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31 Aug 2012, Royal Albert Hall
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Proms 2012 Prom 65: Taylor/Barker – The Spirit of Django

Prom 65: Taylor/Barker – The Spirit of Django
Prom 65: Taylor/Barker – The Spirit of Django
22:15 Fri 31 Aug 2012 Royal Albert Hall
A tribute to Belgian Gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt in a collaboration between guitarist Martin Taylor and trumpeter/composer Guy Barker.
A tribute to Belgian Gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt in a collaboration between guitarist Martin Taylor and trumpeter/composer Guy Barker.

Programme

      • The Spirit of Django – orchestral suite(54 mins)London premiere

Composers

About this event

We catch up on a unique collaboration – original themes by award-winning guitarist Martin Taylor, orchestrations by virtuoso jazz trumpeter Guy Barker. Taylor considers this nostalgic through-composed suite, heard for the first time in 2010, the highlight of his musical career and looks forward to performing it again. ‘Guy and I did our first gig together when we were 14 years old and have remained great friends ever since. It’s wonderful for us now to be able to collaborate together on this incredible project.’

*There will be no interval *