May Pops presented by Indian River Medical Center Foundation:

Brevard Symphony Orchestra

Christopher Confessore
Principal Conductor
Around since 1954, holding concerts regularly since, the Brevard Symphony Orchestra (BSO) incorporated as a non-profit organization. The BSO Board of Directors announced the appointment of Christopher Confessore as the new Music Director and Principal Conductor. The Administrative Offices of the Brevard Symphony Orchestra are located in a building located at 1500 Highland Avenue, Melbourne. This structure is known as the Winchester Symphony House and was built in 1886.

Conductor, Christopher Confessore has served as Music Director and Principal Conductor of the Brevard Symphony Orchestra since 1995. During that time, the orchestra has enjoyed a dramatic period of artistic growth, increased attendance at all performances, and financial stability. Mr. Confessore also holds the position of Associate Conductor of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra. He regularly appears on the ASO’s Masterworks, Gateway, and SuperPops series, and leads the orchestra in a wide variety of educational and community outreach performances.

Visit www.brevardsymphony.com for more.

Welcoming Guest Soloist, Michael Andrew

For two years, Michael was the headline singer and bandleader at the world famous Rainbow Room atop Rockefeller Center in New York City where he entertained audiences nightly and hosted a live Radio Broadcast, "LIVE FROM THE RAINBOW ROOM". He was the band-leader and singer at Merv Griffin’s "Coconut Club" in The Beverly Hilton in California. While on "Larry King Live," Merv called Michael Andrew "one of the great singers of all time."

A frequent symphonic pops guest artist, Michael has performed with Symphonic orchestras in Akron, Albuquerque, Houston, Long Beach, Missoula, Orlando, Providence, San Antonio, Sarasota, Palm Beach, and other cities across America.

Michael Andrew is currrently working with his idol, Jerry Lewis, developing Jerry's 1963 classic movie, THE NUTTY PROFESSOR, into a Broadway bound musical. Andrew is slated to play the lead (Julius Kelp & Buddy Love).