Artists:
Lithuanian Symphony Wind Orchestra

Karolis Variakojis, violinist. Conductor

Dmitrijs Golovanovas, piano

 

The influence of the American alternative rock pioneer Frank Zappa (1940-1993) on the history of music is indisputable. In 1995, a monument to Zappa was erected in Vilnius, Lithuania, and a replica of the monument was taken to Baltimore, his hometown in the USA. The Lithuanian Symphony Wind Orchestra, however, has decided to look at Zappa's legacy in a non-monumental way. After all, Zappa was also greatly influenced by avant-garde art and jazz, and so the idea of a programme combining Zappa's original compositions, arranged for symphonic wind orchestra, and jazz and avant-garde opuses was a natural one.

In addition to Zappa's music, the concert programme will also feature the American composer Dana Wilson's Concerto for Jazz Piano and Wind Orchestra, pulsating with colourful orchestration, performed by the renowned Lithuanian jazz virtuoso, pianist Dmitrijus Golovanovas. According to him, this concerto is a kind of manifesto: "What I play and how I play it depends not only on me, but also on the hall, the piano, the acoustics, the energy of the orchestra, my own energy, the energy I will bring the orchestra to, the mood that will prevail at that particular moment, the support of the audience, and a host of other circumstances."

 

Part I:

F. Zappa - 200 Motels - Overture, Touring Can Make You Crazy, Dog Breath Variations, Uncle Meat, Be-Bop-Tango, Outrage at Valdez, Sinister Footwear II, Uncle Remus, Bobby Brown Goes Down, Peaches in Regalia

 

Part II:

Dmitry Golovanov, improvisation

Dana Wilson - Concerto for F-ion and wind. Concerto for Concert Orchestra (Dmitri Golovanov, F-ion)