The Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra is guaranteed to raise a smile at its March 6 concert.
It’s a British Invasion: The Music of The Beatles, with Jeans ‘n Classics, a band specializing in arranging rock music to roll with symphonies. The eight-piece ensemble and FSO will perform the Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album in its entirety.
“Jeans ‘n Classics fun and engaging orchestral arrangements will heighten our audience’s experience of some of the greatest popular music ever written,” FSO Executive Director Christopher Barton said. “To borrow from a lyric: We hope you will enjoy the show.”
Jeans ‘n Classics is a group of musicians who understand both popular and classical music and are committed to developing diverse, loyal audiences for symphony orchestras across America. Peter Brennan, who founded the Canadian rock band Jeans ‘n Classics 20 years ago, is looking forward to share Fab Four music with Flagstaff. In 2014, Jeans ‘n Classics performed the music of Earth, Wind & Fire, Blood, Sweat & Tears and Chicago with the FSO.
Northern Arizona University’s Jazz Vocal Ensembles also will perform with Jeans ‘n Classics and the FSO. “Put it all together and it is pure musical magic,” Brennan said.
Performing The Beatles music is “an amazing rush on so many levels,” Brennan said. “In addition to the brilliance of the song writing, and the obvious heartfelt nostalgia, there is the unparalleled experience of realizing this material with a symphony orchestra.”
British Invasion: The Music of The Beatles featuring Jeans ‘n Classics is at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 6, 2015, at Ardrey Memorial Auditorium on the NAU campus. For tickets, go to flagstaffsymphony.org, or call 928.523.5661. Tickets range in price and include discounts for students, seniors, educators and the military. For information, go to flagstaffsymphony.org, or call 928.774.5107.
