PREMIERE OF KURT WEILL CELEBRATION
OPENS FORD AMPHITHEATER SEASON MAY 26th

Jazz great Roger Kellaway, vocalist Anne Kerry Ford, guitarist Robben Ford and a 27-member big band celebrate Weill's centenary.

Capping the 17-month celebration of the 100th anniversary of Kurt Weill's birth, the opening night of the Ford Amphitheater's 2001 season at 8:00 pm Saturday, May 26th pays tribute to the German composer with an evening of his vocal and instrumental music under the direction of Roger Kellaway. Kellaway was commissioned by WDR Radio of Germany to create this evening, which receives its United States premiere at The Ford.

The Kurt Weill Celebration marks the Los Angeles concert debut of cabaret/Broadway vocalist Anne Kerry Ford. Ford is a devotee of the music of Kurt Weill and is noted among cabaret aficionados for her evenings devoted to his songs at The Gardenia in Hollywood. Anne Kerry Ford also appeared in the Broadway production of Weill's "The Threepenny Opera" starring Sting. Lauded jazz and blues guitarist Robben Ford, a colleague and collaborator of Kellaway's for more than 20 years and Anne's husband, is a featured soloist on the celebration program as well.

Tickets to the Kurt Weill Celebration are FREE but reservations are necessary. Those purchasing tickets to other events on the Ford Amphitheater 2001 season receive preference. For more information and reservations, call the Ford Box Office at 323-461-3673.

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