Dido and Aeneazz: Purcell, Pachelbel and Jazz

This event is on presale to BPO Members. Book with Brighton Dome Ticket Office on 01273 709709 or in-person at their office on Church Street, BN1 1UE. Open 10am-5pm, Mon-Sat. General sale opens Fri 1 May, 10am.

Baroque, contemporary, rock, improvisation… expect everything from Eric Vloeimans and Brighton Philharmonic Strings.

One of Europe’s biggest jazz stars, the brilliant Dutch musician Eric Vloeimans is a trumpeter, composer, record producer and songwriter extraordinaire; he builds timbral textures of the modern, early, traditional and experimental, all underpinned by the poetic beauty of his sound. Fresh from commissions from Holland Baroque and the Calefax Reed Quintet, Eric premieres his new work Innermission for BPO, as well as a fresh jazz take on Purcell’s immortal Dido and Aeneas: the tragic Trojan love story of Dido, Queen of Carthage.

Kicking off with Desyatnikov’s gritty, sexy reimagining of Ukrainian folksong, we’ll also hear Johann Pachelbel’s Canon in D – one of Baroque’s most beloved works – and a sassy dance number from Les Indes galantes, a 1735 ballet héroïque by Frenchman Jean-Philippe Rameau.

‘Eric Vloeimans is a disrupter – he’s an improvising trumpeter and composer who regards the term jazz as too limiting to describe his music.’ Positive Feedback

‘Superb music of understated power… uncommon instincts and an astute ear for musical partnerships.’ All About Jazz

The Listening Club: Join Joanna MacGregor at Brighton Unitarian Church on Thu 12 Nov for a one-hour, illustrated lecture delving deeper into the concert. Find out more.

This programme will be repeated at Kings Place London on Thu 19 Nov, 8pm.