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The Music of Foreigner

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The Music of Foreigner

Friday, April 16—Sunday, April 18, 2027

Friday, April 16—Sunday, April 18, 2027
Orchestra Hall
2 hours
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“Feels Like the First Time” as the DSO teams up with a rock band, vocalist Justin Sargent, and conductor Brent Havens to celebrate the legendary music of Foreigner! Featuring hits including “Cold as Ice,” “Hot Blooded,” “Double Vision”, “I Want to Know What Love Is,” and more, this tribute will have you rocking out to the “Head Games” of one of classic rock’s most iconic bands.

Artists

Brent Havens

conductor

Berklee-trained arranger/conductor Brent Havens has written music for orchestras, feature films, and virtually every kind of television. His TV work includes movies for networks such as ABC, CBS, and ABC Family Channel Network, commercials, sports music for networks such as ESPN, and even cartoons. Havens has also worked with the Doobie Brothers and the Milwaukee Symphony, arranging and conducting the combined group for Harley Davidson’s 100th Anniversary Birthday Party Finale attended by over 150,000 fans. He has worked with some of the world's greatest orchestras including the Royal Philharmonic and the BBC Concert Orchestra in London, the CBSO in Birmingham, England, the Malaysian Philharmonic, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the Minnesota Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Symphony, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, the Houston Symphony, the Atlanta Symphony, the Baltimore Symphony, the Dallas Symphony, the Fort Worth Symphony, the Nashville Symphony, Orchestra of Opera North in Leeds, England, and countless others. 

Havens recently completed the score for the film Quo Vadis, a Premier Pictures remake of the 1956 gladiator film. In 2013 he worked with the Baltimore Symphony and the NFL's Baltimore Ravens to arrange and produce the music for the Thanksgiving Day halftime show between the Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers, adapting both classical music and rock songs into a single four-minute show. Havens is the Arranger/Guest Conductor for all of the symphonic rock programs for Windborne Music.

Justin Sargent

vocalist

Justin Matthew Sargent is a singer and actor who has starred in the Broadway smash hit Hamilton as King George, as “Drew” in the mega hit rock musical Rock of Ages, as “Peter Parker” in Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark (Music by Bono and The Edge) and was in the Original Broadway Cast of Bonnie and Clyde. Justin has performed alongside music legends like John Legend, Alice Cooper, Sara Bareilles, Dee Snider, Kip Winger, Graham Russell, and has been a guest singer with the band Air Supply. Justin has toured the country singing everything from Queen to Andrew Lloyd Webber. His TV/FILM appearances include “Jesus Christ Superstar: Live” on NBC, “Law & Order: SVU”, “Mr. Robot”, “Delocated”, “Royal Pains”, and more!  Born in Murphysboro Illinois, and raised in Florida, Justin is incredibly honored to join the Windborne Music roster, and humbled to perform some of the best music ever written with some of the world’s best musicians. Thanks to Mom and Dad for nurturing my love for music, and for supporting the foolish dreams of an artist!

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