Long live swing!
Saturday
03.06.2023
11:00 — Victoria Hall
family concert
family concert +
Grand Mécène
programme
Marc Leroy-Calatayud
conductor
Daniel Leveillé
tap dancer
Marc Perrenoud
piano (artist in residence)
Morton Gould
Tap Dance Concerto
Marc Perrenoud
Concerto for jazz piano and orchestra
(commissioned by OSR – World premiere)
the music
Ever present in classic Broadway musicals, the tap dance number, so typical of American culture, was a favourite moment for the audience. Composer Morton Gould loved rare and incongruous combinations. After composing a piece for rapper (spoken word) and orchestra and another for a group of firemen singing with an orchestra, he wrote his Tap Dance Concerto in 1952 for tap dancer Danny Daniels. It is a charming neo-classical piece, but a daunting one for the dancer who has to perform non-stop for 20 minutes in a precise score that leaves him little time to improvise his steps.
Artist in residence, pianist Marc Perrenoud, has composed aConcerto for jazz piano and orchestra at the request of the OSR especially for this morning's concert.