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TAKING THE A TRAIN DOWNTOWN MANHAT TAN – THE MELTING POT
So far, New York is one of only two cities that still gives me a sense of awe when I visit (the other is London, England). The older I get, and the more I travel, I can start to more accurately determine why. At first I thought it was simply the height and number of buildings that I was surrounded by. Then, as I went more places, I realized that wasn’t it. Then I thought it must be the architecture, but that didn’t quite solve it for me either. Finally I started to realize that it was simply energ y. My intellectual brain sought to identify the energy and give it a reason, but the reason is un-namable. What happened in New York City – from a cultural standpoint – from the mid 19th century until this very day, is more important to my artistic sphere than any other happening ever in the history of the world. That is what I was feeling and still feel every time I’m in New York. So when it came to building a concert around defining how all of that transpired? You had me at “hello”. Hope you enjoy!
Mike Ross, Slaight Family Director of Music.
PERFORMERS & PRODUCTION FEATURED PERFORMERS Albert Schultz Host + Narrator Stephanie Cadman Cassius Crieghtney Hailey Gillis Travis Knights Andrew Penner Meher Pavri Jackie Richardson Mike Ross
MUSICIANS Jacob Gorzhaltsan Reeds Steve Hunter Piano, Guitar Andrew Pacheco Bass
Mike Ross Piano Lowell Whitty Drums
CREATIVE Albert Schultz Director + Writer Mike Ross Music Director, Slaight Family Director of Music Shannon Lea Doyle Ken MacKenzie Lorenzo Savoini Designers Andres Castillo-Smith Sound Coordinator
PRODUCTION Evan Bonnah-Hawke Technical Director Ashton Vetter Lighting Operator Andrew Vuckovich Video Operator Yunier Alvarez Penate Deck Audio Kamil Wrzenieski Audio Operator Robert Harding Production Stage Manager Jordana Weiss Stage Manager
SONGS PERF ORMED
TAKING THE A TRAIN DOWNTOWN MANHAT TAN – THE MELTING POT
New York, New York (from On the Town)
It Ain’t Necessarily So
Songwriters: Leonard Bernstein (music), Betty Comden, Adolph Green (lyrics) Performers: Ensemble
Songwriters: George Gershwin (music), Ira Gershwin (lyrics) Performers: Cassius Crieghtney
Evolushi’n
Chelsea Hotel / Piece of My Heart
Songwriters: Traditional Performers: Stephanie Cadman
Afrisha
Songwriters: Leonard Cohen, Jerry Ragovoy, Bert Berns (Piece of My Heart). Performers: Hailey Gillis, Mike Ross Arr: Frank Cox O’Connell, Hailey Gillis, Mike Ross
Songwriters: Traditional/James P. Johnson Performers: Stephanie Cadman, Travis Knights
Lakme / Walk on the Wild Side
Erev Shel Shoshanim / Adon Olam Songwriters: Erev Shel Shoshanim (Yosef Hadarmusic, Moshe Dor-lyrics), Adon Olam (trad) Performers: Hailey Gillis, Jacob Gorzhaltsan,
Deep River / No More / Crawling Snake Songwriters: Deep River ( JBT Marsh (orig. lyrics), Henry T. Burleigh (orig. arrangement), No More (trad), Crawling Snake (related to song by Victoria Spivey, or trad) Performers: Jackie Richardson, Andrew Penner, Cassius Crieghtney, Ensemble
Songwriters: Lakme (Leo Delibes (music) , Edmond Gondinet, Philippe Gille (libretto), Walk on the Wild Side (Lou Reed). Performers: Meher Pavri, Hailey Gillis, Ensemble
Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall Songwriters: Bob Dylan Performers: Andrew Penner, Ensemble
Bridge Over Troubled Water Songwriters: Paul Simon Performers: Jackie Richardson, Ensemble
Alexander’s Ragtime Band Songwriters: Irving Berling, Ted Snyder (arr. S. Hunter) Performers: Steve Hunter, Albert Schultz
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All songs arranged by Mike Ross except where noted.
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