Orpheus Chamber Orchestra with Branford Marsalis

Branford Marsalis and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra turn their attention to 20th-century American music and its links to jazz. The programme centres on two works by Jeff Beal: »Duke’s Harlem. An Ellington Suite« takes Duke Ellington as its starting point, whilst Beal’s saxophone concerto features Marsalis as soloist and will receive its world premiere this evening.

From Cuba to Andalusia
After the interval, the programme features Ernesto Lecuona’s suite »Andalucía«, composed in 1930. Across six movements, the Cuban composer draws on Spanish dances and musical motifs. The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra performs the work in an arrangement by Janina Norpoth.

Gershwin’s Paris
With »An American in Paris«, the evening finally takes us to France. In this piece, George Gershwin incorporated impressions from his stays in Paris into music that blends jazz rhythms, city sounds and symphonic orchestral tones. The symphonic fantasy will be performed in an arrangement by Javier Diaz.