Now I' back in Bim having enjoyed the Race of Champions at Bushy Park on Dec. 13 and
The World Premier Classical Pops Festival Barbados on December 12th which featured a 70-piece All-Star Orchestra comprising members of the world's greatest symphonies and Irvin Mayfield & the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra with special guest Alison Hinds at Apes Hill Club, St. James.
Here is a description of the performers on the first night:Grammy Award-winning trumpeter Irvin Mayfield is one of the most electrifying composers alive. Mayfield leads his New Orleans Jazz Orchestra (NOJO) as they introduce their swinging sound and a “party that is part jubilee and part battle royal.” Barbadian superstar vocalist Alison Hinds performs as a special guest like you’ve never seen her before.
Orchestra Gala Opening Concert - Film Night by Thomas Wilkins Film Night, conducted by Maestro Thomas Wilkins is sure to become a signature event of the Classical/Pops Festival. As Principal Conductor of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Mr. Wilkins’ “Movie Night” concerts, in which the orchestra plays scores live in sync with film clips on gigantic screens, draw as many as 17,000 fans.Mr. Wilkins will conduct a special program created exclusively for the festival in Barbados that celebrates the influential, iconic, and instantly recognizable scores from film music masters such as John Williams, Hans Zimmer, Leonard Bernstein, and Ennio Morricone. Hear cherished and unmistakable themes from such favorite movie scores as Schindler’s List, Superman, James Bond, On the Waterfront, and Pirates of the Caribbean.
Orchestra Gala Opening Concert - Film Night by Thomas Wilkins Film Night, conducted by Maestro Thomas Wilkins is sure to become a signature event of the Classical/Pops Festival. As Principal Conductor of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Mr. Wilkins’ “Movie Night” concerts, in which the orchestra plays scores live in sync with film clips on gigantic screens, draw as many as 17,000 fans.Mr. Wilkins will conduct a special program created exclusively for the festival in Barbados that celebrates the influential, iconic, and instantly recognizable scores from film music masters such as John Williams, Hans Zimmer, Leonard Bernstein, and Ennio Morricone. Hear cherished and unmistakable themes from such favorite movie scores as Schindler’s List, Superman, James Bond, On the Waterfront, and Pirates of the Caribbean.
Alison Hinds was in fine form and well received by the audience!
About the Festival:
Classical/Pops refers to an orchestra that plays both well-known classical works as well as contemporary popular music, accompanied by pop and rock stars, Broadway performers, opera singers, and film composers as featured guests. Some of the world’s most esteemed orchestras, including the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and The Philadelphia Orchestra perform these programs. These collaborations are almost universally loved and draw tens of thousands of fans to the symphony.
A very pleasant Xmas day in St. Lucy and St. Lawrence which started off with a 5 a.m. service at Mayers Road Pentecostal Church with Fred, Shortman, and listening to an inspiring homily by Rev. Marshall, some relaxing days swimming with the "Worthing Beach Cabinet"(Perch, Marsh, Fred, Yvonne, Lucy and The Speaker) and playing cricket at Worthing Beach, what more could I ask to close 2014?! So I wish you a most enjoyable Christmastide! Happy Kwanzaa! Yes it's a time of ingathering, reverence, commemoration, recommitment, and celebration! As we head into 2015 as positive as possible let's have UNITY, SELF-DETERMINATION, COLLECTIVE WORK and RESPONSIBILITY, COOPERATIVE ECONOMICS, PURPOSE, CREATIVITY, and FAITH!
Peace,
alex
