Dinner & Program
Jennifer Simone Smith
A Celebration of Black History with Jennifer Simone Smith:
An Evening of Spiritual Tradition, Hymns, and a Tribute to Pop and Soul
Friday, February 23, 2024, at 6:00 pm
OPEN TO MEMBERS & GUESTS
$70* per person - dinner & program
$29 per person - cocktail & program only
Jennifer Simone Smith comes to the Arts Club after recently making her Carnegie Hall debut singing Libiamo ne’ liete calici in the role of Violetta. Ms. Smith hails from Baltimore, MD and has performed at the Hippodrome, the Kennedy Center, Basilica of the Assumption and with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra at the Myerhoff. Roles: Poppea (L’incoronazione di Poppea), Madame Pompous (Too Many Sopranos), Mrs. Nolan (The Medium), 2nd Witch (Dido and Aeneas), Laurentia (The Beautiful Bridegroom), and Papagena (Die Zauberflöte). Ms. Smith most recently studied with Jane Olian at The Juilliard School. She will be accompanied on piano by Esther Lee.
Join fellow members and guests for a gourmet dinner preceded by a cocktail hour and wonderful artistic performance.
Program
The evening will include two very different sets. The first paying homage to the African American spiritual tradition along with a few hymns. The second set is tribute to African American contemporary pop and soul artists.
Lift Every Voice and Sing - James Weldon Johnson
His Eye Is On The Sparrow - In the style of Mahalia Jackson
Oh What A Beautiful City - Edward Boatner
Sometimes I feel Like A Motherless Child - Moses Hogan
Deep River
Walk Together Children
Were You There
Give Me Jesus - H.T Burleigh
Theology - Betty Jackson King
Proud Mary - Tina Turner
Home - Diana Ross (If time permits)
Respect - Aretha Franklin
I Will Always Love You- Whitney Houston
6:00 pm - cocktail hour
6:45 pm - program
7:45 pm - dinner
A reservation is required for dinner by 8 pm the day before. Due to the construction of the kitchen we can only accommodate 60 guests. Once we reach our maximum capacity, we regrettably will not be able to accommodate additional guests. Please RSVP early!
