Saturday 28 April 2012, 7.30pm
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester (venue listing)
Introduced by Ava Astaire McKenzie
The Halle Orchestra
Benjamin Pope conductor
Rachel Weston and Gary Williams vocalists
Rachel sings some of the songs associated with Fred Astaire, and duets with Gary Williams, while Benjamin Pope conducts the Halle.
And adding an extra special dimension, during the evening the greatest dancer of them all is recalled by his daughter Ava Astaire McKenzie, in conversation with conductor Benjamin Pope.