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Aretha: A Tribute with Capathia Jenkins and Darryl Jovan WIlliams
September 27, 2025
Program

Morihiko Nakahara, conductor

Capathia Jenkins, guest vocalist

Darryl Jovan Williams, guest vocalist

Chrysler Hall, Norfolk, Saturday, September 27 at 7:30PM

Various, arr. Wes Thompkins

Aretha Overture           

 

Don Covay, arr.  Sam Shoup

Chain of Fools              

 

Burt Bacharach, arr. Hal David

I Say a Little Prayer     

 

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

Birth of the Blues         

 

Stevie Wonder, arr. Michael Phillip Mossman

Sir Duke            

 

Carole Bayer Sager/Marvin 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            

 

Katharine Lee 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. John Bachalis

(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 

 

Harry MacGregor Woods, arr. Sam Shoup

Try a Little Tenderness             

 

John Newton, arr. Matt Podd

Amazing Grace