Updated at 3:31 p.m., Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Third night of Temptations added at Blaisdell
Advertiser Staff
ARTISTS:Honolulu Symphony Pops, Matt Catingub, conductor
The Temptations, Bob Farrell, conductor
CONCERTS:
7:30 p.m. Jan. 18
8 p.m. Jan. 19
8 p.m. Jan. 20
All concerts take place at the Blaisdell Concert Hall.
TICKETS:
Tickets start at $25
Box Office: (808) 792-2000
Online: www.honolulusymphony.com
The Honolulu Symphony offers a 20 percent discount to seniors, students and military. Identification must be presented at time of purchase.
This January, Motown legends The Temptations join Maestro Matt Catingub and the Honolulu Symphony Pops for concerts at Honolulu's Blaisdell Concert Hall. In response to strong ticket sales, the Symphony has added a third concert on Jan. 18, in addition to concerts on Jan. 19 and Jan. 20.
Catingub and the Pops orchestra are gearing up for three nights with the "Emperors of Soul" that promise to be packed with Temptations hits such as as "My Girl," "Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)" and "Ain't too Proud to Beg."
The Temptations' Hawai'i concerts include original founding member, Otis Williams, and long-time members Terry Weeks, G.C. Cameron, Ron Tyson and Joe Herndon.
Combining elements of rhythm & blues to funk, soul, gospel, doo-wop and disco, The Temptations are considered American masters of song. Widely recognized as one of the most influential and successful vocal groups in American music history, the quintet has a string of hits that began in the 1960s. Their chart-topping, Grammy-Award-winning history includes more than 100 R&B and pop music hit singles. The Temptations' unique harmonies and synchronizations, as well as their inimitable showmanship, propelled songs such as "The Way You Do the Things You Do," "You're My Everything," "I Wish It Would Rain," "Ball of Confusion," "Cloud Nine," "Treat Her Like a Lady," "I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)," "Stay," and "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" up the charts. Formed in 1961, The Temptations were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989.
The concert is sponsored by Hilo Hattie's and Hawaii Business Magazine.
More concert plans:
NINTH SYMPHONY LEADS INTO NEW YEAR
Join the Honolulu Symphony and Chorus, conducted by Maestra JoAnn Falletta, for this annual celebration that celebrates the New Year. Revel in one of the world's greatest symphonies on one night only: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 29, 2006. Tickets start at $28.
PERCUSSIONIST COLIN CURRIE
Charismatic Scottish percussionist Colin Currie joins the Honolulu Symphony, conducted by Roberto Minczuk, to ring in 2007 with composer James MacMillan's "Veni, veni Emmanuel." Based on an old hymn tune, "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel," this new concerto is an energizing musical experience. Start the New Year right with the Honolulu Symphony at 8 p.m. Jan. 5 and 4 p.m. Jan. 7. Tickets start at $15.
ONE NIGHT ONLY WITH MARVIN HAMLISCH
Legendary Broadway composer, Marvin Hamlisch, creator of "A Chorus Line" and winner of every major entertainment award, joins the Honolulu Symphony at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 16. Enjoy much-loved music from movies and the stage, such as "The Way We Were," "The Sting," "Sophie's Choice" and "Ordinary People."
