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Bugs Bunny at the Symphony
Jan. 15
Bugs Bunny at the Symphony

30th Anniversary Edition

Starring 
BUGS BUNNY
Conducted by
GEORGE DAUGHERTY
 
Created and Produced by GEORGE DAUGHERTY & DAVID KA LIK WONG
Produced by AMY MINTER
 
Also Starring
ELMER FUDD, DAFFY DUCK, PORKY PIG, WILE E. COYOTE, ROAD RUNNER, MICHIGAN J. FROG, and GIOVANNI JONES
 
Music by
CARL W. STALLING, MILT FRANKLYN, CHRISTOPHER LENNERTZ, CARL JOHNSON
Based on the Works of Wagner, Rossini, Von Suppé, J. Strauss II, Smetana, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Donizetti, and Ponchielli
 
Animation Direction by
CHUCK JONES, FRIZ FRELENG, ROBERT CLAMPETT, ROBERT MCKIMSON, ABE LEVITOW, MATTHEW O’CALLAGHAN
 
Voice Characterizations by
MEL BLANC, ARTHUR Q. BRYAN as Elmer Fudd
BOB BERGEN, ERIC BAUZA, and NICOLAI SHUTOROV as Giovanni Jones
and WILLIAM ROBERTS as Michigan J. Frog  
 
Produced in Association with
Industrial F/X PRODUCTIONS SAN FRANCISCO & LAS VEGAS
 
Official Website
Original Soundtrack Recording on Watertower Music
Follow Bugs Bunny At The Symphony on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!
Post your own pre-concert and post-concert photos with the hashtag #BugsBunnyAtTheSymphony
 
ALL ANIMATION available on DVD and Streaming
 
Program

ACT I

THE RIDE OF THE VALKYRIES
From Die Walküre by Richard Wagner

THE WARNER BROS. FANFARE 
Music by Max Steiner
"MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG" 
("The Merrie Melodies Theme")
Music by Charles Tobias, Murray Mencher, and Eddie Cantor
Arranged and Orchestrated by Carl W. Stalling
 
"BATON BUNNY"
Music by Milt Franklyn
Based on the Overture to "Morning, Noon, and Night in Vienna" by Franz von Suppé
Story by Michael Maltese
Animation Direction by
CHUCK JONES and ABE LEVITOW
 
Excerpt from
"WHAT'S UP, DOC?"
(Original Soundtrack)
Music by Carl Stalling
“Hooray for Hollywood” music by Richard A. Whiting, lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Story by Warren Foster
Animation Direction by
ROBERT McKIMSON
 
"A CORNY CONCERTO"
Music by Carl W. Stalling
Based on "Tales of the Vienna Woods" and
"The Blue Danube" by Johann Strauss II
Story by Frank Tashlin
Animation Direction by
ROBERT CLAMPETT
 
"LONG-HAIRED HARE" 
Music by Carl W. Stalling
after Wagner, von Suppé, Donizetti, and Rossini
Story by Michael Maltese
Animation Direction by
CHUCK JONES
 
“RHAPSODY RABBIT”
Music by Carl W. Stalling
Based on “Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2”
by Franz Liszt
Piano Solo performed by Jakob Gimpel
Story by Tedd Pierce and Michael Maltese
Animation Direction by
FRIZ FRELENG
 
“WET CEMENT”
(Original Soundtrack)
Music by Carl Johnson
Written by Michael Ruocco, David Gemmill, & Johnny Ryan
Executive Producers: Pete Browngardt and Sam Register
Animation Direction by
DAVID GEMMILL
 
"ZOOM AND BORED"
Music by Carl W. Stalling and Milt Franklyn
Based on "The Dance of the Comedians"
from "The Bartered Bride" by Bedřich Smetana
Story by Michael Maltese
Animation Direction by
CHUCK JONES
 
Excerpt from
“ONE FROGGY EVENING” 
(Original Soundtrack)
Music by Milt Franklyn
“Hello My Baby” music and lyrics by Ida Emerson and Joseph E. Howard
Animation Direction by
CHUCK JONES
 
"THE RABBIT OF SEVILLE"
Music by Carl W. Stalling
Based on the Overture to "The Barber of Seville" by Gioachino Rossini
Story by Michael Maltese
Animation Direction by
CHUCK JONES
 
- INTERMISSION -
 

ACT II

“RABID RIDER”
Music by Christopher Lennertz
Executive Producer: Sam Register
Story by Tom Sheppard
Animation Direction by
MATTHEW O’CALLAGHAN
and
“COYOTE FALLS”
Music by Christopher Lennertz
Executive Producer: Sam Register
Story by Tom Sheppard 
Animation Direction by
MATTHEW O’CALLAGHAN
and
“FUR OF FLYING”
Music by Christopher Lennertz
Executive Producer: Sam Register
Story by Tom Sheppard 
Animation Direction by
MATTHEW O’CALLAGHAN
 
"HIGH NOTE" (1960)
Music by Milt Franklyn
After Johann Strauss based upon "The Blue Danube"
Story by Michael Maltese
Animation Direction by
CHUCK JONES
 
