The Beatles 1968 White Album “Live in Concert”

The Beatles released The White Album in 1968 but never played any of the songs live. By the time the album came out, the band had retired from live performances. Aside form a spontaneous rooftop performance at their recording studio in London while recording the album “Let It Be,” Beatles fans never got to hear them play live again.

The Sacramento Preparatory Music Academy (SPMA), has painstakingly transcribed and arranged The Beatles White Album “In Its Entirety,” for Rhythm Section, Strings, Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion, & Choir. Very “Special Guests Musicians,” from the Sacramento Area have collaborated for this concert in an effort to support The SPMA Guitar Project & the iHeartMusic.Org Scholarship Fund, which helps to bring music education, and guitar programs to underserved schools in the Sacramento valley.

The Beatles “White Album,” will feature our Master of Ceremonies: Peter Petty. Very Special guest appearances from: News Radio KFBK afternoon anchor Kitty O’Neal and her husband, Paragary’s corporate executive chef Kurt Spataro. Also, Sacramento Local Greats: Jessica Malone, Elizabeth Unpingco, and Casey Lipka.

This is the benefit show, of all benefit shows, reaching out to grab Folsom, Yountville & the fabulous Mondavi Center in Davis CA; a sign that the Beatles will live on forever. It’s your chance to witness one of the greatest pages in Beatles history played live; with more than 40 professional musicians taking the stage, the Entire White Album will unfold before you from start to finish.

This will quite possibly be the rarest of rare, musical performances in Sacramento all year, as it is no small feat to perform The Beatles White Album.

Show Times:
Thursday. January 16, 2020
The Beatles 1968 White Album
Produced by SPMA. A Benefit Show for Sacramento Preparatory Music Academy
Harris Center (Stage 1) @ 10 College Pkwy Folsom, CA 95630
Ticket Link: Harris Center ($38.00 to $73.00)
Evening Show: Doors: 6:30pm, Show: 7:00pm.

Friday. January 17, 2020
The Beatles 1968 White Album Live in Concert
Produced by SPMA. A Benefit Show for Sacramento Preparatory Music Academy
Napa Valley Performing Arts Center at The Lincoln Theater 100 California Dr. Yountville CA 94599
Ticket Link: Napa Valley Performing Arts Center (G.A. Tickets $29 ‐ $59)
Doors: 6:30pm, Show: 7:00pm

Saturday. January 18, 2020
The Beatles 1968 White Album Live in Concert
Produced by SPMA. A Benefit Show for Sacramento Preparatory Music Academy
Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, UC Davis: Jackson Hall
Ticket Link: Mondavi Center ($20.00 to $55.00)
Doors: 6:00pm, Show: 7:00pm

SPMA Artistic Director, Benjamin J. McClara, has painstakingly transcribed and arranged both The Beatles 1968 White Album  for Rhythm Section, Strings, Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion & Choir. The album will be performed in full in the original order. Forty of the best professional musicians from the greater Sacramento Area, have collaborated & come together for this concert, in an effort to raise funding to support and advance music education through SPMA including The SPMA Guitar Project & the SPMA Scholarship Fund,  which helps to bring music education and guitar programs to underserved schools in the greater Sacramento region.

The Beatles 1968 White Album will feature our Master of Ceremonies and 2018 Sammie Award Winner (Best Live Entertainer) Peter Petty  . News Radio KFBK afternoon anchor Kitty O’Neal and her husband, Paragary’s Corporate Executive Chef and guitarist Kurt Spataro (who front their own band, Skyler’s Pool,)  along with Sacramento greats Gabe Nelson (Cake/Bellygunner), Casey Lipka (Classical Revolution), Jessica Malone and guitarist Greg Williams. SPMA founder & Artistic Director Benjamin J. McClara will lead the giant orchestra through both masterpiece albums –there were no filler tracks with the Beatles! “Dear Prudence”, “Helter Skelter”, “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”; “Back In The U.S.S.R,” “Savoy Truffle”, “Black Bird,” “Happiness Is A Warm Gun” & “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da”–  who doesn’t know every note and all the words?

Empire Digital Media Studio, will produce a highly regarded lights, film and live cinema show to accompany the live music performance.

Says McClara, ”This is the benefit show, of all benefit shows, reaching out to Beatles fans in the greater Sacramento Region & now we’re headed out of town to Napa; a sign that the Beatles will live on forever. It’s your chance to witness one of the greatest pages in Beatles history played live; with more than 40 professional musicians taking the stage, both Beatles albums will unfold before you from start to finish.”

Media: For further info, interview arrangements, Hi res JPEGS and other digital assets, please contact Serina Wolverton (Marketing & Promotions at SPMA) marketing.sacprepmusic@gmail.com.