Music: Marilyn

Marilyn
By Lucy Pankhurst
Prima Vista Musikk

Lucy Pankhurst provides an upbeat concert item inspired by the 20 Andy Warhol prints of Marilyn Monroe. The actress’s varied life is depicted in rapid changes between fast-paced, pounding rhythms, jazz-influenced phrases, sultry melodies and introspective soliloquies. Of note are the recurring themes, such as the piece bursting into life with a blues motif from the solo cornet and two short melodic fragments, derived from the letters ‘MARILYN’.

The work will provide an interesting challenge for a high standard band, both in terms of ensemble discipline and in embracing the jazz-influenced passages in an authentic style. In all, Marilyn is a constantly engaging work from start to finish, guaranteed to hold the attention of an audience.

THOMAS DUNNE

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