Programme:
Copland Music for the Theatre
Ibert Divertissement
Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue (jazz band version)
Interval
Jessie Montgomery Starburst
Weill Suite from The Threepenny Opera
Copland Old American Songs
Gershwin Songs from Porgy and Bess
Wayne Marshall conductor
Stewart Goodyear piano
Nadine Benjamin soprano
Peter Brathwaite baritone
Making a welcome return to this year’s Festival, Chineke! bring their extraordinary energy and enthusiasm to this evening’s performance, taking us on a journey through the 1920s from New York to Weill’s Vienna.