (HBO,
BET). His most recent commissions include Bluewater
Portrait for solo oboe and orchestra, and Canadian Voyage,
a five-movement suite for french horn and orchestra.
character witnesses: they will say, “It doesn’t do
Mike justice, to simply say he’s versatile, or eclectic.
He’s possessed by an inexhaustible, energetic spirit.”
Mike Shotton is a human dynamo. Offered as evidence:
In ‘91, after appearing on Boston’s platinum fifth album,
“Walk On” (MCA) , he signed to EMI records worldwide
with his own original hard rock band, “Von Groove”. To date,
Von Groove has completed their ninth album under the Z
Records/Marquee labels. In ‘98, Michael also became part
of the rock group “The Outpatience”, releasing their debut
album, “Anxious Disease” (Teichiku/Virgin). This album
features all of the members of Guns n’ Roses (including
a duet with Axl Rose), Steve Stevens of Billy Idol fame
and Louis Conte (of Phil Collins, and many other A list
sessions). Recently, Michael has been playing drums with
the well-known Canadian band “The Spoons”, as well as
performing as a solo vocalist on many symphony dates all
across North America - all of this, while providing the voice
behind many radio & television commercials, such as Coke,
Labatt’s, Coors, Crunchie, Fosters, the Bay and many more.
In 2001 he independently wrote, produced and released a
911 fundraiser song entitled “The Heart of America”, which
is currently part of a compilation album with the likes of
Paul McCartney and Bruce Springsteen. The indefatigable
and prolific Burlington Ontario-based Renaissance man
has also teamed up with Gordon Deppe (The Spoons) and
Tom Lewis (Partland Brothers, Alan Frew) to form the poprock band “5 STAR FALL”. The debut record “Automatic
Ordinary” is available through www.myspace.com as
well as www.thespoons.com . Currently, Michael has
teamed up with Canadian Hall of Fame icon Rik Emmett;
playing, co-producing, and co-writing the melodic hard
rock of “AIRTIME”. The debut album (Liberty Manifesto)
is available internationally under the Marquee/ Escape
labels, at Maplemusic.com and www.rikemmett.com .
In the summer of ‘07, Michael had the honor of writing and
co-producing “Just Believe”, the new theme for the annual
Canadian Special Olympics, a song that captures the spirit
of the games and its competitors. Somehow, after all of this,
the guy still found time to develop his own TV show for preschoolers, called “Mike’s Garage”, featuring a kaleidoscope
of songs, characters and adapted for television with
MICHAEL SHOTTON ( Lead Vocals) support from Bob McGrath of “Sesame Street” himself!
Born in Newcastle, England, Michael
Shotton loved music from the His almost impossibly wide vocal range: the spectrum
moment he discovered The Beatles. of his abilities: the charisma of his stage presence and
Subsequently performing, by the ripe his astonishing appetite and lust for life: these qualities
old age of three, Michael accumulated shine through in the multitude of things he does.
years of experience playing drums
(southpaw!) and singing in countless
DAVE DUNLOP (Guitars) Dave
original, top-40 and specialty tribute
Dunlop has been a pro guitarist /
acts. In 1988, Michael signed to Herb Alpert’s label,
songwriter / singer / educator for
A&M, with the pop-based group “Diamond Life”, who’s
the past 25 years. Currently, Dave
hit “Habits of the Heart” still, gets play on Canadian
balances his studio work while
AOR radio. This launched one of the most diverse,
touring as a member of the awardstoried kinds of careers that could possibly be imagined.
winning “Strung-Out Troubadours”,
the “Rik Emmett Band”, the “Alan
He plays: he sings: he entertains. But he also writes: he
Frew Trio” and “Jeans ’n Classics”.
engineers: he produces. Consult his friends and family, as
WHO’S WHO
Dave has been an integral member of the “Jeans ’n Classics”
band since 2005, traveling around North America playing
live pop and rock shows with Orchestras, winning rave
reviews for his handiwork in many shows, including the
music of Pink Floyd, The Beatles, and Queen.
