TWIST & SHOUT: THE MUSIC OF THE BEATLES – A SYMPHONIC EXPERIENCE
a Schirmer Theatrical/Greenberg Artists co-production Arrangements by Jeff Tyzik
Friday, March 28, 2025 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 7:30 pm
Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 2:30 pm
ALLEN-BRADLEY HALL
Byron Stripling, conductor
Daniel Berryman, vocals
Tim Lappin, bass
Paul Loren, vocals and keyboard
Emilio Navaira, drums
Oscar Rodriguez, guitar
Colin Smith, vocals and guitar
SHE LOVES YOU, originally released as a single in 1963 and on Meet the Beatles! (1964)
PLEASE PLEASE ME, originally released as a single in 1963 and on Please Please Me (1963)
DRIVE MY CAR, originally released on Rubber Soul (1965)
AND I LOVE HER, originally released as a single and on A Hard Day’s Night (1964)
NORWEGIAN WOOD (THIS BIRD HAS FLOWN), originally released on Rubber Soul (1965)
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET, originally released on Please Please Me (1964)
EIGHT DAYS A WEEK, originally released on Beatles for Sale (1964)
MICHELLE, originally released on Rubber Soul (1965)
ELEANOR RIGBY, originally released as a single and on Revolver (1966)
IF I FELL, originally released as a single and on A Hard Day’s Night (1964)
I FEEL FINE, originally released as a single and on Beatles for Sale (1964)
YOU REALLY GOT A HOLD ON ME, released by The Beatles on With the Beatles (1963) written by Smokey Robinson, originally released by The Miracles (1962)
ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC, released by The Beatles on Beatles for Sale (1964) written by Chuck Berry, originally written and recorded by Chuck Berry (1957)
ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE, originally released as a single in 1967
TWIST & SHOUT, released by The Beatles on Please Please Me (1963) written by Bert Russell and Phil Medley, originally released by The Top Notes (1961)
INTERMISSION
DAY TRIPPER, originally released as a single in 1965 and on Yesterday and Today (1966)
WE CAN WORK IT OUT, originally released as a single in 1965 and on Yesterday and Today (1966)
GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE, originally released on Revolver (1966)
YESTERDAY, originally released on Help! (1965)
NOWHERE MAN, originally released on Rubber Soul (1965)
CAN’T BUY ME LOVE, originally released as a single and on A Hard Day’s Night (1964)
A HARD DAY’S NIGHT, originally released on A Hard Day’s Night (1964)
HERE, THERE & EVERYWHERE, originally released on Revolver (1966)
LOVE ME DO, originally released as a single in 1962 and on Please Please Me (1963)
YOU CAN’T DO THAT, originally released as a single and on A Hard Day’s Night (1964)
YELLOW SUBMARINE, originally released as a single and on Revolver (1966)
HEY JUDE, originally released as a single in 1968
I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND, originally released as a single in 1963
ALL ARRANGEMENTS ARE LICENSED BY SCHIRMER THEATRICAL, LLC
All music under license from Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and MPL. All photos under license from The Beatles Book Photo Library. The show is not endorsed by or connected to Apple Corps or The Beatles.
Creative Team
Robert Thompson, Creative Producer
Jeff Tyzik, Producer & Arranger
Jami Greenberg, Producer & Booking Agent
Betsey Perlmutter, Producer
Alex Kosick, Associate Producer
A portion of the proceeds from productions of Twist & Shout: The Music of The Beatles –A Symphonic Experience will be donated to the Penny Lane Development Trust (PLDT), a charitable community centre located in Liverpool, UK, offering an engaging environment to tourists and locals alike. In addition to hosting exercise classes and youth projects in theatre and music, the Trust features a number of Beatles-inspired installations including a “Penny Lane Wonderwall,” a “Sign Wall,” “Octopus Garden,” and “Penny Lane Gate.”
The length of this concert is approximately 2 hours. All programs are subject to change.
Guest Artist Biographies
PAUL LOREN
Leading a new generation of soulful crooners, Paul Loren is a singer, songwriter, producer, and consummate entertainer. A native New Yorker, Loren was raised on the rich legacy of soul, classic pop, and the Great American Songbook, and in those musical idioms, he feels most at home. Taking elements from early R&B, jazz, and Brill Building pop, he crafts his music with an ear towards timelessness.
