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Wynton Marsalis' Swing Symphony (Symphony No. 3) to be Premiered by the Berliner Philharmoniker and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

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Published: 2010-06-09

Worldwide Live Broadcast June 10th via the Berliner Philharmoniker's Digital Concert Hall

Two of the world's leading musical institutions will share the stage at The Philharmonie in Berlin, Germany to premiere Wynton Marsalis' Swing Symphony (Symphony No. 3). The Berliner Philharmoniker led by Sir Simon Rattle and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis join forces for the premiere on June 9 and 10, coupled with Stravinsky's Petrushka. The score will then form the basis of a new dance work, choreographed by Rhys Martin and performed by 170 Berlin schoolchildren at the Arena Berlin in Treptow on June 12 and 13. This is the latest in an annual series of community projects under the orchestra's Zukunft@BPhil program.

On June 10th, Swing Symphony will be digitally broadcast live in HD from Berlin to a worldwide audience at 8pm GMT+2 and 2pm ET.

Wynton Marsalis as a performer and composer crosses boundaries and styles with an output including a growing number of works. Recent compositions have included his Mass Abyssinian 200: A Celebration for choir and jazz orchestra, the Blues Symphony (Symphony No.2) and All Rise (Symphony No. 1). Blues Symphony is Marsalis' first work written solely for symphony orchestra which celebrates the blues through the prism of different moments in American history. All Rise (Symphony No. 1) is a 12-movement work for symphony orchestra, jazz orchestra and choir. It blends the sounds of jazz, blues, classical and indigenous music from around the world to represent humanity's enduring ascendance over time.

Marsalis' Swing Symphony (Symphony No. 3) was commissioned by the Stiftung Berliner Philharmoniker, the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, and the Barbican Centre, London.

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