CUBA: CUBA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM MARK 100 YEARS OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH CONCERT THAT PAYS HOMAGE TO THE BEATLES PRODUCER SIR GEORGE MARTIN

Record ID: 337938

  • Title: CUBA: CUBA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM MARK 100 YEARS OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH CONCERT THAT PAYS HOMAGE TO THE BEATLES PRODUCER SIR GEORGE MARTIN
  • Date: 30th October 2002
  • Summary: (U7) HAVANA, CUBA (OCTOBER 30, 2002) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. SLV/CU OF BRONZE STATUE OF JOHN LENNON IN HAVANA PARK (3 SHOTS) 0.09 2. SV/MCU SIR GEORGE MARTIN, PRODUCER OF THE BEATLES MUSIC, AND ENTOURAGE IN FRONT OF STATUE (2 SHOTS) 0.15 3. SV (English) SIR GEORGE MARTIN, PRODUCER OF THE BEATLES MUSIC SAYING AS HE SITS NEXT TO STATUE: "Well, you've changed a bit." 0.22 4. SV MEDIA 0.24 5. SV OF MARTIN AND ENTOURAGE LEAVING PARK (3 SHOTS) 0.43 (U7) HAVANA, CUBA (NOVEMBER 1, 2002) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 6. SLV BUILDING 0.46 7. MCU CUBAN SINGER GERARDO ALFONSO PERFORMING BEATLES SONG 0.57 8. SV AUDIENCE 1.00 9. SLV OF MARTIN ON STAGE WITH CUBAN COMPOSER LEO BROWER 1.04 10. LV/SV MARTIN CONDUCTING ORCHESTRA DURING PERFORMANCE OF "YELLOW SUBMARINE" (5 SHOTS) 1.34 11. MCU (English) MARTIN SAYING: "A memorable evening for me. I did very little, I just played two pieces but the warmth from the people touched my heart, it was overwhelming." 1.44 12. SV OF MARTIN CONDUCTING ORCHESTRA DURING PERFORMANCE OF "HEY JUDE" 1.55 13. LV AUDIENCE 1.59 14. MCU PUL OUT SLV MARTIN ON STAGE 2.33 15. MCU (English) MARTIN SAYING: "The concert tonight was such a beautiful concert because it started off with so many different interpretations of Beatle songs and then finally, Leo did this wonderful arrangement of music and I was saying to myself that it was better than anything I've done. Wonderful stuff and I loved it." 2.55 16. SV AUDIENCE 3.01 17. SV MARTIN ON STAGE WITH BROWER DURING CURTAIN CALL 3.16 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: HAVANA, CUBA
  • Country: Cuba
  • Reuters ID: LVA9QC45AYI098JTKB4B903HDCKS
  • Story Text: Cuba and the United Kingdom has marked 100 years of
    diplomatic relations with a concert that paid homage to the
    discoverer and producer of The Beatles, Sir George Martin.

    The 76 year old legendary composer has participated in
    the concert, conducting "Yellow Submarine" and "Hey Jude".



    The discoverer and producer of the music industry's
    most famous quartet, The Beatles, paid a visit to a John
    Lennon bronze statue in a Havana park before attending a
    concert on Friday (November 01) that paid homage to the
    fabulous four.

    Sir George Martin, arrived in Cuba on Wednesday (October
    30) where he gave a lecture regarding the production of The
    Beatles "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band".

    On Friday (November 01), Martin attended a concert by
    Cuba's National Symphony Orchestra where various tracks from
    the famed album were performed. Martin took centre stage to
    conduct "Yellow Submarine" and "Hey Jude".

    "A memorable evening for me. I did very little, I just
    played two pieces but the warmth from the people touched my
    heart, it was overwhelming," Martin said following the
    concert.

    The concert was part of a series of events entitled
    "Islands and Ideas" and organized by Britain's diplomatic
    mission, the Cuban Cultural Ministry and the Office of City
    History to celebrate 100 years of diplomatic relations between
    the Communist-ruled island and the United Kingdom.



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