presented by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra at the Robert Blackwood Hall

Friday 4th November – 8pm

Bramwell Tovey conductor/piano
Tracy Dahl soprano

Program includes:
Gershwin
Strike Up The Band: Overture

Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue

Gershwin
From the Gershwin Songbook: ‘The Man I Love’, ‘They Can’t Take That Away From Me’, ‘A Foggy Day’ and ‘Fascinating Rhythm’

Gershwin
Catfish Row: Suite from Porgy and Bess

Sassy, street-wise, soaring and sentimental, Gershwin's music occupies a special place in our hearts, whether it's the soaring clarinet wail which opens Rhapsody in Blue or the haunting 'Summertime' from Porgy and Bess. In this program, full of Gershwin's ‘Fascinating Rhythms’, triple-threat British maestro Bramwell Tovey conducts, compères and, in Rhapsody in Blue, appears as piano soloist. He is joined by a thrilling new North American talent, soprano Tracy Dahl, for some of Gershwin's enduring standards and music by Leonard Bernstein and William Walton that demonstrates the depth of George Gershwin's influence. Who could ask for anything more?

Prices: (A Reserve/B Reserve/C Reserve)
Adult: $88.00/$70.00/$44.00
Pensioner/Unemployed: $70.00/$58.00/$37.00
Student: $46.00/$36.00/$29.00
Groups 10+: $68.00/44.00 (A & B Reserve only)
Monash Staff/Alumni: $68.00/$44.00 (A & B Reserve only)

All persons entering the auditorium must hold a valid ticket.

Running Time: Approximately 106 minutes including an interval