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RTÉ Concert Orchestra
Cormac McCarthy, piano/director
Dana Masters, vocalist
Join the RTÉ Concert Orchestra Big Band for a musical exploration of Big Band through the ages, from Basie to Brookmeyer.
From the groundbreaking roots of Fletcher Henderson, credited with forming the first big band orchestra in New York City in the ‘20s, to the modern brilliance of Maria Schneider, former student of Bob Brookmeyer.
Cormac McCarthy and Dana Masters join the orchestra for this history of Big Band, bringing smoky elegance to pieces by Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Natalie Cole and more. Voices of jazz royalty are referenced through Masters’ renditions of Ella Fitzgerald’s I Got it Bad (And That Ain’t Good) and the poise of Peggy Lee’s I Love Being Here With You.
Don’t miss this roaring celebration of Harlem ballrooms and concert halls, taking us on a journey from Dixieland to swinging Jazz Orchestra at its finest.
Presented by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra
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Venue Information - The National Concert Hall
The National Concert Hall sits proudly on Earlsfort Terrace in Dublin’s city centre and is home to the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Choir Ireland, Irish Baroque Orchestra, Music Network and Music Generation. Next door to the picturesque Iveagh Gardens and in the heart of a commercial district known as the National Concert Hall Quarter, it hosts over 1000 events per annum. Its mission, to foster and celebrate the appreciation, knowledge, enjoyment and pure love of music as an integral part of Irish life.