Performances of Various Artists at BBC Music
(See all works in BBC Music by Various Artists)Sun 3 Aug 2025
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
With guest vocalists, a gospel choir and renowned Radio 2 presenter Trevor Nelson, the BBC Concert Orchestra and Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser trace a path from spirituals through gospel to soul
With guest vocalists, a gospel choir and renowned Radio 2 presenter Trevor Nelson, the BBC Concert Orchestra and Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser trace a path from spirituals through gospel to soul
Programme
- Soul Overture(1 mins)
- A Change Is Gonna Come(3 mins)arr. Kyle Gordon
- Think(2 mins)Aretha Franklin/Ted White arr. Tom Richards
- Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)(4 mins)Norman Whitfield/Barrett Strong arr. Kyle Gordon
- Super Fly(4 mins)arr. Scarlet Halton
- Hard Times(4 mins)arr. Kyle Gordon
- Were you there?(5 mins)arr. Simon Cochard
- Abraham, Martin and John(4 mins)arr. Scarlet Halton
- Take my hand, previous Lord(4 mins)George N. Allen (attributed.), adapt. Thomas A. Dorsey, arr. Kyle Gordon
- Don't Let the Green Grass Fool You(3 mins)Jerry Akines/Johnnie Bellmon/Victor Drayton/Reginald Turner arr. Scarlet Halton
- Move On Up(3 mins)arr. Troy Miller
- Respect(3 mins)arr. Tom Richards
- interval
- War(4 mins)Norman Whitfield/Barrett Strong arr. Kyle Gordon
- Living for the City(6 mins)arr. Jochen Neuffer
- Mississippi Goddam(6 mins)arr. Scarlet Halton
- How I Got Over(4 mins)arr. Kyle Gordon
- Oh Happy Day(3 mins)adapt. Edwin Hawkins, arr. Kyle Gordon
- Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud(3 mins)James Brown/Pee Wee Ellis arr. Kyle Gordon
- To Be Young, Gifted and Black(7 mins)arr. Kyle Gordon
- Higher Ground(4 mins)arr. Jochen Neuffer
- We shall not be moved(5 mins)arr. Kyle Gordon
- What's Going On(4 mins)Al Cleveland/Renaldo Benson/Marvin Gaye arr. Troy Miller
Performers
- The LJ Singersensemble
- Trevor Nelsonpresenter
- Daniel Bartholomew-Poyserconductor
Fri 8 Aug 2025
- 8 – 9 Aug 2025Royal Albert Hall
Experience the Royal Albert Hall at its most magical and intimate: Anna Lapwood joins cellist Anastasia Kobekina, pianist Hayato Sumino and Norwegian ensemble Barokksolistene for this all-night Prom (11pm - 7am)
Experience the Royal Albert Hall at its most magical and intimate: Anna Lapwood joins cellist Anastasia Kobekina, pianist Hayato Sumino and Norwegian ensemble Barokksolistene for this all-night Prom (11pm - 7am)
Programme
- Toccata in B minor from ‘10 Pieces for Organ’(4 mins)
- Limina Luminis(6 mins)
- Pirates of the Caribbean – suite(18 mins)Klaus Nadelt/Hans Zimmer arr. Anna Lapwood
- interval
- The Old Bachelor – Hornpipe(3 mins)
- The Three Ravens (Arr. for Ensemble by Bjarte Eike)(4 mins)
- The Dancing Master – The Virgin Queen; Stingo; Bobbing Joe(4 mins)John Playford/Trad., arr. B. Eike/Barroksolistene
- Pass around the grog (sea shanty)(2 mins)John Playford/Trad., arr. B. Eike/Barokksolistene
- Da skeklers(4 mins)trad., Shetlands, arr. Christ Stout
- Three Wedding Tunes from Fanø(5 mins)trad., Denmark, arr. B. Eike
- Dance Collection from Uhrovec – Slovak Dance No. 328arr. Miloš Valent
- Old Norse(3 mins)trad., Shetlands, arr. B. Eike
- Hopp sa halta(6 mins)
- La traverséetrad., Canada, arr. B. Eike/Barokksolistene
- Tabhair dom do lámh (Give me your hand)(4 mins)arr. B. Eike/Barokksolistene
- Wild Mountain Thyme (Will ye go, lassie?)(4 mins)trad., Scotland, arr. Barokksolistene
- The Dancing Master – Beggar Boy; Scots Rant; Scotch Cap; All in a garden green; Newcastle(6 mins)arr. B. Eike
- Haul away!(4 mins)trad., English sea shanty arr. Barokksolistene/Thomas Guthrie
- The Dancing Master – Wallom Green (plus improvisations)(8 mins)arr. B. Eike
- interval
- All things are quite silent(4 mins)
- Arise, shine(5 mins)
- O nata lux(3 mins)
- Seek Him That Make the Seven Stars(6 mins)
- Grandmother Moon(4 mins)
- Sleep(6 mins)
