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Damon Kirsche

About Me


Damon Kirsche has appeared as featured soloist at The Kennedy Center, Weill Hall, the 92nd St Y, Lincoln Center, the Berliner Dom and with the California Philharmonic. He sings regularly with vintage swing orchestra "Mora's Modern Rhythmists" throughout southern California at venues such as the Biltmore Hotel, the Dorothy Candler Pavillion, the Orpheum, Catalina Island's Casino Ballroom and aboard HMS Queen Mary. The orchestra recently debuted as resident big-band "Dean Mora and his Orchestra" at the Cicada Club in downtown L.A. He is featured on their CDs “Goblin Market” and “Devil’s Serenade”.
On stage, Damon has revived many works with Broadway’s Encores! Series, including STRIKE UP THE BAND, ZIEGFELD FOLLIES OF 1936 and ON CLEAR DAY... Regional appearances include SHOW BOAT (Ravenal) at Casa Mañana with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL (Percy) at Musical Theatre of Wichita, SHE LOVES ME (Kodaly) and ON THE 20TH CENTURY (Granit) with LA’s Reprise! Series, and MY FAIR LADY (Freddy) with McCoy/Rigby.
A proud member of LA’s Musical Theatre Guild, Damon recently starred in LI'L ABNER (Abner) and IT'S A BIRD, IT'S A PLANE, IT'S SUPERMAN! (Superman). Training: The Juilliard School.
Websites:
Damon Kirsche, The Official Website .
Damon Kirsche, Theatrical Résumé . (click to download .pdf)
Mora's Modern Rhythmists, Swing Orchestra .
The Musical Theatre Guild .

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Member Since: 05/07/2007
Band Website: www.damonkirsche.com
Band Members:
Influences: Singers:Edie Adams, Julie Andrews, Fred Astaire, Pearl Bailey, Brent Barrett, Connie Boswell, June Christy, Rosemary Clooney, Barbara Cook, Noël Coward, Bing Crosby, Sammy Davis Jr., Blossom Dearie, Alfred Drake, Billy Eckstine, Cliff Edwards, Ruth Etting, Alice Faye, Ella Fitzgerald, Helen Forrest, Judy Garland, Kathryn Grayson, Joyce Grenfell, Johnny Hartman, Dick Haymes, Billie Holiday, Lena Horne, Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, Gertrude Lawrence, Peggy Lee, Julie London, Mary Martin, Carmen McCrae, Gordon McCrae, Joan Morris, Patricia Morrison, Karen Morrow, Dick Powell, Jane Powell, Faith Prince, John Raitt, John Reardon, Bobby Short, Janis Siegel, Frank Sinatra, Keely Smith, The Swingle Singers, Kay Thompson, Mel Tormé, Charles Trenet, Sophie Tucker, Rudy Vallee, Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington, Margaret Whiting
Songwriters:Harold Arlen, Irving Berlin, Leonard Bernstein, Marc Blitztein, Hoagy Carmichael, Cy Coleman, Betty Comden, Noël Coward, Howard Dietz, Al Dubin, Vernon Duke, Fred Ebb, Duke Ellington, Dorothy Fields, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Adolph Green, Oscar Hammerstein II, E.Y. Harburg, Lorenz Hart, Tom Jones, Gus Kahn, John Kander, Jerome Kern, Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner, Frank Loesser, Frederick Loewe, Jimmy McHugh, Johnny Mercer, Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers, Harvey Schmidt, Arthur Schwartz, Stephen Sondheim, Jules Styne, Harry Warren, Kurt Weill, Meredith Willson, Vincent Youmans
Type of Label: Major

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