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[email protected] PINK MARTINI RETURNS TO SYMPHONY CENTER FOR SPRING FLING CONCERT FEATURING CHINA FORBES Popular Ensemble’s Globally-Inspired Evening of Music Takes Audiences from Cabarets to Clubs to Concert Halls Friday, March 25, at 8:00 PM CHICAGO — Pink Martini with lead singer China Forbes returns to Symphony Center in a Special Concert on Friday, March 25 at 8:00 p.m. The group’s signature cocktail of crowd- pleasing classical, pop and jazz arrangements by founder, bandleader, and pianist Thomas Lauderdale highlight the witty and elegant vocals of lead singer China Forbes alongside the eclectic instrumentals of this one-of-a-kind, 11-piece ensemble. The Chicago appearance of Pink Martini features some of the songs that have endeared the group to fans across the globe including “Sympathique,” “Amado Mio” and “Brasil.” The evening also introduces the audience to new Pink Martini songs including “Ov Sirun Sirun” and “Joli Garcon”, which Lauderdale created for a French/Belgian film starring Isabelle Huppert due out in late 2016. Lauderdale founded Pink Martini in 1994 and draws musical inspiration for the group’s vocal and instrumental selections from around the world, crossing the genres of classical, jazz and old-fashioned pop. Now more than twenty years later, Pink Martini and Lauderdale perform in 22 languages on concert stages from Carnegie Hall to the Hollywood Bowl to Royal Albert Hall, and have appeared with more than 50 symphony orchestras throughout Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Australia, New Zealand and the Americas.