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An American in Paris on Independence Day
Popular American Music - Madeleine Mitchell & Friends
Part of the Americana 2018 Season
Add to my Calendar 04-07-2018 13:00 04-07-2018 15:00 36 An American in Paris on Independence Day This exciting and popular programme of American music celebrates Leonard Bernstein in his centenary year and features music of stage and screen including 'Mack the Knife', the haunting pieces from 'Schindler's List' film and the London premiere of "Madeleine Mitchell's highly effective arrangement of Gershwin" (The Times). Madeleine, who was Fulbright/ITT Fellow to New York, is joined by American saxophonist Kyle Horch, who plays the Sondheim arrangement by long-term New Yorker Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, and Nigel Clayton who also teams up with David Wordsworth, curator of the series, for a piano duo to complete this concert. The restaurant in the crypt is available for lunch and refreshments St John's Smith Square, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
St John's Smith Square
Smith Square
City of Westminster
London
SW1P 3HA
England
Programme
Leonard Bernstein – Overture Candide
John Williams – Schindler's List: Three Pieces for violin & piano
Kurt Weill – Little Threepenny Music
Stephen Sondheim – Waltzes (arr. R. R. Bennett for saxophone & piano)
George Gershwin – An American in Paris (arr. Madeleine Mitchell for violin, sax & piano)
Performers
Madeleine Mitchell – Violin
Kyle Horch – Saxophone
Nigel Clayton – piano
David Wordsworth – piano
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Programme Note
This exciting and popular programme of American music celebrates Leonard Bernstein in his centenary year and features music of stage and screen including 'Mack the Knife', the haunting pieces from 'Schindler's List' film and the London premiere of "Madeleine Mitchell's highly effective arrangement of Gershwin" (The Times). Madeleine, who was Fulbright/ITT Fellow to New York, is joined by American saxophonist Kyle Horch, who plays the Sondheim arrangement by long-term New Yorker Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, and Nigel Clayton who also teams up with David Wordsworth, curator of the series, for a piano duo to complete this concert.
The restaurant in the crypt is available for lunch and refreshments
