Rhapsody in Blue by Candlelight
Saturday 08 March 2025
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Iain Farrington and St Martin’s Chamber Orchestra present a sparkling jazz-inspired programme. In vibrant arrangements for chamber ensemble and piano, these works by pioneering classical composers of the jazz age take us on a journey across the vast plains of the American landscape and into the irresistible urban wilderness of 1930s dance halls.
This concert lasts one hour with no interval.
Florence Price arr. Iain Farrington Juba (from Symphony No. 1 in E minor)
Gershwin arr. Iain Farrington Rhapsody in Blue
Copland Variations on a Shaker Melody from ‘Appalachian Spring’
Shostakovich arr. Iain Farrington Movements from ‘Jazz Suite’
St Martin’s Chamber Orchestra
Iain Farrington piano
Olivia Tait conductor
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| Sat 08 Mar | 7:00 PM | £32/£29/£22/£16/£9 | Book |
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