Ebony - Masters Conducting Recital

What does a jazz ensemble sound like when they aren't playing jazz? Leonard Bernstein’s Prelude, Fugue and Riffs and Stravinsky's Ebony Concerto are two classical composers' takes on the jazz orchestra. Katahj Copley captures the sound and style of R&B with classical instruments, and David Lang transports us to the past with minimalist stillness. Rounding out the program is Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn's jazz reworking of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker. Musique Courante is a Sydney-based project ensemble that plays underplayed 20th and 21st-century works. Its first concert, in February, was built around Ligeti’s Chamber Concerto, with Hindemith, Kats-Chernin and Muhly. Ebony is the final recital of conductor Ben Perche’s Master of Music Studies (Conducting) at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Seating is limited, book now.