En man i svart hår och skägg spelar horn i orkestern. En man i svart hår och skägg spelar horn i orkestern.

Göteborgs Konserthus New World/Old World

Event has already taken place. Bohuslän Big Band and the University of Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Vince Mendoza.

Concert length: 2 h incl. intermission Scene: Stora salen
165 SEK Student 100 SEK Young up to 29 100 SEK

Event has already taken place

Sweden’s best big band, the Bohuslän Big Band, meets the University of Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra under the direction of legendary conductor and arranger Vince Mendoza.

Konsertbild på Bohuslän Big Band. Män som spelar saxofon i förgrunder.

The concert offers original music written by Mendoza for symphony orchestra and big band – beautiful and swinging jazz melodies with rich and imaginative orchestrations. But that’s not all! You will also hear future composers and arrangers who, in the spring of 2024, have written new music under the guidance of Mendoza. Don’t miss the opportunity to be the first to hear several innovative works following the theme “New World/Old World” by composers Jakob Evert, Maryam Javidmehr, Alexandros Koutsogiannis, Alma Stensson and Daniel Quigley.

For several years, the Academy of Music and Drama in Gothenburg has had a successful collaboration with the Bohuslän Big Band. In a joint venture, the University of Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra and the Bohuslän Big Band come together for the first time for a unique collaboration under the leadership of conductor and arranger Vince Mendoza.

En ledigt klädd Vince Mendoza på pulten med ett partitur framför sig. Han ser glad ut.

Participating students – composition/arrangement

The students have been selected by Vince Mendoza through a composition competition arranged by the Academy of Music and Drama in Gothenburg.

The University of Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra is made in a collaboration with Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra and the Gothenburg Opera.

Programme

Evert A Walk in Änggårdsbergen

Koutsogiannis Agony

Stensson Töckenbilder

Quigley Konsert för storband och orkester

Javidmehr The Seventh Transformation

Intermission

Mendoza Partido Alto

Mendoza Poem of the Moon

Scofield Honest I do (arr Mendoza)

Mendoza Bebop Elation

Mendoza Solace and Inspiration

Mendoza Love, A Beautiful Force

Friday 15 November 2024: The event ends at approx. 20.00

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