Julian Joseph: New Music 20×12
For:
The Brown Bomber
Commissioned by:
Hackney Music Development Trust
Event date:
21st and 22nd June 2012
Event venue:
Lilian Baylis Studio, London
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The Brown Bomber is a new jazz dance suite by Julian Joseph based on the heroic boxing battle between American Joe Louis and German Max Schmeling in 1938, bringing to life the connection between two athletes, once adversaries in sport, whose friendship endured despite the ideological opposition by which they were both surrounded. It forms part of HMDT’S secondary school project exploring the lives of black sports heroes and their historical, cultural and sporting legacies, which includes new cross-curricular materials, dance workshops and boxing training. Virtuoso pianist, bandleader, composer, arranger and broadcaster, Julian Joseph is a leading figure on the international jazz scene. As well as four albums for small band, he has written a number of large-scale works for big band and symphony orchestra, given a series at the Wigmore Hall, recorded classical duets combined with his arrangements of jazz greats and collaborated with violinist Viktoria Mullova, cellist Matthew Barley and The Sixteen. He has premiered two operas, Bridgetower (2007) and for HMDT, Shadowball (2010).
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