Thursday
30.11.2023 19.00
Madetoja Hall
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Nina Mya
Tuomo Prättälä
UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra
Oulu Sinfonia
UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra and Oulu Sinfonia continue their relationship and join their ranks into one large orchestra with more than fifty members. This concert lets the audience enjoy some of the most beautiful work by American composer Burt Bacharach (1928–2023) under the direction of conductor Teemu Takanen. Takanen has orchestrated a concert full of Bacharach’s most popular hits for a large light music ensemble. The jazz and soul singers Nina Mya and Tuomo Prättälä perform as featured vocalists.
The concert features some of Bacharach’s most beloved compositions, including The Look Of Love, Walk On By, Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head and I Say A Little Prayer. All in all, Bacharach composed more than 70 songs that appeared on the Top 40 list in the United States, and his work has also been heard in films, television series and musicals. During his career, he received six Grammy awards and three Oscars.
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Duration about 2 hours (incl. intermission)
Tickets 35 € normal/ 29 € pensioner / 19 € student, unemployed, child (3–17 yrs)
Free entry to the concert for Kaikukortti holders (limited amount, must be purchased in advance from Oulu10 service point).
Prices include service fee. Order fee 2 €/order when bought from Ticketmaster shops or 1,50 €/order when bought from Ticketmaster online shop will be added, excluding tickets purchased at Madetoja Hall ticket booth and Kaikukortti-tickets.
Programme
Arrangements: Teemu Takanen
The Look of Love
comp. & lyr. Burt Bacharach & Hal David
This Empty Place
comp. Burt Bacharach | lyr. Hal David
Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head
comp. Burt Bacharach | lyr. Hal David
A House is Not a Home
comp. Burt Bacharach | lyr. Hal David
Alfie
comp. Burt Bacharach | lyr. Hal David
Wives and Lovers
comp. Burt Bacharach | lyr. Hal David
Toledo
comp. Burt Bacharach | comp. & lyr. Elvis Costello
Paper Maché
comp. Burt Bacharach | lyr. Hal David
What the World Needs Now
comp. Burt Bacharach | comp. & lyr. Hal David
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Love Is Still the Answer
comp. & lyr. Burt Bacharach & Steven M. Krikorian
Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)
comp. & lyr. Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Christopher Cross & Peter Allen
This House Is Empty Now
comp. & lyr. Burt Bacharach & Elvis Costello
Walk On By
comp. Burt Bacharach | comp. & lyr. Hal David
In Between the Heartaches
comp. Burt Bacharach | lyr. Hal David
God Give Me Strength
comp. & lyr. Burt Bacharach & Elvis Costello
Do You Know the Way to San Jose?
comp. Burt Bacharach | lyr. Hal David
That’s What Friends Are For
comp. & lyr. Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager
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