Music to move the feet and lift the heart
08/05/07 08:59
A wonderous
celebration of Jazz, the great musical legacy of
slavery - from the electrifying Grand Union
Orchestra
Grand Union
Orchestra - Saturday 26th May, 8pm, Dorchester
Festival, Big White Tent, Maumbury Rings, Box Office
01305 266926 or Dorchester Tourist Information
Centre.
Flee as a Bird to the Mountain remembers slavery, but is a wondrous celebration of jazz, its great musical legacy. The show takes the form of the classic New Orleans funeral - “cry at the birth and rejoice at the death” beginning with lamentation but ending in joyous liberation of the spirit.
The lineup includes many of Grand Union’s Carribbean and African performers inclcuding:
Claude Deppa (South Africa) - trumpet congas and percussion
Byron Wallen (Belize) - trumpet and flugelhorn
Tony Kofi (Ghana) - soprano, alto and baritone saxophones
Harry Brown (England) - trombone
Andy Grappy (England) - tuba
Bravo Fimber (Trinidad) - steel pan, timbales, bongos
Brian Abrahams (South Africa) - drums, voice
The music reflects not only a century of American jazz, but also the musical heritage of trade around the Atlantic - particularly reggae, calypso, soca, samba, salsa, hi-life and West African drumming
The concert on Saturday 26th May 8pm in the Big White Tent in Maumbury Rings, includes a short performance by 45 students from Thomas Hardye School who have taken part in workshops with orchestra members.
Tickets are from £13 (£6 for the Thomas Hardye students) For more details on all the festival events call the Festival Box Office (01305) 266926 or visit the web site www.dorchesterfestival.co.uk
Ends
picture: Around the world in 80 minutes: the Grand Union Orchestra perform Ciao baby samba
More information: Aurore Le Quere, Festival Marketing Officer Dorchester Arts Centre, The Grove, Dorchester, DT1 1XR. 01305 266926. email: marketing@dorchesterfestival.co.uk
download track for broadcast: Ciao baby Samba Direct downloads of m4a files will not work in all browsers. Firefox works fine but others may not recognise the file and interpret it as text.
Flee as a Bird to the Mountain remembers slavery, but is a wondrous celebration of jazz, its great musical legacy. The show takes the form of the classic New Orleans funeral - “cry at the birth and rejoice at the death” beginning with lamentation but ending in joyous liberation of the spirit.
The lineup includes many of Grand Union’s Carribbean and African performers inclcuding:
Claude Deppa (South Africa) - trumpet congas and percussion
Byron Wallen (Belize) - trumpet and flugelhorn
Tony Kofi (Ghana) - soprano, alto and baritone saxophones
Harry Brown (England) - trombone
Andy Grappy (England) - tuba
Bravo Fimber (Trinidad) - steel pan, timbales, bongos
Brian Abrahams (South Africa) - drums, voice
The music reflects not only a century of American jazz, but also the musical heritage of trade around the Atlantic - particularly reggae, calypso, soca, samba, salsa, hi-life and West African drumming
The concert on Saturday 26th May 8pm in the Big White Tent in Maumbury Rings, includes a short performance by 45 students from Thomas Hardye School who have taken part in workshops with orchestra members.
Tickets are from £13 (£6 for the Thomas Hardye students) For more details on all the festival events call the Festival Box Office (01305) 266926 or visit the web site www.dorchesterfestival.co.uk
Ends
picture: Around the world in 80 minutes: the Grand Union Orchestra perform Ciao baby samba
More information: Aurore Le Quere, Festival Marketing Officer Dorchester Arts Centre, The Grove, Dorchester, DT1 1XR. 01305 266926. email: marketing@dorchesterfestival.co.uk
download track for broadcast: Ciao baby Samba Direct downloads of m4a files will not work in all browsers. Firefox works fine but others may not recognise the file and interpret it as text.