Sat, May 16, 2026 | 8pm
MEYMANDI CONCERT HALL, WOOLNER STAGE
MARTIN MARIETTA CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, RALEIGH

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North Carolina Symphony
Sophie Mok, conductor
Capathia Jenkins, vocalist
Ryan Shaw, vocalist
Calli Graver, backing vocalist
Rajdulari, backing vocalist

Various Composers
“ICON Overture”

Luther Vandross
“I Wanna Dance with Somebody” 

Billy Joel
“Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)” 

Sonny Bono
“I Got You Babe” 

John Lennon and Paul McCartney
“Hey Jude” 

Elton John/Bernie Taupin
“Your Song” 

Bob Crewe and Kenny Nolan
“Lady Marmalade” 

Glen Ballard and Siedah Garrett
“Man in the Mirror” 

Otis Redding
“Respect” 

INTERMISSION

Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
“I’m Coming Out” 

Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
“You’re All I Need to Get By” 

Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy
“This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)” 

Otis Blackwell and Elvis Presley
“All Shook Up”

Jim Weatherly
“You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me”

Stevie Wonder, Lee Garrett, Syreeta Wright, and Lula Mae Hardaway
“Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)”

John Kander/Fred Ebb
“New York, New York” 

Richard Kerr/Will Jennings
“I’ll Never Love this Way Again” 

Prince
“Purple Rain” 

Phil Spector, Jeff Barry, and Ellie Greenwich
“River Deep – Mountain High” 

The North Carolina Symphony gratefully acknowledges the support of Weekend Sponsor The Forest at Duke.