PROGRAM NOTES
SINATRA AND FRIENDS
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Michael Tammaro
Bill Westmoreland
Jack Everly Capathia Jenkins Tony DeSare
Jack Everly Capathia Jenkins
Tony DeSare
Jack Everly is the Principal Pops Conductor of the Indianapolis and Baltimore symphony orchestras , Naples Philharmonic Orchestra , and the National Arts Centre Orchestra ( Ottawa ). He has conducted the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl , The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall , and the San Francisco Symphony . This season , Everly will conduct over 90 performances in more than 22 North American cities .
As Music Director of the National Memorial Day Concert and A Capitol Fourth on PBS , Everly leads the National Symphony Orchestra in these celebrations on the West Lawn of the U . S . Capitol . These broadcasts reach millions of viewers and represent some of the highestrated programming on PBS television .
Recordings include In The Presence featuring the Czech Philharmonic and Daniel Rodriguez ; Sandi Patty ’ s Broadway Stories ; the soundtrack to Disney ' s The Hunchback of Notre Dame ; and Everything ' s Coming Up Roses : The Complete Overtures Of Jule Styne .
Originally appointed by Mikhail Baryshnikov , Everly was conductor of the American Ballet Theatre ( ABT ) for 14 years . He teamed up with Marvin Hamlisch on Broadway shows and conducted Carol Channing many times in Hello , Dolly !
A graduate of the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University , Everly was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Music in 2021 from his alma mater .
The Brooklyn-born and raised actress , Capathia Jenkins , recently released her single “ I Am Strong ” and her critically acclaimed CD Phenomenal Woman the Maya Angelou Songs with her collaborator Louis Rosen . She starred as Medda in the hit Disney production of Newsies on Broadway . She has also been seen on Broadway in The Civil War ; The Look of Love ; Caroline , or Change ; and Martin Short : Fame Becomes Me . Jenkins was also seen on the live NBC production of The Wiz .
An active concert artist , Jenkins has appeared with numerous orchestras around the world including the Cleveland Orchestra , San Francisco Symphony , Philly Pops , Cincinnati Pops , and the National Symphony Orchestra . Jenkins returns to Carnegie Hall with the New York Pops and Tony DeSare for a new concert in February 2021 . Her latest concert , Aretha : A Tribute , is being performed with numerous symphonies throughout the U . S .
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Tony DeSare performs with infectious joy , wry playfulness , and robust musicality . From jazz clubs to Carnegie Hall , DeSare has brought his fresh take on old school classics around the globe . DeSare has four Top 10 Billboard jazz albums under his belt and has been featured on CBS ’ The Early Show , NPR , A Prairie Home Companion , and The Today Show . DeSare ’ s most recent album , Lush Life , debuted at No . 3 on the Billboard Traditional Jazz Chart .
DeSare is also an accomplished , awardwinning composer . He not only won first place in the USA Songwriting Competition but has also written the theme song for My Date with Drew , several broadcast commercials , and full soundtracks for the Hallmark Channel ’ s Love Always , Santa and Lifetime ’ s Nanny Nightmare and A Welcome Home Christmas . His sound is romantic and swinging , but what really sets De- Sare apart is his ability to write original material that sounds fresh and contemporary while paying homage to the Great American Songbook .
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