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The Dresden Soul Symphony (album)
''The Dresden Soul Symphony'' is a live album by The Dresden Soul Symphony, released October 24, 2008. The musicians reinterpret soul hits and combine them with classical music. The musical ensemble includes vocals from Joy Denalane, Bilal (American singer), Bilal, Dwele and Tweet (singer), Tweet, the MDR Symphony Orchestra and conducting, conducted by Jun Märkl. Track listing #"Prelude" - 3:39 #"Midnight Train to Georgia" - 3:57 #*Joy Denalane, Bilal, Dwele and Tweet #"I Thank You (song), I Thank You" - 2:16 #*Bilal and Dwele #"Take Me to the River" - 2:53 #*Dwele #"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" - 3:08 #*Joy Denalane #"I Got a Woman" - 2:33 #*Bilal #"Lovin' You" - 3:51 #*Tweet #"Midnight Train to Georgia (Reprise)" - 1:15 #*Joy Denalane, Bilal, Dwele and Tweet #"I'm Coming Out" - 1:40 #"A Song for You" - 1:40 #*Joy Denalane #"You're All I Need to Get By" - 3:18 #*Joy Denalane and Bilal #"Let's Stay Together (Al Green song), Let's Stay Together" - 2:22 #*Dwele #"It's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MDR Symphony Orchestra
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Sketches Of A Man
''...Sketches of a Man'' is the third studio album by American musician Dwele. It was released on June 24, 2008 via Koch Records. Recording sessions took place at the Loft in Detroit, at Durt Factory in Norfolk, at 916 Studios in Universal City, and at the Chop Shop in Brooklyn. Production was mainly handled by Dwele himself, in addition to G-1, Mr. Lee, Nottz and Joe Archie. It features guest appearances from J. Tait, Lloyd Dwayne and Slum Village. The music video for the song "I'm Cheatin'" features an appearance from Detroit-bred model and Playboy cybergirl Erika Mayshawn. Track listing Personnel *Andwele " Dwele" Gardner – vocals, producer, arranger *Jason " Elzhi" Powers – vocals *R.L. "T3" Altman III – vocals *Lloyd Dwayne – vocals *James Tait – vocals *Carmelita Wingate – additional vocals *Kendra Parker – additional vocals *Raynee Crowe – additional vocals *Darren Brown – additional vocals *Mario "Khalif" Butterfield – additional vocals, ph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lovin' You
"Lovin' You" is a song recorded by American singer Minnie Riperton from her second studio album, ''Perfect Angel'' (1974). It was written by Riperton and Richard Rudolph, produced by Rudolph and Stevie Wonder, and released as the album's fourth single on January 18, 1975. The song peaked at number one on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on April 5, 1975. Additionally, it reached number two on the UK Singles chart, and number three on the ''Billboard'' R&B chart. In the US, it ranked number 13 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1975. On April 8, 1975, "Lovin' You" was certified Gold in the United States by the RIAA for sales in excess of 1,000,000 units. It was also certified Silver in the UK by BPI on May 1, 1975 for sales of 250,000 units. Background Richard Rudolph began composing "Lovin' You" in 1971, while he and Riperton were living in Chicago. The couple later moved to Florida, where work on the song continued after their daughter Maya was born in 1972. Riperton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" is a 1967 single released by American soul singer Aretha Franklin on the Atlantic label. The words were written by Gerry Goffin from an idea by Atlantic producer Jerry Wexler, and the music was composed by Carole King. Written for Franklin, the record was a big hit reaching number 8 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and became one of her signature songs. It made history in the UK singles chart a week after her death, finally becoming a hit almost 51 years after it was first released entering at #79. Franklin also included a live recording on the album ''Aretha in Paris'' in 1968. Carole King herself recorded the song for her 1971 album ''Tapestry''. Among the numerous cover versions of the song include versions by Mary J. Blige and Celine Dion, both of which charted in the same year (1995). At the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, Aretha Franklin performed the song to honor award-recipient Carole King. Original recording Written by the pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Thank You (song)
"I Thank You" is a song written by David Porter and Isaac Hayes originally recorded by Sam & Dave, released in early 1968. The single was Sam & Dave's final release on Stax Records, reaching #9 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart and #4 on the R&B chart. Shortly after its release, Stax severed its distribution deal with Atlantic Records and Sam & Dave, who were actually signed to Atlantic and loaned out to Stax, began recording for Atlantic proper. Bowman, Rob (1997). ''Soulsville U.S.A.: The Story of Stax Records.'' New York: Schirmer Trade. . Pg. 138-142 The song begins with Sam's spoken introduction that goes: "I want everybody to get off your seat,/ And get your arms together,/ And your hands together,/ And give me some of that old soul clapping". First, Sam sings the refrain, plus the first verse, and the refrain, while Dave sings the second verse, the refrain, and the third verse, with both Sam and Dave sharing on the repeated "Thank Yous" portion. Following a brief instru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midnight Train To Georgia
