BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WIAT ) — Music legend Stevie Wonder is turning to his longtime composer from Birmingham to direct his upcoming 11-city tour across the U.S.
The 25-time Grammy winner will have Dr. Henry Panion III conduct the orchestra for “Sing Your Song! As We Fix Our Nation’s Broken Heart.” The tour will begin Oct. 8 in Pittsburgh and end in Grand Rapids on Oct. 30.
The tour comes after Wonder’s album “Conversation Peace,” which Panion arranged for orchestra.
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“Stevie shared with me his desire to help spread joy, peace and love during these troubled times, a message he has been about his entire life, and asked me to serve as conductor on this tour,” Dr. Panion told UAB’s News Center…