- Come to me(6 mins)
- Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine(9 mins)
- Make You Feel My Love(4 mins)arr. Anna Lapwood
- interval
- Waltz in E flat major 'Grande valse brillante', Op 18(6 mins)
- Polonaise in A flat major 'Heroic', Op 53(7 mins)
- Nocturne II: After Dawn(3 mins)
- Danse macabre(8 mins)arr. Franz Liszt/H. Sumino
- Boléro(9 mins)arr. H. Sumino
- Everything in Its Right Place(3 mins)
- Like Spinning Plates(3 mins)with Anastasia Kobekina (cello)
- interval
- O frondens virga(3 mins)
- Cello Suite No 1 in G majorPrelude; Menuets I & II
- Postcard(1 mins)
- Cello Suite No 2 in D minor(3 mins)Courante
- Prelude II(2 mins)
- Cello Suite No 2 in D minor(3 mins)Sarabande
- Narrenschiff [Ship of Fools](5 mins)
- Grāmata čellam [The Book] – Pianissimo(4 mins)
- Suite for Solo Cello No. 3, Op 87(2 mins)Barcarolla
- Song for Ainola(2 mins)
- Cello Suite No 3 in C major(4 mins)Prelude
- Fandango(5 mins)arr. Giovanni Sollima
- interval
- Hymn (after Byrd)(5 mins)
- Many Fruited Dog Tooth(12 mins)
- Full like drips from ‘Honey Siren’(3 mins)
- One Without from ‘Aftersun’(5 mins)
- Prière du Christ montant vers son Père [Prayer of Christ Ascending Towards His Father] from ‘L’Ascension’(9 mins)
- interval
- Distance(5 mins)
- Tamala/If Only I Knew(5 mins)
- Bimo(5 mins)
- Bamba, the Light of Touba(5 mins)arr. David Mantovani
- Future Strings(5 mins)
- interval
- Turning Page(4 mins)
- You Are Enough(3 mins)
- Touch(4 mins)
- Sight(4 mins)
- North(5 mins)
- Nine(5 mins)
- Saturn(5 mins)
Performers
- Anna Lapwoodorgan/conductor
- Bjarte Eikeviolin/director
- Anastasia Kobekinacello
- Hayato Suminopiano
- 12 Ensembleensemble
- Seckou Keitakora/voice
- Sleeping At Lastensemble
Composers
Part ofProms 2025
Thu 11 Dec 2025
- 19:30Milton Court Concert Hall
Following the success of their festive ‘Live from London’ collaboration in 2024, Adrian Scarborough (History Boys, Gavin and Stacey) joins the BBC Singers on a Christmas journey of carols & literature.
Following the success of their festive ‘Live from London’ collaboration in 2024, Adrian Scarborough (History Boys, Gavin and Stacey) joins the BBC Singers on a Christmas journey of carols & literature.
Programme
- A Muppet Christmas Carol Medley(3 mins)arr. Ryan O’Connell
- Ding dong! Merrily on high(3 mins)arr. Stuart Nicholson, arr. for brass Jonathan Wikeley
- Nova, nova(4 mins)
- The Holly and the Ivy(3 mins)arr. John Rutter
- Venite, Gaudete!arr. Owain Park
- Carol of the bells(2 mins)arr. Peter J. Wilhousky
- A Carvery of Carols(5 mins)
- Somehow not only for Christmas
- The Twelve Days of Christmas(4 mins)arr. Geoffrey Keating
- interval
- Destination Christmas(2 mins)
- Little Girl Blue/O come Emmanuel(7 mins)Nina Simone/Sarah Latto
- God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemenarr. Jonathan Miller
- We wish you a merry Christmas(5 mins)
- Balulalowarr. Jonathan Wikeley
- Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeerarr. Bob Chilcott
- Deck the Halls / Have Yourself a Merry Little ChristmasTrad. / Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane (arr. Bob Chilcott)
Performers
- Adrian Scarboroughnarrator
- Aurora Orchestramusicians from
- Iain Farringtonpiano
- Owain Parkconductor
Part ofBBC Singers 2025-26
Fri 13 Feb 2026
- 19:30Barbican, London
Rachmaninov, Bernstein and Davóne Tines – a fresh perspective on America’s past, present and future from Daniele Rustioni and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Rachmaninov, Bernstein and Davóne Tines – a fresh perspective on America’s past, present and future from Daniele Rustioni and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Programme
- Symphonic Dances from ‘West Side Story’
- ANTHEMcollaboratively arranged by Michael Schachter, Caroline Shaw, Davóne Tines and Tyshawn Sorey, including text by Mahogany L. Browne
- interval
- Symphony No. 3 in A minor
Performers
- Daniele Rustioniconductor
- Davóne Tinesbass-baritone
