Let’s groove tonight: Motown and the Philly Sound with your MSO

Within a few years of its inception in the early 1960s, Detroit’s Motown record label was already molding the sounds that would define an entire generation of pop artists; and with the founding of Sigma Sound studio in Philadelphia at the end of the decade, America was well on its way to enjoying one of its most sensational musical revolutions. Join your Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra (MSO) this May 23-25 and indulge in the lush string arrangements and brassy soundscapes that distinguished the funk, soul, and R&B renaissance that reimagined the possibilities of popular music.

Let’s Groove Tonight treats audiences to a roundup of the greatest hits of soul’s golden era: singles like Smokey Robinson’s “My Girl,” Diana Ross’s “I’m Coming Out,” Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff’s “Love Train,” and Gene McFadden and John Whitehead’s “Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now” are brought to life by the instrumental luster of your hometown symphony orchestra. Listeners can move, groove, and revel in the splendor of a bygone era as the MSO fills Allen-Bradley Hall with an entirely new take on the bold, colorful charts that illuminated radio airwaves around the nation.

Concluding his first season as the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s Stein Family Foundation Principal Pops Conductor, critically acclaimed trumpet virtuoso and bandleader Byron Stripling (whose credits range from the Count Basie Orchestra to Carnegie Hall) shares the stage with Broadway headliner Chester Gregory and vocal virtuosos Ashley Jayy and Brik Liam for a blockbuster performance that’s sure to delight fans from all walks of life. Tickets for the MSO’s Pops series performances start at just $30 — so be sure to call, click, or visit the Bradley Symphony Center Box Office (212 W. Wisconsin Avenue) today to make musical memories that last a lifetime.

Let’s Groove Tonight: Motown & The Philly Sound performance dates:
Friday, May 23 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 24 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 25 at 2:30 p.m.

Tickets: Secure your seats today at mso.org or by contacting the MSO Box Office at 414-291-7605 or tickets@ mso.org. Regular office hours are Monday – Friday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Saturday 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., and 90 minutes before all MSO performances