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Photo Coverage: Steven Reineke, Ashley Brown, Christopher Johnstone & French Woods in Side By Side 2017

By: Aug. 19, 2017
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It was one of the most memorable nights of music ever heard in the Pavilion at the legendary French Woods, the French Woods Symphony Orchestra of 62 camp musicians was augmented by 15 Staff members and 15 members of The New York Pops under the baton of Maestro Steven Reineke, it's music director and conductor.

The resulting concert titled Side By Side 2017 which featured Ashley Brown and Christopher Johnstone together with camp soloists Juliet Perel & Evan Schachter had the 500 plus camper audience giving standing ovations and wild cheering after each selection. Maestro Reineke together with Brian Worsdale, the artistic director and conductor at French Woods put together a program which consisted of movie film scores and Broadway blockbusters. If anyone doubts the appreciation and knowledge the current generation have for the great music produced by America one had only to look around at the overjoyed faces of the French Woods campers as the glorious sounds of the 92 musicians and soloists filled the summer air with their fantastic performances. Hearing Ashley Brown & Christopher Johnstone sing "Music of the NIght" from Phantom of the Opera", accompanied by the expandEd French Woods Symphony, surrounded by the beauty of upstate New York is beyond verbal description.

The New York Pops is one of the finest Pops orchestras in the country and the French Woods Symphony Orchestra is also worthy of playing on the same stage of Carnegie Hall, home of The Pops. After being at French Woods for two days, which started with former camper Jason Robert Brown's concert I wish I could go to a summer camp like this!

Copy & Photos by: Stephen Sorokoff

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Steven Reineke, music director/conductor The New York Pops & The French Woods Symphony Orchestra

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Ashley Brown

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Christopher Johnstone

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Steven Reineke

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Ashley Brown & Christopher Johnstone

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Steven Reineke, Ashley Brown, Christopher Johnstone

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Christopher Johnstone

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The French Woods Symphony Orchestra

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Evan Schachter

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Juliet Perel

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Anne Swanson, executive director The New York Pops

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Brian Worsdale, artistic director/conductor French Woods

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Side By Side 2017

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Rehearsal

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Brian Worsdale, Steven Reineke, Christopher Johnstone

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Eda Sorokoff, Christopher Johnstone, Ashley Brown, Zoe Gelman

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Anne Swanson & Eda Sorokoff

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Master Class

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Master Class

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Hair Spray Rehearsal

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Brian Worsdale, Steven Reineke, Ron Schaefer, Founder/Director French Woods

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Orchestra Rehearsal

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Steven Reineke

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French Woods Dining Hall

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Photo Coverage: Steven Reineke, Ashley Brown, Christopher Johnstone & French Woods in Side By Side 2017  Image

Photo Coverage: Steven Reineke, Ashley Brown, Christopher Johnstone & French Woods in Side By Side 2017  Image
Zoe Gelman & Stephen Sorokoff



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