Modesto Symphony Orchestra Association

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
Ryan Shaw, guest artist

Aretha Overture

Various, arr. Wes Tompkins

Chain of Fools

Don Covey, arr. Sam Shoup

I Say a Little Prayer

Burt Bacharach / Hal David, arr. Lucas Waldin

Birth of the Blues

DeSylva / Brown / Henderson, 
arr. Rhodes; orch. Stevens

Sir Duke

Stevie Wonder, arr. Michael Phillip Mossman

Nobody Does It Better

Sager / Hamlisch, arr. Nic Raine

What a Friend We Have in Jesus / Climbing Higher Mountains

Traditional, arr. Matt Podd

MacArthur Park

Jimmy Webb, arr. Bill Holcombe

America the Beautiful

Katherine Bates / Sam Ward, arr. Sam Shoup

Respect

Otis Redding, arr. Roger Holmes

- INTERMISSION -

Salute to Ray Charles

Various, arr. Lee Norris

I Got You (I Feel Good)

James Brown, arr. Lucas Waldin

Unforgettable

Irving Gordon, arr. Bill Holcombe

(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman

Goffin / King / Wexler, arr. Daryl McKenzie

A Change is Gonna Come

Sam Cooke

Isn't She Lovely

Stevie Wonder, arr. Bill Holman

At Last

Harry Warren, arr. Riley Hampton

Try A Little Tenderness

Woods / Campbell / Connelly, arr. Sam Shoup

Amazing Grace

Traditional, arr. Matt Podd

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Photography, sound, or video recording of this performance is strictly prohibited. Please remember to silence all electronic devices and refrain from text messaging during the concert. Mobile devices may be used to read program notes during the concert.

Program and artists subject to change. E&OE.

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