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Motown and More: Mary Wilson of The Supremes with the North Carolina Symphony, Jan. 21-22
Posted: January 13, 2011


Mary Wilson, founding member of the most famous female trio in music history, joins forces with Maestro William Henry Curry and the North Carolina Symphony for a celebration of musical favorites from Motown and beyond. Dance, sing and clap along at two evenings of Pops classics at Meymandi Concert Hall in downtown Raleigh’s Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 21-22, at 8:00 p.m.

Wilson has performed on stage and screen, written a best-selling autobiography, lectured and continued to set the standard for females in the recording industry. Traveling the world as the Humpty Dumpty Institute’s Mine Action Spokesperson, she has become an honored humanitarian while performing for celebrities, royalty and politicians, including for the Clintons at the White House Millennium Celebration.

More recently, she appeared in “Mary Wilson: Up Close” at Feinstein’s at the Regency in New York. Those performances showcased “the degree to which the Motown sound is embedded in our collective consciousness,” wrote Stephen Holden in The New York Times, as “audience members, all smiles, began dancing in place.”

But this month’s concert is not just a nod to the smooth sounds from Detroit. Wilson will treat concertgoers to her electrifying vocal range with favorite songs by Sting, Johnny Cash, Joni Mitchell and more. The North Carolina Symphony lends a hand with playful classics by favorite composers John Williams, Ron Nelson and Lee Norris.

Regular tickets to this Fidelity Investments Pops Series performance featuring Mary Wilson range from $30 to $45, with a senior rate of $30. Meymandi Concert Hall is located in the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E. South St., in Raleigh.

For tickets, program notes, podcasts, the blog and more, visit the North Carolina Symphony Web site at www.ncsymphony.org. Call North Carolina Symphony Audience Services at 919.733.2750 or toll free 877.627.6724.

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