Gatsby 100

RTÉ Concert Orchestra
Guy Barker, conductor
Tommy Blaize, Vanessa Haynes and Joe Stilgoe, 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 Minneli, 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.
 
Presented by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra.