“Jerry & Friends” will perform “Best of Broadway” at the upcoming Full Moon Concert Thursday, Aug. 15 in Tonkawa Centennial Park, 301 East Grand in Tonkawa.
Six of Oklahoma’s most talented musicians will present Broadway through the years - a trip to the Great White Way! From Irving
Berlin’s charming “It’s a Lovely Day Today” to Andrew Lloyd
Webber’s soaring “Phantom of the Opera” to Pasek & Paul’s “Dear
Evan Hansen” and everything in between, come enjoy Tonkawa’s
Full Moon Concert: New York City style. Music of George Gershwin, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Jason Robert Brown, Jonathan
Larson and more!
Joining Jerry Steichen on the piano are Dineo Heilmann, clarinet; Shannon Varner, soprano; Hailey Hatfield, mezzo; Chad Anderson, tenor; and Gonzalo de la Fuente, baritone.
Steichen, director of the concert, remarks, “We are so fortunate to be part of a thriving arts community here in north central
Oklahoma.”
Jerry Steichen is so proud of his Tonkawa heritage. He has lived in New York City for the past thirty years - conducting Broadway shows, operas and symphonies around the world - but still finds time to return “home” to Tonkawa to share his passion and his love of music and theater with his hometown. He most recently accepted the position of Music Director of Longview Symphony in Longview, Texas.
Dineo Heilmann has performed with the NOC Gala Orchestra since 1996, and was recent guest soloist with the NWOSU Wind
Ensemble and the Ponca City High School Wind Ensemble. His favorite performance was with Maestro Jerry Steichen, and Violist
Dorian Rence in the 2007 Oklahoma Centennial benefit performance for Heart in the Park. Heilmann retired from NOC in 2019 with a distinguished career in teaching, and as Roustabouts director and Fine Arts Division chair.
Shannon Varner instructs voice and conducts the College Choir and Madrigal Singers at NOC. Musicals she has directed include
Footloose, 110 in the Shade and Beauty and the Beast, and she has worked with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic Orchestra in the Civic Center Pops Chorale. Varner performs alongside her colleagues and students for the Ponca City Arts Council in its Concert in the Park series to share musical theatre works with the community.
Chad Anderson is NOC’s Director of Music Theatre and has performed, taught and directed in the Oklahoma City area since
2000. He is a member of the Oklahoma City Philharmonic Pops
Chorale and a frequent performer with Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, performing roles in shows such as Footloose, Jekyll & Hyde, Bye
Bye Birdie, Disney’s ...
