It will be “One Singular Sensation: A Tribute to Marvin Hamlisch” when I conduct the Allentown Symphony Orchestra, in the “ASO Pops Series,” 7:30 p.m. May 14, Miller Symphony Hall, Allentown.

Three outstanding singers, Donna McKechnie, Christiane Noll and Doug LaBrecque, will join with the Allentown Symphony Orchestra to celebrate the amazing productivity of Hamlisch with favorite songs by “the best-known movie composer since Henry Mancini.”

The program includes “‘A Chorus Line’ Overture,” “If You Remember Me,” “Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows,” “Through the Eyes of Love,” “Nobody Does it Better,” “They’re Playing Our Song,” “Dreamers,” “Sophie’s Choice,” “The Way We Were” and “What I Did For Love.”

Hamlisch (1944 - 2012) was a child prodigy. He was enrolled in the Juilliard Pre-College Division at the age of six, the youngest ever to be accepted at that prestigious institution.

His first position on Broadway was as a rehearsal pianist for “Funny Girl,” starring Barbra Streisand, which would be the start of a professional relationship that would last for the rest of his life.

Hamlisch had his first hit at age 21 with “Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows,” co-written with Howard Liebling, recorded by Lesley Gore and reaching No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the summer of 1965.

Hamlisch received a Bachelor of Arts in 1967 from Queens College.

At 18, Hamlisch served as assistant for the Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra, conducted by Don Voorhees, the first and long-time conductor of the Allentown Symphony Orchestra.

In 1968, Hamlisch wrote his first film score for “The Swimmer,” starring Burt Lancaster.

Before age 30, Hamlisch he had won three Oscars, including for the title song for “The Way We Were” and adaptations of Scott Joplin ragtime tunes for “The Sting.”

In 1977, he co-wrote “Nobody Does It Better” with Carole Bayer Sager, for the title sequence for the James Bond film, “The Spy Who Loved Me,” with the song receiving an Oscar nomination.

In 1975, he composed the score for “A Chorus Line,” which won a Tony Award and a Pulitzer Prize. In 1978. He composed the score for “They’re Playing Our Song.”

Hamlisch received two of his Emmys for the television special, “Barbra Streisand: The Concert,” in 1994.

He’s one of only 12 to win Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards. He’s one of only two to have won those four awards and a Pulitzer Prize. Richard Rodgers is the other.

At various times, Hamlisch held positions as Principal Pops Conductor for the Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, San Diego, Seattle, Baltimore, Pasadena and Dallas Symphony orchestras, as well as the Buffalo Philharmonic and the National Symphony.

At the time of his death, Hamlisch was preparing to assume responsibilities as Principal Pops Conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra.

Hamlisch died at age 68. At the time, the Associated Press described him as having written “some of the best-loved and most enduring songs and scores in movie history.”

Dancer, singer, actress and choreographer Donna McKechnie’s extensive experience includes on and off-Broadway shows, national tours and work in television.

She made her Broadway debut in “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” in 1961. Other Broadway appearances include “Promises, Promises,” “‘A Chorus Line” and “Company”; national tours of “Call Me Madam,” “On the Town,” “Sweet Charity,” “Annie Get Your Gun,” and a London revival of “Can-Can.”

She received a Tony for Best Actress in a Musical for ”A Chorus Line.”

Christiane Noll has become a favorite with Lehigh Valley audiences, having performed with the Allentown Symphony Orchestra in two previous Pops Concerts, “Bravo Broadway” in 2010 and “Broadway Rocks!” in 2014.

Noll made her Broadway debut starring in “Jekyll & Hyde,” creating the role of Emma. She has been a member of the national tours of “Grease,” “Miss Saigon” and “City of Angels,” as well as a tour of Australia and Thailand in “South Pacific.”

Noll made her opera debut with Plácido Domingo and the Washington National Opera in “The Merry Widow” as Valencienne at The Kennedy Center, her Hollywood Bowl debut with Dame Julie Andrews in “The Gift of Music” and her Carnegie Hall debut as one of the “3 Broadway Divas.”

She is a frequent soloist with symphony orchestras around the world, including the National Symphony, Cincinnati Pops, Jerusalem Symphony, Philadelphia Pops, Boston Pops, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonica Brasileira in Rio, China Philharmonic and orchestras in Hong Kong, Czech Republic and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Doug LaBrecque has thrilled audiences as The Phantom and Raoul in “The Phantom of the Opera.” In addition, LaBrecque has starred on Broadway as Ravenal in the Hal Prince revival of “Showboat.” He was featured in “Oscar Hammerstein’s 100th Birthday Celebration on Broadway” at The Gershwin Theatre, and toured nationally with “Les Miserables.”

In addition to appearances with many leading U.S. orchestras, LaBrecque’s International engagements have included the Korean National Symphony, The Shanghai Radio Orchestra, the Hong Kong Philharmonic, the Vancouver and Calgary Symphonies, the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra, the Jerusalem Symphony, and the Israel Philharmonic. LaBrecque recently appeared in Alba, Italy, as guest soloist in an all-Bernstein concert, and the International Music Festival in The Czech Republic.

Don’t miss these fine soloists and the Allentown Symphony Orchestra in “One Singular Sensation: A Tribute to Marvin Hamlisch.”

Tickets: Miller Symphony Hall Box Office, 23 N. Sixth St., Allentown; allentownsymphony.org; 610-432-6715

Ronald Demkee is Associate Conductor, Pops Conductor, Principal Tuba and Personnel Manager of the Allentown Symphony Orchestra, and Conductor-Music Director and Personnel Manager of the Allentown Band.