Loren’s appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon showcased his talents for millions of viewers. In addition, Loren recently landed his first television sync on NBC’s Mysteries of Laura, performed on the nationally syndicated radio show The Weekend with Ed Kalegi, has partnered with The Ryan Seacrest Foundation, showcased at the headquarters of the worldrenowned Leo Burnett agency in Chicago, and had the unique honor of performing at the legendary STAX Museum in Memphis, Tennessee. While in Memphis, Loren had the rare opportunity to record in the world-renowned Sun Studio in the same room as Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and many other pioneers of rock and roll music. Loren was also a finalist in the “Unsigned Only” singer-songwriter competition for 2018.
COLIN SMITH
With a career spanning over 20 years, Irish-born Colin Smith has led a musical life as varied as it is impressive. With his former band MrNorth, while on RCA, they toured extensively with the likes of The Who, Van Halen, Sheryl Crow, and Journey, among many others. As a solo artist, songs from his two records have been licensed to both movies and television alike. Smith has been seen in live collaborations with Alicia Keys and has worked multiple times on Saturday Night Live as the featured vocal talent. Smith has most recently been seen touring with Christina Aguilera, joining her on the Grammy Award-winning “Say Something” for audiences across the globe, as well as performing background vocals for the show. Smith splits his time between New York City and Los Angeles.
DANIEL BERRYMAN
Daniel Berryman was most recently seen with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra celebrating 100 years of the MUNY under the direction of Ben Whitely. Credits include Call Me Madame, Sweeney Todd, The Golden Apple, The Fantasticks, Les Misérables, The Sound of Music, Hello, Dolly!, The Most Happy Fella, and Rent. Daniel received a BFA in musical theater from the University of Michigan.
Guest Artist Biographies
OSCAR RODRIGUEZ
Oscar Albis Rodriguez is a producer, engineer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. He grew up in Rhode Island, graduated with a jazz guitar degree from NYU, and made Brooklyn his home base in 2000. Since then, he’s played across North America with his bands De La Hoya and Nakatomi Plaza, freelanced with innumerable NYC singer-songwriters and bands, performed in Broadway musicals (most notably Hedwig and the Angry Inch), and toured the world with the Grammy Award-winning duo A Great Big World.
Rodriguez started producing and engineering at Russell Street Recording in 2013 and soon after began collaborating with Zach Jones. Since then, the two have played in each other’s bands (Albis and Zach Jones & The Tricky Bits) and have co-produced records for artists such as Jenny Owen Youngs, Elizabeth Wyld, Hannah Winkler, Talay, Jesse Dylan & The Scaredy Cats, and A Great Big World. On his own, Rodriguez’s production credits include Jukebox The Ghost, Jon The Guilt, and Rikki Will. He’s also written and produced hundreds of songs for the YouTube Audio Library, the Facebook Sound Collection, Marmoset Music, and Premium Beat, and is a co-founder of the music and media collective Track Tribe.
EMILIO NAVAIRA
Emilio Navaira IV was born in San Antonio, Texas, and grew up on stage. He started playing with his father — Tejano icon Emilio Navaira — at an early age and, along with his brother Diego, was soon fronting his own projects across the U.S. Their band, The Last Bandoleros, has toured the U.S., Europe, Latin America, and Asia. They’ve shared the bill with artists like The Mavericks, Cheap Trick, Los Lobos, Miley Cyrus, Guns N’ Roses, Shaggy, and Sting.
TIM LAPPIN
Tim Lappin has been touring the world playing with the likes of Chet Faker, John Splithoff, Adam Green, and many more over his career. His original indie rock project, Casual Male, just released their first full length record, Casual Male, now available everywhere.
