Name: Opening Night: Rhapsody In Blue And Songfest
Start: 2018-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2018-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
Location: City Halls

Admin

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Conductor

Thomas Dausgaard

Orchestra

Instrumentalist

Marc-André Hamelin

Piano

Singer

Tracy Cantin

Soloist

Kelley O'Connor

Michèle Losier

Paul Appleby

Nmon Ford

Musa Ngqungwana

Opening Night: Rhapsody In Blue And Songfest

Edinburgh

United Kingdom

Usher Hall

Glasgow

City Halls

Grand Hall

Public

Concert

Fanfare for the Common Man

Rhapsody in Blue

Songfest: A Cycle of American Poems for Six Singers and Orchestra

Brio

Jnanakumar P

Approved

Accordionist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Theorbist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Choir

Choreographer

Chorus Director

Chorus master

Composer

Costume designer

Dancer

Dramaturge

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Lighting designer

Makeup artist

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Set designer

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Stage director

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Bass

Soprano

Countertenor

Tenor

Contralto

Bass-baritone

Baritone

Mezzo-soprano

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

Drums sound, trumpets stand plain and proud: Copland’s 'Fanfare for the Common Man' has become a symbol of all that’s noble in the American Dream, and as Thomas Dausgaard launches our new Season, we celebrate American music at its most life-affirming. Augusta Read Thomas’s brand new work 'Brio' lives up to its name and bursts with vim and vigour, while George Gershwin offers a swinging salute to the city that never sleeps – delivered by a pianist who’s a byword for brilliance. And then six world-class singers lift up their voices in 'Songfest', Leonard Bernstein’s big-hearted celebration of America in all its tolerance, diversity, tenderness and optimism. Originally written for the US Bicentennial celebrations, it’s more relevant than ever in its composer’s 100th anniversary year.

Prelude: 6.45pm in the Grand Hall (please note change of location)
Thomas Dausgaard, BBC SSO Chief Conductor, introduces the 2018/19 Season and tonight’s concert (free to ticket-holders).

The concert will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 - presented by Jamie MacDougall.

English

Opening Night: Rhapsody In Blue And Songfest by Copland, Gershwin, Bernstein, Read-Thomas, From (2018/2018), Conductor Thomas Dausgaard, City Halls, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Ensemble

Programme, About & Synopsis

Photos

Further reading

Performance Dates & Venues

Venues