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Debby Lennon & The Pfeffer Trio explore standards from Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, The Gershwin’s and Harold Arlen, arranged with a contemporary groove, mixed meter and sly rhythms. A new and fascinating twist on time from superb musicians and arrangers.
Nick Schlueter, Piano
Jeremy Pfeffer, Bass
Joe Weber, Drums

A member of the St. Louis Symphony Chorus for thirty-two seasons, Debby Lennon made her solo debut with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra in the 1992 Carnegie Hall premiere of William Bolcom's "Songs of Innocence and Experience." The Boston Globe called her "brassily irresistible." From 1992-1999, Ms. Lennon recorded and performed with the nationally known a cappella group "Pieces of 8" of which she was a founding member.

Ms. Lennon is active in the St. Louis opera scene having performed in Winter Opera's 2012 production of La Boheme, and with Union Avenue Opera (UAO) in their productions of Verdi's Un Ballo in Maschera and Puccini's Madama Butterfly. She played Annina in La Traviata and Giovanna in Rigoletto directed by Tim Ocel, and Mrs. Mullen in Carousel directed by Ken Page at UAO. She made her Opera Theater of St. Louis debut in the ensemble of Dialogues of the Carmelites.

She has been a featured soloist in performances of Mendelsohn's "A Midsummer Night's Dream Vaughan Williams "Serenade to Music," "A July 4th Patriotic Celebration under the Gateway Arch" and " Disney Goes To The Movies, The Last 20 Years" with the St. Louis Symphony.

Ms. Lennon has performed several seasons at The Muny and most recently played the role of Madame de la Grande Bouche in Beauty & The Beast. Ms. Lennon starred in Max and Louie's critically acclaimed 2016 production of Grey Gardens and won the Judy Award and Broadway World Award (St. Louis Division). She won back-to-back St. Louis Circle Awards for Best Actress in a Musical in 2016 for Grey Gardens and for Best Actress in a Comedy in 2017 for her portral of Florence Foster Jenkins in Souvenir, A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins.

Cherry & Jerry are a percussion/piano duo that play ragtime, early blues, and jazz standards. 5:30pm-8:30pm

The Casa Loma Ballroom proudly presents the world famous Les ELGART Orchestra on Friday October 13th for a big band swing dance / concert.

The Les Elgart Orchestra is one of the few remaining famous big bands from the 1950s and 1960s that is still in demand! Their popularity gained them their tagline “The Band with THAT Sound!”

At prestigious venues like The Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, The Savoy Hotel in London, The Everglades Club in Palm Beach and The Rainbow Room in New York City, they have delighted audiences both nationally and internationally. The orchestra has also performed for proms at many of the colleges and universities throughout the United States. They’ve also had the honor of providing dance music for US Presidents and Governors. Brazilian, British, and European performances by the Les Elgart Orchestra have taken place all over the world in addition to performing on the Norwegian Cruise Lines, the famous Mississippi Delta Queen, and the Holland America Cruise lines.

Les Elgart wrote “Bandstand Boogie” which became the well-known theme song for Dick Clark’s television program “American Bandstand.” In surveys conducted by Variety, Billboard, and Cashbox in the 1950s and 1960s, the Les Elgart Orchestra was chosen as the Number #1 dance band, among other honors and distinctions. The orchestra also recorded over fifty hit albums with Columbia Records.

The Jackie Gleason Show, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and a Peter Marshall-hosted edition of “Big Bands at Disneyland” are just a few of the popular television programs where they have made appearances. The band was also featured in the popular 1958 movie “Senior Prom.”

In West Palm Beach, Florida, Les Elgart was admitted to the Big Band Hall of Fame in 1986. Les Elgart’s wife Joerene carried on his legacy through his music after his death in 1995. Joerene Elgart sadly passed away in 2022. Both their presence are truly missed.

The Les Elgart Orchestra to this day is dedicated to keeping Mr. & Mrs. Elgart’s memory alive by preserving the unique sound and style that has stood the test of time. The “Elgart Sound” lives forever!

Ragtime, early blues, jazz tunes, Scott Joplin, WC Handy and rare tunes of the era on piano and percussion! 6pm-8pm

Ragtime, early blues, jazz tunes, Scott Joplin, WC Handy and rare tunes of the era on piano and percussion! 10:30AM-12:30 afternoon.