Tribute to the Queen of Soul: Aretha Franklin March 14
The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra presents the third concert of the 2019-2020 Acxiom Pops Live! Concert Series: Tribute to the Queen of Soul: Aretha Franklin, Saturday, March 14th at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 15th at 3:00 p.m. in the Robinson Center.
The Pops! Live series is sponsored by Acxiom. Tribute to the Queen of Soul: Aretha Franklin is sponsored by Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield.
This program features returning favorite Capathia Jenkins and three-time Grammy Award nominee Ryan Shaw. The concert will feature iconic hits including “Respect,” “Think,” “A Natural Woman,” “Chain of Fools,” “Amazing Grace,” and many others.
Tickets are $16, $36, $57, and $70; active duty military and student tickets are $10 and can be purchased online at ArkansasSymphony.org; at the Robinson Center street-level box office beginning 90 minutes prior to a concert; or by phone at 501-666-1761, ext.
1. All Arkansas students grades K-12 are admitted to Sunday’s matinee free of charge with the purchase of an adult ticket using the Entergy Kids’ Ticket, downloadable at arkansassymphony.org/freekids.
Artists
Geoffrey Robson, conductor
Capathia Jenkins, vocals
Ryan Shaw, vocals
Program:
VARIOUS Aretha Overture, Orchestra
DON COVEY Chain of Fools, Jenkins
BURT BACHARACH/ HAL DAVID I Say a Little Prayer, Jenkins
DESYLVA/ BROWN/ HENDERSON Birth of Blues, Shaw
PAUL SIMON Bridge Over Troubled Water, Orchestra
SAGER/ HAMLISCH Nobody Does It Better, Jenkins
TRADITIONAL What a Friend We Have in Jesus/ Climbing Higher Mountains, Jenkins
JIMMY WEBB MacArthur Park, Orchestra
KATHERINE BATES/ SAM WARD America the Beautiful, Shaw
OTIS REDDING Respect, Jenkins & Shaw
Intermission
VARIOUS Salute to Ray Charles, Orchestra
JAMES BROWN I Got You (I Feel Good), Shaw
IRVING GORDON Unforgettable, Jenkins & Shaw
GOFFIN/ KING/ WEXLER (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman, Jenkins
SAM COOKE A Change is Gonna Come, Shaw
STEVIE WONDER Isn’t She Lovely, Orchestra
HARRY WARREN At Last, Jenkins
WOODS/ CAMPBELL/ CONNELLY Try a Little Tenderness, Shaw
TRADITIONAL Amazing Grace, Jenkins & Shaw
ARETHA FRANKLIN/ TED WHITE Think (from The Blues Brothers), Jenkins & Shaw