"Midnight Train to Georgia" is a song by Gladys Knight & the Pips, their second release after departing Motown Records for Buddah Records. Written by Jim Weatherly, and included on the Pips' 1973 LP ''Imagination'', "Midnight Train to Georgia" became the group's first single to top the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It also won the 1974 Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance By A Duo, Group Or Chorus and has become Knight's signature song. Background The song was originally written and performed by Jim Weatherly under the title "Midnight Plane to Houston," which he recorded on Jimmy Bowen's Amos Records. "It was based on a conversation I had with somebody... about taking a midnight plane to Houston," Weatherly recalls. "I wrote it as a kind of a country song. Then we sent the song to a guy named Sonny Limbo in Atlanta and he wanted to cut it with Cissy Houston... he asked if I minded if he changed the title to "Midnight Train to Georgia". And I said, 'I don't mind. Just don't ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jun Märkl
Jun Märkl (born 11 February 1959 in Munich) is a German conductor. Biography Born to a Japanese pianist mother and a German violinist father, Märkl studied piano and the violin as a youth. Beginning in 1978 at the Musikhochschule Hannover he continued his piano and violin studies and also began to study conducting. He later attended the University of Michigan where his mentors included Gustav Meier. He was also a pupil of Sergiu Celibidache. He later won a conducting stipend to Tanglewood, where he was under the tutelage of Leonard Bernstein and Seiji Ozawa. From 1991 to 1994, Märkl served as Music Director of the Saarländisches Staatstheater in Saarbrücken. From 1994 to 2000, he was ''Generalmusikdirector'' and director of opera at the Mannheim National Theatre. In the U.S. he made his Metropolitan Opera conducting debut in February 1999 with ''Il trovatore'', and returned in December 2000 with ''Turandot''. In 2005, Märkl became music director of the Orchestre National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conducting
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance, such as an orchestral or choral concert. It has been defined as "the art of directing the simultaneous performance of several players or singers by the use of gesture." The primary duties of the conductor are to interpret the score in a way which reflects the specific indications in that score, set the tempo, ensure correct entries by ensemble members, and "shape" the phrasing where appropriate. Conductors communicate with their musicians primarily through hand gestures, usually with the aid of a baton, and may use other gestures or signals such as eye contact. A conductor usually supplements their direction with verbal instructions to their musicians in rehearsal. The conductor typically stands on a raised podium with a large music stand for the full score, which contains the musical notation for all the instruments or voices. Since the mid-19th century, most conductors have not played an instrument when conducting, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musical Ensemble
A musical ensemble, also known as a music group or musical group, is a group of people who perform instrumental and/or vocal music, with the ensemble typically known by a distinct name. Some music ensembles consist solely of instrumentalists, such as the jazz quartet or the orchestra. Other music ensembles consist solely of singers, such as choirs and doo wop groups. In both popular music and classical music, there are ensembles in which both instrumentalists and singers perform, such as the rock band or the Baroque chamber group for basso continuo ( harpsichord and cello) and one or more singers. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families (such as piano, strings, and wind instruments) or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles (e.g., string quartet) or wind ensembles (e.g., wind quintet). Some ensembles blend the sounds of a variety of instrument families, such as the orchestra, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dresden Soul Symphony
The Dresden Soul Symphony is a German concert show. The musicians reinterpret soul hits and combine them with classical music. The musical ensemble contains the singers Joy Denalane, Bilal, Tweet and Dwele; the radio orchestra of the Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk; four backing vocalists; the MDR children's choir and four instrumentalists, who do not belong to the orchestra. The performance venue of the show is Dresden, Germany. The premiere was on April 26, 2008. Project history The idea of The Dresden Soul Symphony came from Reinhard Bärenz, the musical director of the German radio station MDR Sputnik. Bärenz had some experience with classical music - he played the violin professionally in a symphony orchestra in the 1980s. Bärenz decided to found a crossover project to combine classical music with another music genre. He sought for the support of Johann Michael Möller, the radio director of the MDR who was enthusiastic about Bärenz's idea. So he contracted the MDR S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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