Metropole Orkest Celebrates Roberta Flack

ByMatthias Kirsch

The Dutch Metropole Orkest, this highly distinctive and unique-sounding orchestra under the direction of Jules Buckley, is celebrating the music of icon Roberta Flack with three upcoming concerts in May with some very special guests. Her classics come alive again with two of the most interesting and innovative vocalists in jazz and contemporary soul: Kandace Springs and Micheal Mayo. Make sure to mark your calendar for the three shows next year.

Roberta Flack

5/12 Maastricht – Theater aan het Vrijthof
5/13 Fulda – Schlosstheater
5/15 Utrecht – TivoliVredenburg

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