The Voice of Whitney

On Saturday, February 15, 2025, The Town Hall will celebrate Houston and the premiere of The Voice of Whitney: A Symphonic Celebration, conducted by internationally renowned conductor and music director Sean Mayes, featuring Pops of Color, who will be making their world premiere. Pops of Color is New York City's first Pops orchestra composed exclusively of musicians of color, performing the music of musical icons of color. This concert series follows the successful, sold-out  premieres at the Ravinia Festival with the Chicago Philharmonic, conducted by Sean Mayes (August 30th) and The Kennedy Center with the National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Steven Reineke (November 8th). Presented by The Town Hall in collaboration with Park Avenue Artists, The Estate of Whitney E. Houston, and Primary Wave Music, The Voice Of Whitney: A Symphonic Celebration features the original master and remastered recordings of Whitney's vocals set to new arrangements in a unique and one-of-a-kind reinterpretation of her classic hit songs including 'I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me),' 'I Will Always Love You,' 'Higher Love,' and countless other of her classics and landmark songs, accompanied by never-before-seen video footage and interviews, along with some of her memorable performances and more. This concert event will include two new arrangements commissioned specifically for The Town Hall program.