Close to 600 members of surrounding communities were on hand for a family-friendly concert at Loma Linda University Health to cap off May 10 Mother’s Day activities.
The concert at 5:00 p.m. provided light-hearted Broadway tunes performed by Broadway singer Norman Large and vocalist Debbie Prutsman, best known for her roles in Southern California musical theater.
Some audience members brought along blankets, lawn chairs and picnic baskets. Local food vendors were located at the back of the venue.
Songs from Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals “Carousel,” “South Pacific,” “Oklahoma!” “The King and I” and “The Sound of Music” delighted the audience, which gave the performers a standing ovation following a rendition of “Climb Ev’ry Mountain.”
The concert on the lawn has become an annual tradition. The two previous years featured the San Bernardino Symphony, which repeated its end-of-the-year Saturday night ticketed concert the following day.
This is the first year the Redlands Symphony performed, led by assistant conductor Co Boi Nguyen.