Proms 2012 Prom 62: Eric Whitacre - BBC Proms

29 Aug 2012, Royal Albert Hall

22:15 Wed 29 Aug 2012 Next Event

Prom 62: Eric Whitacre

22:15 Wed 29 Aug 2012 Royal Albert Hall

Popular American choral composer Eric Whitacre makes his Proms debut, as does songwriter Imogen Heap: both bring new works.

Programme

- - Leonard Bernstein
  - Warm-Up(2 mins)
- - Eric Whitacre
  - Alleluia(9 mins)
  - Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine(9 mins)
- - Johann Sebastian Bach
  - Bach Again (arr. E. London)(5 mins)
- - Eric Whitacre
  - Higher, Faster, Stronger(8 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
- - Imogen Heap
  - The Listening Chair (arr. E. Whitacre)(5 mins)world premiere
- - Trad.
  - Three Spirituals (arr. M. Hogan)(9 mins)
- - Eric Whitacre
  - Cloudburst(9 mins)
  - Sleep(5 mins)

Performers

Christopher Glynn
piano
piano
ensemblebash
Imogen Heap
vocals
vocals
Hila Plitmann
soprano
soprano
BBC Singers
Eric Whitacre Singers
Eric Whitacre
conductor
conductor

Composers

About this event

Renowned for choral music that is winning ever wider audiences, Eric Whitacre makes his Proms debut in a late-night showcase in which the BBC Singers join forces with his own vocal ensemble. His new work is inspired by the Olympic motto ‘Citius, Altius, Fortius’ (Faster, Higher, Stronger).

There will be no interval