Program
Grant O'Brien Conductor
Serpentine Fire
“Do you remember the 21st night of September?” Move and groove to the legendary hits of GRAMMY® Award-winning and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees Earth, Wind & Fire! The Symphony and celebrated vocalists bring their musical magic to life in an invigorating fusion of funk, soul, jazz and pop, transforming Jacoby Symphony Hall into a “Boogie Wonderland.”
Philip BAILEY, Larry DUNN & Maurice WHITE | “Shining Star”
John LENNON & Paul MCCARTNEY | “Got to Get You into My Life”
Jon LIND & Maurice WHITE | “Sun Goddess”
Bernard “Beloyd” TAYLOR & Peter Cor BELENKY | “Getaway”
Skip SCARBOROUGH | “You Can’t Hide Love”
Philip BAILEY, Phil COLLINS & Nathan EAST | “Easy Lover”
Maurice WHITE, Verdine WHITE & Reginald “Sonny” BURKE | “Serpentine Fire”
Maurice WHITE & Al MCKAY | “Sing a Song”
Philip BAILEY, Charles STEPNEY & Maurice WHITE | “Reasons”
Allee WILLIS & Jon LIND | “Boogie Wonderland”
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Maurice WHITE, Al MCKAY & Philip BAILEY | “Saturday Night”
Philip BAILEY, Maurice WHITE & Verdine WHITE | “Jupiter”
David FOSTER, Jay GRAYDON & Bill CHAMPLIN | “After the Love Has Gone”
SKYLARK | “System of Survival”
Charles STEPNEY, Verdine WHITE & Maurice WHITE | “That’s the Way of the World”
Philip BAILEY, Al MCKAY & Steve BECKMEIR | “I’ll Write a Song for You”
Maurice WHITE & Larry DUNN | “Be Ever Wonderful”
Maurice WHITE, Verdine WHITE & Eddie del BARRIO | “Fantasy”
Al MCKAY, Maurice WHITE & Allee WILLIS | “September”
Maurice WHITE & Wayne VAUGHN | “Let’s Groove”
This program runs for approximately 1 hour 50 minutes with one 20-minute intermission.
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Featured Artists
Grant O'Brien JSYO Music Director & Assistant Conductor, Winston Family Endowed Chair
Grant O’Brien is a conductor, composer, and producer of music and musical productions. During his studies at the Eastman School of Music, he worked extensively with conductors Dr. Oliver Hagen, Dr. Mark Scatterday, Professor Brad Lubman in addition to the Emmy Award-winning Mark Watters...continue reading
Serpentine Fire
The “Serpentine Fire” project grew out of Tyriq’s association and friendship with Verdine White and Ralph Johnson of Earth Wind & Fire. His voice is a perfect fit for their musical catalog – an instantly recognizable American songbook that perfectly showcases Tyriq’s vocal prowess....continue reading
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Friday's performance is presented by Regency Centers.