“Swing Ladies Swing”, A Tribute to Singers of the Swing Era with Carol Welsman

Show Program

Lighting preferences: creams, amber, mauves, pinks, blues

* symphony arrangement

Symphony Overture 10:00

Song Singer Solos Length Feel Lighting

1) Cheek to Cheek* Sax 4:06 Up CW Bright/warm spot- Carol follow spot CW says good evening, Swing etc. 2:00

2) A Tisket A Tasket (4tet) CW 2:36 Med SW 4tet/CW CW talks about Ella, scat 1:30 club-like

3) I hear Music/ How high the Moon (4tet) CW 4:50 Up SW 4tet/CW Sax trades club-like

CW talks about Sarah / in French 1:00 4) What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? Sarah Vaughan Sym 4:46 Ballad CW/Sym

CW talks about Billie 1:00 5) God Bless the Child * Sax 5:16 Ballad Amber

Segue into

6) Taking a Chance on Love (4tet) Sax 3:48 Med SW 4tet/CW Carol – piano Special-Piano CW talks about grandfather 3:00 CW acknowledges symphony - rise :30

7) More Than You Know * Carmen McRae Sym/Sax 4:09 6/8 feel SYM Slow

Approx. Running Time 49:00

Intermission

Second Half

Carol Welsman “Swing Ladies Swing”, A Tribute to Singers of the Swing Era

Enter Symphony

Enter Carol & Quartet

Song Singer Solos Length Feel Lighting

Symphony Opens 10:00

1) Honeysuckle Rose * Lena Horne 3:33 Med SW Smokey talks about Lena Horne

Announce in Italian

2) If I Were a Bell * Piano 3:34 Up SW ends w/ gong

CW walks to piano, talks about Dinah Washington

(Carol Piano/Vocals)

3) Carol – Solo Piano/Vocal Dinah Washington 5:56 4tet Ballad Spot/Piano Only

Segue into (Carol goes back to front mic)

4) Black Coffee * Piano 5:06 Blues Blue CW talks about Peggy Lee :30

5) Manana (4tet) Flute 3:00 Samba Follow spot

Segue to

6) Fever * 3:25 Med SW Amber

7) Over the Rainbow * Judy Garland sym/CW 5:00 Ballad CW/sym only

Bows- Orchestra play additional 8 Bars - Bar 64 - 71

Encores

8) Cottontail Quartet 4:00 Up Club

9) Do it Again * sym/CW 3:45 Ballad Romantic

Total Running Time 46:00 (approx)