Contact: Allison Griffin
Public Relations Associate
503-416-6347
January 3, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Portland, Ore. … Widely remembered for their 1962 hit, “Do You Love Me?” the Contours helped put Motown on the map. Under the baton of guest conductor Jeff Tyzik, the Oregon Symphony will perform “Motown Magic with The Contours” on Saturday, January 27 at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, January 28 at 3 p.m. and Monday, January 29 at 7:30 p.m.
Known as “Motown’s #1 Party Group” for more than 40 years, “Do You Love Me?” reached #11 on the national charts, making it one of the few recordings in history to make the top 20 in two different decades. Much of the resurgence in popularity was due to the award-winning film Dirty Dancing.
The program will include medley’s from The Temptations, The Four Tops, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles and Stevie Wonder (song list attached).
Guest conductor Jeff Tyzik has earned a reputation as one of America’s most innovative pops conductors. Principal Pops Conductor of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra for over a decade, he also serves as Principal Pops Conductor of the Vancouver and Winnipeg Symphony Orchestras. In addition to his arrangements for a number of other orchestras, Tyzik has also produced and composed theme music for ABC, NBC, HBO and Cinemax and collaborated with artists such as Art Garfunkel, Tony Bennett and Lou Rawls.
Tickets are $29 to $80 and may be purchased at the Oregon Symphony Ticket Office, located at 923 S.W. Washington. Ticket office hours are Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets can be charged by phone at (503) 228-1353 or (800) 228-7343, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets may also be purchased at Ticketmaster outlets or by calling (503) 224-4400. Discounted tickets for groups of eight or more are available through the group sales hotline at (503) 416-6380. Support provided by Lufthansa and Kuni BMW. Media support is provided by The Oregonian and KINK fm.
Images and guest artist bios are available at www.orsymphony.org/media.