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7/3/2025 - Patriotic Pops - Music at the Market Join us in downtown Perrysburg on the Commodore Schoolyard Lawn (140 E Indiana Ave, Perrysburg, OH 43551) for a night of FREE music starting at 6pm! Works include the Star Spangled Banner, America the Beautiful, and other popular works. Program Star Spangled Banner - orch. Stokowski Kira McGirr, solo vocalist Gershwin in Concert: Songs include: I Got Rhythm, Someone to Watch Over Me, Rhapsody in Blue, 'S Wonderful Kira McGirr, solo vocalist Spiderman Theme - Elfman The Pink Panther Theme - Mancini / arr. Cacavas Satchmo! (A Tribute to Louis Armstrong) - arr. Ricketts Songs include: What A Wonderful World, When the Saints Go Marching In, St. Louis Blues, Hello, Dolly! Superman Theme - Williams / arr. Rothrock Nimbus 2000 (Harry Potter) - Williams Armed Forces Salute - arr. Robert Lowden Intermission The Best of Billy Joel - arr. Sayre E.T. Adventures on Earth - Williams Orange Blossom Special - Rouse, arr. Custer 1812 Overture: Finale - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky America the Beautiful - Samuel Ward / arr. Laughrey Kira McGirr, solo vocalist God Bless America - Irving Berlin / arr. Rigwald Kira McGirr, solo vocalist Stars and Stripes Forever - John Philip Sousa Kira McGirr, solo vocalist Noted for the richness of her voice, and "clear, focused sound," mezzo-soprano Kira McGirr is a dynamic and versatile vocalist, equally at home as a soloist and collaborator, whose repertoire spans from the Baroque to contemporary cutting-edge compositions, from oratorio to art song and chamber works. Ms. McGirr has been featured as soloist in Elgar's Sea Pictures; Handel's Messiah; Mozart's Requiem and Coronation Mass; Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 and Mass in C Major, Op. 86; JS Bach's BWV 166; Britten's Ceremony of Carols and Rejoice in the Lamb; and Corigliano's Fern Hill among many other works. Following solo debuts last season with Canton Symphony Orchestra, Lima Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Repertory Orchestra, and Perrysburg Symphony Orchestra, highlights for the 2024/25 season include reengagements with Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra, and return solo engagements with Lima Symphony Orchestra and Perrysburg Symphony Orchestra. She will perform Elgar's Sea Pictures as part of the 2024/25 Music & Arts Series at Trinity Cathedral, Cleveland. She is a frequent collaborator with SheScores, a concert series through Local4Music featuring the work of living female and female-identifying composers. Ms. McGirr sings with Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra as well as the Cleveland Chamber Choir, Trinity Cathedral Chamber Singers, Schola Cantorum Lorain, and Audivi (Detroit, MI). She is routinely requested to join regional orchestras and choirs for special choral performances. She regularly appears as part of Trinity Cathedral's Music & Arts BrownBag Concert Series. Operatic experience includes Cherubino (Le nozze di Figaro), Dorabella (Così fan tutte), and Giannetta (L'Elisir d'Amore), as well as numerous opera choruses. Ms. McGirr is the Executive Director of the Cleveland Chamber Choir. She holds a Master of Music in Vocal Performance from Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Oberlin College & Conservatory. kiramcgirrmezzo.com  See our full calendar which includes our non-featured events such as rehearsals. |
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