Â鶹ÊÓƵAV

Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Symphony Orchestra
27 Jan 2018, Milton Court
Previous Event
13:00 Sat 27 Jan 2018 Next Event

Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2017-18 Season Guildhall School of Music & Drama perform Bernstein

Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Symphony Orchestra
Guildhall School of Music & Drama perform Bernstein
13:00 Sat 27 Jan 2018 Milton Court
Bernstein on a small scale, revealing his prodigious ability to write music of charm, substance and a miraculous and genre-defying gift of melody.
Bernstein on a small scale, revealing his prodigious ability to write music of charm, substance and a miraculous and genre-defying gift of melody.

Programme

      • Arias & Barcarolles
      • Clarinet Sonata
      • Touches: Chorale, Eight Variations and Coda
      • Prelude, Fugue and Riffs

Performers

  • Musicians from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama
    ensemble
    ensemble

Concert Information

Two works for clarinet reveal Bernstein’s innate feeling for jazz; his Clarinet Sonata has echoes of Aaron Copland while the Prelude, Fugue and Riffs, written for Benny Goodman, has become a much loved concert-work for our time. Touches, written for the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 1980, tests the pianist – literally! - in many different techniques but always with charm and wit. And as song-writer, Bernstein’s love of and feeling for words and his gift for melody come together perfectly.