sIMPLY THE BEST: THE MUSIC OF TINA TURNER
Employers Health Pops Series


Saturday, May 16th, 2026 | 7:30pm

Umstattd Hall | Zimmermann Symphony Center
2331 17th St. NW
Canton, OH 44708

DESCRIPTION

This concert will be conducted by Guest Conductor, Jason Seber.

The Employers Health Pops Series comes to a close with an epic season finale as the Canton Symphony Orchestra takes on the legendary music of Tina Turner.

She’s sold over 100 million records. She won twelve Grammy Awards — including three Grammy Hall of Fame Awards and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. She was the first black artist — and the first woman — to be on the cover of Rolling Stone. For over fifty-six years she has been rock music’s leading female voice and has twice been inducted into the Rock ’n Roll Hall of Fame.

While her songs have broken records around the world her life represents one of music’s greatest comebacks and one of the world’s most powerful survival stories. She is an icon, a legend, an inspiration, and a survivor.

Spot-On Entertainment is proud to present “Simply the Best: A Tribute to Tina Turner” in honor of one of music’s most legendary superstars. Performed by a trio of singers — led by two-time Grammy Award winning vocalist Tamika Lawrence and Broadway’s Shaleah Adkisson — “Simply the Best” celebrates the stories and songs that made Anna Mae Bullock one of the greatest performers the world has ever known.

Rock out to “Proud Mary,””River Deep, Mountain High,””Private Dancer,””Better Be Good to Me,” and more — including the worldwide number one hit “What’s Love Got to Do With It.”

TICKETS

$37 / $52 / $72 / $112
All tickets are subject to a $3 processing fee.
Veterans, First Responders, Healthcare Workers, & Educators: 20% off
SNAP & Medicaid Recipients: 20% off
Groups of 10 or more: 20% off
Subscribers: 20% off
*Must call for discounts.

Box Office: 330-452-2094
boxoffice@cantonsymphony.org

Hotel Accomodations

The Canton Symphony Orchestra is a proud partner of Embassy Suites by Hilton at the Akron-Canton Airport, who have offered CSO patrons an exclusive rate to book rooms attending our concerts from out of town. To take advantage of this special offer, please click the link below or the image above. The rate is $135/night!
7883 Freedom Ave NW, North Canton, OH 44720 | (330) 305-0500

Artist Spotlight

spot-on entertainment

Spot-On Entertainment is a concert production/booking company based in New York City. Owner and founder Scott Coulter is a multi-award winning performer, director, musical arranger and producer whose creations for theaters, performing arts centers and symphonies include Music of the Knights, Bette Babs & Beyond, You’ve Got a Friend, Tropical Rock for Five O’Clock . . . Somewhere, and Blockbuster Broadway! Other shows include Defying Gravity: The Music of Stephen Schwartz, Total Eclipse of the Chart, Rock ‘n Radio, Disco Inferno and Jerry Herman: The Broadway Legacy Concert (which is co-produced by Spot-On and the ASCAP Foundation). | LEARN MORE

Jason Seber, Conductor

Jason Seber is known for his inviting and engaging approach on and off the podium. A strong believer in the eclectic experiences which today’s symphony orchestras offer their communities, he strives to make music of many genres and styles accessible, relevant, and meaningful to diverse audiences across the country.

A passionate advocate for music education, Seber has led the Honors Performance Series Orchestra in concert at Carnegie Hall, Sydney Opera House, and Royal Festival Hall in London.

He is a frequent guest conductor of the National Repertory Orchestra each summer and he has served as the All-State Orchestra conductor for Georgia, Kansas, Missouri, and Pennsylvania. | LEARN MORE

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