Intro

Your HSO kicks off the 2023 Starlight Festival with WOMEN ROCK — featuring the music of Carole King, Tina Turner, Janis Joplin, Aretha Franklin, Joan Jett, Pat Benatar, Heart, Carly Simon and more. Feel the Earth Move with the sound of powerful female rockers and songwriters who changed Rock & Roll forever.

This event is made possible through the generous support of the Central Pacific Bank Foundation.

• Artists

  Sarah Hicks, conductor

  Shayna Steele, vocalist

  Brie Cassil, vocalist

  Kelly LeVesque, vocalist

• Program

  PIECE OF MY HEART, by Jerry Ragovoy and Bert Russel - As Recorded by Janis Joplin

  DANCING IN THE STREET, by Marvin Gaye, Ivy George Hunter and William Stevenson - As Recorded by Martha Reeves

  SO FAR AWAY, by Carole King - As Recorded by Carole King

  FLASHDANCE . . . WHAT A FEELING, by Irene Cara and Giorgio Moroder - As Recorded by Irene Cara

  BOTH SIDES NOW, by Joni Mitchell - As Recorded by Joni Mitchell

  FREEWAY OF LOVE, by Jeffrey Cohen and Narada Michael Walden - As Recorded by Aretha Franklin

  UP ON THE ROOF, by Carole King and Gerald Goffin - As Recorded by Carole King

  LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD, by Holly Knight and Michael Chapman - As Recorded by Pat Benatar

  YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE A NATURAL WOMAN, by Carole King, Gerald Goffin and Gerald Wexler - As Recorded by Carole King

  PICK UP THE PIECES, by the Average White Band - As Recorded by the Average White Band

  I LOVE ROCK N’ ROLL, by Jake Hooker Richards and Allan Sachs - As Recorded by Joan Jett

  THESE DREAMS, by Martin Page and Bernard Taupin - As Recorded by Heart

  BEST (SIMPLY THE BEST), by Holly Knight and Michael Chapman - As Recorded by Tina Turner

  I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE, by Carole King - As Recorded by Carole King

  YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND, by Carole King - As Recorded by Carole King

  HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT, by Edward Schwartz - As Recorded by Pat Benatar

  WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT, by Terence Ernest Britten and Graham Hamilton Lyle - As Recorded by Tina Turner

  PROUD MARY, by John Cameron Fogerty - As Recorded by Tina Turner

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  ALL ARRANGEMENTS LICENSED BY SCHIRMER THEATRICAL, LLC

  Arrangements by Jeff Tyzik

• Safety

  For the safety of our audiences, masks are encouraged and contact points will be minimized.

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