Program
Aretha:
A Tribute
SATURDAY, MAY 13, 2023
7:00 P.M. • VICTORY THEATRE
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Roger Kalia, Conductor
Capathia Jenkins & Ryan Shaw, Vocalists
Capathia Jenkins & Ryan Shaw, Vocalists
American Spiritual Ensemble
Dr. Everett McCorvey, Founder & Director
Erica Gabriel, Soprano
Dr. Everett McCorvey, Founder & Director
Erica Gabriel, Soprano
La’Shelle Allen, Contralto
Taiwan Norris, Tenor
Taiwan Norris, Tenor
CONCERT SPONSOR
Robert B. & Marianna S. Wright
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PROGRAM
Act 1
Act 1
Arr. William Holcombe, Jr.
Aretha Overture
DON COVEY
Arr. Sam Shoup
Chain of Fools
BURT BACHARACH
& HAL DAVID
I Say a Little Prayer
DeSYLVA, BROWN,
& HENDERSON
Arr. Rhodes, Orch. Stevens
Birth of the Blues
STEVIE WONDER
Arr. Michael Phillip Mossman
Sir Duke
SAGER & HAMLISCH
SAGER & HAMLISCH
Arr. Nic Raine
Nobody Does It Better
TRADITIONAL
Arr. Matt Podd
What a Friend We Have in Jesus/
Climbing Higher Mountains
JIMMY WEBB
Arr. Bill Holcombe
MacArthur Park
KATHERINE BATES & SAM WARD
Arr. Sam Shoup
America the Beautiful
OTIS REDDING
Arr. Roger Holmes
Respect
INTERMISSION
Act 2
Arr. Lee Norris
Salute to Ray Charles
JAMES BROWN
Arr. Jerry Nowak
I Got You (I Feel Good)
IRVING GORDON
Arr. Bill Holcombe
Unforgettable
GOFFIN, KING, & WEXLER
Arr. John Bachalis
(You Make Me Feel Like)
A Natural Woman
SAM COOKE
A Change is Gonna Come
STEVIE WONDER
Arr. Bill Holman
Isn’t She Lovely
HARRY WARREN
Arr. Riley Hampton
At Last
WOODS, CAMPBELL, & CONNELLY
Arr. Sam Shoup
Try a Little Tenderness
TRADITIONAL
Arr. Matt Podd
Amazing Grace
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The Performers
Roger Kalia
Music Director
The Orchestra
Capathia Jenkins
Vocalist
Ryan Shaw
Vocalist
American Spiritual Ensemble
