SINFONIA Festival
Piraeus & the Saronic islands
Artistic director: Nikos Haliassas
Saturday 7 December 2013
at 20:30
Piraeus Municipal Theatre
American Music
Athens State Orchestra
Manhattan Vibes ensemble
Conductor: Andreas Tselikas
The Manhattan Vibes, the celebrated jazz group founded by the Greek vibraphonist, Christos Rafalides, join forces with the Athens State Orchestra in an original programme which also includes symphonic works by Gershwin and Bernstein. The concert explores the magical soundscapes of Jazz, which many have called “the key musical discovery of the 20th century”.
Concert programme
CHRISTOS RAFAILIDES (b.1972)
Sorayia
JOE LOCKE (b.1959)
Sword of whispers (orchestration:Ryan Cohan)
CHRISTOS RAFAILIDES (b.1972)
Red and Black
TRADITIONAL
Thalassaki (arrangement/orchestration/Petros Klampanis)
CHRISTOS RAFAILIDES (b.1972)
Unrequited (orchestration:Sergio Salvatore)
GEORGE GERSHWIN (1898-1937)
An American in Paris
LEONARD BERNSTEIN (1918-1990)
Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story”
Concert info
Sat 7 December 2013, at 20:30
Piraeus Municipal Theatre
7 euros / 5 reduced & pre-sale price
Ticket Bookings
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Supported by the Greek Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs, Culture and Sports, as well as the NSRF (National Strategic Reference Framework) Attica 2007–2013