Minnesota Orchestra Digital Program: Disney PRIDE in Concert

DISNEY PRIDE IN CONCERT

Sarah Hicks, conductor
Gerald Gurss, conductor
Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus

SAT JUN 20  7PM   |   SUN JUN 21  2PM

Disney PRIDE in Concert is a spectacular new concert that celebrates LGBTQ+ life, love, family and pride. It draws musical inspiration from iconic Disney films including The Little Mermaid, The Lion King and Mary Poppins to modern classics such as Coco, Zootopia, Wreck-It Ralph and the magical music of Disney Parks with curated video clips from the Disney vault, all interwoven with universal storytelling themes and the powerful voices and personal stories of the Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus.

Program with Credit Information

ACT I

OPENING

Walt Disney Pictures Castle Logo (2006) and When You Wish Upon a Star*
Music Themes by Mark Mancina, Leigh Harline, and Ned Washington

PAINT THE FANTASMIC NIGHT

When Can I See You Again? (Wreck–It Ralph)
Music and Lyrics by Matthew Thiessen, Brian Lee, and Adam Young

You Can Fly! You Can Fly! You Can Fly! (Peter Pan)
Music by Sammy Fain, Lyrics by Sammy Cahn

The Second Star to the Right (Peter Pan)
Music by Sammy Fain, Lyrics by Sammy Cahn

“Imagination” Theme (Fantasmic!)
Music by Bruce Healey, Lyrics by Barnette Ricci

A Whole New World (Aladdin)
Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Tim Rice

Zero to Hero (Hercules)
Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by David Zippel

Try Everything (Zootopia)
Music and Lyrics by Sia, Tor Hermansen, and Mikkel Eriksen

MAGIC AND PIXIE DUST

The Welcome Song
Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Barr

I’m Walking Right Down the Middle of Main Street, U.S.A. (Main Street, U.S.A.)
Music and Lyrics by Stu Nunnery

It’s A Small World (It’s A Small World)
Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman

There’s A Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow (Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress)
Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman

STORY MOMENT: “Journey”
Storyteller to be announced

JOURNEY

Go the Distance (Hercules)
Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by David Zippel

Let It Go (Frozen)
Music and Lyrics by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson–Lopez
Soloist: Will Johnston

LAUGHTER IS TIMELESS

I Wan’na Be Like You (The Jungle Book)
Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman

The Bare Necessities (The Jungle Book)
Music and Lyrics by Terry Gilkyson

Hakuna Matata (The Lion King)
Music by Elton John, Lyrics by Tim Rice

Bibbidi–Bobbidi–Boo (Cinderella)
Music and Lyrics by Al Hoffman, Mack David, and Jerry Livingston
Soloist: Jay Kurvers

You’ve Got a Friend in Me (Toy Story)
Music and Lyrics by Randy Newman

STORY MOMENT: “My Prince Will Come”
Storyteller to be announced

MY PRINCE WILL COME

A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes (Cinderella)
Music and Lyrics by Mack David, Al Hoffman and Jerry Livingston

God Help the Outcasts (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz

STORY MOMENT: “Magical Family”
Storyteller to be announced

MARY POPPINS
Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman

A Spoonful of Sugar
Chim Chim Cher–ee
Feed the Birds
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Soloist: Tristan Snyder

ACT II

Circle of Life (The Lion King)
Music by Elton John, Lyrics by Tim Rice
Soloist: RJ Holt

STORY MOMENT: “It Gets Better”
Storyteller to be announced

IT GETS BETTER

Reflection (Mulan)
Music by Matthew Wilder, Lyrics David Zippel

BISTRO BALLET

Dig a Little Deeper (The Princess and the Frog)
Music and Lyrics by Randy Newman

Bella Notte (Lady and the Tramp)
Music by Sonny Burke, Lyrics by Peggy Lee

STORY MOMENT: “Remembrance”
Storyteller to be announced

REMEMBRANCE

Remember Me (Coco)
Music and Lyrics by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson–Lopez
Soloist: Carlos Saldaña

STORY MOMENT: “Lost Too Early—A Tribute to Howard Ashman”
Storyteller to be announced

UNDER THE SEA

Selections from The Little Mermaid
Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Howard Ashman

Part of Your World
Soloist: Jeremy Johnson

Poor Unfortunate Souls
Soloist: Joe Herman

Under the Sea

WISH UPON A STAR

Wishes (Wishes: A Magical Gathering of Disney Dreams)
Music by Greg Smith

When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio)*
Music by Leigh Harline, Lyrics by Ned Washington

A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes (Cinderella)
Music and Lyrics by Mack David, Al Hoffman, and Jerry Livingston

You Can Fly! You Can Fly! You Can Fly! (Peter Pan)
Music by Sammy Fain, Lyrics by Sammy Cahn

SOMEDAY

Someday (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz

All songs featured in Disney PRIDE in Concert were arranged by Chad Weirick for this special celebration.

All songs in the program are published by Walt Disney Music Company (ASCAP), Pixar Talking Pictures (ASCAP), Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (BMI), and/or Pixar Music (BMI)

* When You Wish Upon a Star Published by Bourne Company.

Footage from TARZAN®
© 1999 Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. and Disney Enterprises, Inc.
All Rights Reserved.

Disney PRIDE in Concert was originally commissioned and performed by Boston Gay Men’s Chorus, June 2022. Reuben M. Reynolds, III, Music Director | Michelle Chassé, Director and Choreographer | Michael Willer, Visuals and Video Director | Craig Coogan, Producer

Today’s concert lasts about 2 hours, including a 20-minute intermission. 

Presentation licensed by Disney Concerts. © Disney All rights reserved.

The Movies & Music series is presented by U.S. Bank.