A series for young people of our time, it embraces classical music as well as jazz. After each performance, Marsalis illuminates the music in terms that everyone can understand, using language that is clear and simple, and infused with the colourful vernacular of Jazz. Musical performances include 'The Nutcracker', Prokofiev's 'Classical Symphony', 'Stars and Stripes Forever' and more.
Originally part of the film Marsalis on Music. Title from resource description page (viewed Feb. 21, 2014).
Part Of:
Marsalis on Music
Participant/Performer Note:
Wynton Marsalis, host, trumpet ; Seiji Ozawa, conductor ; Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra ; The Liberty Brass Band with Eric Reed, piano ; Tanglewood Music Center students.
