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"Perfectly Paired" An Evening With Bob and Kelli Phillips

On Friday, September 30, 2022, Brazosport Symphony Orchestra will host "Perfectly Paired", a fundraiser benefiting BSO at The Lake Jackson Civic Center. Come and meet our guests Bob and Kelli Phillips, the hosts of the television show, Texas Country Reporter. Join us for an evening of delicious Texas cuisine and sips from 6:00-8:00 PM. Register for our online auction, raffle, vote for your favorite instrument and much more! The online auction will run concurrent with our event and early bidding starts on September 23, 2022! If you cannot attend in person, please register and join us "virtually".  Join the fun and support the Brazosport Symphony Orchestra. We have so many great items it will be like the Wild West to see who wins! After the Friday night event, saddle up and join us for BSO's season opener, A Texas Tribute presented by Capital Farm Credit, on Saturday, October 1, 7:30 PM, at The Clarion at Brazosport College. Celebrating the history of Texas and the 50th anniversary of the iconic television show "Texas Country Reporter", this concert will feature Texas-themed music, film scores, classical works and more through stories told by TCR hosts Bob and Kelli Phillips.

 

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Special Guests

  • Bob and Kelli Phillips

    Hosts of the Television Show "Texas Country Reporter"

    Bob and Kelli Phillips

    Hosts of the Television Show "Texas Country Reporter"

    Kelli and Bob Phillips share more than their love for each other... they share a love for people. Each has made a career of staying in constant contact with the audiences they have built in their almost life-long careers in communications. Now they are traveling the Texas backroads together as co-hosts of "Texas Country Reporter." Kelli Lee first appeared on television and in print at the age of 14 in commercials and ads for various businesses. At 18, Kelli became the youngest local host of Evening Magazine in the country when she was hired by KENS-TV in San Antonio while still a student at the University of Texas in Austin. She quickly expanded into working in radio on KTFM and KTSA in San Antonio and fell in love with the instant contact aspect offered by live radio. In 2003, Kelli became the morning news person as a member of the KFDM Morning Show. She soon added the noon news program to her duties and, in 2007, became the anchor of the Live at Five program and co-anchor of 6 News at Ten. When longtime 6PM news anchor Larry Beaulieu retired in 2011, Kelli was chosen to replace him on the program. Bob Phillips started his professional career while still a college student when he was hired by KDFW-TV in Dallas at the age of 18 and a first semester freshman at SMU where he later received both his BFA and MLA degrees. He was a TV news cameraman, film editor, assignments editor, reporter, producer and anchor during his 16 years at KDFW. During that time, he did general assignments reporting and also covered the political beat where he followed stories from city council meetings to the state legislature to national political conventions. He covered The Dallas Cowboys as a photographer and was on the sidelines of every game they played, during the 1970s and early 80s. He also shot game footage for NFL Films and later worked at WFAA-TV in Dallas. In the early 70s, Bob and a group of journalists at KDFW started the program "4 Country Reporter," as a way to cover news in small towns and out of the way places. The program quickly became a feature show about the lives of everyday Texans. It was an instant success with Bob as its producer and host. In 2021, the show that is now called "Texas Country Reporter" and is seen by more than a million people each week on 26 different television stations in 19 Texas markets (and nationally on RFD-TV) will begin a year long celebration of its 50th anniversary. The program is produced by the Phillips' production company that is based in Dallas. During the celebration of 50 years of TCR, there will be events and activities all over Texas including a statewide symphony tour title "Texas Tribute" that will feature Bob and Kelli onstage with local orchestras as they play Texas themed music, interspersed with narrative passages read by Bob and Kelli. Bob's new book about 50 years of TCR, A Good Long Drive, was published by U.T. Press in late 2021. And the 26th Annual TCR Festival will take place in Waxahachie on October 29, 2022, with an emphasis on celebrating 50 years of "Texas Country Reporter."

  • David and Grace Lovrien

    Composer

    David and Grace Lovrien

    Composer

    David Lovrien (b. 1963) Saxophonist David has been a member of the saxophone section of the Dallas Winds since 1991, performing on 14 audiophile CD recordings and acting as the group's staff arranger and webmaster. He is also a member of the Texas Saxophone Quartet, a chamber ensemble he co-founded in 1983 with Don Fabian. The TSQ was the first saxophone ensemble to win the prestigious Fischoff Chamber Music Competition in 1986 and still performs regularly. On the jazz side, David is a member of The Singapore Slingers, a retro-jazz band performing music of the 1920's & 30's. For over 20 years he has also played with local classic rock and soul band The Fins. Composer David's first compositions were published in 2000 and in 2007 he started his own company, Lovebird Music, which publishes over 50 of his compositions and arrangements along with other emerging composers. His humorous 2007 holiday piece "Minor Alterations" has been wildly successful and is performed by bands and orchestras around the world each Christmas. He is a member of the Music Publishers Association, ASCAP, and the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS). Concert Works by David Lovrien (35) Irish musician David began playing Irish music professionally in 2004 and performs at festivals, pubs and concerts with the band 5 Second Rule. He plays regularly with the Trinity Hall Session Players and has taught whistle classes at the O'Flaherty Irish Music Retreat and the North Texas Irish Festival. Technologist David has over 30 years experience in software development and project management, most recently at Thomson Reuters Tax & Accounting (1989-2016). He managed development for several GoSystem and ONESOURCE products and was most recently product owner for development of the next generation of ONESOURCE Income Tax. David also designs websites in his copious spare time through Lovebird Design. He is a Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD). Personal David currently lives in Plano, Texas with his wife Grace. He enjoys Asian cooking, genealogy and time with their four children and three grandchildren.

Agenda

  1. Early bidding opens
  2. Bidding is open for one week
  3. Texas Country Reporter Event @ The Lake Jackson Civic Center
  4. Auction closes
  5. Brazosport Symphony Orchestra Concert, "A Texas Tribute" sponsored by Capital Farm Credit @ The Clarion
  6. The raffle drawing will take place at the concert
  7. Winners of the raffle and auction items can pick up their prizes in the meeting room of the Lake Jackson Library, 250 Circle Way St. Lake Jackson, TX 77566

Thank You

The Brazosport Symphony Orchestra would like to thank all of the donors, sponsors, and auction participants for making our fundraiser a success. All of the proceeds help fund the 2022-2023 season. We would also like to thank the BSO board members for making our event possible. Thanks to Paula Matzke (board president) for your leadership and forward thinking to have "A Texas Tribute" sponsored by Capital Farm Credit, be a part of the 2022-23 season. Thanks to Rachel Cloeter (event planning chairperson) for all of your hours of work planning "Perfectly Paired". Thanks to all of the members of the fundraising committee for many hours of time dedicted to obtaining auction items and sponsors. Thank you to the Brazosport Symphony League for your help at the fundraising event. Thanks to Bob and Kelli Phillips, David and Grace Lovrien, and Mike Snyder for being great guests and bringing your love of Texas to our Brazosport community. Last but not least, thanks to all of the musicians of the BSO and our conductor,Mr. Brian Casey.

Auction Item Pick-Up

Auction winners can pick up their auction and instabuy items on Saturday, October 8, 2022, from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm, at the meeting room in the Lake Jackson Library, 250 Circle Way St. Lake Jackson, TX 77566. If you live more than 200 miles outside of the Brazosport area, we will ship your items to you.