Sat 1 Oct 2022

• 19:30

  Celebrating Mingus: Guy Barker and the BBC Concert Orchestra

  Nottingham Royal Concert Hall

  Backed by the full forces of the BBC Concert Orchestra, Barker’s 16-piece New Jazz Orchestra gives voice to Mingus’ pioneering musical imagination, which reshaped the sound of the 20th century.

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  Backed by the full forces of the BBC Concert Orchestra, Barker’s 16-piece New Jazz Orchestra gives voice to Mingus’ pioneering musical imagination, which reshaped the sound of the 20th century.

  Programme

  • • • Charles Mingus
      • Don’t Be Afraid, the Clown’s Afraid Too / Us Is TwoMedley. Arranged and orchestrated by Guy Barker
    • • Duke Ellington
      • Money JungleArranged and orchestrated by Guy Barker.
      • Fleurette AfricaineArranged and orchestrated by Guy Barker.
      • I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good)Arranged and orchestrated by Guy Barker.
    • • Scott Joplin
      • Maple Leaf Ragarr. Jelly Roll Morton, orch. Guy Barker
    • • Juan Tizol
      • CaravanArranged and orchestrated by Guy Barker.
    • • Charles Mingus
      • Mingus SuiteArranged and orchestrated by Guy Barker. Narration written by Robert Ryan.

  Performers

  • Lakecia Benjamin

    saxophone
    saxophone
  • Allan Harris

    singer/narrator
    singer/narrator
  • Guy Barker's New Jazz Orchestra
  • Guy Barker

    conductor
    conductor
  • BBC Concert Orchestra

    orchestra
    orchestra

  Composers

  • Charles Mingus
  • Duke Ellington
  • Scott Joplin
  • Juan Tizol

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