Carnegie Hall Presents

Pop Culture - Students

Motown, Hollywood, and jazz are combined to make up this package of pop culture. Join us as we present the Boston Pops, The New York Pops, and A Tribute to Motown directed by Ray Chew—the music director for American Idol.

Series Events

Thursday, February 9, 2012 | 8 PM
A Tribute to the Music of Motown
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Performers

  • Boyz II Men
  • Dionne Warwick
  • Paul Shaffer
  • Martha Reeves
  • BeBe Winans
  • Melba Moore
  • Kindred the Family Soul
  • with very special surprise guests
  • Soledad O'Brien, Host
  • Ray Chew, Musical Director

Program

Ray Chew returns to Carnegie Hall to celebrate this soulful brand of music from the Motor City that has been loved by generations. "Motown touches every American," says Chew, who is also the current music director of American Idol. "It brings you back to a familiar place."
Thursday, March 8, 2012 | 8 PM
Boston Pops
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Performers

  • Boston Pops
    Keith Lockhart, Conductor
  • Time for Three
    ·· Zachary De Pue, Violin
    ·· Nicolas Kendall, Violin
    ·· Ranaan Meyer, Double Bass
  • Thomas Martin, Clarinet

Program

  • BERNSTEIN Overture from Candide
  • COPLAND "Hoe-Down" from Rodeo
  • CHRIS BRUBECK Travels in Time for Three (NY Premiere)
  • WARREN/DUBIN 42nd Street (arr. Don Sebesky)

    • A Tribute to Benny Goodman
  • FANNY BALDRIDGE/JOSEPH BONINE/GREGORY STONE Let's Dance
  • GOODMAN Don't Be That Way (arr. Billy May)
  • AL JOLSON/BUDDY DESYLVA/VINCENT ROSE Avalon
  • COPLAND Excerpt from Clarinet Concerto
  • POWELL Clarinade (arr. Don Sebesky)
  • LOUIS PRIMA Sing, Sing, Sing (arr. Dick Hyman)
  • MERCURY Bohemian Rhapsody
  • ARR. DON SEBESKY You Must Remeber This: A Cinematic Sing-Along
    ·· As Time Goes By
    ·· Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head
    ·· Moon River
    ·· The Way We Were
    ·· Que Sera, Sera
    ·· Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah
    ·· Over the Rainbow

    • Encores:
  • BRAHMS Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor (arr. Time for Three)
  • SOUSA "Stars and Stripes Forever"
Bernstein On the Town, "Times Square"
Boston Pops; Keith Lockhart, Conductor
RCA
Friday, April 13, 2012 | 8 PM
The New York Pops
Hollywood Award Winners—Plus John Williams 80th Birthday Celebration
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Performers

  • The New York Pops
    Steven Reineke, Music Director and Conductor
  • Essential Voices USA
    Judith Clurman, Music Director and Conductor

Program

Stroll the red carpet in an evening of Academy Award–winning scores and songs, including music from Gone with the Wind, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Lawrence of Arabia, and The Godfather, plus an 80th birthday tribute to John Williams with Oscar-winning music from Harry Potter, Star Wars, Saving Private Ryan, and Schindler’s List.
John Williams Main Theme from Star Wars
The Skywalker Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, Conductor
Sony

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