Music made famous by the reigning divas of Soul and R&B from Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, Whitney Houston to Amy Winehouse, Alicia Keys and Adele will create an unforgettable experience.
Features three female singers performing popular hits made famous by these powerful and soulful songstresses.
PROGRAM
John Cameron Fogerty: PROUD MARY
As Recorded by Tina Turner
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren: AT LAST
As Recorded by Etta James
Jonathan Gilutin, Bunny Hull, Sharon Robinson: NEW ATTITUDE
As Recorded by Patti LaBelle
James Weatherly: MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA
As Recorded by Aretha Franklin
Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, and Cary Gilbert: DON’T LEAVE ME THIS WAY
As Recorded by Thelma Houston
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins and Paul Richard Epworth: ROLLING IN THE DEEP
As Recorded by Adele
Holly Knight and Mike Chapman: THE BEST
As Recorded by Tina Turner
Alicia Augello-Cook: FALLIN‘
As Recorded by Alicia Keys
Valerie Simpson and Nick Ashford: I’M EVERY WOMAN
As Recorded by Whitney Houston
Terry Britten and Graham Lyle: WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT
As Recorded by Tina Turner
George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam: I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY
As Recorded by Whitney Houston
Carole King and Gerald Goffin: WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW
As Recorded by Amy Winehouse
Amy Winehouse: YOU KNOW I’M NO GOOD
As Recorded by Amy Winehouse
Adele, Laurie Blue Adkins and Gregory Allen Kurstin: HELLO
As Recorded by Adele
Otis Redding: RESPECT
As Recorded by Aretha Franklin
Ronny Shannon: I NEVER LOVED A MAN THE WAY I LOVED YOU
As Recorded by Aretha Franklin
Narada Michael Walden and Jeffrey Cohen: FREEWAY OF LOVE
As Recorded by Aretha Franklin
Carole King, Gerald Goffin and Gerald Wexler: YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE A NATURAL WOMAN
As Recorded by Carole King
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FEATURED ARTISTS
NAÄRAI is incredibly grateful for this opportunity! She hails from Sarasota, FL, where she trained at the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe, under the tutelage of her father, Nate Jacobs. A proud Howard University graduate, she received her BFA in Theatre Arts, magna cum laude. Since moving to Los ...
NAÄRAI is incredibly grateful for this opportunity! She hails from Sarasota, FL, where she trained at the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe, under the tutelage of her father, Nate Jacobs. A proud Howard University graduate, she received her BFA in Theatre Arts, magna cum laude. Since moving to Los Angeles in 2015, NAÄRAI has been focused on pursuing her music career. She has provided background vocals for Tori Kelly, Kirk Franklin, Logic, Alessia Cara and Beyonce and Kanye West. Credits: Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe: Black Nativity, Little Shop of Horrors, Songbirds of the 70s, Jazz Hot Mamas. Howard University: For Colored Girls…, Breath/Boom (, Insurrection. The Eve of Jackie (National Black Theatre Troupe, Adrienne Arsht Center). And Witness Uganda at the Wallis Annenburg Center for Performing Arts..
Sean O’Loughlin (b.1972) is the Principal Pops Conductor of The Syracuse Orchestra and the newly appointed Principal Pops Conductor of the Victoria Symphony in Victoria, B.C. Canada. He is a fresh voice and a rising name in the music world. His music is characterized by vibrant rhythms, ...
Sean O’Loughlin (b.1972) is the Principal Pops Conductor of The Syracuse Orchestra and the newly appointed Principal Pops Conductor of the Victoria Symphony in Victoria, B.C. Canada. He is a fresh voice and a rising name in the music world. His music is characterized by vibrant rhythms, passionate melodies, and colorful scoring. Commissions from the Boston Pops Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra highlight and showcase his diverse musical abilities. As a conductor, he has led performances with the Boston Pops Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony, the Chicago Symphony, the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, the Minnesota Orchestra, the Dallas Symphony, the Vancouver Symphony, the Atlanta Symphony, the Baltimore Symphony, the Houston Symphony, the Victoria Symphony and the Seattle Symphony amongst others. He was the assistant conductor and arranger for a production of Sgt. Pepper Live in Las Vegas featuring the band Cheap Trick. He has served as conductor for national and world-wide tours with Josh Groban, Sarah McLachlan and the Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration. He has also appeared on ABC’s Good Morning America with Josh Groban and NBC’s “A Very Pentatonix Christmas.”
