Fri, May 6, 2022 | 8pm
Sat, May 7, 2022 | 3pm & 8pm
MEYMANDI CONCERT HALL, WOOLNER STAGE
DUKE ENERGY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, RALEIGH

Click here for a printable version of this program

A Schirmer Theatrical/Greenberg Artists co-production
Arrangements by Jeff Tyzik

North Carolina Symphony
Sarah Hicks, conductor
Shayna Steele, vocalist
Emily Drennan, vocalist
Brie Cassil, vocalist
Eric Metzgar, drums

Jerry Ragovoy and Bert Berns
“Piece of My Heart”
as recorded by Janis Joplin

Marvin Gaye, Ivy Jo Hunter, and William Stevenson
“Dancing in the Street”
as recorded by Martha Reeves

Carole King
“So Far Away”
as recorded by Carole King

Giorgio Moroder/Keith Forsey and Irene Cara
“Flashdance... What a Feeling”
as recorded by Irene Cara

Joni Mitchell
“Both Sides Now”
as recorded by Joni Mitchell

Jeffrey Cohen and Narada Michael Walden
“Freeway of Love”
as recorded by Aretha Franklin

Carole King and Gerald Goffin
“Up on the Roof”
as recorded by Carole King

Holly Knight and Michael Chapman
“Love is a Battlefield”
as recorded by Pat Benatar

Carole King, Gerald Goffin, and Gerald Wexler
“(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman”
as recorded by Carole King

Intermission

The Average White Band
“Pick Up the Pieces”
as recorded by the Average White Band

Alan Merrill and Jake Hooker Richards
“I Love Rock n' Roll”
as recorded by Joan Jett

Martin Page and Bernard Taupin
“These Dreams”
as recorded by Heart

Holly Knight and Michael Chapman
“The Best (Simply the Best)” 
as recorded by Tina Turner

Carole King
“I Feel the Earth Move” 
as recorded by Carole King

Carole King
“You've Got a Friend”
as recorded by Carole King

Eddie Schwartz
“Hit Me with Your Best Shot”
as recorded by Pat Benatar

Terence Ernest Britten and Graham Hamilton Lyle
“What's Love Got to Do with It”
as recorded by Tina Turner

John Cameron Fogerty
“Proud Mary”
as recorded by Tina Turner

ALL ARRANGEMENTS LICENSED BY SCHIRMER THEATRICAL, LLC

The North Carolina Symphony gratefully acknowledges the support of Friday Concert Sponsor MetLife.

The North Carolina Symphony gratefully acknowledges the support of Saturday Concert Sponsor Duke Health.

The North Carolina Symphony gratefully acknowledges the support of Saturday Concert Sponsor Residence Inn Raleigh Downtown.

The North Carolina Symphony gratefully acknowledges our partners in gathering donations at these concerts to help at-risk and homeless women in Raleigh.

Donation Campaign Supporter: Duke Health

Community Partner: The Women's Center

    A portion of the proceeds from productions of Women Rock will be donated to the Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls (WMRC), a non-profit music and mentoring organization that empowers girls and women through music education, volunteerism, and activities that foster safer spaces, self-respect, leadership skills, creativity and collaboration.
    WMRC offers year-round and summer programs serving girls and gender non-binary youth ages 5-18. The Girls Rock! camp summer sessions (for ages 8-18), and Jumpstart summer rock camp (for ages 5-7), bring together intentionally diverse groups to explore identity and self-expression, ask questions of the world, build community, and act as leaders in their own process of musical creation. The non-profit also offers a three day Ladies Rock Camp intensive (for adults ages 19 and up), based on their youth model. Year-round programming includes after school Rhythm & Voice workshops and Rock Out Today mini-camps in New York City public schools, as well as an Arts & Activism Fellowship which provides opportunities for teen women from low and moderate-income households to create their own podcasts, and explore the powerful combination of art and social justice.

Creative Team
Robert Thompson, Producer
Jeff Tyzik, Producer & Arranger
Jami Greenberg, Producer & Booking Agent
Alyssa Foster, Producer
Casting by Laura Stanczyk, CSA