Tower of Power
📍 This event takes place at Powell Hall
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Damon Gupton, conductor
Full list of performers to be announced.
Music by Tower of Power (Songs are subject to change)
“We Came to Play”
“Soul with a Capital ‘S’”
“You Ought to Be Having Fun”
“Only So Much Oil”
“Don’t Change Horses (In the Middle of a Stream)”
“Soul Vaccination”
“This Time It’s Real”
“Time Will Tell”
“Squib Cakes”
“James Brown Medley (It’s a New Day / Mother Popcorn / There It Is / I Got the Feeling / Digging on James Brown)”
“So Very Hard to Go”
“What Is Hip”
“You’re Still a Young Man”
“Souled Out”
“As Surely As I Stand Here”
“You’re the Most”
“Can’t You See”
“Wonderful Marvelous”
“Serious Side”
“Willing to Learn”
“Just When We Start Makin’ It”
About this Concert
Get ready for a high-voltage musical experience as Tower of Power teams up with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. Fusing their signature funk and soul with sweeping symphonic arrangements, this concert transforms iconic hits like “What Is Hip?” and “You’re Still a Young Man” with lush orchestrations. The band’s powerhouse horns and irresistible grooves meet the grandeur of the orchestra in a one-night-only event that promises rhythm, energy, and excitement. It’s a genre-bending celebration that redefines what live music can be.
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- The band’s horn section—a cornerstone of its signature sound—has been the core of Tower of Power’s identity throughout its history. Original members Emilio Castillo and Stephen “Doc” Kupka have been leading the horn section since the band’s first performances in 1968.
- Tower of Power has had eight songs on the Billboard Hot 100, including “You’re Still a Young Man”, “So Very Hard to Go”, “What Is Hip?”, and “Don’t Change Horses (in the Middle of a Stream).”
- Tower of Power’s horn section has appeared on multiple best-selling artists’ recordings, including Otis Redding, Aaron Neville, Aerosmith, Bonnie Raitt, David Sanborn, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Labelle, Huey Lewis, Little Feat, Heart, Michelle Shocked, Paula Abdul, Santana, and Stevie Nicks.
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Tower of Power joins the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra for a one-night-only fusion of funk, soul, and symphonic power in a high-energy concert reimagining their iconic hits.





