Metropole Orchestra: Vince Mendoza & Duke Ellington

[@metropoleorkest]

AVRO TROS hold the rights to this 2013 Sunday morning Concert at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw and kindly granted us permission to use this material in the playlist of Part 7 ofd the Metropole Orkest: 75 Years in Perspective series. Arrangements of the Ellington compositions all by Vince Mendoza.

[@rr7firefly]

This is the largest full-time ensemble in the world. A hybrid orchestra comprising 52 musicians, it is a combination of jazz big band and symphony orchestra. The Dutch government almost stopped funding the Metropole, but at the last minute, December 2012, funding for the orchestra was secured until 2017. Thank you, Baby Jesus!

[@baartkoster1120]

Those were the dark ages of barbarism. Gone was the insight that (great) art is life sustaining. Try and explain that to a Dutch grocer! And yes, we choose grocers to represent us in our governmental capital The Hague.

[@metropoleorkest]

Setlist: 1. Koko - soloists: Jan Bastiani-trb, Bart van Lier-trb, Ronald Kool-p, Aram Kersbergen-b 2. Amad (part 8 of the Far East Suite) - soloist: Bart van Lier-trb 3. Drop Me Off in Harlem - soloists: Bart van Lier-trb, Ronald Kool-p, Leo Janssen-ts, and with Ray Bruinsma on lead-trp 4. Reminiscing in Tempo, prt 1 & 2 - soloists: Ruud Breuls-trp, Marc Scholten-as, Bart van Lier-trb, Ronald Kool-p 5. Sepia Panorama - soloists: Aram Kersbergen-b, Bart van Lier-trb, Ruud Breuls-trp, Tini Thomsen-baritonsax, Ronald Kool-p, Sjoerd Dijkhiizen-ts 6. Anatomy of a Murder - soloists: Ruud Breuls-trp, Sjoerd Dijkhuizen-ts, Bart van Lier=trb 7. Harlem Air Shaft - soloists: Bart Van Lier=trb, Ruud Breuls-trp, Paul van der Feen-cl 8. Cotton Tail - soloists: Sjoerd Dijkhuizen-ts, Tini Thomsen-barisx, Ronald Kool-p, sax soli 9. Blue Goose - soloists: Marc Scholten-ss, Tini Thomsen-barisx, Ray Bruinsma-trp, Sjoerd Dijkhuizen-ts, Bart van Lier=trb 10. Harlem - soloists: Ruud Breuls-trp, Paul van der Feen-cl, Sjoerd Dijkhuizen-ts, Leo Janssen-cl, Bart van Lier-trb, Tini Thomsen-b-cl, Frank Wardenier-perc, Martijn Vink-drs

[@allanbowden]

If I could sing with this orchestra--my life would be complete! What a fantastic group of musicians,playing wonderful arrangements!

[@georgeross8064]

Wow! I can't thank you enough for posting this. I have been a Mendoza fan for years. This one is very special, incredible jazz!

[@MidnightJazzer]

Excellent compositions, the string imposing along with the horn, read & woodwind arranging is quite astute for a fantastic complete performance!

[@jafesafe]

¡Qué concierto espectacular! Una orquesta extraordinaria dirigida por un musicazo. Muchas gracias.

[@harryblomsma3436]

Het beste van het beste The best of the best..

[@percyweissi]

MARVELOUS.

[@roywalls3795]

I can sense the spirit of Henry Mancini in this wonderful pop orchestra. I marvel at the similarity. How exquisitely grand it is.

[@michaelzedd4030]

O 0ppppp0 I

[@mariannedezeeuw8429]

I wish the audience had a place to swing, you just can't sit still with this music.. chills

[@cornelispeters6626]

Mèt de ster-trombonist Bart van Lier op de trombone. Hij heeft inmiddels wegens het bereiken van de pensioengerechtigde leeftijd met een groot concert in de Royal Albert Hall in Londen afscheid van dit prachtige Metropole Orkest genomen. Het ga je goed Bart.

[@Flutekees]

Fantastisch concert!

[@robertduis6730]

Divine! Thanks Pieter van Diepen.

[@franckmilo62]

simplement MERCI.

[@heinoverbeek]

Vreselijk goed. Ik heb dit consert bij stukjes en beetjes genoten. Pet af. Helemaal Ellington. Zonder krampachtig te proberen de grote Ellington solisten te imiteren.

[@浅川七福]

AMAZING！素晴らしい！

[@sateur3263]

40:00 perfect

[@MyTroubadour]

Voilà bien un excellent concert. A quand le même à Paris ?

[@cleberzimbrao6704]

Bravo!

[@sateur3263]

21:25

[@jiyujizai]

💚🌱😃🌸

[@johnwilliams5097]

i think it would be a big mistake to not fund the arts we been going through this in philadelphila PA USA ,what kind of World would we be with out the ARTS.

[@cfb15jan]

The BBC tries hard to get its Concert Orchestra to this level, but I've yet to hear them swing, still less with a modern, plugged-in sound. One can hope though.

[@noelhall945]

Days of the NDO are gone. Economies have decimated BBC music. The MO has the same problems

[@gilev65]

Умно! Филигранно! Эмоционально!

[@Egbert1957]

... wie in der Champions-Liga Im Fußball. Die jahrzehntelange Spielpraxis macht sie unübertroffen. Besonders UNTER KENNERN spielen hier einige Holland-Heroen mit. Die Teilnahme an der WM für Musiker und Orchester würdet ihr im Gegensatz zu den Kickern mehrfach gewinnen mit den vielen guten Ersatzspielern die selbst hier erstklassig sind .....

[@DavidFMayerPhD]

Bad microphone placement near bass viols; barely audible.

[@dreadnaught3894]

A whole lot of Talent being paid to perform iimmemorable rubbish. Sad.

[@ronaldkool6109]

Really? Genius compositions and arrangements....

[@noelhall945]

You have obviously not followed them long enough over a magnificent library of original and timeless arrangements. Many are leading musicians for their instrument.