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Saturday
23
February
7:30 PM
The Bridgewater Hall
Manchester
Manchester - Pops: Stars and Stripes

Manchester - Pops: Stars and Stripes

The programme includes:
Gershwin Strike Up the Band   3’
Copland Billy the Kid: Suite   7’
Gershwin Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic Picture   14’
Bernstein Overture: Wonderful Town   5’
Barber Adagio for Strings   8’
Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue   16’
Bernstein Prelude, Fugue and Riffs   9’
Gershwin An American in Paris   18’

Stephen Bell conductor | Viv McLean piano

Tonight we offer a tribute to the music from across the pond - a celebration of some of the greatest music from the USA. Bluesy, jazzy and irresistably uplifting - Gershwin, Bernstein and Copland are performed alongside Barber's poignant, atmospheric Adagio for Strings.

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