Flat Earth Society: 'Modernski'

Crossovers between classical and popular music have always been around and the composers of the last century certainly made no bones about this. Flat Earth Society swings through the 'Ebony concerto' that Igor Stravinsky composed in the heyday of the swing era for Woody Herman's famous American big band. It illustrates Stravinsky's characteristic idiosyncrasy: it is neither a real concerto nor real jazz. In his 'Zehn Märsche, um den Sieg zu versehlen', Mauricio Kagel immerses himself in the clichés of the music being parodied with such verve that the unsuspecting listener might believe he is listening to real military marching music. . The program also includes work from the Netherlands: around 1960, 'popular electronic music' was made in the Philips studios, including in collaboration with the TV orchestra 'The Skymasters'. This program is perfect for the crazy big band Flat Earth Society, which adds a few of its own repertoire songs.