REVOLUTION: THE MUSIC OF THE BEATLES A Symphonic Experience

from REVOLUTION: THE MUSIC OF THE BEATLES A Symphonic Experience

by Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

MILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Friday, June 3, 2022 at 7:30 pm

Saturday, June 4, 2022 at 7:30 pm

Sunday, June 5, 2022 at 2:30 pm

ALLEN-BRADLEY HALL

Yaniv Dinur, conductor

Paul Loren, vocals

Colin Smith, vocals

Rick Brantley, vocals

Oscar Rodriguez, guitar

Brian Killeen, bass

Spencer Cohen, drums

Luke McGinnis, keyboard

A Schirmer Theatrical/Greenberg Artists co-production Arrangements by Jeff Tyzik

“Because” originally released on Abbey Road (1969)

“Get Back” originally released on Let it Be (1970)

“Ticket to Ride” originally released on Help! (1965)

“Drive My Car” originally released on Rubber Soul (1965)

“Yesterday” originally released on Help! (1965)

“Penny Lane” originally released on Magical Mystery Tour (1967)

“If I Needed Someone” originally released on Rubber Soul (1965)

“Lady Madonna” originally released on Past Masters: Volume Two (1988)

“Blackbird” originally released on The Beatles (The White Album) (1968)

“In My Life” originally released on Rubber Soul (1965)

“Eleanor Rigby” originally released on Revolver (1966)

“Paperback Writer” originally released as a single (1966)

“Hello, Goodbye” originally released on Magical Mystery Tour (1967)

“Here Comes the Sun” originally released on Abbey Road (1969)

“Hey Jude” originally released on Past Masters: Volume Two (1988)

INTERMISSION

“The Fool on the Hill” originally released on Magical Mystery Tour (1967)

“Got to Get You into My Life” originally released on Revolver (1966)

“Maxwell’s Silver Hammer” originally released on Abbey Road (1969)

“With a Little Help from My Friends” originally released on Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)

“Come Together” originally released on Abbey Road (1969)

“Something” originally released on Abbey Road (1969)

“She’s Leaving Home” originally released on Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)

“I am the Walrus” originally released on Magical Mystery Tour (1969)

“Let It Be” originally released on Let It Be (1970) “Golden Slumbers” originally released on Abbey Road (1969)

“Twist and Shout” originally released on Please Please Me (1963)

ALL ARRANGEMENTS LICENSED TO G. SCHIRMER AND/OR SCHIRMER THEATRICAL, LLC, BY SONY/ ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC AND HARRISONGS LTD, C/O THE BICYCLE MUSIC COMPANY

ALL IMAGES OF THE BEATLES LICENSED FROM ADAMS MEDIA WORK LTD, OWNER OF THE BEATLES BOOK PHOTO LIBRARY

ALL OTHER IMAGERY LICENSED FROM RESPECTIVE RIGHTS HOLDERS AND/OR THEIR LICENSING AGENTS

THE SHOW IS NOT ENDORSED BY OR CONNECTED TO APPLE CORPS OR THE BEATLES.

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.

Creative Team Robert Thompson, Creative Producer Jeff Tyzik, Producer & Arranger Jami Greenberg, Producer & Booking Agent Alyssa Foster, Producer Mary Helen Gustafson, Assistant Producer Ilana Becker, Stage Direction Alek Deva, Technical Supervisor (Black Ink Presents) Mike Kasper, Assistant Technical Supervisor (Black Ink Presents) Paul Bevan, Sound Designer Charles Yurick, Projection Designer (Tour de Force) Bill Dwyer, Associate Motion Graphics Designer Adam Grannick, Video Designer (Pre-Concert and Intermission) Andy Roninson, Synth Consultant Jeff Sugg, Production Consultant (Handmade Media, LLC)

Guest Artist Biographies

PAUL LOREN, vocals

Leading a new generation of soulful crooners, Paul Loren is a singer, songwriter, producer, and consummate entertainer. A native New Yorker, Loren recently completed his first headline tour in 2019, also having performed in the past as a support artist for: The Temptations, as part of Stamford’s Summer Concert Series “Wednesday Night Live,” Brendan James, American Idol Winner Taylor Hicks, David Bromberg, and sold-out Joe’s Pub at the Public in NYC multiple times. He was also selected by Jennifer Lopez to perform at her Birthday Gala in Las Vegas, showcased at The SoHo House NYC, was a featured artist at the AAA Radio Convention in Boulder, Colorado, and shared the stage with Paul Shaffer, Queen Latifah, and Christie Brinkley at Target’s launch event for New York Fashion Week.

