Guy Barker's Jazz Orchestra

The Amadeus Project
Featuring Rosario Guiliani with Michael Brandon

In 2006 trumpeter Guy Barker was asked to compose original music for BBC Radio 3 to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Mozart’s birth. The result is dZf, a piece for Jazz Orchestra and narrator. It tells a modernised version of the The Magic Flute, Mozart’s final opera. Thriller writer Robert Ryan transformed the story into a dark, ‘Jazz Noir’ tale and the music intertwines with narration by Liverpool radio host and actor Michael Brandon.

The Amadeus Project by Guy Barker has just been nominated for Album of the Year at the BBC Jazz Awards. Guy Barker has also been nominated for the BBC Radio 2 Jazz Artist of the Year Award and the BBC Radio 2 Heart of Jazz Award.

Venue

Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool

Dates

Concert Date 25 Sep 2008

Tickets Information

Road Directions

If you are coming to Liverpool on the M62, finding the Philharmonic Hall is straightforward. Continue along the motorway until its end and then follow the signs for the city centre, cathedrals and universities (about 3 miles). Turn left at the Metropolitan Cathedral and head past the Everyman Theatre along Hope Street.

If lost, use this maxim: find one cathedral, head for the other. The Phil is halfway between the two.

Public Transport Directions

Philharmonic Hall is situated on Hope Street, approximately 10 minutes’ walk from the city centre. The main entrance is situated on Hope Street at the junction where Hardman Street meets Hope Street opposite the Philharmonic Public House. It is close to Central Station, Lime Street Station, Myrtle Street bus stops and several car parks.