Program
All hail the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. She captured our hearts and commanded the world’s R-E-S-P-E-C-T with her powerhouse voice. Featuring Chain of Fools, You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman and Respect.
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Various
(Arr. William Holcombe, Jr.)
Aretha Overture
Don Covey
(Arr. Sam Shoup)
Chain of Fools
Burt Bacharach / Hal David
I Say a Little Prayer
DeSylva / Brown / Henderson
(Arr. Rhodes; Orch Stevens)
Birth of the Blues
Stevie Wonder
(Arr. Matt Podd)
Sir Duke
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
Katherine Bates / Samuel Ward
(Arr. Sam Shoup)
America the Beautiful
Otis Redding
(Arr. Roger Holmes)
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
– Intermission –
Various
(Arr. Lee Norris)
Salute to Ray Charles
James Brown
(Arr. Kenneth Bernier)
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
Woods / Campbell / Connelly
(Arr. Sam Shoup)
Try a Little Tenderness
Traditional
(Arr. Matt Podd)
Amazing Grace
Artists
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Calli Graver, Deshana Wooden & Nicholas Trawick, Backup Singers
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Special thanks to TFO Corporate Partner and generous concert sponsor Smith & Associates Real Estate
