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Michael Feinstein's First Ladies of Song at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden MICHAEL FEINSTEIN’S FIRST LADIES OF SONG JUNE 18, 2016 | 7:30PM MICHAEL FEINSTEIN, Principal Pops Conductor MADELYN BAILLIO, Vocalist CADY HUFFMAN, Vocalist LYNN ROBERTS, Vocalist Judy Garland Carnegie Hall Overture (arr. Mort Lindsey, orchestrated by Larry Blank) I Wish You Love Albert Beach & Charles Trenet Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart James F. Hanley (arr. Mike Renzi) I Can’t Give You Anything But Love Jimmy McHugh & Dorothy Fields (arr. Mike Renzi) When You’re Smiling Larry Shaw, Mark Fisher & Joe Goodwin (arr. Mike Renzi) Fascinating Rhythm George & Ira Gershwin (arr. Larry Blank) The Boy Next Door Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane (arr. Ted Dale) Funny Girl Overture Jule Styne (orchestrated by Herbert Spencer) INTERMISSION Annie Get Your Gun Irving Berlin (arr. John Cacavas) How About Me Irving Berlin (arr. Gordon Jenkins) Mangos Dee Libbey & Sid Wayne (arr. Frank Comstock) If He Walked Into My Life Jerry Herman (arr. Robert Farnon) The Folks Who Live on the Hill Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein II (arr. Alan Broadbent) Big Spender Cy Coleman & Dorothy Fields (arr. Chris Egan) Where Can I Go Without You Victor Young & Peggy Lee (arr. Hal Mooney) Don’t Rain on My Parade Bob Merrill & Jule Styne (arr. Ralph Burns) Porgy and Bess Overture George Gershwin (arr. André Previn) As a courtesy to all of our musicians and guests, please silence all cell phones and other electronic devices during the performance. .
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