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Blue Moon Music presents:

Grammy-nominated
vocalist Margaret Carlson

Vocalist Margaret Carlson has been compared to Julie Andrews and Maureen McGovern, with her elegant musical style and on-stage presence. Delight your subscribers with the gentle simplicity, power and skilled playfulness of her voice and arrangements.

In her early years, Margaret toured the United States singing in resorts and clubs and was featured on numerous television and radio commercials. In 1985 she was awarded the prestigious “Outstanding Musicianship” award from the Elmhurst College Jazz Festival. Later that year, Margaret decided to leave the music business to focus on raising her two children. When she returned, ten years later, she recorded her first CD, “Once in a Blue Moon”, with pianist/arranger Frank Mantooth. She followed up this recording with a second CD, “This Christmas...my favorite things” and received a Grammy nomination for it in the “Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album” category.

Today, Margaret performs her beautifully orchestrated arrangements with symphonies. She can be heard at music festivals and as a performer and clinician at schools.

Blue Moon Music can provide Margaret and symphonic arrangements along with Grammy nominated pianist/arranger Frank Mantooth and/or select musicians.

Shows to choose from, with orchestral arrangements, or select individual pieces to accompany your program:

My Favorite Things/This Christmas
Margaret could put even the Grinch in the Christmas spirit with this show. Based on her Grammy-nominated album, “This Christmas … my favorite things,” the music crosses over from traditional to sweet and playful arrangements on traditional pieces. This performance reaches out to a large segment of holiday enthusiasts. An evening of "This Christmas ...my favorite things," will end up being one of your favorite things this Christmas. Among the selections are: “My Favorite Things,” “Toyland,” “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” “Let It Snow,” “I Saw Three Ships,” “Deck the Halls,” “Away in a Manger,” and “White Christmas.” A 10-minute medley sing-a-long can also be provided.

Short Stories From the Great American Songbook
This pops program consists of exceptional arrangements of selected pieces from the great American composers, along with a short narrative of their careers. Selections include Richard Rodgers’ “Hello Young Lovers,” “My Romance,” and “My Favorite Things.” Also, Harold Arlen’s famous “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” and a more obscure song, “A Sleepin' Bee.” Cole Porter is represented with “Night and Day” and “I Get a Kick Out of You.” George Gershwin’s “Of Thee I Sing” has been combined in a medley with “America the Beautiful.” Additional program selections are “On the Street Where You Live,” “Good Morning Heartache” and Gershwin’s “Variations On I Got Rhythm.”