Posted on Apr 29, 2022
A Kansas City composer's tribute to Judy Garland is part concerto, part drag show
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For a Judy Garland centennial tribute, Stacy Busch’s double concerto premieres with the Mid America Freedom Band and solos for two Kansas City drag queens.
Few performances are as iconic as Judy Garland’s Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz.” Garland, who died in 1969, would have turned 100 this year. To mark that occasion, Kansas City’s Mid America Freedom Band presents a tribute concert, which includes the premiere of a commissioned piece of music with a unique role for two particular soloists.
It’s no secret Garland struggled with addiction. So did her daughter, Liza Minnelli, who has been sober since 2015. That’s just one of the considerations Kansas City composer Stacy Busch had in mind when writing this new work, which is an homage to them both.
Few performances are as iconic as Judy Garland’s Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz.” Garland, who died in 1969, would have turned 100 this year. To mark that occasion, Kansas City’s Mid America Freedom Band presents a tribute concert, which includes the premiere of a commissioned piece of music with a unique role for two particular soloists.
It’s no secret Garland struggled with addiction. So did her daughter, Liza Minnelli, who has been sober since 2015. That’s just one of the considerations Kansas City composer Stacy Busch had in mind when writing this new work, which is an homage to them both.
A Kansas City composer's tribute to Judy Garland is part concerto, part drag show
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."“Judy and Liza are not only music icons but gay icons and breathing life into new music surrounding their legacies is quite thrilling,” says Stetson, who often performs on clarinet for talent portions of pageants and was crowned Miss Gay Missouri 2022 in March.
“I like the fact that I got to think of theatrical elements, that there are moments to clap and to snap and to sing, and to see people strut across the stage,” says Busch.
Even if it's taken to extremes, she notes, the Garland and Minnelli story is a real one that everyone can connect to."...
..."“Judy and Liza are not only music icons but gay icons and breathing life into new music surrounding their legacies is quite thrilling,” says Stetson, who often performs on clarinet for talent portions of pageants and was crowned Miss Gay Missouri 2022 in March.
“I like the fact that I got to think of theatrical elements, that there are moments to clap and to snap and to sing, and to see people strut across the stage,” says Busch.
Even if it's taken to extremes, she notes, the Garland and Minnelli story is a real one that everyone can connect to."...
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL Great listening to Judy Garland Songs on the Way Home.
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