The Best is Yet to Come:
Sinatra and Beyond
AUG 17

Classic hits by Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Tony Bennett and other stars of that era are as popular today as they were when these singers first made them famous.

Classic Hits with a Modern Flair

MONTEGO GLOVER, star of hit Broadway show “Memphis,” and critically acclaimed singer, pianist and songwriter TONY DESARE will join  New York Pops Conductor STEVEN REINEKE for an Aug 17 pops program with The Philadelphia Orchestra, entitled, “The Best is Yet to Come: Sinatra and Beyond,” featuring Golden Era hits made famous by Frank Sinatra

Program:

New York, New YorkThe Lady is a TrampAlmost Like Being in Love/This Can’t Be LoveThe Best is Yet To ComeLuck Be a LadyBesame MuchoI’ve Got You Under My SkinTheme from CharadeTwo Sleepy People Something StupidCopacabana
INTERMISSION
Bacharach Back to BackMad Men Suite, from AMC’s Mad MenAin’t Nothin’ But a Kiss from MemphisColored Woman from MemphisYou Don’t Know MeFire (Bruce Springsteen)New Orleans TangoHow I Will Say I Love You

Conductor Steve Reineke
Acclaimed Conductor Brings Energy and Artistry to Podium

Steven Reineke’s boundless enthusiasm and exceptional artistry have made him one of the nation’s most sought-after pops conductors, composers and arrangers. Mr. Reineke is the newly appointed Principal Pops Conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra at The Kennedy Center for the Arts and Music Director of The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall.  In addition, he serves as Principal Pops Conductor of the Long Beach and Modesto Symphony Orchestras.

Mr. Reineke is a frequent guest conductor with The Philadelphia and Toronto Symphony  Orchestras, and this season he returned to the Boston Pops and made his Cleveland Orchestra debut at Blossom Music Center.  His guest conducting appearances include the Edmonton, Vancouver, Detroit and Ft. Worth Symphony Orchestras.

Montego Glover
Rave Reviews Highlight Glover’s Role in Broadway’s Memphis

Montego Glover was born in Macon, Georgia and raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She attended the Chattanooga School for the Arts & Sciences, one of the very first schools in the country to be founded on the Paideia Teaching Philosophy. After graduation from CSAS, Montego went on to Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music Theatre with Honors. After college she spent time working as an actress/singer/dancer in Japan and around the United States before moving to Orlando, Florida to begin work on numerous premiere projects for the Walt Disney World Company. After a very successful stint at WDW, Montego made her move to New York.

In New York, Montego made her Broadway debut in The Color Purple in the roles of Celie & Nettie. Montego received a Tony Award Nomination for Best Performance by a Lead Actress in a Musical originating the role of Felicia Farrell in MEMPHIS. Montego also received the Drama Desk Award, the Outer Critics Circle Award, and a Drama League Nomination for her work on MEMPHIS.

Tony DeSare
Acclaimed Singer, Pianist and Songwriter has Local Roots

Captivating performances at prestigious venues including Carnegie Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center and the Algonquin Hotel’s Oak Room have given singer, pianist and songwriter Tony DeSare – a Glens Falls native – a reputation as one of the most dynamic, accomplished performers on today’s music scene. The critically acclaimed artist has been lauded by the New York Times as one of today’s  “…most promising young performers,” and recognized by USA Today for his “smooth virtuosity…”  His 2007 recording, Last First Kiss, features a combination of originals and standards and debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard chart, No. 3 on Amazon.com and No. 2 on the iTunes jazz chart. In February 2010, he collaborated with Maestro Jack Everly and the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra in the premiere of his own concert evening with symphony orchestra. He also composed and performed the title theme to My Date with Drew, an independent documentary feature film.

“With his dark hair, bright brown eyes and toothpaste smile that rarely fades,” raved the New York Times, “DeSare is one of the most promising young male performers. He is a Sinatra acolyte in his early 30s who sings Prince as well as Johnny Mercer.” According to USA Today, “DeSare belongs to a group of neo-traditional upstarts stretching from Harry Connick, Jr. to Michael Bublé and Jamie Cullum. DeSare covers old and newer pop and jazz standards without smothering or over-thinking the material.”

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