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April 22-24 — Pops
THE STREISAND SONGBOOK
Friday, April 22, 2022 at 7:30 pm Saturday, April 23, 2022 at 7:30 pm Sunday, April 24, 2022 at 2:30 pm
ALLEN-BRADLEY HALL
Jason Seber, conductor Ann Hampton Callaway, vocalist
Marvin Hamlisch, arranged by Jeff Tyzik A Marvin Hamlisch Celebration
Music by David Shire; Lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr. Starting Here, Starting Now
Arthur Hamilton Cry Me a River
Ann Hampton Callaway At The Same Time
Music by Harold Arlen; Lyrics by Yip Harburg Over the Rainbow
Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman The Way We Were
Music by Jule Styne; Lyrics by Bob Merrill Don’t Rain On My Parade
IN TERMISSION
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THE STREISAND SONGBOOK Continued
Jerry Herman, arranged by Robert Wendel Hello Dolly! Overture
Music by Jule Styne; Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green Just in Time
Alan Bergmanm, Marilyn Bergman, and Michel Jean Legrand How Do You Keep the Music Playing?
Barbra Streisand and Paul Williams Evergreen
Music by Jule Styne; Lyrics by Bob Merrill / Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim People / Being Alive
Music by Sigmund Romberg; Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II Lover, Come Back To Me
Music by Richard Rodgers; Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II I’ve Dreamed of You
Music by Burton Lane; Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner / Music by Milton Ager; Lyrics by Jack Yellen On A Clear Day / Happy Days Are Here Again
The length of this concert is approximately 2 hours. All programs are subject to change. Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra can be heard on Telarc, Koss Classics, Pro Arte, AVIE, and Vox/Turnabout recordings. MSO Classics recordings (digital only) available on iTunes and at mso.org. MSO Binaural recordings (digital only) available at mso.org.
Guest Artist Biographies
JASON SEBER
Jason Seber celebrates his sixth year with the Kansas City Symphony, beginning as assistant conductor in the 2016.17 season, and as associate conductor starting in the 2017.18 season. In this position, he has built a strong rapport with the Kansas City community, leading the symphony in over 300 concerts on the Classics Uncorked, Pops, Family, Film + Live Orchestra, Young People’s Concerts, KinderKonzerts, and Link Up series, as well as Christmas Festival, Symphony in the Flint Hills, and many other programs. In October 2019, he made his debut on the Classical Series and recently led another Classical Series program in the spring of 2021. He also serves as a cohost for the Symphony’s podcast, “Beethoven Walks into a Bar.” Prior to his appointment with the Kansas City Symphony, Seber served as education and outreach conductor of the Louisville Orchestra from 2013 to 2016 and music director of the Louisville Youth Orchestra from 2005 to 2016. He has also served as assistant conductor of the Cleveland Pops Orchestra and the National Repertory Orchestra. Seber has guest conducted many leading North American orchestras, including the Charleston Symphony, Cleveland Pops, Colorado Symphony, Houston Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, St. Louis Symphony, and the Windsor Symphony. Upcoming engagements include the Houston Symphony, Milwaukee Symphony, and the San Diego Symphony. A passionate advocate of music education, Seber recently led programs with the National Repertory Orchestra at concerts in Breckenridge and as part of the Bravo! Vail Music Festival. He returns to conduct the NRO in July 2022. He has led the Honors Performance Series Orchestra in performances at Carnegie Hall (2018 and 2022), Royal Festival Hall in London (2019), and the Sydney Opera House (2017). In November 2019, he led the APAC Honors Festival Orchestra in Seoul, Korea. He has served as the All-State Orchestra conductor for Missouri and Georgia, and will be the conductor for the Pennsylvania and Kansas All-State Orchestras in 2022 and 2024, respectively. Seber has performed with classical artists Jinjoo Cho, Paul Jacobs, Conrad Tao, and Joyce Yang, and a diverse range of pops artists including Patti Austin, Andrew Bird, Boyz II Men, Melissa Etheridge, Ben Folds, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Lyle Lovett, Brian Stokes Mitchell, My Morning Jacket, Leslie Odom, Jr., Aoife O’Donovan, Pink Martini, Doc Severinsen, Bobby Watson, and Wynonna. He earned his master’s degree in orchestral conducting from the Cleveland Institute of Music and his bachelor’s degrees in violin performance and music education from Baldwin Wallace University.
Guest Artist Biographies
ANN HAMPTON CALLAWAY
One of the leading champions of the Great American Songbook, Ann Hampton Callaway has made her mark as a singer, pianist, composer, lyricist, arranger, actress, educator, TV host, and producer. Voted recently by Broadwayworld.com as Performer of the Year, Callaway is a born entertainer. Her unique singing style that blends jazz and traditional pop, making her a mainstay in concert halls, theaters, and jazz clubs as well as in the recording studio, on television, and in film. Callaway is a Platinum Award winning writer whose songs are featured on seven of Barbra Streisand’s recent CDs. The only composer to have collaborated with Cole Porter, she has also written songs with Carole King, Rolf Lovland, and Barbara Carroll to name a few.
Callaway has been a special guest performer with Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, with Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops at Symphony Hall and Tanglewood, and is featured at many of the Carnegie Hall tributes. She has sung with more than 30 of the world’s top orchestras and big bands. Callaway performed with her sister, Broadway star Liz Callaway, in their award winning show Sibling Revelry at London’s Donmar Warehouse. She took the symphony world by storm with her latest show “The Streisand Songbook” which she premiered with the Boston Pops and continues to tour with top orchestras across the country. Two of Callaway’s recent recordings received great critical acclaim: The Sarah Vaughan Project: Live at Dizzy’s in 2014 and The Hope of Christmas in 2015. She is featured on her sister Liz Callaway’s holiday EP Merry and Bright as well as Arbor’s Records CD Johnny Mandel: the Man and His Music. Her recent solo CDs At Last, Blues in the Night, Slow, and Signature have received rave reviews as well. She has recorded two popular holiday CDs: Holiday Pops! with Peter Nero and the Philly Pops, and her solo CD, This Christmas. Callaway’s other recordings include Easy Living, To Ella with Love, After Ours, Bring Back Romance, Ann Hampton Callaway, and the awardwinning live recording Sibling Revelry. Callaway has also been a guest performer on more than 40 CDs, including Kenny Barron’s latest CD, The Traveler. Callaway’s latest CD, Jazz Goes To The Movies, was released on Shanachie Entertainment and debuted at #12 on the Billboard Jazz Chart.
In response to COVID-19 shutting down our concert venues, Callaway has introduced her monthly livestream series “The Callaway Hideaway,” which takes place on the Zoom platform.
