with The Philadelphia Orchestra
July 22, 2022
TD PAVILION
On July 22, Ledisi, the New Orleans-born and Oakland-raised singer, pays tribute to the legendary Nina Simone with a live performance of her album Ledisi Sings Nina accompanied by none other than The Philadelphia Orchestra.
Ledisi Sings Nina balances upbeat, big-band energy with atmospheric balladry, and an attention to historic detail that succeeds in updating the music for a modern hip-hop/R&B era. With the prowess of Ledisi’s voice, the artistry of The Philadelphia Orchestra, and the messages of Simone’s music, this performance is sure to speak to a generation facing the same harsh challenges and bitter struggles of the 1960s.
Ledisi Sings Nina, the singer’s tenth album, caps more than a year of impressive achievement, including: a GRAMMY® for Best Traditional R&B Performance, her first PBS TV special, Ledisi Live: A Tribute to Nina Simone, a role on HBO’s Between the World and Me, the release of her album Wild Card, and the release of her second book, Don’t Ever Lose Your Walk: How To Embrace Your Journey. Ledisi’s path forward promises to be as varied stylistically and format-wise as ever.
Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster.com, (800) 982-2787, or the Mann Box Office. Fast lane and premier parking upgrades are available for this show.
Doors
6:00PM
Showtime
8:00PM
William Eddins, conductor
Ledisi, vocalist
Artists and repertoire are subject to change.
Selections may include:
Gershwin/orch. Rose Overture to Strike Up the Band
Ellington/arr. Gould “Solitude”
Newley & Bricusse/arr. Neuffer “Feeling Good,” from The Roar of the Greasepaint—The Smell of the Crowd
Donaldson/arr. Neuffer “My Baby Just Cares for Me”
Rodgers/arr. Jolly “Little Girl Blue”
Jones/Simone “Trouble in Mind”/“Do I Move You?”
Brel/arr. Koolhoven “Ne me quitte pas”
Van Heusen/orch. Norris “All the Way”
Harrison “Here Comes the Sun”
Adderly/arr. Friede “Work Song”
Ellington/compl. M. Ellington/arr. Peress “Martin Luther King,” from Suite from The Three Black Kings
Taylor “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free”
Stroud “Be My Husband”
Tiomkin “Wild Is the Wind”
Newman & Ledisi/arr. Floyd “Baltimore”/”Shot Down”
Bass “See-Line Woman”
Mozee, Ledisi, & Rideout/orch. Floyd “Anything for You”
Hawkin/arr. Levy “I Put a Spell on You”
Stevenson/arr. Cook “I’m Going Back Home”
This program runs approximately 2 hours.
The Steinway Piano is the official piano of the Mann Center for the Performing Arts and is provided by Jacobs Music.
No audio/video tape recording devices or photographs allowed.
For more details on allowable equipment please click here.
