Celebrating Black History

Celebrate the music of George Gershwin, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, and Scott Joplin with vocalists Evelyn Wright and Michael Preacely.

Carl Topilow, conductor

Evelyn Wright, vocalist

Michael Preacely, vocalist

• Duke Ellington! — Duke Ellington, arr. Calvin Custer

• “Day In, Day Out” — Rube Bloom, arr. Nelson Riddle

• “The Very Thought of You” — Ray Noble, arr. Paul Ferguson

  • Evelyn Wright, vocalist

• “Maple Leaf Rag”— Scott Joplin

• “It Ain’t Necessarily So” from Porgy and Bess — George Gershwin

  • Michael Preacely, vocalist

• “Make Them Hear You” from Ragtime — Flaherty and Ahrens

  • Michael Preacely, vocalist

• “Rhapsody in Blue” — George Gershwin

  • Pianist, TBD

INTERMISSION

• Suite from Hamilton — Lin Manuel Miranda, arr. Jerry Brubaker

• “Dream” — Johnny Mercer, arr. Nelson Riddle

  • Evelyn Wright, vocalist

• “Too Marvelous for Words” — Richard Whiting, arr. Nelson Riddle

  • Evelyn Wright, vocalist

• Duke Ellington Medley— arr. Paul Ferguson

  • Evelyn Wright, vocalist

• “Hold On” — Jesper Hairston, arr. Michael Ching

  • Michael Preacely, vocalist

• “Caravan” — Juan Tyzol

• “Soliloquy” from Carousel

  • Michael Preacely, vocalist

• Overture to Ragtime — Flaherty and Ahrens

  • Michael Preacely, vocalist

Encore:

• “I Got Rhythm”

For more information and to book this exceptionally entertaining show, contact Shirley Morgenstern at ShirleyMorgenstern@ClevelandPops.com / 216-965-1619.