Excerpt from
“DUCK AMUCK” 
(Original Soundtrack)
Sound Effects by Treg Brown
Story by Michael Maltese
Animation Direction by
CHUCK JONES
 
"WHAT'S OPERA, DOC?"
Music by Milt Franklyn
Based on music from "The Flying Dutchman," "Die Walküre," "Siegfried," 
"Götterdämmerung," “Rienzi,” and "Tannhäuser" by Richard Wagner
Story by Michael Maltese
Animation Direction by
CHUCK JONES
 
MERRIE MELODIES "THAT'S ALL FOLKS!" 
Music Arranged and Orchestrated by Carl W. Stalling
Voice Characterization by Noel Blanc
 
"DYNAMITE DANCE”
Music by Carl Johnson
Based on “The Dance of The Hours” from “La Gioconda”
by Amilcare Ponchielle
Written by David Gemmill, Pete Browngardt, & Johnny Ryan
Executive Producers: Pete Browngardt and Sam Register
Animation Direction by
DAVID GEMMILL 

Program Subject To Change Without Notice.
 
LOONEY TUNES and all related characters and 
elements © & TM Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
WB SHIELD: TM & © WBEI. 
(s22)

Production, Creative, & Touring Staff
Creator / Music Director / Conductor / Producer
George Daugherty
 
Creator / Producer / Technical Director / Tour Director
David Ka Lik Wong
 
Producer
Amy Minter
 
Production Touring Musicians (Rotating)
*Jo Pusateri, Principal Percussion and Slide Guitar
Kelly Hale, Principal Pianist
*Robert Schietroma, Principal Percussion Emeritus
*on leave of absence
 
Art Director, CGI Producer, and Graphics/Animation Designer
Melinda Lawton
 
New Production Logo and Production Design
Warner Bros. Animation
Melinda Lawton
Lisa Erickson
 
Editors
George Daugherty
David Ka Lik Wong
Scott Draper
Mark Beutel
Peter Koff
Will Cline
Pat McGillen
Special thanks to Keep Me Posted, Burbank
 
Special Effects and CGI/Animation Editor
Shawn Carlson
 
Sound Design, Sound Effects, and Re-Mastering
Robb Wenner
John Larabee
 
Audio Mixer and Tour Sound Supervisor
Marty Bierman
Robb Wenner
 
New CGI Animation Elements
Lawton Design
 
New Animation Elements
Warner Bros. Animation
 
Audio CD Producers
George Daugherty
David Ka Lik Wong
Steve Linder
 
Sound Effects Editors
Robb Wenner
John Larabee
 
Music Supervisors
David Ka Lik Wong
Caryn Rasmussen
 
Click Masters
Mako Sujishi
Robb Wenner
John Larabee
Kristopher Carter
 
Music Transcription and Restoration
Ron Goldstein
Caryn Rasmussen
Leo Marchildon
Robert Schietroma
Cameron Patrick
Robert Guillory
Charles Fernandez
. . . and special thanks to
USC/Warner Bros. Music Archives
 
Music Copyists
Caryn Rasmussen
Robert Schietroma
Michael Hernandez
John Norine
Jeff Turner
Valle Music
Judy Green Music
 
Webmaster and Website Designer
Lorelei McCollough
 
Video and Audio Production Coordinated and Executed by
Industrial F/X Productions San Francisco
 
Bugs Bunny at the Symphony Management for
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Engagement
BRETT GREEN
 
BUGS BUNNY AT THE SYMPHONY and
CONDUCTOR GEORGE DAUGHERTY
are Exclusively Represented Worldwide by
ICM PARTNERS EMILY THRELFALL YOON and ERIKA NOGUCHI
 

George Daugherty dedicates this concert to the memory of his mother, Charlene Elizabeth Daugherty

BUGS BUNNY AT THE SYMPHONY 30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION had its world premiere on September 21, 2019, at the Warner Theatre, Erie Philharmonic; and October 4, 2019, at Benaroya Hall, with Seattle Symphony.
 
BUGS BUNNY AT THE SYMPHONY II had its world premiere on July 5, 2013, at the Hollywood Bowl, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
 
BUGS BUNNY AT THE SYMPHONY had its world premieres on May 7, 2010, at the Sydney Opera House with the Sydney Symphony; and July 16, 2010, at the Hollywood Bowl, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
 
BUGS BUNNY ON BROADWAY had its world premiere on June 16, 1990 at the San Diego Civic Theatre, with the San Diego Symphony; its Broadway premiere at the Gershwin Theatre, New York City, on October 2, 1990; and its international premiere on May 15, 1996 at the Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia.
 
Official Website
 
Original Soundtrack Recording on WATERTOWER MUSIC
 
Follow Bugs Bunny At The Symphony on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!
 
Post your own pre-concert and post-concert photos with the hashtag #BugsBunnyAtTheSymphony
 
ANIMATION available on DVD and Download / Streaming
Bio: Bugs Bunny
Bio: George Daugherty
Bio: David Ka Lik Wong
Bio: Amy Minter
Special thanks to KaTom for sponsoring the performance