Will Todd Mass in Blue: Closing Concert EFG London Jazz Festival at St John's Smith Square, London on Sunday 19th November 2023

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Will Todd Mass in Blue

Closing Concert EFG London Jazz Festival

Add to my Calendar 19-11-2023 19:00 19-11-2023 21:00 36 Will Todd Mass in Blue Will Todd’s Mass in Blue is celebrated for bringing jazz to choirs. Performing this ground-breaking upbeat jazz setting of the Latin Mass, plus his shorter Jazz Missa Brevis - embracing a variety of jazz styles - the out-standing Civil Service Choir is joined by stellar jazz musicians soprano Francesca Confortini, Rob Barron on piano, Tommy Andrews on saxophone and the Tom Green Jazz Orchestra; and the composer talking about his music. The concert also features Songs of Love and Amazing Grace, his arrangement that was commissioned for the inauguration service of President Barack Obama and performed as part of the BBC’s Nelson Mandela Thanksgiving Service. St John's Smith Square, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St John's Smith Square
Smith Square
City of Westminster
London
SW1P 3HA
England

Sunday 19th November 2023
7:00 PM

Programme

Will Todd – Jazz Missa Brevis
Will Todd – Songs of Love
Will Todd – Amazing Grace
Will Todd – Mass in Blue

Performers

Will Todd – composer
Francesca Confortini – soprano
Rob Barron – piano
Tommy Andrews – Saxophone

Civil Service Choir
Tom Green Jazz Orchestra

Programme Note

Will Todd’s Mass in Blue is celebrated for bringing jazz to choirs. Performing this ground-breaking upbeat jazz setting of the Latin Mass, plus his shorter Jazz Missa Brevis - embracing a variety of jazz styles - the out-standing Civil Service Choir is joined by stellar jazz musicians soprano Francesca Confortini, Rob Barron on piano, Tommy Andrews on saxophone and the Tom Green Jazz Orchestra; and the composer talking about his music.

The concert also features Songs of Love and Amazing Grace, his arrangement that was commissioned for the inauguration service of President Barack Obama and performed as part of the BBC’s Nelson Mandela Thanksgiving Service.

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