HARTFORD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Carolyn Kuan, music director
Bravo Broadway Presents
A Tribute to Aretha
Featuring:
Adam Boyles, Assistant Conductor
Capathia Jenkins, vocalist
Ryan Shaw, vocalist
VARIOUS (Arr Wes Tompkins) | Aretha Overture (4'27") Orchestra only | |
DON COVEY (Arr Sam Shoup) | Chain of Fools Capathia Jenkins, vocalist | |
BURT BACHARACH / HAL DAVID (Arr Lucas Waldin) | I Say a Little Prayer Capathia Jenkins, vocalist | |
DeSYLVA / BROWN / HENDERSON (Arr Rhodes; Orch Stevens) | Birth of the Blues Ryan Shaw, vocalist | |
STEVIE WONDER (Arr Michael Phillip Mossman) | Sir Duke Orchestra only | |
SAGER / HAMLISCH (Arr Nic Raine) | Nobody Does It Better Capathia Jenkins, vocalist | |
TRADITIONAL (Arr Matt Podd) | What a Friend We Have in Jesus / Climbing Higher Mountains Capathia Jenkins, vocalist | |
JIMMY WEBB (arr. Bill Holcombe) | MacArthur Park Orchestra only | |
KATHERINE BATES / SAM WARD (Arr Sam Shoup) | America the Beautiful Ryan Shaw, vocalist | |
OTIS REDDING (Arr Roger Holmes) | Respect Capathia Jenkins, vocalist Ryan Shaw, vocalist | |
INTERMISSION | ||
ACT 2 | ||
VARIOUS (Arr Lee Norris) | Salute to Ray Charles Orchestra only | |
JAMES BROWN (Arr Lucas Waldin) | I Got You (I Feel Good) Ryan Shaw, vocalist | |
IRVING GORDON (Arr Bill Holcombe) | Unforgettable Capathia Jenkins, vocalist Ryan Shaw, vocalist | |
GOFFIN / KING / WEXLER (Arr John Bachalis) | (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman Capathia Jenkins, vocalist | |
SAM COOKE | A Change is Gonna Come Ryan Shaw, vocalist | |
STEVIE WONDER (Arr Bill Holman) | Isn’t She Lovely Orchestra only | |
HARRY WARREN (Arr Riley Hampton) | At Last Capathia Jenkins, vocalist | |
WOODS / CAMPBELL / CONNELLY (Arr Sam Shoup) | Try a Little Tenderness Ryan Shaw, vocalist | |
TRADITIONAL (Arr Matt Podd) | Amazing Grace Capathia Jenkins, vocalist Ryan Shaw, vocalist | |
Encore: | ||
ARETHA FRANKLIN / TED WHITE (Arr Sam Shoup) | Think (from The Blues Brothers) Capathia Jenkins, vocalist Ryan Shaw, vocalist | |
The post of Music Director is endowed by the Beatrice Fox Auerbach Foundation.
We kindly request that you refrain from using flash photography and video recording during the performance, however we encourage you take photos and share them on your favorite social media platforms- be sure to tag us so we can join in on the excitement!
The Hartford Symphony Orchestra receives major support from the Greater Hartford Arts Council, the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, and with support from the Department of Economic and Community Development,
Connecticut Office of the Arts which also receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
| Violin 1 Leonid Sigal Gary Capozziello Lisa Rautenberg Deborah Tyler Lu Friedman Michael Eby Millie Piekos Perry Elliot Linda Beers | Violin 2 Jaroslaw Lis Martha Kayser Candace Lammers Nathan Lowman Krzysztof Gadawski Yuri Kharenko Diane Frederickson Selah Kwak | Viola Michael Wheeler Pat Daly Vance Gretchen Frazier Nick Borghoff Arthur Masi Nick Citro | ||
| Cello Jia Cao Peter Zay Adam Willson Tom Hudson Kathy Schiano | Double Bass Robert Groff Mark Zechel Julianne Russell Joseph Messina | Electric Bass Joseph Messina | ||
| Flute Dominique Kim Barbara Hopkins Jeanne Wilson | Oboe Stephen Wade Marilyn Krentzman Cheryl Bishkoff | Clarinet Sangwon Lee Curt Blood Paul Cho | ||
| Bassoon Yeh-Chi Wang | French Horn John Michael Flavetta Nicholas Rubenstein Xin He Paige McGrath | Trumpet John Thomas John Castleman Eric Rizzo Ken Tedeschi | ||
| Trombones Michael Shayte Adam Hanna Matt Russo Bass Trombone Bill Whitaker | Tuba William Connors | Timpani Rober McEwan | ||
| Percussion Mike Singer Aya Kaminaguchi Ed Fast (drum set) | Harp Amanda Evans | Keyboard Gary Chapman | ||
| Saxophone John Mastroianni Andrew Studenski Jeff Taylor Jonathan Ball Tim Moran | Electric Guitar Jeff Carlson |