Dave was lead guitarist and writer in rock band “The Full
Nine”, signed to Disney’s Mammoth Records in 2001. They
had chart success with the single, “Not Over.” He’s also
been a faculty member at the National Summer Guitar
Workshop, and has had sideman stints with Bo Diddley,
Mike Reno (Loverboy), Ron Sexsmith, and many others.
In 2008 Dave joined re-formed Hall of Famers, “Triumph”,
supporting the original line-up of Rik Emmett, Gil Moore
and Mike Levine.
Dave established the “Room 9” studio in his Toronto home
in 2005, where he has been busy recording and producing
projects non-stop ever since. The studio has since drawn
him into the jingle world, with the writing of the music for
an U.S. Budweiser radio campaign.
Dave’s long-standing working relationship with Hall of
Famer Rik Emmett culminated in their duo project “StrungOut Troubadours” in 2006, with Dave co-writing, recording,
co-producing, mixing and performing on the project, all
in his Room 9 studio. The strength of the duo’s chemistry
snared them the “Album of the Year” and “Best Group/
Duo” prizes at the 2007 Canadian Smooth Jazz awards,
where they were the most heavily nominated act. Both of
the “Troubs” were also up for “Best Guitarist”.
Dave produced and mixed their follow-up CD, “Live at
Hugh’s Room” (2007), showcasing the acoustic duo in a
magical evening captured just before Christmas 2006 at
the fabled Toronto venue. The “Troubs” have since followed
up the “Hugh’s Room” disc with the 2009 criticallyacclaimed release “Push & Pull”, also produced at Room 9.
Dave endorses Gibson guitars, Dean guitars, and Traynor
amplifiers.
http://davedunlop.com
http://myspace.com/davedunlop
PAUL DELONG (Drummer) Best
known for his multi-platinum success
with rock artist Kim Mitchell, Paul has
forged a career which encompasses
Funk, Fusion, Jazz and Latin, working
with such diverse artists as Tom Scott,
Domenic Troiano, David Blamires,
Lawrence Gowan, Carlos Del Junco,
Carol Welsman, Dave Restivo,, Nick
“Brownman” Ali, Colm Wilkinson, Doug Riley, Hilario
Duran, David Clayton Thomas, Roger Hodgson and The
Canadian Tenors, to name a few. As a Juno Award winner
and respected session player, Paul has performed at P.I.T.
and the N.A.M.M. shows in L.A., twice at the Montreal
Drumfest, and at the Cape Breton Drumfest. He is one of
SABIAN Cymbals’ most popular and effective clinicians.
Paul has taught part-time at Humber College in Toronto
for the past 24 years and has written several articles
for Modern Drummer magazine. He also taught
and performed at KOSA 2010. His book “DeLong
Way To Polyrhythmic Creativity On The Drumset”
is now being distributed worldwide by Hudson Ltd.
MITCH TYLER (Electric Bass) Mitchell
Tyler, a London, Ontario resident, is an
Honours Bachelor of Music (Theory
and Composition) and Bachelor of
Education graduate of the University
of Western Ontario and has been a
professional musician since 1987. As a
freelance electric and upright bassist,
conductor and music educator he has
done everything from theater, concert and symphony work
to session, club and corporate engagements. He is a part
time contract teacher of string music and classical guitar
with the Thames Valley District School Board in London,
Ontario.
As a long-time member of the Jeans ’n Classics Band,
Mitchell has worked with many orchestras in Canada
(Orchestra
London
Canada,
Kitchener-Waterloo
Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic, Edmonton Symphony,
Québec Symphony etc.) as well as in the United States
(Detroit Symphony, South Dakota Symphony, San Diego
Symphony et al). He has shared the stage with Roger
Hodgson (Supertramp), Lawrence Gowan (Styx), Rik
Emmett (Triumph), Alan Frew (Glass Tiger), as well as
Amy Skye, Rich Little, Joan Rivers, Mickey Rooney and
Donald O’Connor. Recent recordings include Denise
Pelley’s “Christmas From The Heart” (2007) and London
Pro Musica / Antler River Project’s “Songs of The Land”
(2008).
