JAZZ ON SIMPHONY
VINCE MENDOZA
JAZZ ON FILM
October 10 and 11 | H 20:30
Auditorium Manzoni
With the Jazz on symphony project, Paolo Fresu inaugurates his artistic direction at the Teatro Comunale in Bologna with an ambitious and visionary idea: to intertwine the vibrant sounds of jazz with the evocative power of symphonic music. A unique event, which celebrates the excellence of the Orchestra of the Municipal Theatre of Bologna, the undisputed protagonist of this initiative capable of combining tradition and innovation. In a city like Bologna, recognised by UNESCO as the Creative City of Music, Jazz Symphony enhances the dialogue between genres and musical languages, drawing new lines of junction between the eclecticism of jazz and the rigour of symphonic music, emphasising the universal value of music as a vehicle of emotion and culture. With unpublished and exclusive productions, designed specifically for the occasion, Jazz Symphony intends to give the public a refined and memorable experience, reaffirming the historical role of the Orchestra and jazz in a city that has made both its beating heart.
The project entrusted to Vince Mendoza presents itself as an event of absolute prestige that pays tribute to jazz music for cinema. Mendoza, a reference figure in the world music scene, is an internationally renowned American composer, conductor and arranger, known for his extraordinary ability to fuse different languages and for his collaborations with artists such as Joni Mitchell, Herbie Hancock and Björk. Born in Norwalk, Connecticut, he was able to distinguish himself for his mastery in carrying the emotions of the big screen in scores of rare intensity, winning six Grammy Awards and consolidating his name as one of the greatest arrangers of our time. With him at the direction of the Orchestra of the Teatro Comunale, the stage will see the participation of two exceptional soloists: Joe Lovano, world icon of the jazz saxophone, and Flavio Boltro, one of the most refined and appreciated trumpeters on the European scene.
ARRANGEMENTS AND DIRECTION
Vince Mendoza
Vince Mendoza (born November 17, 1961) is an American composer, arranger and conductor of extraordinary fame. He debuted as a solo artist in 1989 and is known for his work conducting the Metropole Orkest and the WDR Big Band Köln, as well as for arranging music for musicians such as John Scofield, Joni Mitchell, Michael Brecker and Björk. Throughout his career, he has won seven Grammy Awards and one Latin Grammy Award and has been nominated for a total of 38 out of the two awards working with “monster” names such as Charlie Haden, Joni Mitchell, Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock, Sting, Bobby McFerrin, Elvis Costello, Chaka Khan, Al Jarreau, Gary Burton, John Abercrombie and many others. Without a shadow of a doubt, Mendoza is today the most celebrated name linked to direction and arrangement in the world and each of his productions achieves record successes. The wide scope of his works demonstrates an extraordinary understanding of many musical languages. He has written dozens of compositions and arrangements for big bands, extended compositions for chamber orchestra and symphonics and his jazz composition credits read as a who’s who of the best modern instrumentalists, singers and composers. Acclaimed by critics as a master of contemporary idioms, composer and arranger Vince Mendoza has become a prime choice for the world’s most sophisticated contemporary musicians.
ARTISTIC DIRECTION
Paolo Fresu
ARRANGEMENTS AND DIRECTION
Vince Mendoza
Vince Mendoza (born November 17, 1961) is an American composer, arranger and conductor of extraordinary fame. He debuted as a solo artist in 1989 and is known for his work conducting the Metropole Orkest and the WDR Big Band Köln, as well as for arranging music for musicians such as John Scofield, Joni Mitchell, Michael Brecker and Björk. During his career, he has won seven Grammy Awards and one LaGn Grammy Award and has been nominated for a total of 38 among the two awards working with “monster” names such as Charlie Haden, Joni Mitchell, Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock, Sting, Bobby McFerrin, Elvis Costello, Chaka Khan, Al Jarreau, Gary Burton, John Abercrombie and many others. Without a shadow of a doubt, Mendoza is today the most celebrated name linked to direction and arrangement in the world and each of his productions achieves record successes. The wide scope of his works demonstrates an extraordinary understanding of many musical languages. He has written dozens of compositions and arrangements for big bands, extended compositions for chamber orchestra and symphonics and his jazz composition credits read as a who’s who of the best modern instrumentalists, singers and composers. Acclaimed by critics as a master of contemporary idioms, composer and arranger Vince Mendoza has become a prime choice for the world’s most sophisticated contemporary musicians.
ARTISTIC DIRECTION
Paolo Fresu
with
Orchestra of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Jazz Department of the Conservatorio G.B. Martini
Joe Lovano sax
Flavio Boltro Trumpet
October 10 and 11 | H 20:30
Auditorium Manzoni
ORCHESTRA DEL TEATRO COMUNALE DI BOLOGNA
With the Jazz on symphony project, Paolo Fresu inaugurates his artistic direction at the Teatro Comunale in Bologna with an ambitious and visionary idea: to intertwine the vibrant sounds of jazz with the evocative power of symphonic music. A unique event, which celebrates the excellence of the Orchestra of the Municipal Theatre of Bologna, the undisputed protagonist of this initiative capable of combining tradition and innovation. In a city like Bologna, recognised by UNESCO as the Creative City of Music, Jazz Symphony enhances the dialogue between genres and musical languages, drawing new lines of junction between the eclecticism of jazz and the rigour of symphonic music, emphasising the universal value of music as a vehicle of emotion and culture. With unpublished and exclusive productions, designed specifically for the occasion, Jazz Symphony intends to give the public a refined and memorable experience, reaffirming the historical role of the Orchestra and jazz in a city that has made both its beating heart.
