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ROYAL PHILHARMONIC comes to MOTOWN...
What FUN! a Silva Screen Records release |
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I HEAR A SYMPHONY... Yes, it's a totally different way of listening to the music of Motown's beloved icons - STEVIE WONDER, SMOKEY ROBINSON, LIONEL RICHIE, MARVIN GAYE to name just a few - but every bit just as enjoyable.
[CLICK PLAY BUTTON to hear excerpts from the CD.] To
the pop-music-challenged for whom the term MOTOWN may need an explanation....
For
a fun comparison, More GIVEAWAYS are coming your way! So, come back and visit these pages again!
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MOTOWN
is a pop-music genre that originated in the 1960's in MOTOR TOWN,
officially known as DETROIT, which was then the MOTOR CAPITAL of the
WORLD. The "blended" term came to be associated with music
blended from pop and rhythm and blues, with the unique influence of
gospel music, the most popular of which were released on the independent
MOTOWN record label that also called Detroit home until it moved to
Los Angeles in 1972. If you enjoy humming the songs popularized by
The Supremes, The Miracles, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, The Four Tops
and Diana Ross among others, then it Motown must be your occasional
cup o'tea.
Also known as "Britain's national orchestra," the RPO was
founded in 1946 by the illustrious SIR THOMAS BEECHAM who was its
music director until his death in 1961. It was his vision to bring
world-class performances of the greatest music written to all corners
of the country and beyond. It is a legacy that has thrived through
the years under the masterful direction of the great conductors who
have succeeded him at the helm. Today, the orchestra is led by the
eminent Maestro Charles Dutoit in his roles as Artistic Director and
Principal Conductor. The orchestra's roster of Principal Conductors
shown below is literally a Whos' Who among the brightest stars in
the conducting firmament. 
What
started in 1984 as a small amateur group of choral enthusiasts handing
out leaflets outside a London supermarket seeking volunteer singers
for Verdi's "Requiem" has since become one of Britain's
major choruses.
