Nick Palmer
NICK PALMER is one of America’s most acclaimed symphony, Pops and crossover conductors. His impressive career includes recording several CD’s with the London Philharmonic at the legendary Abbey Road Studios and guest conducting orchestras in Europe, Mexico, South America and throughout the USA. He is currently music director of the North Charleston Pops (SC), Lafayette Symphony (IN) and Evening Under the Stars Festival Orchestra (MA).
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"The London Philharmonic, after its years with Jurowski, is one of the finest orchestras around, and one can hear not only its virtuosity but also its marvelously rich sound in this recording, expertly conducted by Nick Palmer." Colin Clarke - Fanfare Magazine
"It’s heartening to hear Nick Palmer leading his forces in such a committed, stirring performance that gives every ounce of attention to this wildly impassioned masterwork. Not to be missed."
Andrew Desiderio - Fanfare Magazine.
"While I had never heard of Nick Palmer before (the winner of an outstanding music director award), he is working a lengthy round of American orchestras. He manages the massive forces that Rosner calls with complete authority." J. F. Weber - Fanfare Magazine
"The soloists, chorus, and orchestra all sing and perform splendidly under the secure direction of conductor Nick Palmer, and the sonics are splendid and even hair-raising in the more terrifying moments of this masterpiece." David DeBoor Canfield - Fanfare Magazine
"Conductor Nick Palmer, who has participated in the two previous volumes of Toccata’s Rosner orchestral series, does far more than just read the notes. He and the London Philharmonic Orchestra give fully invested and intense readings of everything here" Henry Fogel - Fanfare Magazine
"Nick Palmer conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra with precision and sensitivity. The sound quality is vibrant and live-sounding. This is an important recording, which I recommend strongly." Myron Silberstein - Fanfare Magazine
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Pops Programs
Shaken Not Stirred: The Music of Bond…James Bond and beyond
Nick Palmer, Conductor
Thomas Pandolfi, piano
Vocalist TBA
PROGRAM
Jones/Clinton Theme from Austin Powers
Gounod Funeral March of a Marionette (Alfred Hitchcock theme)
Schifrin/Custer Mission Impossible Theme
Barry Theme from You Only Live Twice, vocalist-TBA
Mancini The Pink Panther
Proctor The James Bond Piano Concerto, Thomas Pandolfi, piano
INTERMISSION
Barry Theme from From Russia with Love
Addinsell The Warsaw Concerto (from Dangerous Moonlight), Thomas Pandolfi, Pianist
Webber/Pandolfi Phantom Phantasy (Medley from Phantom of the Opera), Thomas Pandolfi, solo Pianist
Newman Theme from Skyfall, Vocalist-TBA
Arr. Custer James Bond, Themes from 007
Star Wars, Sci-Fi, and John Williams
PROGRAM
R. Strauss Also Sprach Zarathustra Fanfare
Williams Harry's Wondrous World from Harry Potter
Djawadi Game of Thrones
Shore/Whitney Symphonic Suite from Lord of the Rings
Howard/Longfield Hunger Games
Williams Flight to Neverland from Hook
Elfman/Wasson Music from Spider-man
Williams Jurassic Park
Williams Raiders of the Lost Ark March
INTERMISSION
Williams/O’Loughlin Star Wars #7: The Force Awakens
Arr. Custer Star Trek Through the Years
Williams Selections from the Star Wars Suite
Yoda’s Theme
Princess Leia’s Theme
Main Title
Williams-E.T.: Adventures on Earth
Country Legends
Vocalists Rachel Potter and Patrick Thomas
PROGRAM
Act I
Magnificent Seven (orchestra)
*Sally Gooden (Both + fiddle solo)
Crazy (Rachel)
Georgia On My Mind (Patrick alone)
*Coal Miner's Daughter (Rachel + country band)
Hoedown from Rodeo (orchestra)
*Friends In Low Places (Patrick)
Harper Valley PTA (Rachel)
*Johnny Cash Medley: (Both)
Folsom Prison Blues, Jackson, Ring of Fire
*Son of a Preacher Man (Both)
INTERMISSION
Act II
Wild, Wild West (orchestra)
*Kenny Rogers Medley (Both)
*Jolene (Rachel)
*On the Road Again, Always On My Mind (Both)
*Billy Ray Cyrus: Achy Breaky Heart (Patrick + country band)
I Will Always Love You (Rachel)
*The Devil Went Down to Georgia (Patrick)
Breathe (Both)
*9 to 5 (Both)
Encore:
*God Bless The U.S.A. (Both)
* indicates backup singers
Select Pops Programs
That’s Entertainment – featuring music of Judy Garland and movie classics, Kaitlyn Lusk – vocalist
Glorious Gershwin – featuring Richard Glazier piano and multimedia
Mancini Magic - featuring great classics of the legendary Henry Mancini
Broadway Rocks - featuring rock ‘n’ roll from the Broadway stage
Cirque de la Symphonie - classical, pops, and holiday shows
Big Band Blast and Great Movies, Grand Piano - featuring pianist and comedian Rich Ridenour
The Great American Soulbook – starring vocalist Melinda Doolittle
Carpenters Remembered – starring Michele Brett
Music of John Denver – starring Jim Curry
Songs and Stories of Neil Diamond – starring Jack Wright
Select Hybrid Programs
We love the 80s – music from 1680, 1780, 1880, and 1980
Shredding with the symphony – heavy-metal meets classical starring Rachel Pine
The Planets - music from Star Wars and Holst the planets, footage from NASA
Love Stories - Music from opera, ballet and movies
Bio
Nick Palmer
Conductor
Nick Palmer has been widely recognized for his compelling performances, visionary leadership and emotional connection to audiences and is regarded as one of the most talented symphonic and Pops conductors on the scene today.
Maestro Palmer — Music Director of the Lafayette Symphony in Indiana (LSO), the North Charleston POPS! in South Carolina (NCP), the Evening Under the Stars Music Festival in Massachusetts, and Principal Pops Conductor of the Altoona Symphony in Pennsylvania—was a recipient of the Helen M. Thompson Award from the League of American Orchestras as the nation’s most outstanding young music director. Palmer has had an extensive recording career including recent recordings with the London Philharmonic at the Abbey Road Studios which have garnered several Gramophone and Billboard awards.
Under Palmer’s direction, the LSO and NCP have experienced increased ticket sales, dynamic and creative programming, a marked development in educational programs, and dramatic artistic growth. Dick Jaeger commented in the Journal & Courier “without trepidation this reviewer is ready to state that the Lafayette Symphony Orchestra and conductor are setting the bar higher and higher for other regional orchestras around the state and Midwest”.
A native of Hingham, Massachusetts, Palmer graduated cum laude from Harvard University and received his Masters and Doctoral degrees in Orchestral Conducting from the New England Conservatory of Music and the University of Iowa, respectively. He also studied at the Juilliard School, Pierre Monteux Domaine School, Aspen Music School, the Festival at Sandpoint, and the Accademia Chigiana in Italy, where he was a student of Franco Ferrara and Carlo Maria Giulini.