Morgan Freeman to serve as honorary master of ceremonies at UCD Festival

Morgan Freeman will serve as the honorary master of ceremonies at UCD Festival this year.

The RTÉ Concert Orchestra will continue its 75th anniversary celebrations by bringing Mississippi Delta blues to the festival in June.

A collaboration between the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and US-based jazz and blues impresario David O’Rourke, The Delta Blues Project features the music of blues greats, including Robert Johnson, John Lee Hooker and BB King, as well as music from those inspired and influenced by the blues, such as Ray Charles and Eric Clapton.

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A night of extraordinary musical collaboration at the UCD Festival, as Morgan Freeman joined the RTÉ Concert Orchestra for ‘The Delta Blues Project’