Concord Records recording
artist and double-Grammy nominee Monica Mancini
has carved out an impressive career as a concert
performer and recording artist, appearing with
major symphony orchestras worldwide including
the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony,
New York Pops, Boston Pops, Dallas Symphony,
Seattle Symphony and the BBC Concert Orchestra.
Daughter of famed film composer
Henry Mancini and the notable studio singer
Ginny O’Conner Mancini, Monica began singing
early on as a member of the Henry Mancini
Chorus, which led to a successful studio career
in Los Angeles, where she appeared on countless
film scores and recordings, with such notable
artists as Placido Domingo, Quincy Jones, and
Michael Jackson. Her debut CD, simply titled Monica
Mancini was the companion to her PBS
television special, Monica
Mancini: On Record.
Ms. Mancini’s recent TV
appearances include the “Great
Performances” PBS special, We Love
Ella. Evening at
Pops with John Williams and the Boston
Pops as well as a performance of “Imagine” with
Josh Groban, Joshua Bell and Dave Grusin on the
recent simultaneous multi-network “Stand Up To
Cancer” telecast viewed by more than 45 million
people.
To celebrate the release of the
USPS Henry Mancini Commemorative Postage Stamp,
Ms. Mancini kicked off an extensive 60-city
tour, followed by sold-out concerts at Carnegie
Hall, Disney Hall, Boston Symphony Hall and
Tanglewood.
Ms. Mancini also released the
Billboard chart topping and double Grammy
nominated album Ultimate
Mancini featured some very special guest
artists including Stevie Wonder, Take 6 and Tom
Scott.
On her latest release, I’ve Loved
These Days on the Concord label, Monica is
paired once again with Stevie Wonder as well as
Brian Wilson, Jackson Browne, Take 6 and others
performing iconic singer-songwriter songs from
the 60’s accompanied by full orchestra.
The New York
Times has described Mancini’s rich,
expressive voice as “the glamorous vocal
equivalent to diamonds flashing.” On her
approach to interpreting a song, she says, “I
always keep in mind the composers intention. I
believe melodies and lyrics are crafted with a
definite purpose. I want to bring out the beauty
of the writer’s word through music”.
On
her 2010 Hollywood Bowl performance, the LA
Times wrote: “Monica Mancini comes from a
noble lineage, to be sure, but her singing has
now moved well beyond its roots to position her
as one of contemporary music’s most engaging
vocal artists”.
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