Open Up: Free Spirits at Bridgewater Hall, Manchester on Wednesday 3rd August 2022

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Open Up: Free Spirits

Add to my Calendar 03-08-2022 19:30 03-08-2022 21:30 36 Open Up: Free Spirits Feel the sound, free your spirit!  Join us for a fearless performance by the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain with conductor Andrew Gourlay, where hundreds of teenagers passionately share their love of music. NYO’s musicians invite you into the stratospheric sound world of Danny Elfman, as they premiere a new work written especially for them by the Hollywood legend, before taking flight with Gershwin's electrifying, jazz-inspired 'Rhapsody in Blue' with soloist, Simone Dinnerstein. ‘I think and feel in sounds,’ said Maurice Ravel. So, when he wrote his ballet Daphnis and Chloe, he created a sumptuous soundscape in which you can feel every fluttering heartbeat, every stolen glance, and the flickers of first love. Expect an exhilarating and boundary-breaking experience as NYO radiates exuberance and vitality and frees your spirit! Bridgewater Hall, Manchester DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Bridgewater Hall
Lower Mosley Street
Manchester
M2 3WS
England

Wednesday 3rd August 2022
7:30 PM

Programme

Danny Elfman – Wunderkammer (world premiere)
George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
~ Interval ~
Maurice Ravel – Daphnis et Chloé, ballet

Performers

Andrew Gourlay – Conductor
Simone Dinnerstein – piano

National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain

Programme Note

Feel the sound, free your spirit!

Join us for a fearless performance by the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain with conductor Andrew Gourlay, where hundreds of teenagers passionately share their love of music.

NYO’s musicians invite you into the stratospheric sound world of Danny Elfman, as they premiere a new work written especially for them by the Hollywood legend, before taking flight with Gershwin's electrifying, jazz-inspired 'Rhapsody in Blue' with soloist, Simone Dinnerstein.

‘I think and feel in sounds,’ said Maurice Ravel. So, when he wrote his ballet Daphnis and Chloe, he created a sumptuous soundscape in which you can feel every fluttering heartbeat, every stolen glance, and the flickers of first love.

Expect an exhilarating and boundary-breaking experience as NYO radiates exuberance and vitality and frees your spirit!

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