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Dancing in the Street : The Music of Motown

A Schirmer Theatrical / Greenberg Artists co-production
THE MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE
Friday , January 24 , 2025 at 8 pm
JOSEPH MEYERHOFF SYMPHONY HALL
Saturday , January 25 , 2025 at 8 pm Sunday , January 26 , 2025 at 3 pm
Byron Stripling
Byron Stripling , conductor Shayna Steele , vocalist Chester Gregory , vocalist Terron Brooks , vocalist Chris Kuffner , bass Jacob Navarro , drums
Various
Dancing in the Street : The Music of Motown arr . Jeff Tyzik “ Dancing in the Street ” “ You ’ ve Really Got a Hold on Me ” “ It ’ s a Man ’ s Man ’ s Man ’ s World ” “ Reach Out I ’ ll Be There ” “ Touch Me in the Morning ” “ Just to See Her ” “ How Sweet It Is ” “ Ain ’ t No Mountain High Enough ” “ Song for You ” “ Superstition ”
INTERMISSION
“ Let ’ s Groove ” “ I Got You ( I Feel Good )” “ My Guy ” “ My Girl ” “ Endless Love ” “ Could It Be I ’ m Falling in Love ” “ Don ’ t Leave Me This Way ” “( Your Love Keeps Lifting Me ) Higher and Higher ” “ All Night Long ( All Night )” “ Signed , Sealed & Delivered ( I ’ m Yours )”
This performance is 1 hour , 35 minutes and includes a 20-minute intermission . All arrangements licensed by Schirmer Theatrical , LLC
Byron Stripling
With his engaging rapport , jazzy vocals and virtuosic trumpet sounds , Byron Stripling dazzles audiences wherever he goes .
Since his Carnegie Hall debut with Skitch Henderson and the New York Pops , Stripling has become a pops orchestra favorite , soloing with Boston Pops , National Symphony , Pittsburgh Symphony , Cincinnati Pops , Seattle Symphony , Baltimore Symphony , Dallas Symphony , Minnesota Orchestra , Detroit Symphony , Vancouver Symphony , Toronto Symphony , and Dallas Symphony , to name a few . He has been a featured soloist at the Hollywood Bowl and on the PBS television special , “ Evening at Pops ,” with conductors John Williams and Keith Lockhart . Currently , Stripling serves as artistic director and conductor of the highly acclaimed Columbus Jazz Orchestra .
Stripling earned his stripes as lead trumpeter and soloist with the Count Basie Orchestra under the direction of Thad Jones and Frank Foster . He has played and recorded extensively with the bands of Dizzy Gillespie , Woody Herman , Dave Brubeck , Lionel Hampton , Clark Terry , Louis Bellson , and Buck Clayton in addition to The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra , The Carnegie Hall Jazz Band , and The GRP All Star Big Band .
SERIES PRESENTING SPONSOR :
The appearance of guest conductor Bryon Stripling is made possible in part by The Samuel G . and Margaret A . Gorn Foundation .
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