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CANCELLED: An American in Paris: Dance in Worcester
Part of the English Symphony Orchestra 2019-20 Season
Add to my Calendar 02-05-2020 19:30 02-05-2020 21:30 36 CANCELLED: An American in Paris: Dance in Worcester In 1899, Scott Joplin started a musical revolution which resonates to this day, bringing the syncopated rhythms of African music together with Western forms and melodies in the tradition of Sousa and Stephen Foster. The result was ragtime, and in launched a craze which would change musical history everywhere in the world, opening the doors to Dixieland, Jazz, Rock ‘n’ Roll, R ‘n’ B and finally Hip Hop. This concert, featuring the outstanding dancers of Academy Theatre Arts, traces the early years of Joplin’s emergence and the influence he had on the next generation of musical giants including Eubie Blake, James Reese Europe and George Gershwin. Swan Theatre, Worcester DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Swan Theatre
The Moors
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR1 3ED
England
Programme
Scott Joplin – Four Rags: The Maple Leaf Rag; The Chrysanthemum; Sun Flower Slow Drag; The Entertainer
James Reese Europe – The Castle House Rag and Castle Walk
Eubie Blake – Charleston Rag
George Gershwin – An American in Paris
Performers
Kenneth Woods – Conductor
English Symphony Orchestra
Academy Theatre Arts
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Programme Note
In 1899, Scott Joplin started a musical revolution which resonates to this day, bringing the syncopated rhythms of African music together with Western forms and melodies in the tradition of Sousa and Stephen Foster. The result was ragtime, and in launched a craze which would change musical history everywhere in the world, opening the doors to Dixieland, Jazz, Rock ‘n’ Roll, R ‘n’ B and finally Hip Hop. This concert, featuring the outstanding dancers of Academy Theatre Arts, traces the early years of Joplin’s emergence and the influence he had on the next generation of musical giants including Eubie Blake, James Reese Europe and George Gershwin.
