{"id":490,"date":"2010-07-06T10:41:57","date_gmt":"2010-07-06T10:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/lifesapitch\/wp\/?p=490"},"modified":"2010-07-06T10:41:57","modified_gmt":"2010-07-06T10:41:57","slug":"i_say_a_little_pray_for_you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/lifesapitch\/2010\/07\/i_say_a_little_pray_for_you\/","title":{"rendered":"I say a little prayer for you"},"content":{"rendered":"

And then this happened:<\/p>\n

\"ArethaAndCondi.jpg\"<\/p>\n

Or at least is going to happen. Via my summer intern via The Guardian<\/a>, <\/i>I bring you the “OMG” moment of the week: <\/p>\n

\n

The “Queen of Soul<\/a>” is to team up with the former queen of the US state department at a concert in Philadelphia next month. Aretha Franklin<\/a> will duet with former US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice, performing songs such as Natural Woman and Say a Little Prayer.<\/p>\n

The
\nconcert, a fundraising event for inner city children, takes place on 27
\nJuly, at the Mann Centre for the Performing Arts. Franklin and Rice
\nwill appear as guests of the Philadelphia Orchestra and conductor
\nRossen Milanov. Rice will accompany the orchestra for Mozart’s Piano
\nConcerto in D minor [Editor’s Note: #$(*!)@#(!@_@]<\/i><\/b> <\/i>,<\/b> before joining Franklin to perform classic soul
\nanthems and a selection of arias.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

And here’s the best part:<\/p>\n

\n

Franklin, 68, is a Democrat who did not vote for Rice’s former
\nemployer. But the two seem to have put their differences aside to
\ncollaborate for the concert. “Ms Rice is a consummate classical pianist
\nand since I sing the arias,<\/b> I thought we could do something,” Franklin
\nsaid. “A bipartisan effort for our favourite charities.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I was at the Kennedy Center for a Hilary\/National Symphony Orchestra concert a few years back, and when Condoleezza Rice walked by the box office, the security guard said to me, “Here comes the Queen of Mean.” So the Queen of Soul and the Queen of Mean will SHARE THE STAGE AT LAST. <\/p>\n

Further details are available on the Mann Center’s website<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n
\n
\nDate: <\/div>\n

Tuesday, 7\/27\/2010 8:00pm<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Links: <\/div>\n
\n
\nVisit Aretha Franklin’s website<\/a> <\/div>\n
\nVisit The Philadelphia Orchestra’s website<\/a> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
Cost: <\/div>\n
\n
\n$95, $75, $50, Lawn $24 <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
Details: <\/div>\n
\n
\n

\nClick the Buy Tickets button to purchase your seats.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Rossen Milanov, conductor
\nAretha Franklin, singer
\nCondoleezza Rice, piano<\/p>\n

The Queen of Soul pairs up with former Secretary of State
\nCondoleezza Rice for an evening of classics and R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Ms. Rice
\nwill enchant us with selections from Mozart <\/b>and more and will feature
\nAretha on vocals with selections from her new album, A Woman Falling
\nOut of Love. This extraordinary effort is sure to be a crowd pleaser.
\nDon’t miss this amazing duo with those fabulous Philadelphians for one
\nnight only!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\n

I would offer pro bono PR services, but the Founding Mothers of First Chair Promotion clearly stated in the company’s constitution that we could not represent any former employee of George W. Bush, “consummate classical pianist,” or not. <\/p>\n

I will say this, the Philadelphia Orchestra was true to its word: it’s certainly unexpecting itself <\/a>with this one. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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