Aretha: A Tribute

Friday, March 14, 2025 at 7:30 pm
Gallo Center for the Arts, Mary Stuart Rogers Theater

Ryan Murray, conductor
Capathia Jenkins, guest artist

Program

Various arr. Wes Tompkins	Aretha Overture
Don Covey arr. Sam Shoup	Chain of Fools
Burt Bacharach / Hal David arr. Lucas Waldin	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 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 -
Various arr. Lee Norris	Salute to Ray Charles
James Brown arr. Lucas Waldin	I Got You (I Feel Good)
Irving Gordon arr. Bill Holcombe	Unforgettable
Goffin / King / Wexler arr. Daryl McKenzie	(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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