[Community] Two HFO & Barbara Padilla stories in today's Peoria Journal Star on line edition

[Barbara Hedlund]

Two top HFO & Barbara Padilla stories appear in 
today's Peoria Journal Star on line edition

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<http://www.pjstar.com/entertainment/x686836197/Americas-Got-Talent-star-returns-to-Five-Points>'America's 
Got Talent' star returns to Five Points

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Mozart. Donizetti. Puccini. And Fogelberg, in 
addition to arias from "The Marriage of Figaro,"
"Don Pasquale," "La Boheme," "Madama Butterfly" and "Tosca," guest artist and
"America's Got Talent" star Barbara Padilla will 
perform a specially arranged version of
Dan Fogelberg's 1979 pop hit, "Longer" at 
Heartland Festival Orchestra's opening concert
for its 2010-11 season.

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past helps her relate to Dan Fogelberg

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Cancer survivor and "America's Got Talent" star 
Barbara Padilla visited the Peoria area earlier
in January, and she's happy to return later next 
weekend. Performing at Washington's Five Points
with Heartland Festival Orchestra last winter, 
she said, was an intimate, memorable experience.


>The Heartland Festival Orchestra
>presents "Songs from the Heart"
>featuring  "America's Got Talent" Finalist soprano Barbara Padilla
>
>Where: Caterpillar Performing Arts Center at Five Points Washington, IL

>When: Friday, August 27, 2010, 7:30 PM

>Who: Maestro David Commanday & the Heartland Festival Orchestra
>with soprano Barbara Padilla.
>[]
>
>        Barbara Padilla                  The late Dan Fogelberg
>       "America's Got Talent" 2009 finalist
>
>As a special tribute to Dan Fogelberg, soprano Barbara Padilla will perform
>his well-known song, “Longer” with the HFO.  The orchestra offers this tribute
>to Fogelberg as part of the late August Peoria Memorial Dedication weekend
>for the famed singer/songwriter.
>
>Fogelberg, a Peoria native, died in December 
>2007 after battling prostate cancer.
>Ms. Padilla, a cancer survivor herself, captured 
>the hearts of millions nationwide
>last summer as first runner-up of the “America’s 
>Got Talent” competition. Barbara
>enchanted our HFO concertgoers last January with her stunning voice and
>irresistible charm.
>
>In addition to “Longer”, Barbara Padilla will 
>sing favorite arias of Mozart, Donizetti,
>and Puccini.  The orchestra will perform 
>Mozart’s "Overture to The Marriage of Figaro,”
>and Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4, The “Italian”.
>
>Repertoire: Concert order
>Mozart             Overture to the Marriage of 
>Figaro
>Mozart             Deh vieni non 
>tardar             Figaro
>G. Puccini        Si, mi chiamano 
>Mimi            La Bohème
>Puccini            Un bel 
>di                                 Butterfly
>Puccini            Vissi 
>d’Arte                              Tosca 
>
>Donizetti         Overture to Don 
>Pasquale
>  Donizetti        Quel Guardo
 
> Norina          Don Pasquale
>
>Intermission
>
>Fogelberg         Johnny Burnett will perform 
>“Same Old Lang Syne” (solo, without orchestra)
>Fogelberg        “Longer Than” - Barbara Padilla 
>with orchestra
>Mendelssohn   Symphony No. 4, “The Italian 
>Symphony”
>
>Tickets for the August 27 concert ($29 for 
>adults, $7 for students through college)
>may be purchased on line at 
><http://www.heartlandfestivalorchestra.org/>www.heartlandfestivalorchestra.org 
>or
>in person at Five Points Washington or Kidder Music in Peoria.
>
> 
><http://www.facebook.com/pages/Heartland-Festival-Orchestra/109267796484?ref=mf>
>Heartland Festival Orchestra
> For more information, call Tel. 309-339-3943,
>                or 
> <mailto:info at heartlandfestivalorchestra.org>info at heartlandfestivalorchestra.org 
>
>
>January 2010   - Musetta's Waltz from La Boheme 
>- Barbara Padilla - Heartland Festival Orchestra
>http://www.youtube.com/user/heartlandFO#p/search/0/dr9EoHpbfEs
>
>Vilya from The Merry Widow - Barbara Padilla - Heartland Festival Orchestra
>http://www.youtube.com/user/heartlandFO#p/search/2/K55CJrstiVc






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