A TRIBUTE to one of music\u2019s most successful female acts is returning to the region next week with the aim of supporting the next generation of performers.<\/p>\n
After showcasing her Barbra Streisand tribute show at Piano Bar in March, Rachael Grace is bringing her concert back to the venue with proceeds going towards the Ballarat Centre of Music and the Arts.<\/p>\n
Originally presented with just piano accompaniment, Grace said the concert will this time be expanded, with full band on display.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019ll be a bigger sound. We\u2019re amping up and adding new songs and stories, so it\u2019ll be a bit of a different vibe,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve got John Thorn on piano who\u2019s a multiple-Green Room award winning composer, Darryn Farrugia on drums who\u2019s internationally renowned and we\u2019ve got Adrian Close on bass.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s still me singing Barbra but we\u2019ve got Kara Ciezki doing backing vocals and duets from Judy Garland to Donnna Summer, even a bit of Barry Gibb.\u201d<\/p>\n
BCMA director Paula Heenan said the concert will provide a dual purpose for the company.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe money will help get our young performers on stage for Finding Nemo Jr, Little Shop of Horrors, and Imagine This, and The Wizard of Oz,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s two-fold because it\u2019s great for our students to go see performers performing on stage and how they do cabarets.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Australian Barbra Streisand Show will perform at Ballarat Piano Bar on Tuesday 27 June, with tickets at $35 and they can be booked at bit.ly\/3qJKTAW.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A TRIBUTE to one of music\u2019s most successful female acts is returning to the region next week with the aim of supporting the next generation of performers. After showcasing her Barbra Streisand tribute show at Piano Bar in March, Rachael Grace is bringing her concert back to the venue with proceeds going towards the Ballarat […]<\/p>\n