Prom 46: National Youth Jazz Orchestra
Live at the Proms: National Youth Jazz Orchestra and Benjamin Grosvenor and conductors Guy Barker and Mark Armstrong in an all-American programme including Rhapsody in Blue.
Live at the Proms: National Youth Jazz Orchestra and Benjamin Grosvenor and conductors Guy Barker and Mark Armstrong in an all-American programme including Gershwin's classic Rhapsody in Blue.
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Andrew McGregor
Laura Jurd The Earth Keeps Spinning (world premiere)
George Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue (original version with jazz band, arr. GrofΓ©)
Benjamin Grosvenor (piano)
Leonard Bernstein Kenton's West Side Story (arr. Johnny Richards, UK premiere)
National Youth Jazz Orchestra
Guy Barker and Mark Armstrong (conductors)
Classical music gets a swing in its step in this all-American concert by the UK’s National Youth Jazz Orchestra. Benjamin Grosvenor is the soloist in Gershwin’s intoxicating Rhapsody in Blue – an exhilarating mix of jazz rhythms and classical virtuosity.Classical music gets a swing in its step in this all-American concert by the UK’s National Youth Jazz Orchestra. Benjamin Grosvenor is the soloist in Gershwin’s intoxicating Rhapsody in Blue – an exhilarating mix of jazz rhythms and classical virtuosity.
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Music Played
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Laura Jurd
The Earth Keeps Spinning
Ensemble: National Youth Jazz Orchestra. Conductor: Mark Armstrong. -
George Gershwin
Rhapsody In Blue
Performer: Benjamin Grosvenor. Ensemble: National Youth Jazz Orchestra. -
Leonard Bernstein
Stan Kenton's West Side Story
Ensemble: National Youth Jazz Orchestra. Conductor: Mark Armstrong. -
William Christopher Handy
St Louis Blues
Music Arranger: Mark Armstrong. Ensemble: National Youth Jazz Orchestra. Conductor: Mark Armstrong. -
Leonard Bernstein
Stan Kenton's West Side Story
Ensemble: National Youth Jazz Orchestra. Conductor: Mark Armstrong.
Broadcast
- Thu 16 Aug 2018 22:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
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