

Thursday 10 April
Gatsby 100
RTÉ Concert Orchestra
Tickets: €15–€42.50
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Guy Barker, conductor
Joe Stilgoe, Tommy Blaize and Vanessa Haynes, vocalists
Giacomo Smith, clarinet/ saxophone
Get your jazz hands at the ready with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra under the extraordinary Guy Barker for a celebration of 100 years of The Great Gatsby.
A centenary after The Great Gatsby’s publication, and following Associate Artist Guy Barker’s dazzling New Year’s Eve Gatsby Extravaganza in 2023, indulge in the glamour of the Jazz Age with full orchestral performances of sensational musical treasures of the 1920s, including Sing, Sing, Sing, The Joint is Jumpin’ and The Charleston.
The orchestra are joined by Strictly Come Dancing’s Tommy Blaize, Vanessa Haynes and Joe Stilgoe, along with virtuoso Giacomo Smith on clarinet and saxophone, to transport you to world of the Roaring Twenties.
A trumpet player with the late Quincy Jones, Frank Sinatra and Liza Minnelli, Guy Barker is now one of the world’s most in-demand arrangers. He created the knockout orchestrations in this programme, brought to life by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Big Band and special guests.
Programme
Part One
The Old Rugged Cross
Milenberg Joys
Louisiana
Someday You’ll Be Sorry
High Society
Stormy Weather
Charleston
River Stay Away from My Door
Top Hat / Putting on the Ritz
On Revival Day
The Joint is Jumpin’
Part Two
Sing, Sing, Sing
Minnie the Moocher
Dodging a Divorcee
There’ll Be a Hot Time
Si tu vois ma mère
Tiger Rag
Cabaret
Crazy Rhythm
Louis Jordan Medley
Presented by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra.