BBC Proms 2012 - The Spirit of Django
Guy Barker and Martin Taylor (c) William Ellis
Martin Taylor guitar
Guy Barker Jazz Orchestra
Spirit of Django
Guy Barker conductor
Martin Taylor/Guy Barker
The Spirit of Django – orchestral suite (London premiere)
Britten Sinfonia returns to the Proms for a unique collaboration – original themes by award-winning guitarist Martin Taylor, orchestrations by virtuoso jazz trumpeter Guy Barker. Taylor considers this nostalgic through-composed suite, heard for the first time in 2010, the highlight of his musical career and looks forward to performing it again.
‘Guy and I did our first gig together when we were 14 years old and have remained great friends ever since. It’s wonderful for us now to be able to collaborate together on this incredible project.’
