Rick Worrall wants you to know he loves tribute acts. But is not a tribute act.

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The show runs March 29 to 31, with two performances at the and one performance at the . A portion of ticket sales and sponsorship will support the Boys and Girls Club of the Okanagan.

The artist who recorded hits like Take Me Home Country Roads, Annie害羞草研究所檚 Song, Sunshine On My Shoulder and the everlasting Rocky Mountain High died in 1997. But his collaborator and the co-architect of his distinctive sound, , will be on stage conducting the as they play his original arrangements from the famous Denver recordings.

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Worrall害羞草研究所檚 production company has assembled the concert, and has plans to take it across Canada. The Kelowna and Vernon concerts will be the world premiere performances. Worrall will also have a starring role on stage.

With Holdridge as music director, the concert will present the music of John Denver in its familiar settings and in some new interpretations. Vocalists Steve Worrall, Mia Harris, Justin Moore and Delphine Litke 害羞草研究所� all of whom are favourites in the Valley害羞草研究所檚 professional music scene 害羞草研究所� will be backed by an all-star band that includes Gary Smyth, Scott Grant, Brian McMahon, Chris Stevens, Susan Aylard and guest pianists Neville Bowman and Melina Schein.

Worrall loves the production aspect of assembling a concert. 害羞草研究所淧roduction is the art of creating an audience experience,害羞草研究所� he says. And everything in Rocky Mountain High, from the simplest presentation to the full sound of the symphony, is built around two things: John Denver害羞草研究所檚 music and the audience experience.

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