Recent collaborations include such artists as Sarah McLachlan, Adele, Josh Groban, Pentatonix, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, Kelly Clarkson, Diana Ross, Journey, Melissa Etheridge, Weird Al Yankovic, Blue Man Group, Janelle Monáe, Audra McDonald, Hall and Oates, Gloria Estefan, the Indigo Girls, Diana Krall, Itzhak Perlman, Natalie Merchant, Chris Isaak, Pink Martini, Brandi Carlile, The Decemberists, Martina McBride, Josh Ritter, Gloria Gaynor and others. The Los Angeles Times calls his orchestrations “…magnificent and colorful” while adding “…even more dimension…” to the compositions. Daily Variety heralds Sean’s writing as “most impressive …” with a “wide range of coloring in the orchestra…” that “…adds heft and rolling energy.
Through his growing number of commissioned and published works, Sean is excited to continue contributing to the rich history of orchestral and wind band literature. His music is published by Excelcia Music, Hal Leonard and Carl Fischer. He is a frequent guest conductor with professional orchestras around the country and abroad. An annual ASCAP Special Awards winner, Sean was a composition fellow at the Henry Mancini Institute in Los Angeles, and holds composition degrees from New England Conservatory and Syracuse University.
Kelly Levesque (pronounced Le-Vek) is a singer-songwriter from New York who began her career in the studio at the age of 3, with her musician-father recording her first notes. Kelly has performed as a soloist on leading international stages such as Royal Albert Hall, The Sydney Opera House, The Kennedy ...
Kelly Levesque (pronounced Le-Vek) is a singer-songwriter from New York who began her career in the studio at the age of 3, with her musician-father recording her first notes. Kelly has performed as a soloist on leading international stages such as Royal Albert Hall, The Sydney Opera House, The Kennedy Center, Budokan, Staples Center, The White House, and Madison Square Garden. Kelly has also shared the stage with such artists as: Sting, Jamie Foxx, Andrea Bocelli, David Foster, Josh Groban, Michael Bolton, Smokey Robinson, John Legend, Patti LaBelle, and many more.
Kelly’s soaring vocal range, beautiful tone, and stunning stage presence have provided her with an international recording and performing career since she signed her first major recording deal with Reprise/Warner Brothers Records. Kelly has had 2 top 5 Billboard Classical Crossover Albums, one with her group “Three Graces” and the second with Diane Warren’s duet group “Due Voci”.
Kelly has been honored to perform for International Royalty, 4 US Presidents and His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI.
Kelly believes in creating “Music With Meaning” as part of the philanthropic initiative with her music. Kelly wrote a song called “Never Forever” to raise awareness and money for Domestic Violence victims- it was released with the support of the Miss America Organization and Safe Horizon with their #PuttheNailinit campaign. “I Won’t Let You Down” is a song Kelly wrote and gifted to the KNOWAutism Foundation to benefit children and families who are affected by Autism.
Kelly is featured on several film and television soundtracks, including “America’s Sweethearts” starring Julia Roberts, and the title song on the new “Inspector Gadget” series. Kelly is also a featured vocalist on numerous National TV and radio commercials.
“Singing is what I love to do and I always remember at each performance, this could be somebody’s first or last show, so I give everything I have and leave it all on the stage!”
Tamika Lawrence is a Two Time Grammy Winning Singer, Actor, and Writer. Some movie and television credits include Dear Evan Hansen, The Greatest Showman, series regular on That Damn Michael Che Show, Better Nate Than Ever. In 2022, Tamika received a Drama Desk Nomination for her work in Black No ...
Tamika Lawrence is a Two Time Grammy Winning Singer, Actor, and Writer. Some movie and television credits include Dear Evan Hansen, The Greatest Showman, series regular on That Damn Michael Che Show, Better Nate Than Ever. In 2022, Tamika received a Drama Desk Nomination for her work in Black No More, written by Black Thought of The Roots and John Ridley of 12 Years A Slave. Broadway Credits include : Caroline Or Change, Gettin’ The Band Back Together, Come From Away, Dear Evan Hansen Beautiful, If/Then, Matilda, The Book of Mormon.
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