Starring guest vocalists Denzal Sinclaire and Dee Daniels, the second concert in Orchestra Indiana's inaugural season will take place at Saturday, October 8 at 7:30 pm at Emens Auditorium in Muncie.

Paying homage to Nat King Cole and his daughter, Natalie Cole, this unforgettable performance will feature songs like “The Very Thought of You,” “Mona Lisa,” “Route 66,” “L.O.V.E.,” “Smile,” “Straighten Up and Fly Right,” “When I Fall in Love,” “Almost Like Being in Love,” “Nature Boy,” “I’ve Got Love on My Mind,” “This Will Be,” and “Unforgettable.”

Unforgettable: Nat and Natalie

Matthew Kraemer, conductor
Denzal Sinclaire, vocals
Dee Daniels, vocals

PROGRAM:

(GET YOUR KICKS ON) ROUTE 66 - Bobby Troup

DAY IN, DAY OUT - Rube Bloom and John H. Mercer

WALKING MY BABY BACK HOME - Fred Ahlert and Roy Turk

MONA LISA - Ray Evans and Jay Livingston

IT’S ONLY A PAPER MOON - Harold Arlen, EY Harburg and Billy Rose

DON’T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE - Duke Ellington and Sidney Russell

THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU - Ray Noble

QUIZÁS, QUIZÁS, QUIZÁS - Osvaldo Farres

SMILE - Charles Chaplin, Geoffrey Claremont Parsons and James John Turner Phillips

L.O.V.E. - Milt Gabler and Bert Kaempfert

Intermission

WHEN I FALL IN LOVE -  Edward Heyman and Victor Popular Young

I’VE GOT LOVE ON MY MIND - Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy

THIS WILL BE - Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy

NO PLANS FOR THE FUTURE - Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy

ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE - Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe

TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH - Joe & Noel Sherman

NATURE BOY - Eden Ahbez

STRAIGHTEN UP AND FLY RIGHT - Nat King Cole and Irving Mills

INSEPARABLE - Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy

UNFORGETTABLE - Irving Gordon 

 Nat King Cole (1919-1965)

Nat King Cole was an American musician who first came to prominence as a jazz pianist. He owes most of his popular musical fame to his soft baritone voice, which he used to perform in big band and jazz genres. In 1956, Cole became the first African American performer to host a variety television series, and for many white families, he was the first Black man welcomed into their living rooms each night. He has maintained worldwide popularity since his death in 1965.

Read more about Nat King Cole's biography here. Source: biography.com. 

Natalie Cole (1950-2016)

Natalie Cole was the daughter of singers Nat King Cole and Maria Cole. Although she didn't plan on a singing career, she took a summer job singing with a band in 1972. Albums soon followed, as well as two Grammy Awards for her debut album, Inseparable (1975). After a bout with addiction, Cole returned in the 1990s with Unforgettable... with Love, featuring renditions of songs previously sung by her father. 

Read more about Natalie Cole's biography here. Source: biography.com