Symphony HallBroad Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 2EA, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Programme
| Ives, Charles (1874-1954) | Three Places in New England | |
| Zappa, Frank (1940-1993) | Bob in Dacron and Sad Jane | |
| Lewis, George | Memex | |
| Gershwin, George (1898-1937) | Rhapsody in Blue |
Performers
| Ilan Volkov | Conductor |
| Stewart Goodyear | Piano |
| City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra |
Get ready to swing, on this wild ride through America.
A solitary clarinet starts to wail, and the skyscrapers of Manhattan light up the evening sky. In leafy New England, marching bands collide head-first – and make a glorious noise. And at the intersection of jazz, classical and pop counterculture, the music of Frank Zappa and George Lewis creates fabulous new worlds. Anything’s possible in American music: but Ilan Volkov and Stewart Goodyear do the impossible every day.
Running time: Approx 2 hours
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