Saturday 8 December 2018
West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
Cambridge Philharmonic presents Bernstein Music from On the Town
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Choral Suite from West Side Story
Wonderful Town (concert performance)
Wonderful Town (concert performance)
Conductor: Timothy Redmond
Eileen: Emily Apps
Ruth: Rebekah Hinds
Eileen: Emily Apps
Ruth: Rebekah Hinds
Cambridge Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus
2018 has seen the whole world celebrate the extraordinary talents of Leonard Bernstein, one of the most gifted musicians who ever lived. Between 1942 and 1957 he wrote three wildly successful Broadway shows, all of which are infused with the energy and excitement of the city they portray: New York.
The orchestra sets the scene with several toetapping numbers from On the Town before the chorus takes centre stage for twenty minutes of unforgettable music from West Side Story.
Wonderful Town tells the all-singing, all-dancing story of Eileen and Ruth, two sisters straight off the bus from Ohio who’ve come to 1930s New York to seek their fame and fortune as a writer and actress. But will they make it? With a brilliant cast, led by star of stage and screen Rebekah Hinds, this rare concert performance of Bernstein’s Tony-award-winning musical is not to be missed.
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2 hours
Running times are approximate and subject to change.