Rat Pack-era songs revived at the Las Vegas Philharmonic’s “Love Vintage Las Vegas Style” concert Saturday, April 5th at The Smith Center
Matt Catingub to conduct and perform music made famous by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Louis Prima& Keely Smith with a 65-piece orchestra & guests Anita Hall & Steven Moretti
Tickets $25, $46, $64 & $94 available from The Smith Center Box Office 702.749.2000 or lvphil.org
March 10, 2014 (Las Vegas, NV) – The Las Vegas Philharmonic will have the world on a string on Saturday, April 5th at 7:30 p.m. when it performs “Love Vintage Las Vegas Style,” an evening of Rat Pack-era favorites conducted by Matt Catingub. In addition to leading the 65-piece orchestra, Mr. Catingub will also sing and play piano and saxophone and will be joined on stage by his regular collaborators, vocalist Anita Hall and drummer Steven Moretti, to create a swinging big band performing songs made famous by much-loved Las Vegas headliners.
Song selections include That’s Amore, Everybody Loves Somebody, Night & Day, That Old Black Magic, A Lot of Livin’ To Do, Moonlight In Vermont, I Got the World On A String, Hey Big Spender and many others with the music arranged by Mr. Catingub, who led the Las Vegas Philharmonic’s 4th with the Phil concert last year. His successful big band called Big Kahuna & the Copa Cat Pack was widely acclaimed touring the world with Rosemary Clooney and backing notable artists such as Michael Feinstein, Linda Eder and Lionel Hampton. Mr. Catingub also wrote and performed the music for the George Clooney film Good Night and Good Luck. He made an onscreen appearance as the leader of the band, created all of the arrangements and played tenor sax in the movie and on the CD. The soundtrack for Good Night and Good Luck featuring Matt and vocalist Diane Reeves won a Grammy Award in 2005 for Best Jazz Vocal Album.
Now Las Vegas-based, Mr. Catingub is the Artistic Director and conductor of the Glendale Pops Orchestra, the Founder and Artistic Director of Hawaii Pops and Artistic Director and Co-Founder of Macon Pops. The son of the great jazz vocalist and “Polynesia’s First Lady of Song,” Mavis Rivers, Mr. Catingub regularly performed with his mother and has a life-long love for jazz and big band music, including songs associated with Las Vegas.
For the Las Vegas Philharmonic musicians, “Love Vintage Las Vegas Style” provides an opportunity to pay homage to the tradition of live entertainment in Las Vegas and the Strip showrooms, where many of the musicians perform today.
“If you can remember seeing Frank, Dean and Sammy in the Copa Room at The Sands or Louis Prima and Keely Smith in The Sahara’s Casbah Lounge – or if you just wished you had! – then this concert is for you,” says President & CEO Jeri Crawford. “With the swinging skills of our musicians steeped in the entertainment traditions of this city matched with the vocal talents of Matt and Anita, this is going to be one swell party!”
Tickets
The Las Vegas Philharmonic offers $25 tickets for balcony seating at all of its 2013-14 season concerts. Seats in other sections are priced $46, $64 and $94. Tickets are available from The Smith Center Box Office, phone 702.749.2000 or online from lvphil.org. A 50% student discount is available on all single ticket purchases (ID required.) Group sales are available by calling the Las Vegas Philharmonic.
Calendar Editors:
Saturday, April 5, 2014, 7:30 p.m.
Pops IV: Love Vintage Las Vegas Style
Las Vegas Philharmonic
Matt Catingub, conductor, vocals, saxophone
Anita Hall, vocals
Steve Moretti, drums
A swinging evening featuring big band favorites made famous by Rat Packers Sammy Davis Jr. (A Lot of Livin’ To Do, What Kind of Fool Am I), Dean Martin (Everybody Loves Somebody, That’s Amore, Standing On the Corner) and the most famous crooner of them all, Frank Sinatra (I’ve Got the World On A String, Night & Day, Moonlight In Vermont). Add some magic with signature songs by Louis Prima and Keely Smith (That Old Black Magic, What Is This Thing Called Love?) and you’ve got yourself one swell party!
PRESS CONTACT INFORMATION:
Photos of the Las Vegas Philharmonic and full biographies and high resolution photos of the guest conductors and guest artists are available on request from Jennifer Scott, Communications Manager, Phone 702.462.2011, email news@lvphil.com
Accommodation for the Las Vegas Philharmonic’s guest artists is provided by MGM Resorts at The Signature Suites at MGM Grand.
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