Burt Bacharach with the Corona Symphony Pops Orchestra

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Burt Bacharach with the Corona Symphony Pops Orchestra Six decades into one of songwriting's most successful and honored careers ? marked by 48 Top 10 hits, nine #1 songs, more than 500 compositions and a landmark 49-year run on the charts, Burt Bacharach's music continues to set industry records and creative standards. "At This Time," his 2005 album, which won the Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Album, breaks new ground with Bacharach's first-ever lyrical collaborations, supplementing the melodies which reflect the pioneering Bacharach sound. He says it is the "most-passionate album" of his career as "At This Time" marks the first time Bacharach takes on social and political issues in his music. Bacharach's global audiences span several generations, and he is viewed as the unique combination of one of the greatest composers of all time and the ultra-cool cult hero of the contemporary music set who often has several songs on various music charts in many countries simultaneously. His many concerts are "Standing Room Only" as he tours the United States and the world conducting orchestras and with his own musicians and singers performing his music. Along with Bob Dylan, John Lennon and Paul McCartney and Paul Simon, Bacharach is a legend of popular music. A recipient of three Academy Awards and seven Grammy Awards (including the 1997 Trustees Award with collaborator Hal David), he revolutionized the music of the 1950s and 60s and is regularly bracketed with legendary names, ranging from Cole Porter, to Sir George Martin, as one of a handful of visionaries who pioneered new forms of music from the second half of the 20th Century and into the 21st Century. The Corona Symphony Pops presents Burt Bacharach at the Fox for one performance only, February 12 at 8:00 p.m.