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Prom 35: The Story of Swing in the Royal Albert Hall

By Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres, 12 August 2015
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Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 11 August 2015
Performers
Clare Teal
Guy Barker, Conductor
Guy Barker Big Band
Winston Rollins, Conductor
Winston Rollins Big Band
Jamie Davis, Vocals
Elaine Delmar, Vocals
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Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres
Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres
Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres is a Bristol-based film composer and classical electronic artist. Alexandra's passion in scoring and as a performer lie in the duality between the classical and electronica worlds, moving picture and her love for the piano. Her music has been described by The White Room Magazine as “majestic, at times monumental…the force and vastness of nature”.