Jazz Cocktail with Zappa. LSWO, Dmitrij Golovanov, Karolis Variakojis

Performers:
LITHUANIAN SYMPHONIC WIND ORCHESTRA
(principal conductor Karolis Variakojis)
Soloist DMITRIJ GOLOVANOV (piano)
Conductor KAROLIS VARIAKOJIS

Programme:
FRANK ZAPPA – Overture to musical 200 Motels, Touring Can Make You Crazy, Uncle Meat, Dog Breath Variations, Outrage at Valdez, Be-Bop-Tango, Sinister Footwear II, Uncle Remus, Bobby Brown Goes Down, Peaches in Regalia (arrangements by Tadas Šileika)
DMITRIJ GOLOVANOV – Improvisation on themes of Frank Zappa
DANA WILSON – Concerto for piano and wind orchestra
FRANK ZAPPA – G-Spot Tornado (piano and wind orchestra arrangement by Tadas Šileika)

Active participant of the musical life, the Lithuanian Symphonic Wind Orchestra (LSWO) carries on the tradition and every year invites the audience to see the old year go with a new, intriguing programme at the Lithuanian National Philharmonic Concert Hall. This time, the Orchestra and renowned jazz pianist Dmitrij Golovanov will take you to the world of jazz and alternative rock, recalling the exceptional American musician Frank Zappa (1940–1993), to whom his fans have erected a monument in Vilnius, and a replica of which has made its way to Zappa’s hometown, Baltimore.

Indeed, Zappa was known to have been greatly influenced by avant-garde art and jazz, so the LSWO decided to present a programme combining Zappa’s original compositions arranged for symphonic wind orchestra, as well as jazz and avant-garde opuses. In addition to Zappa’s compositions, the concert programme is enriched by American composer Dana Wilson’s Concerto for jazz piano and wind orchestra, pulsating with colourful orchestration, and featuring a solo part performed by the renowned Lithuanian jazz pianist Dmitrij Golovanov. “What I will play and how I will play it depends not only on me, but also on the hall, the piano, the acoustics, the energy of the orchestra, my own energy which will lead the orchestra, the mood that will prevail at that particular moment, the support of the audience, and a host of other circumstances,” the pianist says as he looks forward to the large and supportive audience.