This concert explores the influence of famous classical music pieces on modern day rock and roll songs and music of the Beatles. Hear how Johann Sebastian Bach’s music impacted popular music years later and how Baroque trumpet pieces influenced the Beatles song “Penny Lane.” Enjoy the famous saxophone melody by Serge Prokofiev in the Romance from the Lieutenant Kije Suite, that was used by the rock artist Sting in his song “Russians.” The solo movement of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 was used by Eric Carmen in “All by Myself” and the chord progressions of Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata were presented backwards in the Beatles song “Because.” A highlight of this program is the Beatles Fantasy Concerto for Violin, and an audience sing-a-long of Beatles melodies like Yesterday and Hey Jude. Conductor, Piano Soloist, and Violin Soloist provided along with all music.
Instrumentation:
3 flutes (1 doubles piccolo)
2 oboes (1 doubles English horn)
2 Clarinets (1 Clarinet doubles on Tenor Saxophone)
2 bassoons
4 French Horns
3 Trumpets (1st Trumpet doubles on Piccolo Trumpet)
3 Trombones
1 Tuba
Timpani
2 Percussionists (1 must play drumset)
Harp
Solo piano 9′ (7′ acceptable if space concerns)
Strings
Technical Rider – Provided upon request