COLIN SMITH, vocals

With a career spanning over 20 years, Irish-born Colin Smith has led a musical life as varied as it is impressive. With his former band MrNorth, while on RCA, they toured extensively with the likes of The Who, Van Halen, Sheryl Crow, and Journey, among many others. As a solo artist, songs from his two records have been licensed to movies and TV alike. Smith has been seen in live collaborations with Alicia Keys and has worked multiple times on Saturday Night Live as the featured vocal talent. Smith has most recently been seen touring with Christina Aguilera, performing a duet with her on the GRAMMY winning “Say Something” to audiences across the globe, as well as performing background vocals for the show. Smith splits his time between NYC and LA.

RICK BRANTLEY, vocals

Singer-songwriter Rick Brantley was born and raised in the musical mecca of Macon, Georgia, a preacher’s son, soaking up the strains of gospel music, fire-and-brimstone sermons, and the echoes of musical legends: Blind Willie McTell, Otis Redding, and The Allman Brothers. His own songs and red-hot band performances led to a publishing contract and new home base in Nashville. Since then, his songs have been covered by artists ranging from Meat Loaf to country crooner David Nail, while he’s continued honing his stage chops as both full-tilt rock-show frontman and acoustic solo performer, opening for acts as diverse as John Hiatt, Zac Brown Band, Better Than Ezra, and Steve Earle.

OSCAR ALBIS RODRIGUEZ, guitar

Oscar Albis Rodriguez is a producer, engineer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. Since making Brooklyn his home base in 2000, he’s played every DIY venue and basement in North America with his punk/hardcore bands De La Hoya and Nakatomi Plaza, freelanced with innumerable NYC singer/songwriters and bands, performed in Broadway musicals (most notably Hedwig & The Angry Inch), and toured the world with the GRAMMY Award winning duo A Great Big World. Rodriguez started producing and engineering at Russell Street Recording in 2013, and soon after began collaborating with Zach Jones. Since then, the two have played in each other’s bands (Albis and Zach Jones & The Tricky Bits) and have co-produced records for artists such as Jenny Owen Youngs, Elizabeth Wyld, Hannah Winkler, Talay, Jesse Dylan & The Scaredy Cats, and A Great Big World. On his own, Rodriguez’s production credits include Jukebox The Ghost, Jon The Guilt, and Rikki Will.

BRIAN KILLEEN, bass

Brian Killeen is a NYC bassist that has enjoyed performing with many inspiring artists. Some of his favorite musical situations have included sharing stages with Chuck Loeb, Jarle Bernhoft, Liz Longley, A Great Big World, and Joe Sumner, as well as various on and off- Broadway theatrical productions. He is thrilled to be a part of Revolution: The Music of The Beatles.

SPENCER COHEN, drums

Percussionist Spencer Cohen is a lover of life, music, family, friends, coffee, and his amazing wife, Shelly. Cohen is privileged to have been a part of the Broadway production of Tootsie the Musical, The Team’s Mission Drift production at the National Theater London, Miss You Like Hell at the Public Theater, and The World to Come Musical. He can be heard on over 15 film scores, including Bliss by Wills Bates. He is the co-composer for an upcoming D&D live-streaming show. Cohen received his music education at NYU and serves as a teaching artist for the St. Luke’s School. He currently resides in Brooklyn, New York. SpencerCohenMusic.com

LUKE MCGINNIS, keyboard

Luke McGinnis is a music director, multi-instrumentalist, and vocalist from Atlanta, Georgia. After studying choral conducting at Berklee College of Music, McGinnis co-created Apartment Sessions, a New York-based collective recording original symphonic arrangements in a Brooklyn apartment with a rotating ensemble, featuring artists Gabriel Kahane, Kishi Bashi, Linqua Franqa, and many more. Videos can be viewed at Apartment Sessions on YouTube. McGinnis is grateful for the opportunity again to play with an orchestra, and thrilled to be joining on keys for Revolution: The Music of The Beatles.