๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐—ข๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ป ๐—”๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜†

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Immerse yourself in a musical journey that seamlessly blends the world of classical and jazz music with ๐—”๐—ป ๐—”๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜†, the first concert of The Rhapsody Orchestraโ€™s 2024 concert season.
Conductor Heinrich Lategan is joined by local pianist Petro Engelbrecht, who features as soloist in the brilliantly colourful and vibrant Rhapsody in Blue by Gershwin. Also featured on the programme, is the beautiful and nostalgic landscape of Coplandโ€™s Appalachian Spring, presented in its original chamber version for 13 players.
Heinrich joins Yolanda Maartens in the OFM Art Beat with all the details. You can also get info here: https://www.facebook.com/RhapsodyOrchestra/
4 Mar 2024 English South Africa Performing Arts · Visual Arts

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