Oregon Coast Chamber Orchestra

The Spring 2013 "Pops Concert" included members and soloists from the Community Chorus of Florence Oregon conducted by Laura Merz.

• Cole Porter Medley - Cole Porter
• Red Roses for a Blue Lady - Tepper and Roy C. Bennett
• A Foggy Day - Greorge and Ira Gershwin, Virgil Walker vocals, Robin deVour piano
• North Fork - Charles Perkins
• By Strauss - George and Ira Gershwin
• Live and Let Die - Paul and Linda McCartney
• Someone to Watch Over Me - George and Ira Gershwin
• HMS Pinafore Overture - Sullivan
• Jerome Robbins' Broadway (medley) - Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, Leonard Bernstein and Steven Sondheim
• Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Jerome Kern and Otto Harbach
• Here's That Rainy Day - Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke, Jan Crippen vocals
• The Lion Sleeps Tonight - Solomon Linda, Trina Smith vocals
• Unchained Melody - Alex North and Hy Zaret, Kate McVroom-Redwine vocals
• Without a Song - Vincent Youmans/Billy Rose/Edward Eliscu

The Community Chorus of Florence Oregon performs two concerts a year: Spring and Christmas - often performing at the Florence Events Center in early December and early May. The following members sang with the orchestra:

Basses
Phil Bell
Norm Kerrebrock
David Mills
John Pohlman
Roger Ranta
Myron Richardson
Lee Smith

Laura Merz
A native Florencian, Laura has been involved in performing arts since childhood. With a Masters in Music, she has directed many choirs, including Community Chorus of Florence, Oregon, Florence's own vocal jazz ensemble, FloTones, and the Florence United Methodist Church Choir. Laura also continues her love of musical theater by directing plays for The Last Resort Players and is the Music Director for this fall's LRP production a The Sound of Music. She teaches piano, voice and music theory and can often be found in Siuslaw School District music classrooms as a substitute teacher.