Columbus Symphony to Pay Tribute to Sinatra

Conductor, arranger, pianist, and vocalist Matt Catingub returns to pay tribute to the music of Frank Sinatra with Ol' Blue Eyes standards including "I've Got You Under My Skin," "Come Fly With Me," "I've Got the World on a String," and "It Had to Be You."

The Columbus Symphony presents Chairman of the Board: A Salute to Frank Sinatra at the Ohio Theatre (39 E. State St.) on Saturday, November 5, at 8pm. Tickets are $23-$68 and can be purchased at the Ohio Theatre Ticket Office (39 E. State St.), all Ticketmaster outlets, and www.ticketmaster.com. To purchase tickets by phone, please call (614) 228-8600 or (800) 745-3000. The Ohio Theatre Ticket Office will also be open two hours prior to each performance. Students between the ages of 13-19 may purchase $5 High Five tickets while available.

The 2011-12 Pops Series is made possible through the generous support of series sponsor AEP.

About Matt Catingub
Multi-talented musician Matt Catingub is generating excitement throughout the entertainment industry for his unique abilities as a conductor, composer, arranger, instrumentalist, and singer. Recently completing his 11th season as Pops Conductor of the Honolulu Symphony and his first season as Principal Pops Conductor of the New Mexico Symphony, he continues to garner praise for his innovative pops programming.

A prolific arranger, Catingub has developed such a substantial library of his own charts that he is able to put together shows in virtually every genre of music from big band to the Rat Pack to Motown to ‘80s hits to smooth and classic jazz. He has also made a specialty of arranging and orchestrating symphonic shows for major International Artists, thereby enabling them to work with orchestras. In this capacity, he has worked with names such as Rosemary Clooney, Diana Krall, Kenny Loggins, Michael Feinstein, John Pizzarelli, Toto, Michael Mc Donald, and more.

As a conductor, he has appeared with ensembles including the symphony orchestras of Cincinnati, Columbus, Florida, Houston, Los Angeles, Minnesota, Nashville, Oregon, St. Louis, and Utah among others. Recent and upcoming engagements include the Cincinnati Symphony, the New Hampshire Music Festival, the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, the Hartford Symphony, and the Nashville Symphony

Largely self-taught, Catingub began learning the piano at age seven before switching to the alto saxophone at 16. A year later, he was asked to play at the Monterey Jazz Festival, shortly thereafter becoming the youngest member of the Louie Bellson Big Band and establishing himself as a premiere jazz musician. During this time, Catingub also began earning a reputation as a world-class big band arranger/composer.

Over the years, Catingub has formed his own bands including the Matt Catingub Big Band, the Matt Catingub Orchestra of Hawaii, and Big Kahuna and the Copa Cat Pack which released three albums. The last of the three, Sentimental Journey featuring Rosemary Clooney, received a 2002 Grammy nomination. That same year, Catingub conducted the Honolulu Symphony in Rosemary Clooney's final concert, which later became a Grammy-nominated album entitled The Last Concert.

In 2005, Catingub's work on the soundtrack for George Clooney's Goodnight and Good Luck lead to a Grammy. The film features his arrangements and tenor sax playing as well as an on-screen appearance. His music can also be heard in the Oscar-winning film A Beautiful Mind.

Additional work has included positions as conductor for singers Jack Jones and Toni Tennille. He went on to produce and co-produce several recordings including Tennille's Never let Me Go, Things are Swingin', and Captain and Tennille.

Born to parents of Polynesian island descent, Catingub is the youngest son of the great jazz vocalist Mavis Rivers. He was introduced to music through his mother's albums for Capitol Records and Frank Sinatra's Reprise label and performed alongside her until her passing in 1992. To this day, her influence, both musically and culturally, continues to be his inspiration.

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