RHAPSODY IN BLUE
Join Heather as she plays horn with the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra.
Enter into Autumn with musical musings on summertime, an attractive piano concerto composed by one of the first female African-American composers to achieve success in her lifetime, and a tribute to Kamloops-born jazz clarinetist and composer Phil Nimmons. Cap it all off with Gershwin’s immensely popular Rhapsody in Blue.
FEATURING
Dina Gilbert, conductor
Daniel Clarke-Bouchard, piano
Rachel Casponi, soprano
PROGRAMME
Samuel Barber: Knoxville: Summer of 1915
George Gershwin: Summertime
Florence Price: Concerto for piano
Phil Nimmons: Arrangements of Original Tunes
George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Heather Walker is a professional horn player and a regular performer with the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra. When not performing music, she teaches the Alexander Technique out of her studio on Vancouver Island. The Alexander Technique is used to become aware of harmful movement patterns, change your thinking, and improve habits and posture. It is a method that can be used by anyone to live with more ease, poise, and balance in their lives. For more information about the technique, go to AlexanderTechniqueCanada.ca, or contact Heather.