Last night, in order to salvage a really blah day, I spontaneously decided to get tickets to a Utah Symphony concert. I have season tickets to the Masterworks Series but last night's concert was part of the Entertainment Series and I'm really glad that I decided to go! The Utah Symphony is always a good idea! Last night the orchestra was joined by Ellis Hall in an evening billed as Soul Unlimited! Ellis is an incredibly talented multi-instrumentalist who covers all of the great soul music from Marvin Gaye to Ray Charles to the Temptations. The concert was as good as I imagined it would be and the assembled crowd in Abravanel Hall agreed with me. Ellis performed the classics, such as "Get Ready," "Unchain My Heart," "Georgia," "What'd I Say," "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," "How Sweet It Is," "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," "Signed Sealed Delivered," "Just My Imagination," "Soul Man," and "Higher and Higher." These songs had me singing, clapping, tapping my toes, and, eventually, dancing in the aisle. However, my very favorite numbers were a bit unconventional. Ellis performed a fantastic version of "Let's Dance" by David Bowie which I really enjoyed. Then he performed a sultry arrangement of "Something" by George Harrison that absolutely blew me away. That is one of my favorite songs and what he did with it was incredible. I was definitely not expecting that! It was a wonderful evening after a really lazy day. This concert is being performed again tonight (go here for tickets) and I highly recommend it!
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