Mitchell has just begun his seventh season as a regular
guest conductor with Orchestra London Canada’s very
successful “Red Hot Weekends” series. In 2009, Orchestra
London Canada contracted him to write an educational
series of musical theatre shows for children that feature the
music of a great composer along with Mitchell’s original
music and the world famous children’s theatre troupe,
Dufflebag Theatre. In February, 2009, “The Adventures of
Robin Hood” was premiered featuring the 1938 film score
of Erich W. Korngold. In February, 2010, “Sleeping Beauty”
was premiered featuring Tchaikovsky’s famous ballet score.
The 3rd show in this series, “The Three Musketeers” was
produced in February 2011.
He has recently conducted the Jacksonville Symphony
(2008, 2009, 2010), The Duluth Superior Symphony
Orchestra (2010), The Lima Symphony Orchestra (2010),
The Erie Philharmonic (2009), The Colorado Symphony
Orchestra (2007) and the Cleveland Pops Orchestra
(2006) as well as the International Symphony Orchestra
(Sarnia/Port Huron). Mitchell is very much looking forward
to a return engagement with the Lima Symphony Orchestra
this season in addition to premiering a new secondary
school Educations Series concert this November with
Orchestra London Canada.
WHO’S WHO
Mitchell also operates SMarT Laser Music Publishing
(www.smartlasermusic.ca) where he is kept busy working
as an arranger and music copyist.
DON PAULTON (Keyboard) Don
returns for his 17th season with Jeans
‘n Classics. As a longtime member of
Canadian super-group “Lighthouse”
he was inducted into the Canadian
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.
He’s worked with five Juno awardwinners and has performed with such
acts as Chuck Berry, Aretha Franklin,
The Byrds, Peter Noone (Herman’s Hermits), Del Shannon,
Ben E. King, Leslie Gore and the Platters. Don toured
extensively with the hit theatre production, “A Closer Walk
With Patsy Cline” (officially endorsed by Patsy Cline’s
husband), mastering the piano styles of Floyd Kramer, and has
appeared with symphony orchestras across North America
as a much valued member of the Jeans ‘n Classics band.
The Jeans ‘n Classics Rock Orchestra
Flute
Doug Miller
Sara Traficante
Oboe
Marc Gibbons
Sarah Cardwell
Clarinet
Mara Plotkin
Nonna Aroutiounian
Bassoon
Melanie Eyers
Ian Hopkin
Horn
Tim Lockwood
Nicole Alexander
Trumpet
Richard Sandals
Brendon Cassin
Trombone
Rob Stone
Percussion
Dave Robilliard
Brennan Connolly
Violins
Megan Jones
Alexey Pankratov
Sophie Drouin
Andrew Bensler
Jonathan Garabedian
Carlos Armao
Ruza McIntyre
Paul Barna
Amy Spurr
Violas
Caroline Olsen
Vanessa Hellinga
Rachel Reimer
Cellos
John Helmers
Miriam Stewart-Kroeker
Jennifer Moersch
Basses
Fil Stasiak
Eric Beaune
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ABOUT JEANS ‘N CLASSICS
Peter Brennan’s Jeans ‘n Classics is a winner! Since
its inception, it has been a star performer in the arts
and entertainment scene. Its concept of combining
rock musicians and headlining stars with worldclass symphony orchestras has drawn record setting
capacity crowds.
Jeans ‘n Classics appeals to an age group from 25
to 65, with a heavy concentration in the Classic
Rock audience. The patrons are symphony-goers,
enthusiastic sponsors and business professionals
who wish to entertain clients, investors and reward
employees.
