Our Bernstein series continues with a recital of gems by Bernstein and his associates.
The concert also features a new song by British-Lebanese composer Bushra El-Turk, written in response to Bernstein’s witty recipe settings, La bonne cuisine. Scored for two pianos and percussion, the early, unfinished ballet Conch Town – containing the song now better known as ‘America’ in West Side Story – has now been completed using other material by Bernstein.
Bernstein La bonne cuisine 5’
Bushra El-Turk Crème Brûlée on a Tree c5’ BBC commission: world premiere
Bernstein Fancy Free – ‘Big Stuff’ 3’
Bernstein Conch Town 12’ UK premiere
Copland Pastorale 3’
Barber Hermit Songs, Op. 29 – ‘Sea Snatch’; ‘The Monk and His Cat’ 3’
Blitzstein ‘Modest Maid’; ‘Stay in My Arms’ 4’
Stephen Sondheim A Little Night Music – ‘The Miller’s Son’ 4’
Bernstein Trouble in Tahiti – ‘What a movie!’ 3’
Wallis Giunta mezzo-soprano Michael Sikich, Iain Farrington pianos Toby Kearney, Owen Gunnell percussion There will be no interval