The project entrusted to Vince Mendoza presents itself as an event of absolute prestige that pays tribute to jazz music for cinema. Mendoza, a reference figure in the world music scene, is an internationally renowned American composer, conductor and arranger, known for his extraordinary ability to fuse different languages and for his collaborations with artists such as Joni Mitchell, Herbie Hancock and Björk. Born in Norwalk, Connecticut, he was able to distinguish himself for his mastery in carrying the emotions of the big screen in scores of rare intensity, winning six Grammy Awards and consolidating his name as one of the greatest arrangers of our time. With him at the direction of the Orchestra of the Teatro Comunale, the stage will see the participation of two exceptional soloists: Joe Lovano, world icon of the jazz saxophone, and Flavio Boltro, one of the most refined and appreciated trumpeters on the European scene.
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ORCHESTRA DEL TEATRO COMUNALE DI BOLOGNA
Orchestra of great tradition, Sergiu Celibidache, ZoltánPeskó, Vladimir Delman, Riccardo Chailly, Daniele Gatti, Michele Mariotti have taken turns to its guide. Among the conductors who led the ensemble are Gary Bertini, Myung-Whun Chung, James Conlon, Pinchas Steinberg, Valery Gergiev, Eliau Inbal, Vladimir Jurowskij, Daniel Oren, Peter Maag, Neville Marriner, Kurt Masur, Riccardo Muti, Mstislav Rostropovič, Esa Pekka Salonen, Georg Solti, Christian Thielemann, Charles Dutoit, Georges Prêtre. The Municipal Theatre Orchestra is frequently invited abroad (Holland, Romania, Spain, France and Switzerland) and has participated in prestigious festivals (Amsterdam 1987, Parma 1990, Wiesbaden 1994, Santander 2004 and 2008, Aix en Provence 2005, Savonlinna 2006, Macao 2013, Muscat 2015, Guanajuato in Mexico 2017, Paris 2018). A privileged relationship with Japan has followed several tours, the most recent of which in June 2019 in Osaka, Tokyo, Yokohama, Fukuoka, with Rigoletto and Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Numerous record productions, including La Favorita diretta da Richard Bonynge, Oberto Conte di San Bonifacio diretto da Zoltán Peskó, Il barbiere di Siviglia diretto da Giuseppe Patané, La figlia del reggimento diretta da Bruno Campanella, Le maschere e La bohème dirette da Gianluigi Gelmetti, La scala di seta diretta da Gabriele Ferro, Macbeth, Manon Lescaut, Rigoletto, La cenerentola, Messa Solenne e le produzioni videografiche dei Vespri siciliani e di Giovanna d’Arco e Werther dirette da Riccardo Chailly, Armida diretta da Daniele Gatti, Simon Boccanegra e Attila diretti da Michele Mariotti .
The Orchestra, led by Mariotti, has recorded for Decca a CD of sacred arias with Juan Diego Flórez and for Sony an album of romantic arias with Nino Machaidze; for Deutsche Grammophon Le Comte Ory with Flórez and La Nuit de Mai, opera arias and songs by Leoncavallo, with Placido Domingo; and for the PENTATONE label a CD of Rossini overtures to celebrate 150 years since the composer’s death.In April 2021 the orchestra recorded for Deutsche Grammophon a forthcoming disc with tenor Benjamin Bernheim and Frédéric Chaslin on the podium.
Nel marzo 2013 i corpi artistici del Teatro Comunale di Bologna diretti da Mariotti sono stati protagonisti del concerto inaugurale del IV Festival internazionale Mstislav Rostropovich di Mosca eseguendo la Messa da Requiem di Verdi. Poi nell’ottobre del 2015 hanno inaugurato la rassegna Lingotto Musica presso l’Auditorium Giovanni Agnelli di Torino, dove hanno eseguito lo Stabat Mater, l’Ouverture e le Danze dal Guillaume Tell di Rossini. Inoltre, la nuova produzione della Bohème al Teatro Comunale, con la regia di Graham Vick e la direzione di Mariotti, ha vinto il Premio Abbiati come miglior spettacolo del 2018.
After thirty years of participation in the Rossini Opera Festival (from 1988 to 2016), 2017 marked a new collaboration between the Municipal Theatre of Bologna and the Verdi Festival of Parma which, among the various productions, saw the Orchestra engaged in the Stiffelio signed by Graham Vick. Staged at the Farnese Theatre, it achieved a great success with the public and critics by winning the Special Prize of the 37th “Franco Abbiati” Music Critics Award. In 2019 the Orchestra was the protagonist of the Verdi Festival in the Luisa Miller at the church of San Francesco del Prato in Parma and in the Aida at the Verdi Theatre in Busseto, while in 2020 of a symphonic concert conducted by Valerij Gergiev at the Teatro Regio in Parma. Since January 2022 the Musical Director of the Municipal Theatre of Bologna is Oksana Lyniv.
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