Jeans ‘n Classics is a group of musicians who
understand orchestra culture and are committed to
help in the building of younger, loyal audiences for
symphony orchestras across Canada and the United
States.
Website: www.jeansnclassics.com
FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jeans-n-Classics/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/JeansnClassics
CENTRE IN THE SQUARE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chair.................................................................Bruce Gordon
Vice Chair....................................................Murray Gamble
Mayor...........................................................Berry Vrbanovic
Councillor.........................................................John Gazzola
Councillor........................................................... Scott Davey
Councillor.............................................................. Paul Singh
Board Member....................................................Hilary Abel
Board Member............................. Jennifer Appleby Vines
Board Member..........................................Sandy Delamere
Board Member...............................................Carol Leaman
Board Member........................................... Shawn Mathers
Board Member............................................ Marcus Shantz
ADMINISTRATION
For more than 30 years, Centre In The Square has
played a leading role in promoting the highest
quality of local and international music and
performing arts in southwestern Ontario. The
Centre is dedicated to promoting performing
arts that entertain, inspire, engage and create
memorable experiences for the region. The
venue’s main hall, a 2,047-seat state-of-the-art
theatre boasts superior acoustics and is widely
regarded as one of the finest performance space
in North America. A registered not-for-profit
charitable organization, The Centre is governed
by a 14-member board with a staff of 210 full-time
and part-time employees.
Visit centreinthesquare.com for more information.
Chief Executive Officer.............................. Sandra Bender
Finance, Administration and Box Office
Controller................................................................Deb Daub
Financial Accountant........................................Sylvia Cook
Administrative Assistant......................... Serena St. Louis
Director of Operations.................................Pamela Sauve
Patron Services Supervisor.......................Hildred Nelson
Ticketing Services Coordinator................... Margie Hogg
Ticketing Services Coordinator.................. Lisa Williams
Production, Technical Services and Maintenance
Director Of Building Operations/
Technical Services............................................ Rob Sonoda
Production & Rentals Coordinator...............Rachel Fallis
Programming Manager...........................Greg Henderson
Crew Chief/Properties Manager..............Adam Qualter
Head Sound Engineer.....................................Bob Luffman
Assistant Stage Electrician,
Projection & Video................................. Michael Maclean
Head Carpenter............................................ Jim Constable
Chief Maintenance Engineer..........................Jay Treusch
Operations Coordinator...............................Dwayne Price
Front Of House Supervisor............................ Kris Ozolins
Guest Services Manager.......................Dwayne Bryshun
Marketing and Sponsorship
Marketing Manager...................................Rachelle Garcia
Marketing &
Communications Coordinator...............Mariam Ahmad
Business Development Officer......................Peter Meier
Social Media & Publicity Assistant............Aleta Wilson
Publicist,
KL Strategic Communications........... Karen Lorenowicz
2014/15 SPONSORS
The Centre would like to thank the following organizations for their
generous support, which has a profound and lasting impact on the
quality of our program and facilities.
Season &
Ticket Back Sponsor.......Heffner Lexus/ Hefner Toyota
Supported By........................................... City Of Kitchener
Supported By.........................................Canadian Heritage
Community Ticket Program.......................... Tim Hortons
Community Ticket
Program Supporter..................................City Of Waterloo
Community Ticket
Program Supporter...............................City Of Cambridge
Electric ThursdaysTM Sponsor..........................KW Hydro
30 Under 30 Program Sponsor............TD Canada Trust
Family Programming Sponsor................Oxford Learning
OnStage Series Supporter................SOCAN Foundation
Communications Sponsor.................. Execulink Telecom
Digital Projection Sponsor..................................... Christie
Lobby Screens Donated By....... Gibson Sound & Vision
Information Technology
Sponsor..................The Waterloo Networking Company
Media Sponsor........................... Waterloo Region Record
Ticket Envelope Sponsor................. Ampersand Printing
Advertising Supporter................................. Three Kretans
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