Simon Keenlyside: Blue Skies. Songlines to American Music

Sir Simon Keenlyside baritone
Howard McGill woodwind
Gordon Campbell trombone
Richard Pryce double bass
Matthew Regan piano
Mark Allis drums <- Mike Smith

Irving Berlin (1888-1989)
Isn't this a lovely day?

Emmerich Kálmán (1882-1953)
Die Herzogin von Chicago
Lichtreklamen (first verse only)

Kurt Weill (1900-1950)
Johnny Johnson
Johnny Johnson's Song

Emmerich Kálmán
Arizona Lady
Cowboy Song

Kurt Weill
Happy End
Song of the bigshot

Kid Ory (1890-1973)
Muskrat Ramble

Kurt Weill
Street Scene
Lonely House

Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)
Carousel
Soliloquy (lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II)

Duke Ellington
Mood Indigo

Irving Berlin
Call me up some rainy afternoon

Jerome Kern (1885-1945)
Roberta
Let's begin

Interval

Billy Strayhorn (1915-1967)
Lush Life

Frederick Loewe (1901-1988)
My Fair Lady
On the street where you live (lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner)

Hoagy Carmichael (1899-1981)
Stardust

George Gershwin (1898-1937)
The Goldwyn Follies
Love is Here To Stay

Cole Porter (1891-1964)
Wake Up and Dream
What Is This Thing Called Love?

Hugh Martin/Ralph Blane
The girl next door

Cole Porter
Kiss Me, Kate
So in love

Duke Ellington
Do nothing till you hear from me

Jerome Kern
The Cat and the Fiddle
She didn't say yes
Dates
Wigmore Hall
Fri, 26 Jul 2019, 7:30 PM
Running time: ~2 hours (1 Interval)

Ticket
Stalls AA 3, 25.00 GBP