FABIO LUISI conducts
KAREN SLACK soprano
ISSACHAH SAVAGE tenor

GERSHWIN Overture to Girl Crazy
VARIOUS Great American Songbook Selections
STYNE Overture to Gypsy
DAWSON Negro Folk Symphony, Movement II
JOHNSON Drums — A Symphonic Poem

Music Director Fabio Luisi makes his first appearance on the Pops Series presented by Capital One. The evening opens with classic Gershwin, followed by selections from the Great American Songbook. These important and influential American popular songs and jazz standards began in the early 20th century and continue to be written to this day. Closing the program are pieces by Jule Styne, William L. Dawson, the great arranger of spirituals, and the foot tapping Drums by James P. Johnson. Don’t miss a night of beloved classics featuring songs from Oklahoma, Porgy and Bess and more of Gershwin’s most memorable works.