The concert will be streamed live and will be available also afterwards at Helsinkikanava.
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra & UMO Jazz Orchestra:
Symphonic Ellington
Tue 18th September 2018 at 7 pm // The Music Center, Helsinki >> Buy tickets
The concert will be streamed live and will be available also afterwards at Helsinkikanava.
Duke Ellington’s swing is brought to life as the UMO Jazz Orchestra and Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra join forces once again. The programme includes the classic album Symphonic Ellington and its iconic musical description of Harlem.
Antti Rissanen conducts the orchestras as they take on familiar and fresher arrangements of the music of the jazz giant.
Program:
Harlem
Non-Violent Integration
Night Creature 1st Movement “Blind Bug”
Night Creature 2nd Movement “Stalking Monster”
Night Creature 3rd Movement “Dazzling Creature”
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The Queen’s Suite
Sunset and the Mockingbird
Lightning Bugs and Frogs
Le Sucrier Velours
Northern Lights
Single Petal of a Rose
Apes and Peacocks
Do nothing till you hear from me (arr. Tero Lindberg)
It don’t mean a thing (arr. Antti Rissanen)
Sophisticated Lady (arr. David Berger)
Take the A Train (arr. David Berger)
Caravan (arr. Antti Rissanen / Tero Lindberg)
The concert will be streamed live and will be available also afterwards at Helsinkikanava.
Photo by Louis Panassié