Rob Mathes, who earned 2015 Tony and Drama Desk Award nominations for his orchestrations on Sting鈥檚 musical The Last Ship, returns to New York City as a performer with , December 17 at 3 PM at Pace University鈥榮 Schmmel Center.
Mathes previously served as arranger on Vanessa Williams鈥檚 2004 Broadway solo concert, Silver & Gold.
Mathes鈥� band, which includes instrumentalists from Saturday Night Live and the Late Show with David Letterman, is planning 鈥渁n afternoon of funk and R&B-laden original tunes, holiday classics, and audience favorites.鈥�
Mathes won an Emmy Award for his musical direction of the Kennedy Center Honors and music directed President Barack Obama鈥檚 Inauguration at the Lincoln Memorial, Pope Francis鈥� Concert For Hope at Madison Square Garden, and the Songwriter鈥檚 Hall of Fame show since 1998. He has also worked professionally with U2, Beyonc茅, and Bruce Springsteen.
The Schimmel Center is located at 3 Spruce Street in lower Manhattan. Tickets, at $29鈥�$55, can be ordered by calling (212) 346-1715, or by.