LAKEPORT, Calif. – This year’s Lake County Symphony’s annual Mothers Day concert will feature the words and music of Broadway, presented under the talented direction of conductor John Parkinson.

The concert will take place beginning at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 12, at the Soper-Reese Community Theatre, 275 S. Main St. in Lakeport.

Entitled “Salute to Broadway” the show will feature some of the most beloved numbers from the Great White Way, including those from a virtual who’s who of noted composers, most of whom did their best work during the so-called Golden Age of Broadway Musicals, namely the 1920s through the 1960s.

The opening medley will consist of themes from “Give my Regards to Broadway” (George Cohan); “Ain’t Misbehavin’” (Fats Waller); “My Funny Valentine” (Rogers & Hart); “I’ve Grown Accustomed to her Face” (Lerner & Lowe); and “Thou Swell,” (Rogers & Hart).

Other selections are from George and Ira Gershwin’s “Strike up the Band” which was a 1930 musical hit satirizing America’s tendency toward gunboat diplomacy, and dance sequences from “Fiddler on the Roof,” the 1964 play with Zero Mostel playing the part of Tevye in turn-of-the-century Russia and his attempts to marry off his daughters in traditional ways.

The wedding dance No. 1 features second daughter Hodel and her beloved Perchik, while the second – “To Life” – is the sequence for Chava, the third daughter. The lyrics were written by Jerry Bock, with music by Sheldon Hornick.

No tribute to Broadway would be complete without Rodgers & Hammerstein, and Parkinson fills the bill with selections from “The King and I” followed by the “American in Paris Suite” by George Gershwin. It is one of his best-known compositions; inspired by the years he had spent in Paris, evoking the sights, sounds and energy of the city during the 1920s.

Some of Lake County’s favorite vocalists return to the Soper-Reese Theatre to perform with the Symphony.

Soprano Shelly Trumbo-Mascari will take the stage to sing “I Get a Kick Out of You” the Cole Porter classic from his hit musical “Anything Goes” which was later released as a movie under the same name.

She also will sing “summertime” from the opera “Porgy and Bess” by George and Ira Gershwin and Dubose Heyward.

“As Time Goes By” is another selection arranged by Parkinson for soloist Trumbo-Mascari. It was written originally by American composer Herman Hupfeld for the 1931 Broadway musical “Everybody’s Welcome” but the song long outlived the play when it was reintroduced in the Academy Award winning 1942 movie “Casablanca” and served more recently as the title and theme of the popular British television series “As Time Goes By” starring Judy Dench. On this number Trumbo-Mascari will be joined by other members of her musical family including her father and mother Walt and Bonnie Trumbo and 18-year-old daughter Jade Holling, a senior at Lower Lake High School.

The CLPA Youth Orchestra, under the direction of Susan Condit, will present two pieces during the performance.

The first, “Tango Espressivo” by Matt Turner is an energetic and passionate accompaniment for the most popular of the South American dances.

The Turner composition features a strong, rhythmic bass driven by the lower strings that complements the g-harmonic minor melody presented by the violins. Turner is known internationally as a highly talented improvisational cellist and pianist and has shared the stage with such noted artists as Natalie MacMaster, Marilyn Crispell, Randy Sabien and Bobby McFerrin.

The second number is the theme from the hit Broadway musical and movie “Les Miserables.” On this piece members of the senior Symphony will sit in with the young performers. They are Andi Skelton, Sienna S’Zell, Jeff Ives, Clovice Lewis, Patricia Jekel and Austin Ison.

Conductor Condit said that playing with the professionals gives her students invaluable experience. “We hope all of them will play with the Symphony some day, and this is one way to prepare them” she said.

The concert will end with a rousing orchestral version of “76 Trombones” from the musical “The Music Man” by Meridith Willson.

The annual Mothers Day Symphony concert has become a holiday tradition in Lake County, and therefore advance ticket purchases are advised.

They are $20 for members of Clear Lake Performing Arts and $25 general admission and can be obtained online at www.soperreesetheatre.com or by calling 707-263-0577.

There will be an open rehearsal at the theater at 11 a.m., to which young people under 18 are invited to attend free of charge. For others a modest admission fee of $5 will be charged.