Grammy winner Victor Vanacore has been at the nexus of popular music for more than 25 years, with a long history of collaborations with some of the biggest names in entertainment.
Victor served as conductor, keyboardist and musical arranger for the Jackson Five as well as conductor and arranger for the Fifth Dimension. Before long, Johnny Mathis hired him as musical director for his world tour. He joined Barry Manilow for 5 years in the same capacity, receiving album credits including “If I Should Love Again,” “Barry Live in Britain,” “Barry,” and “The Greatest Hits.” More recent recording projects have included collaborations with Natalie Cole, Teena Marie, George Benson and Dave Koz. Victor enjoyed a close relationship with musical icon Ray Charles, whom he met in 1990. They remained colleagues and friends until Mr. Charles’ passing in 2004, during which time he served as his musical director, arranger, and opening act. Ray Charles’ only platinum album, “Genius Loves Company,” features his arrangements of Ray’s duets with Willie Nelson, Elton John, and Michael McDonald. Victor won a GRAMMY® for his arrangement of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” Ray's duet with Johnny Mathis. Victor’s latest musical incarnation is that of a symphony pops conductor. He has worked with many orchestras, including the Los Angeles, Calgary, London, Belgrade, and Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras, and the Symphony Orchestras of Detroit, Atlanta, Houston, Seattle, San Francisco, and Sydney. Victor studied at the Berklee College of Music, from which he recently received an Alumnus Recognition Award as “one of the top 50 Alumni.” He is a member of ASCAP, AFTRA, National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences, The Society of Composers and Lyricists, and the American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers. www.victorvanacore.com Act I"Nether Lands"……………………………………………………………..Sean “Power of Gold”……………….….Reece, Patricia, Rebecca & Company “Believe in Me”………………………………………………............Rebecca “She Don’t Look Back”…………………………..………..Jake & Company “Part of the Plan”………….……………………………………..............Jake “Same Old Lang Syne”………………………………..…Jake & Company “Nature of the Game”………………….......Kevin, Bridget & Young Sean “Make Love Stay”…………………………..………….........…Sean & Josie "Don't Lose Heart" / "Missing You" …..……….Josie, Sean & Company “Leader of the Band”…………………….……...….........Sean & Company “A Voice for Peace”……….........…….Sean, Hirsch, Rebecca & Company |
Act II"The River"………………………………………………………………….Sean "These Days"…………………………………………......Sean, Hirsch & Josie “Magic Every Moment”………………………......…..…...Jake & Company “A Voice for Peace” (reprise)………………..……Mendes, Jackson & Sean "Ever On"………………………………………...Rebecca, Jake & Company “Hard to Say”…………………………………………………….............Sean “River of Souls”………………………..……..……...….....Rita & Company “To the Morning"………………………………………………………Rebecca "Believe in Me” (reprise)…………………….........…....Bridget & Rebecca "Phoenix"……………………………………………..Sean, Jake & Company "Longer"…………………………………….…Sean, Josie, Jake & Rebecca “Nether Lands" (reprise)…………………………………......…………..Sean “Part of the Plan” (curtain)……………………………...........…..Company |