Congratulations to Melissa Manchester on turning 75. She continues to create, perform, and explore new projects with the same energy and curiosity as ever. This year includes concert appearances across the U.S., new music and composition work, and the return of her one-woman show Fifty Threads after its successful New York debut.
There was laughter. There were stories that made you pause. And of course, there was music — the kind that reminds you why Melissa Manchester continues to resonate after all these years. A night of reflection, reinvention, and real connection. On July 21, Melissa returned to the GRAMMY Museum’s Clive Davis Theater in Los Angeles.
This is AWAKE! I found these words by Rabindranath Tagore a very long time ago and I've carried them in my heart ever since - until I heard them sing. I suggest you listen three times - once at a high volume while driving, once with head phones and once while resting. Thank you, Peter Hume, for your glorious orchestration, Paco Silva for your thoughtful direction. Thank you all, with all of my heart. Enjoy.
The Temecula Valley Symphony and Chorus “Fantastic Journey” concert on October 5, 2pm, will feature the world premiere of Melissa Manchester’s new piece “Awake” with award-winning pianist Marie Ananian, selections by Beethoven and Debussy, plus acclaimed modern film composers James Newton Howard and Michael Giacchino. “The work is unlike anything you have ever heard before. It is both easy to listen to and intellectually stimulating,” explained Music Director John Mario.