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On Monday June 14th, The Cleveland Orchestra announced the addition of The Police star Stewart Copeland to the Blossom Music Center calendar, unveiling a special concert featuring Copeland’s “Police Deranged for Orchestra” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11.
Fans of The Police, take note. “Police Deranged for Orchestra” is an orchestral survey of Copeland’s career and especially of his many years with The Police, one of the most beloved rock bands of all time.
Copeland himself, a percussionist, will play drums, and three vocalists – Laurhan Beato, Carmel Helene, and Ashley Tamar – will join the orchestra in a high-energy celebration featuring such hits as “Roxanne,” “Message in a Bottle,” and “Don’t Stand So Close to Me.” Rusty Anderson will play guitar and Edwin Outwater will conduct.
Stewart Copeland’s Police Deranged for Orchestra is a high-energy orchestral celebration of legendary rock star and composer Stewart Copeland and his career as the founder of one rock’s most beloved bands, The Police. With more than 60 million records sold worldwide, six GRAMMY awards, and induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, The Police – founded when Copeland recruited Andy Summers and Sting in 1977 – have been a defining force in rock music for over forty years.
Police Deranged for Orchestra is bursting with The Police’s biggest hits, including ‘Roxanne’, ‘Don’t Stand So Close To Me’ and ‘Message in a Bottle’. With Copeland on drums, three singers, guitarist and the full symphony orchestra, these unique compositions – also arranged or “deranged” by Copeland – give new life to classic songs and select hits from the career of one of the generation’s greatest and most influential artists.
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