Program Notes: Marc Broussard

PROGRAM (Selections to be announced from the stage.)

MARC BROUSSARD

Saturday, April 27 | 8PM

MARC BROUSSARD A City Lights Concert

guitar, vocals Marc Broussard

Performance at the Jacobs Music Center's Copley Symphony Hall

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PROGRAM NOTES | MARC BROUSSARD – APRIL 27

ABOUT THE ARTISTS MARC BROUSSARD is an artist with a unique gift of channeling the spirits of classic R&B, rock and soul into contemporary terms. This gift has been a matter of common knowledge since 2002, when Broussard released his debut album, Momentary Setback, which he recorded and released independently at age 20. It was no secret before then, going back to those lucky witnesses who heard him belt "Johnny B. Goode" onstage at age five while sitting in with his father's band. Throughout his life, Broussard has been tapped as a talent to watch.

Marc’s song “Home” was successful on radio and catapulted him onto the national touring stage. His music has been placed in many TV shows and movies. The timeless, soulful nature of Marc’s vocal lends itself well to film and TV, and will continue to do so for years to come.

Marc released a follow up to his 2007 S.O.S.: Save Our Soul album in 2016. It is a soul covers album, appropriately titled S.O.S.: Save Our Soul 2: Soul on a Mission. He donated 50% of the profits from the album to City of Refuge. The live performance video of the acoustic version of “Cry to Me” from that album has garnered over 1,000,000 views on YouTube.

Marc’s most recent record, Easy to Love, came out in September of 2017; the lead single off the album, “Don’t Be Afraid to Call Me,” was released on in July with a feature on Rolling Stone Country. n

AN EVENING WITH AUDRA MCDONALD THURSDAY, MAY 24 | 7:30PM Audra McDonald, in her first appearance with the San Diego Symphony, will wow Copley Symphony Hall audiences with her extraordinary repertoire of great Broadway hits, romantic love songs and other favorites. Star of stage, film and television, Audra McDonald’s performance is sure to be a highlight of the San Diego’s Symphony’s City Lights season.

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