Symphonies that Swing

Fishko Files | Feb 19, 2015

Since jazz began, composers have had the impulse to “jazz up” the more traditional symphony orchestra. Has it been a happy partnership between the two styles? Here is the next Fishko Files… (Produced in 2010)

 

 

 

 

 

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