Prior to his upcoming US August tour, pop vocalist, composer and arranger Michael
Feinstein will showcase his new album, Michael Feinstein
with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra on "The Today Show," May 8.
On tour, Feinstein will be backed by a full orchestra and perform a set of classic
songs from the album. Feinstein brought in conductor/pianist Alan Broadbent to pen
new arrangements for the orchestra. The songs
include such classic hits as "Stormy
Weather,"
"On A Clear Day You Can See Forever," "The Best Is Yet To
Come." and many
other gems from the great American composers Jerome Kern, Sammy
Cahn, Frank
Loesser, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, George Gershwin and
others.
Michael Feinstein with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra was
produced by
Allen Sviridoff and Leslie Ann Jones for the Concord Records
label.
The tour is
being booked by Ted Kurland Associates, Feinstein's exclusive
booking agency.
