Tony Award–winning orchestrator and conductor Ted Sperling tills more than 200 years of popular songs to share enchanting gems that center our country’s triumphs and challenges, joined by the CSO and vocalists Micaela Diamond, Bryonha Marie and Noah J. Ricketts.
Praised for her “wall-ripping, roof-shaking pipes” (New York Stage Review), Bryonha Marie is rapidly establishing herself as one of the brightest young stars of Broadway and crossover. Best known for her tour de force Broadway performance in Prince of Broadway, a career retrospective of the work of the late Harold Prince, Marie has also thrilled Broadway audiences in The Gershwin’s Porgy & Bess, After Midnight (performing with Patti LaBelle, Toni Braxton, KD Lang and Fantasia), and The Book of Mormon. She is joined by Noah Ricketts, best known for his star turn as Nick Carraway in the Broadway production of The Great Gatsby and acclaimed performances on stage and screen that showcase his warmth, charisma, and soaring tenor.
Together with Sperling and the CSO, Marie and Ricketts bring fresh voice and vibrant storytelling to a sweeping musical journey—unearthing beloved classics and hidden treasures that reflect the spirit, struggles, and enduring hope of America. The program gleams like amber waves of grain with iconic songs and orchestral favorites including “Summertime,” “A Change Is Gonna Come,” “Shenandoah,” “Over the Rainbow,” the hoedown from Copland’s Rodeo, and more timeless standards and contemporary anthems.
