Festival The Roaring Twenties: Feier/fire

An afternoon of entertainment with a colorful mix of songs and band compositions by composers like George Gershwin and Cole Porter, skillfully arranged and connected by master arranger Wijnand van Klaveren. After the intermission, The Roaring Twenties concludes with two Gershwin classics arranged for organ and piano. 

 

Performers

Berlage Saxofoonkwartet

Martijn Cornet, bariton

Karin Stroobos, mezzo soprano

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Scott Brothers Duo 

Jonathan Scott, orgel 

Tom Scott, piano 

 

Programme

Feier: Songs en bandcomposities van onder anderen George Gershwin en Cole Porter in arrangementen van Wijnand van Klaveren 

   - pauze -

George Gershwin (1898-1937) - An American in Paris (arr. for organ and piano by Jonathan Scott)

George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue (arr. for organ and piano by Jonathan Scott)

 

Under the banner of The Roaring Twenties, the Orgelpark presents a weekend of five concerts reminiscent of the turbulent period in the arts a century ago, a time of relative political stability when anything seemed possible. A time when jazz and swing influences from America blended with European styles. Bertolt Brecht developed new forms of (musical) theater, Darius Milhaud wrote "La Creation du Monde," which fused jazz with traditional chamber music. Film and film music flourished, and American George Gershwin's star soared. Under the banner of The Roaring Twenties, we present you with a carefully curated selection of concerts that still echo those turbulent years in the arts.