The Brigantes Orchestra
Jazz Origins
Saturday 18 June 2022, 19:30 PM
TicketsThis is a rescheduled performance from June 2020. All tickets reamin valid for this new date. Many thanks, SCH
Sale Date
Saturday, 18 June 2022
Time
19:30
Date
Saturday, 18 June 2022
Time
19:30
Price
£27.85, £25.60, £21.25 (inc. service/booking fee. Your purchase may be subject to handling and fulfilment fee.)
The Brigantes Orchestra | Jazz Origins
Oval Hall | Sheffield City Hall
Quentin Clare conductor
Christopher Devine piano
to include:
GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue 15’
GERSHWIN Variations on “I Got Rhythm” 10’
WILLIAM GRANT STILL Symphony No. 1, “Afro-American” 30’
The Brigantes, Sheffield’s new professional symphony orchestra, makes its Oval Hall debut led by conductor Quentin Clare and featuring the dynamic pianist Christopher Devine in a programme of pieces with their roots in jazz. Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue is paired with his Variations for Piano and Orchestra based on the popular tune, “I Got Rhythm”.
Also featured is a rare performance of the Afro-American Symphony by composer William Grant Still which is brimming with blues, jazz, spirituals and the sound of the early musicals. Until the 1950s, this instantly accessible piece was the best-known and most played of all symphonies by an American composer.