New World Concert

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Event New World Concert
Venue Melbourne Concert Hall, Melbourne, VIC
Umbrella Event Melbourne Festival 1999
First Date 21 October 1999
Last Date 21 October 1999
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Join Chief Conductor and Artistic Director, Markus Stenz, and the Melbourne Symphony on an exploration of music inspired by the New World.
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of his birth, this program includes one of Duke Ellington's rarely heard works introducing the big band sounds into the orchestra. Premiered in 1951, Harlem is Ellington's most impressive extended orchestral composition. As Miles Davis of this symphonist among jazzmen 'All the musicians should get together one day and get down on their knees and thank Duke'.
Dvorak's Symphony No 9, From the New World, celebrates the Cze
Description Source Brochure
Primary Genre Music
Secondary Genre Classical
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Bela Bartok Composer
Antonin Dvořák Composer
Duke Ellington Composer
Markus Stenz Conductor
Michael Kieran Harvey Musician: Pianist
Works
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Brochure Melbourne Festival 1999 guide
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 100922