31 January 2005
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra's Alfresco concerts are
back, this time with
Last year, Catherine Lambert headlined the ASO’s Ultimate
Symphonic Spectacular at the Entertainment Centre, dazzling audiences with
her rendition of Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody.
This year, Catherine Lambert is set to perform some of her favourite Burt
Bacharach tunes. Audiences can expect to hear Close to You and The
Look of Love, as well as showstoppers like Downtown, Goldfinger and Anyone Who had a Heart.
ASO’s viola player turned conductor, Martin Butler
will lead the evening's music, which includes some of his own arrangements of
popular standards. ASO trumpeter Martin Phillipson
will feature in a special version of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, and
other crowd-pleasers including The Bugs Bunny Overture and Lord of
the Dance.
Best known as the man behind the Mission Impossible theme, pianist,
composer and conductor Lalo Schifrin makes his
Australian debut in 2005 with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra on Saturday 12
February.
The ASO's first Showtime concert for 2005, Jazz
meets the Symphony sees Schifrin as pianist and conductor with Australian
jazz trumpeter James Morrison, bassist Christian McBride and world renowned
drummer, Grady Tate.
Lalo Schifrin has composed more than 100 scores for
film and television including Cool Hand Luke, Bullitt,
Dirty Harry and Rush Hour.
The Argentinian-born composer began his career as
Dizzy Gillespie's pianist. Since then, he has moved freely between jazz and
classical music. Having conducted many of the world’s finest orchestras, from
the London Symphony Orchestra to the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Schifrin has
also recorded with many of the greatest names in jazz, including Ella
Fitzgerald, Stan Getz and Count Basie.
His ability to swing between jazz and classical music formed the inspiration
for his ongoing series of Jazz Meets the Symphony, which he has
performed the world over.
ASO Alfresco
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Tickets: $30.30
Bookings: 131 246