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Duke's Hall
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Programme Details

Jeroen Berwaerts conductor

WEILL Berlin im Licht; Kleine Dreigroschenmusik
KRENEK Drei lustige Märsche
HINDEMITH Konzertmusik for piano, brass and two harps, Op 49

International soloist and Professor in Residence Jeroen Berwaerts presents a powerful programme featuring music by 20th-century emigrant composers who settled in the USA.
The programme includes ‘hidden gems’ by Krenek and Hindemith. Opening the concert are Weill’s Berlin im Licht – a popular hit from the ‘Roaring Twenties’ – and Little Threepenny Music, which features one of the most famous songs in the theatrical repertoire, here arranged for wind orchestra: ‘Mack the Knife’.