Organization

Conductor

Scott Stroman

Instrumentalist

Alison Balsom

Trumpet

Singer

Tom Poster

Piano

Nicholas Daniel

English Horn

Britten Sinfonia

Orchestra

Alison Balsom: An American Rhapsody

London

United Kingdom

Barbican Centre

Milton Court Concert Hall

Alison Balsom: An American Rhapsody: Concierto de Aranjuez (arr Gil Evans/Miles Davis) Rodrigo (+5 More)

Public

Private

Concierto de Aranjuez (arr Gil Evans/Miles Davis)

Quiet City

Dances in the Canebrakes (arr. William Grant Still)

Rhapsody in Blue (arr Simon Wright)

Sonatas and Interludes

Violin Concerto in D major, K053

Approved

Britten Sinfonia join forces with star trumpeter Alison Balsom in a concert harnessing the power and legacy of Miles Davis and the enduring musical influence of the Jazz Age.

A shimmering arrangement from Gil Evans’s Sketches of Spain of Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez is punctuated by jazz-inspired works of the 20th century capturing the spirit of downtown New York. An arrangement of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, infused with the rhythms and noises of the modern city, and Copland’s evocative Quiet City, originally written as incidental theatrical music, complete this American-flavoured programme. 

Alison Balsom is one of classical music’s most persuasive and engaging ambassadors, as well as a passionate advocate for her instrument, involved in transcribing, arranging and commissioning new works for the trumpet.

English

Alison Balsom: An American Rhapsody by Rodrigo, Copland, Price, Gershwin, Cage, Stravinsky, From (2021/2021), Conductor Scott Stroman, Milton Court Concert Hall, London, United Kingdom

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Ensemble

Programme, About & Synopsis

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Venues