BBC Concert Orchestra
BBC Concert Orchestra Calendar
By Month
Thu 1 Sep 2022
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Co-created by BBC Open Music artists, this storytelling spectacle transforms the Royal Albert Hall by a series of dreamscape projections and live music, following the story of Sky, played by Omari Douglas.
Co-created by BBC Open Music artists, this storytelling spectacle transforms the Royal Albert Hall by a series of dreamscape projections and live music, following the story of Sky, played by Omari Douglas.
Programme
- Indian Skies(7 mins)
- Clair de lune(5 mins)arr. Arthur Luck
- Sinnerman(4 mins)arr. Sam Hyken
- Music and Meditation(9 mins)
- Payesh(6 mins)
- Mother Goose – Laideronnette, Impératrice des Pagodes(5 mins)
- The Summer Has Flown(7 mins)arr. Pippa Murphy and Jon Hargreaves
- Malambo(5 mins)
- Bill Withers
- Skip Scarborough
- Lovely Day(3 mins)
Performers
- Katherine Priddysinger
- Kala Ramnathviolin
- Gurdain Rayatttabla
- Ruth Marinercreative director / scriptwriter
- Alex Grovessound designer
- Omari DouglasSky
- Kwamé Ryanconductor
Fri 30 Sep 2022
- 19:30Southbank Centre, London
Guy Barker, saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin and the BBC Concert Orchestra celebrate the transformative genius of Charles Mingus, 100 years on.
Guy Barker, saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin and the BBC Concert Orchestra celebrate the transformative genius of Charles Mingus, 100 years on.
Programme
- Don’t Be Afraid, the Clown’s Afraid Too / Us Is TwoMedley. Arranged and orchestrated by Guy Barker
- Money JungleArranged and orchestrated by Guy Barker.
- Fleurette AfricaineArranged and orchestrated by Guy Barker.
- I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good)Arranged and orchestrated by Guy Barker.
- Maple Leaf Ragarr. Jelly Roll Morton, orch. Guy Barker
- CaravanArranged and orchestrated by Guy Barker.
- Mingus SuiteArranged and orchestrated by Guy Barker. Narration written by Robert Ryan.
Performers
- Lakecia Benjaminsaxophone
- Allan Harrissinger/narrator
- Guy Barkerconductor
Sat 1 Oct 2022
- 19:30Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
Backed by the full forces of the BBC Concert Orchestra, Barker’s 16-piece New Jazz Orchestra gives voice to Mingus’ pioneering musical imagination, which reshaped the sound of the 20th century.
Backed by the full forces of the BBC Concert Orchestra, Barker’s 16-piece New Jazz Orchestra gives voice to Mingus’ pioneering musical imagination, which reshaped the sound of the 20th century.
Programme
- Don’t Be Afraid, the Clown’s Afraid Too / Us Is TwoMedley. Arranged and orchestrated by Guy Barker
- Money JungleArranged and orchestrated by Guy Barker.
- Fleurette AfricaineArranged and orchestrated by Guy Barker.
- I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good)Arranged and orchestrated by Guy Barker.
- Maple Leaf Ragarr. Jelly Roll Morton, orch. Guy Barker
- CaravanArranged and orchestrated by Guy Barker.
- Mingus SuiteArranged and orchestrated by Guy Barker. Narration written by Robert Ryan.
Performers
- Lakecia Benjaminsaxophone
- Allan Harrissinger/narrator
- Guy Barker's New Jazz Orchestra
- Guy Barkerconductor
- BBC Concert Orchestraorchestra
Part ofBBC Concert Orchestra 2022-2023
