The RiverFront Community Concert Featuring the Omaha Symphony with Legends of Country

The Legends of Country, starring The X Factor finalist Rachel Potter and The Voice finalist Patrick Thomas, is a foot-stompin’, toe tappin’ tribute to the greatest names in country music, including songs by famed singers and songwriters like Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Carrie Underwood, and Faith Hill.

Gene Leahy Mall
Sunday, Jul 5 | 8:30 PM
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Ernest Richardson Resident Conductor & Principal Pops Conductor More

Ernest Richardson

Resident Conductor & Principal Pops Conductor

The versatile Ernest Richardson is in high demand as conductor, composer, arranger, organizational leader and inspirational speaker. His versatility finds him within one season conducting Stravinsky's Firebird Suite or Broadway artists in the works of Leonard Bernstein, a live-to-movie production of Harry Potter, facilitating strategic decision-making for leading arts organizations, or training young musicians for the passionate, persistent pursuit of perfection. He has been at the forefront of symphonic video/live music productions, conducting live-to-movie scores of the Harry Potter series with CineConcerts, Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park, Back to the Future, Pirates of the Caribbean, Singing in the Rain, Casablanca, Ratatouille, Star Trek (2009), the Charlie Chaplin silent film The Gold Rush and Star Wars.May 2020 marked his live-in-concert album debut with indie rock band Guster on OMAGAH! for their live performance with the Omaha Symphony in collaboration with the MAHA Music Festival in February 2019. The recording is available on guster.bandcamp.com or gustermerch.com. Richardson is presently the principal pops conductor and resident conductor of the Omaha Symphony at his appointment in 2015. Since 1993, he has laid the groundwork for and led in the development of the Omaha Symphony’s vaunted education and community engagement programs. In addition to his artistic…
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Rachel Potter Vocals More
Patrick Thomas Vocals More
Jamie Luedtke Background Vocalist More
Lauren Morrissey Background Vocalist
Brayden Worden Background Vocalist

The Legends of Country, starring The X Factor finalist Rachel Potter and The Voice finalist Patrick Thomas, is a foot-stompin’, toe tappin’ tribute to the greatest names in country music, including songs by famed singers and songwriters like Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Carrie Underwood, and Faith Hill.

Enjoy a summer evening with an outdoor show that’s going to have everyone singing along! Come early to secure your spot on the lawn beginning at 3 PM.

There will be free sensory kits available for people with sensory sensitivities.

ASL/ADA will be located on the southeast corner of the Downtown green with fence and signage. An ASL interpreter will be right in front of that section with a spotlight

*This event is free of charge

Check out The Riverfront's event page for more details.

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