Sergio A. Mims writes:
I've
sent you a review of the latest Chineke! Orchestra concert which took
place this past Saturday at Queen Elizabeth Hall at the Southbank Centre in
London. I was there and I can without question testify that it was a
fantastic concert and pianist Stewart Goodyear was simply brilliant.
Classical Source
Saturday, July 21, 2018 Southbank Centre, London – Queen Elizabeth Hall
Reviewed by Amanda-Jane Doran
There was an exuberant and theatrical vibe at the Queen Elizabeth Hall
for Chineke!’s most-recent outing; this time the emphasis was on jazz.
The curtain-raiser was Aaron Copland’s Music for the Theater (1924), a
zany caper in five movements and here showcasing the outstanding talents
of trumpeters Gabriel Dias and Jay Phelps, and the ensemble of eighteen
captured the rapidly changing moods of knockabout humour and pathos
with precision and swing.
***
Julian Joseph’s Carry that Sound encompasses the musical language of
symphony orchestra, big band and chamber ensemble with impressive
writing for strings and an irresistible sax trio. Rushing violins
underpin punchy melodies for clarinet and trumpet and the dramatic use
of percussion and timpani rolls brings the work to a dramatic close.
Chineke! performed with enormous verve and energy; and the Weill (Suite
from The Threepenny Opera), with its jazz and cabaret references, linked
well to what had gone before.
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