2024.25 SEASON
KEN-DAVID MASUR
Music Director
Polly and Bill Van Dyke
Music Director Chair
EDO DE WAART
Music Director Laureate
BYRON STRIPLING
Principal Pops Conductor
Stein Family Foundation Principal Pops
Conductor Chair
RYAN TANI
Assistant Conductor
CHERYL FRAZES HILL
Chorus Director
Margaret Hawkins Chorus Director Chair
TIMOTHY J. BENSON
Assistant Chorus Director
FIRST VIOLINS
Jinwoo Lee, Concertmaster, Charles and Marie Caestecker Concertmaster Chair
Ilana Setapen, First Associate Concertmaster, Thora M. Vervoren First Associate Concertmaster Chair
Jeanyi Kim, Associate Concertmaster
Alexander Ayers
Autumn Chodorowski
Yuka Kadota
Sheena Lan**
Elliot Lee**
Dylana Leung
Kyung Ah Oh
Lijia Phang
Yuanhui Fiona Zheng
SECOND VIOLINS
Jennifer Startt, Principal, Andrea and Woodrow Leung Second Violin Chair
Ji-Yeon Lee, Assistant Principal (2nd chair)
John Bian, Assistant Principal (3rd chair)*
Hyewon Kim, Acting Assistant Principal (3rd chair)
Glenn Asch
Lisa Johnson Fuller
Clay Hancock
Paul Hauer
Janis Sakai**
Mary Terranova
VIOLAS
Robert Levine, Principal, Richard O. and Judith A. Wagner Family Principal Viola Chair
Samantha Rodriguez, Acting Assistant Principal (2nd chair), Friends of Janet F. Ruggeri Viola Chair
Alejandro Duque, Acting Assistant Principal (3rd chair)
Elizabeth Breslin
Georgi Dimitrov
Nathan Hackett
Erin H. Pipal
CELLOS
Susan Babini, Principal, Dorothea C. Mayer Cello Chair
Shinae Ra, Assistant Principal (2nd chair)
Scott Tisdel, Associate Principal Emeritus
Madeleine Kabat
Peter Szczepanek
Peter J. Thomas
Adrien Zitoun
BASSES
Principal, Donald B. Abert Bass Chair
Andrew Raciti, Acting Principal
Nash Tomey, Acting Assistant Principal (2nd chair)
Brittany Conrad
Omar Haffar**
Paris Myers
HARP
Julia Coronelli, Principal, Walter Schroeder Harp Chair
FLUTES
Sonora Slocum, Principal, Margaret and Roy Butter Flute Chair
Heather Zinninger, Assistant Principal
Jennifer Bouton Schaub
PICCOLO
Jennifer Bouton Schaub
OBOES
Katherine Young Steele, Principal, Milwaukee Symphony League Oboe Chair
Kevin Pearl, Assistant Principal
Margaret Butler
ENGLISH HORN
Margaret Butler, Philip and Beatrice Blank English Horn Chair in memoriam to John Martin
CLARINETS
Todd Levy, Principal, Franklyn Esenberg Clarinet Chair
Jay Shankar, Assistant Principal, Donald and Ruth P. Taylor Assistant Principal Clarinet Chair
Besnik Abrashi
E-FLAT CLARINET
Jay Shankar
BASS CLARINET
Besnik Abrashi
BASSOONS
Catherine Van Handel, Principal, Muriel C. and John D. Silbar Family Bassoon Chair
Rudi Heinrich, Assistant Principal (3rd chair)
Beth W. Giacobassi
CONTRABASSOON
Beth W. Giacobassi
HORNS
Matthew Annin, Principal, Krause Family French Horn Chair
Krystof Pipal, Associate Principal
Dietrich Hemann, Andy Nunemaker French Horn Chair
Darcy Hamlin
Scott Sanders
TRUMPETS
Matthew Ernst, Principal, Walter L. Robb Family Trumpet Chair
David Cohen, Associate Principal, Martin J. Krebs Associate Principal Trumpet Chair
Tim McCarthy, Fred Fuller Trumpet Chair
TROMBONES
Megumi Kanda, Principal, Marjorie Tiefenthaler Trombone Chair
Kirk Ferguson, Assistant Principal
BASS TROMBONE
John Thevenet, Richard M. Kimball Bass Trombone Chair
TUBA
Robyn Black, Principal, John and Judith Simonitsch Tuba Chair
TIMPANI
Dean Borghesani, Principal
Chris Riggs, Assistant Principal
PERCUSSION
Robert Klieger, Principal
Chris Riggs
PIANO
Melitta S. Pick Endowed Piano Chair
PERSONNEL
Antonio Padilla Denis, Director of Orchestra Personnel
Paris Myers, Hiring Coordinator
LIBRARIANS
Paul Beck, Principal Librarian, James E. Van Ess Principal Librarian Chair
Matthew Geise, Assistant Librarian & Media Archivist
PRODUCTION
Tristan Wallace, Production Manager/ Live Audio
Lisa Sottile, Production Stage Manager
* Leave of Absence 2024.25 Season
** Acting member of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2024.25 Season
