The Three Rhapsodies, Waterloo

Music Celebrations International presents

THE THREE RHAPSODIES

A free lunchtime concert of American and English music classical, jazz, swing and contemporary - by a much praised 66 piece American student orchestra

Westmont College Orchestra
with Dr Michael Shasberger, Conductor
and Jay Real, piano

Irish Rhapsody No.1 Charles Villiers Stanford
Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1 Ralph Vaughan Williams
Rhapsody in Blue George Gershwin
Uilleann Sunrise Sean O’Boyle
Magnificent Seven Elmer Bernstein
Hoe Down Aaron Copland
The Cowboys John Williams
Lord of the Dance Ronan Hardiman

On Friday 18th May, one of California’s leading student orchestras is giving a free lunchtime concert of American and European music at St John’s Church, Waterloo, with donations going to the church’s Artistic Outreach Programme

The Westmont College Orchestra leaves a lasting impression wherever it goes. Its 66 members are all students, aged between 18 and 21 years old, studying a wide range of academic subjects. But they meet up regularly to follow their passion, which is for playing music in every style, particularly light classical, jazz and tunes from the musicals, as well as commissioning new works.

The concert, called The Three Rhapsodies, will feature music from both sides of the Atlantic. The exciting and highly varied programme includes Charles Villiers Stanford’s Irish Rhapsody No 1, Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Norfolk Rhapsody No 1 and Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin, as well as selections from Elmer Bernstein’s score to The Magnificent Seven and Ronan Hardiman’s Lord of the Dance, written for Michael Flatley’s Riverdance shows.