Matthew Barley – The Girl from Ipanema

Wed 5 Jun 2019

Matthew Barley – The Girl from Ipanema

Thomas Mendez (Caetano Veloso)	Cucurrucucú Paloma
Astor Piazzolla	Milonga del Angel
Antonio Carlos Jobim	Sabia
Glass	String quartet no. 3 iii
Antonio Carlos Jobim	Águas de Março
R Bastos Paulo Jobim	Mantiqueira Range
Lenine	O Silêncio das Estrelas
JS Bach	Ach Grosser König, Gross Zu Allen Zeiten (St John Passion)
Antonio Carlos Jobim	The Girl from Ipanema
Elis Regina	Aprendendo a Jogar
Samuel Barber	Adagio for Strings
Miton Nascimento	Girassol

Matthew Barley and ensemble chart a roller-coaster journey through diverse and sumptuous musical landscapes. Instantly lovable jazz by Brazilian greats Jobim, Nascimento, Regina, next to Bach’s celestial chorales, linked with adventurous improvisations. And could this be the first time The Girl From Ipanema strolls by Barber’s ecstatic Adagio for Strings?

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Date & start time:	Wed 5 Jun 2019 – 8pm
Venue:	Hall One

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