Toronto Symphony Orchestra 2011-2012 Season

Concerts & Tickets

2010.2011 Season

A Night at the Cotton Club

  • Tue. May 17, 2011 at 8:00 PM
    Roy Thomson Hall
  • Wed. May 18, 2011 at 2:00 PM
    Roy Thomson Hall
  • Wed. May 18, 2011 at 8:00 PM
    Roy Thomson Hall
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Byron Stripling, trumpet & vocalist
Byron Stripling,
trumpet & vocalist
Take a trip to the 1920s for an authentic evening at the Cotton Club featuring music and dance from the bands that made history in Prohibition-era Harlem. From the elegance of The Duke Ellington Big Band to the stylings of Cab Calloway, the sheer joyous energy of this concert makes this an entertaining evening that’s to have you on your feet.

Pops concerts highlight popular music with an orchestral flair. Each entertaining performance features well-known tunes from near and far.

  • Jeff Tyzik, conductor
  • Byron Stripling, trumpet & vocalist
  • Carmen Bradford, vocalist
  • Ted Levy, tap dancer & vocalist
  • Bill Breithaupt, drums

May 18, 8pm Sponsor:
Intercontinential