Joyce DiDonato / Songplay (canceled)

Friday

29.0119:30

Concert Hall

Seats

Performers

Joyce DiDonato – mezzo-soprano

Craig Terry – piano

Chuck Israels – double bass

Charlie Porter – trumpet

James Madison – drums

Lautaro Greco – bandoneon

Program

Tommaso Giordani

‘Caro mio ben’ (arr. Craig Terry)

Giulio Caccini

‘Amarilli, mia bella’ (arr. Craig Terry)

Allie Wrubel

‘(I’m Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over’ (arr. Craig Terry)

Alessandro Parisotti, Salvatore Rosa

‘Se tu m’ami/Star vicino’ (arr. Craig Terry, Chuck Israels)

Enrique Delfino

‘Griseta’ (arr. Lautaro Greco)

Jerry Bock

‘Will He Like Me?’ from the musical She Loves Me (arr. Craig Terry)

Giuseppe Torelli

‘Tu lo sai’ (arr. Craig Terry, Chuck Israels)

Duke Ellington

‘(In My) Solitude’ (arr. Craig Terry)

Isham Jones

‘There Is No Greater Love’ (arr. Charlie Porter, James Madison)

Benedetto Marcello

‘Quella fiamma che m’accende’ (arr. Craig Terry)

Giovanni Paisiello

‘Nel cor più non mi sento’ (arr. Craig Terry)

George Shearing

‘Lullaby of Birdland’ (arr. Craig Terry)

Zez Confrey

‘Dizzy Fingers’ (arr. Craig Terry)

Gene Scheer

‘Lean Away’ (arr. Andrew Thomas, Craig Terry)

Richard Rodgers

‘With a Song in My Heart’ from the musical Spring is Here (arr. Craig Terry)

According to health&safety restrictions from the 4th November 2020, all cultural institutions, including ours, are closed to the public.

Because of this, we regret to inform you that this concert had to be canceled.

Everyone’s first impressions of the CD Songplay are the same: the opening bars of the Baroque aria ‘Se tu m’ami’ suggest that the great star is making a nostalgic return to repertoire from her formative years, in order to finally sing it comme il faut. But wait! What are those drums doing there? Why are the harmonies drifting apart?! What profanation! Hmmm… Although…? It’s actually pretty good. Very good in fact. Oh my god, it’s so beautiful! IT’S THE BEST RECORD IN THE WORLD!! Such was the irresistible impression made on the jury of the Grammy Awards, who gave Joyce the statuette for Best Classical Vocal Solo Album.